Protect the Adirondacks
Protect the Adirondacks! Inc. is a non-profit, grassroots membership organization dedicated to the protection and stewardship of the public and private lands of the Adirondack Park, and to building the health and diversity of its natural and human communities for the benefit of current and future generations.
Help save the 36,000-acre Whitney Park in the central Adirondacks. Send an email to Governor Hochul today.
Click here for more information and see how you can submit a public comment today.
Register today for our Annual Meeting: July 12, 2025.
Sign Up as a Member
Become a member of Protect the Adirondacks and add your voice to the defense of the public Forest Preserve, protection of the great forests and waters of the Adirondacks, and help campaign for strengthening protections and improving the management of the six-million-acre Adirondack Park.
The link below will bring you to our secure page to sign up today as a new member.
Become an e-Activist
When you are an E-Activist, we will provide you with information on opportunities to take immediate action online, and also become involved, on an ongoing basis.
The link below will bring you to a quick and easy online form.
Conservation and Advocacy
Sign online petition to show support for new West Stony Creek Wilderness Area
Protect the Adirondacks is calling for the creation of a [...]
PROTECT cheers historic EPA C02 emission reduction regulations, which marks the first major climate change program for the U.S.
Today's announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has [...]
PROTECT proposes new 12,000-acre West Stony Creek Wilderness Area in the Southern Adirondacks
Protect the Adirondacks has identified a potential new 12,000-acre Wilderness [...]
APA-DEC “showcase” snowmobile trail through Moose River Plains remains a mess with widespread violations of state law and policy
The Seventh Lake Mountain snowmobile trail that connects to communities [...]
PROTECT supports new aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention and interdiction legislation
Protect the Adirondack supports new aquatic invasive species (AIS) legislation [...]
DEC is taking public comments on a proposed Temporary Revocable Permit and Work Plan for mineral exploration in the Jay Mountain Wilderness Area
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released a draft [...]