Funders to approach for The Adirondack Council Inc

The Adirondack Council ensures the ecological integrity (clean water and air, wildlife habitat, etc.), wild character (solitude, scenic beauty, etc.), and vibrant communities of New York's six-million-acre adirondack park. The adirondack park is a patchwork of public and private lands, creating unique challenges and opportunities to create effective models for large-landscape conservation. The Adirondack Council envisions the park with large core wilderness areas, clean water and air , surrounded by working farms and forests, and augmented by vibrant communities. To achieve our vision, we educate the public and policy makers; advocate for regulations, policies and funding; monitor proposals, legislation and policies impacting the park; and, take legal action to uphold constitutional protections and agency policies. To meet our goals and defend the adirondack park, The Adirondack Council's advocacy efforts are focused on direct threats to the ecology and wild character of the adirondacks including shoreline development and water degradation, the fragmentation of large blocks of working forest lands, use of motor vehicles in wild areas, road impacts, and inappropriate development of ridgelines and open agricultural lands. The council works to strengthen stakeholder groups and coalitions with common goals that benefit the communities, economy and environment of the adirondack…