Public Comments to APA Are Needed Now to Protect the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area and Local Rural Quality of Life! Submit comment letters or emails through November 6th! The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is accepting [...]

PROTECT supports new DEC wetlands regulations and urges APA to adopt new wetlands regulations to comply with State law. PROTECT submitted comments on new regulations proposed by the Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) for implementing [...]

DEC Needs to Rescind Its Plan to Cut Trees on Prospect Mountain The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants to cut 13,393 trees on the Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway and at the Day Use [...]

The future of Whitney Park, long the top target for protection by the State of New York, is in flux after the sudden and unexpected passing of its owner. The future of Whitney Park, an [...]

Submit your comment today to the Department of Environmental Conservation on its draft wetlands regulations. Comments are due by September 19, 2024. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public comments on the proposed [...]

Governor Kathy Hochul needs to make land protection across New York State a major priority. In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “30 by 30” law that established a conservation goal for New York State [...]

Debar Lodge and other dilapidated buildings should be removed and the grounds restored to a wild forest setting. For 20 years the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has delayed the inevitable - [...]

Annual Meeting held at the Visitor Interpretive Center in Newcomb on July 20th This year's Annual Meeting for Protect the Adirondacks was held on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The day's events included a business meeting [...]

The State of New York releases draft “Strategies and Methodology” for how it plans to meet goal of protecting 30% of NYS lands and waters by 2030. On July 1, 2024, the New York State [...]