Progress happens through daily actions of activists, community members, educators, workers, and families protecting the places where they live, work and play. And that's how we protect the Adirondack Park. For the Adirondack Park and for the planet, Earth Day is every day!

With all the uncertainty in the world now, one thing that is certain is that when people come together to take action, we can make a difference. Earth Day 2026’s "Our Power, Our Planet" reflects a fundamental truth: environmental progress doesn’t depend on any single administration or election.

We’ll be at the Upstate Sports Summer Expo this weekend sharing info about our advocacy work that protects the Forest Preserve where so many go to enjoy outdoor adventures and we’ll have info on our list of hiking trails and our guide to Adirondack Accessible Paddling Opportunities

This proposal is not safe or appropriate for private land in the Adirondack Park! We are speaking up to stop this project from being approved by the NYS Adirondack Park Agency!

Department of Environmental Conservation Proposes New Policy for Use of Mobility Devices on State Lands - Protect the Adirondacks! NYS Department of Environmental Conservation proposes new policy for the use of other power driven mobility devices on the Forest Preserve

NY DEC has released its draft policy on the use of Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices on DEC managed lands.
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Take action to pass the Bigger Better Bottle Bill!

Hochul eyes constitutional amendment on closed prisons on forest preserve Claudia Braymer joins Capital Tonight.

Our Executive Director speaks with Susan Arbetter on Capital Tonight about our support for Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed Constitutional Amendment for closed correctional facilities so that they can be removed from the Forest Preserve.

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Our Executive Director participated on a panel with representatives from Adirondack Watershed Institute and the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation to discuss the research on the emerging problems caused by wake sports and the proposed local solutions.

There’s lots of great research happening in the Adirondacks and we’re lucky to have the Adirondack Research Consortium that works to connect researchers with each other and the public.

We were in Albany this week asking the Legislature to include $425 million for the Environmental Protection Fund. The EPF funds maintenance, stewardship and acquisition of State lands in the Adirondacks. We were led by environmental champions Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deb Glick!

Protect the Adirondacks supports the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (S1464/A1749) introduced by Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick because we need to reduce the amount of plastic in our products and waste streams to get it out of our environment!

Microplastics are found from one end of the Hudson River to the other - from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Tear of the Clouds.

Hearing on Lewis missile silo proposal pushed back to Feb. 25 Residents ask nonprofit Protect the Adirondacks! questions Monday evening in Lewis about where proposal stands, what will happen if the Adirondack Park Agency approves it

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She also called for increasing funding for acquisition of important lands in the Adirondacks, such as Whitney Park, and using tax incentives to help private landowners keep their mature forest lands intact and protected from being converted to other uses.

Protect the Adirondacks Executive Director Claudia Braymer testified at the Joint Legislative Hearing on the State’s Budget about funding for Adirondack programs including visitor centers and research institutions as well as the Adirondack Diversity Initiative and the Timbuctoo Institute.

The Legislature is holding its annual Joint Budget Hearing on Environmental Conservation with Senate and Assembly Chairs Senator Pete Harckham and Deb Glick as well as Legislators from the Adirondacks and En Con Commissioner Amanda Lefton

Beacon of light on dreary Adirondack night.
January 22, 2026

COMMENTARY: Hochul should add Whitney Park to forest preserve in 2026 - Adirondack Almanack New York Governors have been instrumental in protecting forest preserve land and now Gov. Hochul could do the same with Whitney Park .

New York Governors have had a profound impact on the amount of land added to the Adirondack Forest Preserve over the last century. Governor Kathy Hochul has an opportunity to make her mark on land acquisitions by securing the protection of Whitney Park

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Wake boat regulations see wave of support from environmental groups Wake boats, which create massive waves that people can surf or ski, have become increasingly common in recent years. Now, a coalition of environmental research and advocacy groups is pushing for munic...

Protect the Adirondacks is part of the working group sharing info about the negative impacts from wake boats and providing solutions that localities can use to reduce the harm to property, wildlife and water quality.
Great coverage by @wamc.org of the working group’s recent webinar on wake boats.

Constitutional Amendment needed to re-purpose the 3 closed prisons in the Forest Preserve - Protect the Adirondacks! Three closed state prisons on the Adirondacks needs a Constitutional Amendment to remove them from the Forest Preserve.

This amendment will help Adirondack communities revitalize these sites for public benefit, improve management of the State-owned Forest Preserve, and add new wildlands to the Forest Preserve.

Background info here:
www.protectadks.org/constitution...

We support Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a Constitutional amendment to authorize the redevelopment of three closed correctional facilities in the Adirondacks that are now sitting dormant.

Look This Week 1-8-26 - Claudia Braymer | Look Media Resource Join Look TV as we sit down with Claudia Braymer, Executive Director – Protect the Adirondacks.

Our Executive Director Claudia Braymer sat down with LookMediaResource’s Jesse Jackson to discuss what has been happening with Whitney Park and how to support Governor Kathy Hochul’s effort to protect Whitney Park by adding it to the State-owned Forest Preserve.
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Environmental advocacy groups call on Hochul to update the state bottle bill More than 300 advocacy and environmental groups have written to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul asking that she include updates to the state’s four-decade-old bottle bill as part of her 2026 agenda.

More than 300 groups including Protect the Adirondacks call on Governor Kathy Hochul to update the Bottle Bill and pass the Bigger Better Bottle Bill
LISTEN:
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Best wishes for 2026!!

It was a busy year for Protect the Adirondacks. Read our year in review for 2025:

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Thank you to everyone who has supported our work this year!

Our advocacy work includes trying to curb climate changes that negativity impact our weather and our Adirondack culture so that we can protect the Adirondacks for future generations.

More info here: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202512/...

Reducing plastic is important for cutting the use of fossil fuels that drive pollution and climate change that threatens the Adirondack Park

Protect the Adirondacks supports modernizing NY’s Bottle Bill. Passing the Bigger Better Bottle Bill will reduce litter across the Park, trash going to landfills, solid waste costs for local municipalities in the Adirondacks and the number of single use plastic bottles being produced.

Prints in the fresh snow ❄️

Happy holidays from Protect the Adirondacks!
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