The new budget for fiscal year 2025 funds key priorities for the Adirondack Park, but falls short on making key long-term investments in land protection and climate change. The new State Budget for fiscal year [...]
Come to Albany on May 7th for Wolf Lobby Day to Help Protect Wolves in New York State PROTECT continues to advocate for a new wolf bill that would collect data about, and provide further [...]
A celebration to support Protect the Adirondacks in honor of long-time activist and environmental leader Charlie Morrison (1928-2024). This event features an optional walk on the Spring Run Trail in Saratoga Springs at 10:30 AM on [...]
After more than 10 years, the Department of Environmental Conservation has failed to provide detailed information on the 2013 NYCO amendment In November 2013, New York State voters narrowly approved an amendment to the Forever [...]
On March 8, 2024, Protect the Adirondacks called upon the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to launch an enforcement investigation into an invasive “whiskey fungus” in the Mineville area in [...]
For years, Protect the Adirondacks and other groups have been calling on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to ensure that a carrying capacity study for [...]
New Bill Introduced to Protect Wolves in New York Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assembly Member Bobby Carroll introduced legislation to require DEC to collect and analyze data about large canids in New York New legislation [...]
Across New York and in the Adirondack Park, failing and improperly sited, designed, or installed onsite wastewater treatments systems (OWTSs), commonly referred to as septic systems, are a leading cause of water pollution that harms [...]
These are hard times to be a bobcat in New York State. The state’s annual bobcat hunting season just ended, which runs in the Adirondacks and Catskills for nearly four months from October 25th until [...]
Budgets Released by the Legislature Restore Funding for Adirondack Park Initiatives The Senate and Assembly have proposed budgets that will restore funding for critical programs in the Adirondack Park, adds potential funding for road salt [...]
