News
DackMap Launches Real-Time Parking Information Feature
July 29, 2021 – Lake Placid, NY – ADK and DackMap are excited to announce an updated version of the cellphone application that includes real-time information for hikers visiting the High Peaks Wildern [...]
ADK Welcomes Back Julia Goren as Deputy Director
July 20, 2021 – Lake Placid, NY – ADK (Adirondack Mountain Club) is excited to announce that Julia Goren will be rejoining the organization as Deputy Director in August. Goren is returning to ADK afte [...]
Conservation and Advocacy Report – July 2021
The following is a summary of key conservation and advocacy efforts by ADK. Interested in learning more? Subscribe to our email list and to our bi-monthly magazine, Adirondac. Proposed: Visitor Use Ma [...]
What is Photopoint Monitoring?
Founded in 1989, the Adirondack High Peaks Summit Stewardship Program has a clear goal: protect New York’s alpine zone and ensure it continues to recover from recreation-related impacts. For over 30 y [...]
Meet the 2021 Naturalists!
Every summer, ADK (Adirondack Mountain Club) brings on naturalist interns to the Adirondak Loj and Heart Lake Program Center. Using their unique interests and experiences, they are each tasked with c [...]
What’s Happening on Mt Jo?
By Andrew Hamlin, Trails Coordinator Today I want to dig into a project that I’m super excited about: the reimagining of the Mt Jo Long Trail. This is a huge initiative by ADK to showcase the importan [...]
Welcome Back, Volunteers
Last weekend, ADK hosted its first major volunteer event since 2019. Over 50 volunteers turned out for ADK Trails Day at the Heart Lake Program Center, where they restored a bridge on the Van Hoevenbe [...]
3 Trail Projects We Are Excited About in 2021
Another summer, another season of trail work in the Adirondack Park. After working through a pandemic-limited season in 2020, we are excited to bring on a full professional trail crew this year. Here [...]
Parking for All 46 High Peaks
Updated: May 24, 2021 Trailhead parking in the High Peaks Wilderness is limited and in high demand. To help you plan for your trip, we have listed below in alphabetical order all of the major trailhe [...]
ADK applauds DEC Campaign ”Love Our NY Lands”
NYS DEC May 19, 2021 – Albany, NY – Yesterday the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) presented their new educational campaign that is designed to meet the growing number of visitors [...]
ADK Applauds VUM Proposal Led By DEC, APA
May 14, 2021 – Ray Brook, NY – Today the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) presented a draft of their joint Visitor Use Management (VUM) and Wildlands [...]
The Education Pivot: Creating Digital School Programs
The following appeared in the 2021 May/Jun issue of Adirondac Magazine By Laura Rappaport, Publications Director “Mayfly Maggie” and “Tamarack Tom” left the Adirondacks for the first time in the 2020– [...]
Conservation and Advocacy Report – May 2021
The following is a summary of key conservation and advocacy efforts by ADK. Interested in learning more? Subscribe to our email list and to our bi-monthly magazine, Adirondac. On the Ballot: Environme [...]
Summer Clothing Layers for Hiking
By Tyler Socash, Education Programs Coordinator “Dress for success” is a phrase we’re probably all familiar with. It’s an old adage from the business world, but it also applies to outdoor recreation. [...]
How to Read a Map
By Tyler Socash, Education Programs Coordinator One of the most critical items that should come with us on any outdoor adventure is a physical map of the area that we are recreating in. Maps can tell [...]
How to Be Good Visitors in Bear Habitat
The following appeared in the 2021 Mar/Apr issue of Adirondac Magazine By Bobby Clark, High Peaks Information Center Manager There is a common saying among outdoor recreators: “A fed bear is a dead be [...]