When the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) was created over 50 years ago, it was at the forefront of environmental protection and regional land use regulation and planning for the Adirondacks, New York State, and the [...]
February 2, 2024 Hon. Liz Krueger Chair, Senate Finance Committee New York State Senate 172 State Street, The Capitol, Room 416 Albany, NY 12247 Hon. Helene E. Weinstein Chair, Assembly Ways and Means Committee Legislative [...]
Join with PROTECT staff and other Adirondack organizations to advocate State Legislators in Albany for Adirondack Park-specific funding! If you are interested in participating in the Adirondack Park Lobby Day, register online using the registration [...]
Charlie Morrison was one of the founding Directors of Protect the Adirondacks. He was passionate about protecting the Adirondack Park and dedicated his career to environmental planning, management, and protection. He helped to guide the [...]
Protect the Adirondacks manages an active independent public oversight program for how state agencies and local governments manage the Adirondack Park. One part of this is monitoring major development projects that come before The Adirondack [...]
The current 2023-24 New York State Legislative Session is seeing heightened action on possible constitutional amendments to Article 14, Section 1, of the New York Constitution, the famed Forever Wild clause. At this point, three [...]
2024-25 NYS Budget Priorities for the Adirondack Park. The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Hochul, The Adirondack Park today faces many [...]
Through most of the last few years, Protect the Adirondacks stood alone in its opposition to the proposed amendment to Article 14, Section 1, the famed Forever Wild clause of the New York Constitution, to [...]
Wolves that migrate into New York or are already in the state deserve greater protections Protect the Adirondacks supports new legislation (S.7927/A.8295) in the State Senate and State Assembly sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and [...]
In 2024, Protect the Adirondacks has an ambitious agenda to impact on a broad range of issues and defend the great open spaces of the Forest Preserve, waters, wildlife, and rural communities of the Adirondack [...]
