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.
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Take the Forest Preserve Hiker Survey. Share your experience hiking in the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
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.
Our Annual Meeting will be held July 11, 2026.
The link for more information is available here.
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
Major New Forest Clearcuts between Long Lake and Blue Mountain Lake
This summer major new forest clearcuts became visible in the [...]
Gull Lake Trail in the Black River Wild Forest is Rutted and Ruined by both Illegal and DEC ATV Use
UPDATE (September 14, 2014):Â Since the original publication of this post, [...]
Chub Pond Trail in the Black River Wild Forest is Hammered by both Illegal and DEC ATV Use
UPDATE (September 14, 2014):Â Since the original publication of this post, [...]
Come One, Come All: People’s Climate March is Sunday September 21st in New York City
Get on your walking shoes. Come one, come all. What [...]
PROTECT cheers Governor Cuomo’s Signing of Aquatic Invasive Species Transport Bill
New bill will see new statewide regulations to ban the [...]
West River Road in the Silver Lake Wilderness remains open while state agencies are 3 years overdue in making a decision on closing the road
The West River Road in the central part of the [...]