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
PROTECT Lawsuit Against APA-DEC Over ACR Permit is Serious and Important; PROTECT Rebuts Jim LaValley’s Flawed Criticisms of this Lawsuit
Jim LaValley's op-ed piece in the July-August 2012 issue of [...]
PROTECT-Sierra Club Submit Reply in Litigation Against APA and DEC Challenging ACR Permit
PRESS ADVISORY July 18, 2012 Protect the Adirondacks! and the [...]
State Drops Appeal on Lows Lake Wilderness Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Â Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Contact: Neil Woodworth, (518) [...]
Decision for Low’s Lake Wilderness Stands
In August 2011, Supreme Court Justice Michael C. Lynch of [...]