"Doubly happy, however, is the man whom lofty mountain tops are within reach, for the lights that shine there illumine all that lies below."
- John Muir Steep Trails
Wildlife
The Wolf: The question of the reintroduction of wolves to the Adirondacks.
Adirondack Environmental Advocacy and Research Organizations
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program
The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program mission is to document invasive plant distributions and to advance measures to protect and restore native ecosystems in the Park through partnerships with Adirondack residents and institutions.
Governmental:
Department of Environmental Conservation - "...conserve, improve, and protect its natural resources and environment, and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well being."
Governmental:
Adirondack Park Agency - APA was created by the State Legislature to develop long-range land use plans for both public and private lands within the Park.
Organizations
New York Otter Project - A coalition working to return river otters to Central and Western New York State.
Organizations
Adirondack Research Consortium - an interdisciplinary society committed to promoting and disseminating research on the region.
Organizations
Adirondack Communities and Conservation Program - A program of the Wildlife Conservation Society, the ACCP works to promote both healthy communities and wildlife conservation in the Adirondacks
Organizations
Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) - Protecting the quality of aquatic resources in the Adirondak Park Region
Organizations
Residents' Committee to Protect the Adirondacks - Formed in 1990, the Residents' Committee to Protect the Adirondacks (RCPA) is the grassroots voice for Adirondack residents
Organizations
Adirondack Nature Conservancy - Local chapter of the Nature Conservancy
Organizations
Environmental Advocates of New York - "For more than 30 years, we have been an effective and aggressive watchdog on virtually every critical state environmental issue."
Organizations
Algonquin to Adirondack Conservation Association - Involved in conservation efforts in the distinctive region of Ontario and New York State that lies between and embraces Algonquin and Adirondack Parks.
Organizations
The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks - To protect and enhance the natural resources and the human values of the Adirondack and Catskill Parks and the New York State Forest Preserve.
Organizations:
Adirondack Mountain Club - Club actively takes stands on issues threatening the environmerntal quality of the Adirondacks.
Opinion:
We are aware of that The Adirondack Council is not listed above. Despite their past record of environmental advocacy, we do not promote this group on our pages. We believe
their continued support of the Bush Administration's Clear Skies initiative is misguided, threatens the survival of our lakes and fishes and is dangerous to the health of our citizens.
We are heartened by the recent federal appeals court decision temporarily halting implementation of the provision regulating upgrades to aging power plants.
