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Our 2023 Clarence Petty Farm Intern, Martha DePoy, visited numerous Adirondack farms and producers to see how the Essex Farm Institute’s (EFI) Micro-grants are doing. EFI provides grants to Adirondack farmers to help them improve efficiency and lower their environmental impact. This is one of the many ways that EFI, which is a program of the Adirondack Council, supports our local food network and communities.

With the 2024 state legislative session underway and Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget speech this week, here’s what the Adirondack Council is looking for in terms of funding Adirondack-related needs and priorities.

Meet Safa Mammeri, this year’s Clarence Petty legislative intern working with the staff of the government relations team at the Council's Albany office, She will be tracking bills during this legislative session and writing and distributing memos of support and opposition.

The Adirondack Council and The Wild Center were represented at the United Nations COP28 conference in Dubai by our Forever Adirondacks Campaign Director Aaron Mair. Aaron brought the example of the Adirondack Park to Dubai. so that others see its benefits.

Read the most important Adirondack conservation news from November.

The end of the year is a great time to support our work, and we have a ton of ways to make your dollars do good! From our year-end match that doubles your money to memberships to unique Adirondack gifts, books and apparel, you can get something for every lover of the Adirondacks in your life while helping ensure the Park remains the national treasure that it is!

Governor Hochul recently signed two bills into law that the Adirondack Council has advocated for in recent years. Both will benefit the Adirondack Park for very different reasons. Read on to learn more about two new laws created this year: one that raises the minimum age for unsupervised ATV operation and another that expands local governments' authority to establish aquatic invasive species control districts.

On September 14, Environmental Justice Pioneer and Adirondack Council Forever Adirondacks Campaign Director Aaron Mair was presented the Marlin Fitzwater Medallion for Leadership in Public Communication by the dean of the College of Health and Natural Sciences at Franklin Pierce University in Ringe, New Hampshire. Read our blog to learn more about it.

Adirondack Conservation News is a collection of the most current events taking place in New York’s Adirondack Park, a unique national treasure and legacy we inherited over 100 years ago that we must protect for future generations. Adirondack Conservation News highlights threats and opportunities concerning the Park’s ecological integrity, wild character, and community vibrancy.

Our Communications Associate, Justin A. Levine, reviews Ben Goldfarb's new book, "Crossings," which he says is both an ode to wildlife and a lesson in how humans can do better by our wild neighbors.