Protect the Adirondacks

09/01/2026

FYI

🚨 Attention boaters, backwoods campers, and hunters 🚨

Forked Lake Road from North Point Road to the Forked Lake Campground will be closed to all traffic starting on September 11 for a bridge replacement project. DEC will notify when it’s reopened. Be aware that access to the campground parking and boat launch will be shut off starting on September 8.

09/01/2026

Gorgeous late summer day in the High Peaks!
📍Lake Colden

08/27/2026

Share your experience hiking in the Forest Preserve this summer!

This important online survey will run through the 2026 hiking season, from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, where hikers can share their recent experiences and thoughts about their hikes and the condition and management of the Forest Preserve Protect the Adirondacks has launched the 2026 Adirondack For...

08/23/2026

We’ve asked the Administrative Law Judge to send this application back to the Adirondack Park Agency Board so that the proposal can be denied.

The applicant and environmental groups in opposition to a Lewis County howitzer testing site agree on the need to stop a legal hearing -- just not on the reason for doing so.

08/20/2026

The applicant failed to meet the deadline to submit written testimony and it failed to meet the requirements for requesting an extension of the deadline. The hearing should be concluded and the matter sent to the APA Board for final action denying the application to fire a howitzer cannon in the Park

Parties to a special hearing on a pending permit to test cannon ballistics in the Adirondacks are seeking a motion to dismiss.

08/19/2026

Public comments needed to defend Wilderness on federal lands!!

08/19/2026

The scorecard from Environmental Advocates NY includes scores on the North County Senators and Assemblymembers who represent the Adirondack Park

🏆 Meet the top-scoring Senators on our 2026 Environmental Scorecard!

Senators Erik Bottcher , Kristen Gonzalez, Andrew Gounardes, Pete Harckham, and Lea Webb showed up for New Yorkers, fighting for clean water, clean air, and holding the line on New York's climate law when it mattered most.

Thank you, Senators, for supporting legislation that protects New York’s climate.

Read the full scorecard: eany.org/scorecard

Call your Senators and tell them to support environmental priorities today.

08/18/2026

So important to keeping our waters clean and healthy is keeping septic systems functioning properly

Join the Upper Saranac Foundation on Thursday, August 27, from 5:30–8:00 p.m. at the Santa Clara Town Hall (5359 NY-30, Saranac Lake) for an informative evening on how properly functioning septic systems protect your property and our watershed. Learn about septic system maintenance, repair, and replacement options, available funding for septic system replacement, and practical steps you can take to safeguard water quality. Hear from professionals in engineering, conservation, and public policy, ask questions, and find out if you may qualify for financial assistance to upgrade your septic system. Pizza and light refreshments will be provided.

08/17/2026

Have you hiked in the Adirondack Forest Preserve this summer?! Take the Forest Preserve Hiker Survey to share your experience and help add to the information guiding the management of the Forest Preserve.

This important online survey will run through the 2026 hiking season, from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, where hikers can share their recent experiences and thoughts about their hikes and the condition and management of the Forest Preserve Protect the Adirondacks has launched the 2026 Adirondack For...