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.
Join Us at Adirondack Park Lobby Day in Albany & Stand Up for Funding in the State Budget for the Adirondacks: Monday, February 23, 2026
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
PROTECT and other groups submit letter to state about implementation of NYCO Constitutional Amendment
Protect the Adirondacks and other groups opposed passage of Proposal [...]
5 charts show clear long-term climate change trends
Long-term climate change data tells a clear story about a [...]
PROTECT launches a new Cougar Watch project to collect public reports of cougar sightings
Protect the Adirondacks has started a new Cougar Watch project [...]
PROTECT and other groups questions parts of the APA’s classification decision for Finch lands
Within the scope of the 10-day public comment period around [...]
2013 was a big year for climate change news
2013 was another watershed year for climate change news. The [...]
APA approved a new 23,000-acre Hudson Gorge Wilderness area and 9,940-acre motorless Primitive Area for Essex Chain Lakes
PROTECT cheers a new 23,000 acre new Hudson Gorge Wilderness [...]