Adirondack Council

Have you ever been to the Catskills? The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation wants to hear your thoughts on your experience, and what you like/dislike about visiting the area.

An iconic view, a view of Whiteface never gets old! Photo @amountainlady on Instagram

Work to reduce fossil fuel consumption, mitigate the impacts of climate change, preserve clean water, and capture carbon in the soil is already happening by farmers in the Adirondack Park. This program aims to provide a little boost to the folks on the ground improving practices that enhance environmental benefits. Click below to learn more about past projects, find application info and to see if your project qualifies: ... https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//micro-grants-of-up-to-1 See more

John Sheehan has led the Adirondack Council's fight for the Adirondack wildlands, air, water, and communities for almost three decades. We are so grateful to work with John. Click below to learn more about what inspires his work, and his hopes for the future of the Park.

"But the state can’t keep giving the DEC more responsibilities without also giving it more resources. It simply isn’t sustainable." Click below to read more from the The Daily Gazette of Schenectady:... https://dailygazette.com//foss-adirondacks-need-more-staf/

Our conservation team has grown, welcome Meghan!

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Welcome, 2021! May this year be full of wildness and healing. Photo: @mandylynn821

Your beautiful Adirondack Park #WildAboutThePark

Wintertime on Adirondack wildlands, there is nothing better! Photo: @juniperhillcabin on Instagram #Adirondacks #PureAdirondacks #WildAboutThePark

Together, we can face new challenges and continue to be an ever-improving world model of people and nature thriving together.

We are SO CLOSE to meeting our $80,000 match goal by TONIGHT! Please donate what you can to help us continue to preserve the clean water, air and wildlands of your Adirondack Park. Click here to donate:... https://bit.ly/3pJCpEd See more

Deep snow will be blanketing the Adirondacks soon enough. Plan ahead now so you have time to order or borrow the gear you will need for your next Adirondack adventure! https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//adirondack-winter-trail

What are your Adirondack resolutions for 2021? To hike your favorite trail? To paddle more? To see a bald eagle? A moose? To visit a new community? To visit safely as the pandemic settles down? Photo by Jamie West McGiver

A warm welcome to our newest Clarence Petty Interns! We are so excited for Alycia and Allison to join our Albany advocacy team this legislative session.

Despite unprecedented challenges, the Adirondacks made progress on clean water and air protection, wildland preservation, and much more in 2020! https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//top-10-adirondack-conse

We are getting closer to reaching our goal! Until 2021 all donations to our advocacy work will be MATCHED. Make your donation before 2021 so it can have double the impact for Adirondack conservation. Donate here: https://bit.ly/2HSssnB... Photo: Alex Bonacio

Our team is shifting, expanding, and changing like everything else in 2020! We are excited to share that we are hiring for FOUR positions. We are looking for team members who are looking to learn about and lead Adirondack conservation policy and advocacy. ... We are hiring for: Communications and Outreach Assistant Associate Development Director Senior Conservation Associate Vice President for Conservation Visit our website for more info: adirondackcouncil.org Pictured, team joins partners at Common Ground Alliance in 2019

Native plants like the balsam fir and cardinal flower are critical to the survival of native pollinators, which make all life possible on Adirondack wildlands and beyond.

To you and yours, from the Adirondack Council team.

2020 has been an undeniably challenging year. However, conservation in the Adirondacks pressed on. Click below to read more: https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//top-10-adirondack-conse

"Road salt helped kill 90-year-old birch trees along Cascade Lakes on the way to Lake Placid, according to a state-funded report by the Clarkson Center for the Environment. Salt now makes conditions in Mirror Lake, the lake that runs along downtown Lake Placid, dangerous for trout." Read more:

Happy Winter Solstice from the Adirondacks!

Who's ready for ice fishing adventures in the Adirondacks?

Overuse of our most special wildlands jeopardizes the future of our natural resources. Please write to Governor Cuomo and ask him to continue to support funding for the Adirondack Park and wilderness preservation in the 2021 New York State budget. Click below to send your note:

The wildlife and communities of the Adirondacks depend on clean water. But, Adirondack waters still face threats such as invasive species, harmful algal blooms, and deteriorating water infrastructure. Andrew Cuomo is preparing his priorities for 2021, and we need your help to make sure he continues to support funding for clean Adirondack water in his budget proposal.

We currently have THREE job openings, be a part of our growing team!

The perfect gift for the Adirondacker on your list. Your virtual "adoption" of a moose supports our work advocating to protect important wildlife habitats in the Adirondack Park. We are happy to send the gift to your loved one, wherever they are!

Our team is expanding! We currently have two job openings for conservation professionals looking to grow their career in environmental advocacy. Click below to learn more:... https://lnkd.in/dT7n4Kt See more

Adirondack waters face threats such as invasive species, harmful algal blooms, and deteriorating water infrastructure. Please write to Governor Andrew Cuomo and ask him to continue to support clean Adirondack water in his 2021 budget proposal. Click below to send your note:... https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//clean-water-funding-act See more

This new legislation will create an Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force that will begin meeting in early 2021 to research and recommend alternatives to the road salt currently corrupting wells and natural waters. Read more on The Post-Star: https://poststar.com//article_5cd4d314-53c9-5432-9e2d-59b0

"There is just one hope for repulsing the tyrannical ambition of civilization to conquer every inch on the whole earth. That hope is the organization of spirited people who will fight for the freedom and preservation of the wilderness." -Bob Marshall Read more quotes about the Adirondacks and wilderness here: https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//quotes-about-adirondack... Photo by Carl Heilman II Photography - Wild Visions, Inc.

Great news for the communities and waterways of the Adirondack Park today! Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed the Randy Preston Road Salt Reduction Act a bipartisan bill that would help reduce road salt pollution and protect drinking water in the Adirondack Park, into law.

Join our efforts to advocate for the Adirondack Park this #GivingTuesday! If you can, please consider making a donation of any amount today below:

Algal blooms, reports on overuse, and work on climate change on the list for conservation news this month. Click below to read more: https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//5-things-you-need-to-kn

No special promo codes needed, today, and every day, 100% of the proceeds from our online shop support Adirondack conservation. Our team carefully sources gifts and gear and processes and ships items directly from our office in Elizabethtown. We are happy to ship items directly to gift recipients for you. ... Click below to shop for the Adirondack lover on your list: https://donate.adirondackcouncil.org/products/merchandise (PS- We've been told our cotton tote bags are the BEST. Washable, durable, and perfect sized.)

How to #RecreateResponsibly in the Adirondacks this winter

How I wish to fly with the geese away from dreary November days, the "freeze-up," and cruel winter. Away from loneliness, isolation, and anxiety bred by blizzards. Most every local person I've talked to grudgingly admits to an autumn apprehension. It is part and parcel of an Adirondacker's psychological makeup. The geese contaminate us with this strange depression on their southbound flight and cure us with their northbound. In between, we try to tolerate winter, each in his... or her own way. Anne LaBastille, Woodswoman I: Living Alone in the Adirondack Wilderness Photo by Carl Heilman II Photography - Wild Visions, Inc. Read more quotes by Adirondack advocates here: https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//quotes-about-adirondack

The greatest gift you can give to a loved one this year is the preservation of their Adirondack Park! 100% of the proceeds from our online shop support our work advocating for preserving clean water, air, and wildlands in the Adirondacks. Shop here:

Thankful for millions of acres of wildlands, clean water, and Adirondack magic. #WildAboutThePark Photo: Alex Bonacio

We understand that this has been an incredibly challenging year for everyone. We are so thankful for the peace, tranquility, clean water, and clean air that the Adirondacks keeps offering through uncertainty. If you can, now is a great time to help us continue to advocate for the Adirondack Park. Every donation will be MATCHED, dollar for dollar until 2021 (up to $80,000.)... https://donate.adirondackcouncil.org/yematch2020

Hidden treasures abound in your Adirondack Park. Photo: @jay_berkman #KeepItWild #Adirondacks #Adirondackpark #LeaveNoTrace #WildAboutThePark

Meet our Director of Government Relations Kevin Chlad! Kevin is an invaluable advocacy leader and friend on the Adirondack Council team. Click below to read more:... https://www.adirondackcouncil.org//behind-the-loon-meet-ke See more

100% of the proceeds from our online shop support our work preserving the Adirondacks! Click here to order online: https://adirondackcouncil.donorshops.com/produc/merchandise