Press Releases
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
The Adirondack Council's 43rd annual State of the Park report has been released, and it looks at the past year of ups and downs for the Adirondacks, as well as looking forward to 2025.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
The Adirondack Council's annual State of the Park report will be released in full next week, but here's a sneak preview of the issues impacting the Adirondack Park.
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Several local and regional organizations are proud to announce the release of a video series highlighting the Raquette Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, and Long Lake communities and ecosystems.
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Court Gives Polluters a Reprieve; Five-Decade Lake Testing Program Due to End in August; Air Testing to Continue, But in Fewer Locations
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
The state legislative and budget sessions are done, at least for now, and there were some solid wins for the Adirondacks achieved over the past six months.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The Adirondack Council is pleased to announce it will present its 2024 Conservationist of the Year as Northeast Wilderness Trust at its Forever Wild Day celebration on July 13. The Council will also present its environmental and justice activist, Benita Law-Diao, with its Special Recognition Award at Forever Wild Day.
Monday, May 20, 2024
The Adirondack Council's Aaron Mair has donated his environmental justice papers to the Library of Congress for its new Environmental Justice collection.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The state Senate and Assembly have passed the Wildlife Crossing Act, which directs the Department of Transportation to identify good places for wildlife crossings. This is great news for wildlife and people in the Empire State. The Council will continue advocating until Gov. Kathy Hochul signs it into law.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The Essex Farm Institute, a program of the Adirondack Council, is celebrating Earth Week by announcing the ninth annual farm grants to Adirondack farmers and businesses. In 2024, the grants will help bees, pay for dam removal, increase composting, and reduce fossil fuel use among the 16 grant recipients.
Monday, April 22, 2024
New York officially has a state budget, and many of the programs that the Adirondack Council advocated for were given funding in the final budget. Learn more about which Adirondack priorities were backed by the legislature and governor.
