Protect the Adirondacks
@protectadkpark.bsky.social
Protect the Adirondacks is a grassroots advocacy non-profit organization that works to protect the "forever wild" Forest Preserve and Adirondack Park. protectadks.org
Protect the Adirondacks submitted its Petition to Intervene as a party in the Adirondack Park Agency’s adjudicatory public hearing for the controversial howitzer firing range proposal in the Town of Lewis. We should know soon if our request has been granted
www.protectadks.org/adirondack-p...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Protect the Adirondacks submitted its Petition to Intervene as a party in the Adirondack Park Agency’s adjudicatory public hearing for the controversial howitzer firing range proposal in the Town of Lewis. We should know soon if our request has been granted
www.protectadks.org/adirondack-p...
www.protectadks.org/adirondack-p...
FREE WEBINAR Jan 14 @ 6:30pm (Registration required using link below): Wake surfing and wake boarding are increasing and so are their environmental impacts. Learn from Laura Dlugolecki, VT DEC, & Scott Ireland, Adirondack Lakes Alliance.
REGISTER HERE:
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REGISTER HERE:
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December 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
FREE WEBINAR Jan 14 @ 6:30pm (Registration required using link below): Wake surfing and wake boarding are increasing and so are their environmental impacts. Learn from Laura Dlugolecki, VT DEC, & Scott Ireland, Adirondack Lakes Alliance.
REGISTER HERE:
form.jotform.com/253366125097...
REGISTER HERE:
form.jotform.com/253366125097...
Icy Hudson River! 🥶❄️
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Icy Hudson River! 🥶❄️
Happy Thanksgiving!
We're grateful for our wonderful members, the amazing Forest Preserve, our many small Adirondack communities & for the protection of all the wild, beautiful places throughout your Adirondack Park.
Thank you very much for your support for Protect the Adirondacks!
We're grateful for our wonderful members, the amazing Forest Preserve, our many small Adirondack communities & for the protection of all the wild, beautiful places throughout your Adirondack Park.
Thank you very much for your support for Protect the Adirondacks!
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
We're grateful for our wonderful members, the amazing Forest Preserve, our many small Adirondack communities & for the protection of all the wild, beautiful places throughout your Adirondack Park.
Thank you very much for your support for Protect the Adirondacks!
We're grateful for our wonderful members, the amazing Forest Preserve, our many small Adirondack communities & for the protection of all the wild, beautiful places throughout your Adirondack Park.
Thank you very much for your support for Protect the Adirondacks!
Seems like winter arrived has in the Adirondacks. What does it look like in your favorite Adirondack spot?
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Seems like winter arrived has in the Adirondacks. What does it look like in your favorite Adirondack spot?
It was great to be part of this unique event shining the light on climate activists!
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
It was great to be part of this unique event shining the light on climate activists!
Snow in the north country!
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Snow in the north country!
We are thrilled that Governor Hochul is making moves to add the vast majority of the 36,000 acre Whitney Park property to the Adirondack Forest Preserve!
Article in the Adirondack Explorer!
Article in the Adirondack Explorer!
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We are thrilled that Governor Hochul is making moves to add the vast majority of the 36,000 acre Whitney Park property to the Adirondack Forest Preserve!
Article in the Adirondack Explorer!
Article in the Adirondack Explorer!
Protect the Adirondacks and @sierraclubny are calling in @govkathyhochul to add the 36,000-acre Whitney Park property to the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Read our full statement: www.facebook.com/share/p/1AK9... Photos of our protest Paddle for Wilderness taken by Mary Jean Bland.
September 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Protect the Adirondacks and @sierraclubny are calling in @govkathyhochul to add the 36,000-acre Whitney Park property to the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Read our full statement: www.facebook.com/share/p/1AK9... Photos of our protest Paddle for Wilderness taken by Mary Jean Bland.
Sun Day - Celebrating the power of the sun and its ability to give us clean energy for our homes, businesses and vehicles!
September 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sun Day - Celebrating the power of the sun and its ability to give us clean energy for our homes, businesses and vehicles!
Join us this Wednesday night at @crandallpubliclibrary
September 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Join us this Wednesday night at @crandallpubliclibrary
Gorgeous day in the Adirondacks. Hudson River just north of North Creek, September 9, 2025. Leaves are just starting to change.
September 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Gorgeous day in the Adirondacks. Hudson River just north of North Creek, September 9, 2025. Leaves are just starting to change.
Today marks 61 years since the 1964 federal Wilderness Act was signed into law! The act was drafted by Howard Zahniser who was inspired by New York’s “Forever Wild” Forest Preserve established in 1894!
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Today marks 61 years since the 1964 federal Wilderness Act was signed into law! The act was drafted by Howard Zahniser who was inspired by New York’s “Forever Wild” Forest Preserve established in 1894!
Happy Labor Day! We hope you get to enjoy the last bit of summer somewhere in the Adirondacks!
September 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happy Labor Day! We hope you get to enjoy the last bit of summer somewhere in the Adirondacks!
Sat Sept 6th is Adirondack and Catskill Park Day: a volunteer-powered celebration of NY's largest forest preserves. Pitch in on projects like trail cleanup & habitat care, enjoy educational and recreational opportunities, and connect with nature
Info and registration here: dec.ny.gov/get-involved...
Info and registration here: dec.ny.gov/get-involved...
August 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Sat Sept 6th is Adirondack and Catskill Park Day: a volunteer-powered celebration of NY's largest forest preserves. Pitch in on projects like trail cleanup & habitat care, enjoy educational and recreational opportunities, and connect with nature
Info and registration here: dec.ny.gov/get-involved...
Info and registration here: dec.ny.gov/get-involved...
Beautiful day in the Adirondacks! 📍Lake Colby
August 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Beautiful day in the Adirondacks! 📍Lake Colby
Summer afternoon in the Adirondacks - rain to sun in a matter of minutes
This scenic & iconic meadow, High Meadow Preserve, is now protected by Adirondack Land Trust
This scenic & iconic meadow, High Meadow Preserve, is now protected by Adirondack Land Trust
August 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Summer afternoon in the Adirondacks - rain to sun in a matter of minutes
This scenic & iconic meadow, High Meadow Preserve, is now protected by Adirondack Land Trust
This scenic & iconic meadow, High Meadow Preserve, is now protected by Adirondack Land Trust
Protect the Adirondacks was recognized by the Adirondack Council at their 50th anniversary celebration as an Adirondack Legacy Honoree for our role, along w/ @AdirondackCouncil & other orgs, in shaping the Adirondack Park over the last 50 years. Congrats to the Adirondack Council on 50 yrs!
August 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Protect the Adirondacks was recognized by the Adirondack Council at their 50th anniversary celebration as an Adirondack Legacy Honoree for our role, along w/ @AdirondackCouncil & other orgs, in shaping the Adirondack Park over the last 50 years. Congrats to the Adirondack Council on 50 yrs!
We need more motorless and quiet lakes for the public across the Adirondacks. The State should add the lakes and ponds within Whitney Park (adjacent to the William C. Whitney Wilderness area).
*The estate of John Hendrickson, who passed away last year, is in the process of selling Whitney Park.
*The estate of John Hendrickson, who passed away last year, is in the process of selling Whitney Park.
July 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We need more motorless and quiet lakes for the public across the Adirondacks. The State should add the lakes and ponds within Whitney Park (adjacent to the William C. Whitney Wilderness area).
*The estate of John Hendrickson, who passed away last year, is in the process of selling Whitney Park.
*The estate of John Hendrickson, who passed away last year, is in the process of selling Whitney Park.
Little Tupper Lake is one of the largest motor free lakes in the Adk Forest Preserve. Despite what Mr. Hendrickson* said (& others have repeated) about State mgmt of the W.C. Whitney Wilderness area incl. Little Tupper Lake these are beautiful forever wild lands & motorless waters free to the public
July 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Little Tupper Lake is one of the largest motor free lakes in the Adk Forest Preserve. Despite what Mr. Hendrickson* said (& others have repeated) about State mgmt of the W.C. Whitney Wilderness area incl. Little Tupper Lake these are beautiful forever wild lands & motorless waters free to the public
We recently published a new guide with recommended sites where people can paddle motorless and quiet waters that are easily accessible. The guide on our website provides a snapshot of destinations where people of various abilities …
July 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We recently published a new guide with recommended sites where people can paddle motorless and quiet waters that are easily accessible. The guide on our website provides a snapshot of destinations where people of various abilities …
📍Cranberry Lake in the northwest part of the Adirondack Park is part of the Adirondack Lake Assessment Program that we administer with the Adirondack Watershed Institute
June 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📍Cranberry Lake in the northwest part of the Adirondack Park is part of the Adirondack Lake Assessment Program that we administer with the Adirondack Watershed Institute
The Mt. Van Hoevenberg Constitutional Amendment passed the Senate! Thank you Senator Pete Harckham and co-sponsors Senator Dan Stec Senator Leroy Comrie & Senator Robert Jackson for getting this amendment thru the Senate! The amendment sponsored by Assemblyman D. Billy Jones passed the Assembly!
June 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Mt. Van Hoevenberg Constitutional Amendment passed the Senate! Thank you Senator Pete Harckham and co-sponsors Senator Dan Stec Senator Leroy Comrie & Senator Robert Jackson for getting this amendment thru the Senate! The amendment sponsored by Assemblyman D. Billy Jones passed the Assembly!
Tell Governor Kathy Hochul to take immediate action to protect Whitney Park. We need the State to protect this property and add it to the public Forest Preserve!
June 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tell Governor Kathy Hochul to take immediate action to protect Whitney Park. We need the State to protect this property and add it to the public Forest Preserve!
Jack rabbit trail head, Lake Placid
May 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Jack rabbit trail head, Lake Placid