Adirondack Council

Environmental advocates say progress was made in areas like funding for the Environmental Protection Fund, they are disappointed with lack of action on road salt controls and rollbacks to the state’s 2019 climate law.

Several environmental groups have submitted a formal request to the Adirondack Park Agency to measure and protect remoteness in the Adirondacks.

Environmental advocacy groups are urging New York voters to approve a state constitutional amendment.

The famed Whitney Park property in the Adirondacks and the Cady Hill mansion in Saratoga Springs have been sold to a Dallas, Texas, developer. While the business deal means a windfall for one local town, and potential economic benefit for the region, environmental advocates have concerns.

For the 10th year, the Adirondack Council will provide micro-grants for projects on working lands within the Adirondack Park.

In June 2021, former Sierra Club president Aaron Mair was hired by the Adirondack Council to spearhead a project called ‘Forever Adirondacks’. As the three-year project concludes and he leaves the Council, Mair says the campaign has successfully met its goals.

The Adirondack Council is criticizing Governor Kathy Hochul for vetoing a bill it says would have helped protect wildlife across New York state.

The Adirondack Council has issued its latest “State of the Park” report reviewing government actions and the status of the 6 million acres of protected lands in New York.

The records from the current director of the Adirondack Council’s Forever Adirondacks Campaign will be added to a new environmental justice manuscript collection at the Library of Congress.

Aaron Mair says while he’s disappointed with COP28's final agreement, the conference was an intense experience.