My Start in Armchair Exploration
Getting outdoors is fun, but sometimes it’s fun to explore from the comfort of your home. Read how one of our Wilderness Advocates got started with maps and the joy they get from them.
Adirondack Old Growth Forests
Learn about the biggest and oldest trees in the Adirondack Park!
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates Launch New Website
This summer we decided to take on the formidable task of moving our site to a newer and easier technology platform, and while we were at it, we’ve redesigned our look-and-feel with the help of Rooted Rock Marketing.
Those Who Walked Before Us: Accepting the Human in the Adirondack Wilderness
Who walked before us in the wild lands of the Adirondack Park?
Lost in the Wilderness
For many people, time spent in the wilderness is bliss. It’s fulfilling. It’s all encompassing. But it also entails responsibility, both for ourselves and others.
What is Wilderness?
Wilderness is many things. It’s complicated. Wilderness is remote. Wilderness is solitude. It’s far from any roads. Not near a town.
Adirondack Eskers
Eskers are neat remnants of the glaciers which once covered the Adirondacks and other northern climes.
The Pharoah Lake Wilderness – A Recovered Jewel
This lightly-visited tract may not have same cachet as the much larger Siamese Ponds, West Canada Lakes, or Five Ponds Wilderness areas (much less the High Peaks Wilderness), but its charms are equally alluring.
Evelyn Greene, Denizen of the Forest Preserve, 1940 - 2025
The legacy of Evelyn Greene (1940-2025) lives on in the Adirondacks.
In Wake of Whitney Park News, New York State Needs to Step Up
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates today called upon New York State to step up to ensure the best possible protection of what is one of the most significant wild parcels in private ownership in the Eastern United States.
Thank you for supporting our "No Motors in Wilderness" petition
The definition of “motor vehicle” will NOT be altered to permit motorized vehicles in Wilderness Areas. This is a huge victory.
EXPLORE! Ausable Marsh
A hidden gem in the Town of Peru is the Ausable Marsh encompassing 660 acres of the Ausable River delta on the shore of Lake Champlain.
Splish Splash!: Hiking During "Mud Season"
Certainly, hiking during "mud season" is not for everyone, but it can be done and done in a way that does right by the woods.
Caretakers in the Wild
As volunteer caretakers, my wife and I have lived in the middle of wilderness areas around the world. In each case, we were tasked with protecting the wilderness and wildlife.
Meet Our Newest Board Members
Read about our newest Board Members, Amy Nelson, Janelle Jones, and Tim Mount.
AWA Supports Trail Usage Research
AWA has been studying the use of trail counters and kiosks for some time in the context to visitor use data.
Update: OPDMDs and Wilderness Access for People with Disabilities
The redefinition of “motor vehicle” would fundamentally alter the traditional definition of Wilderness, which has always had the prohibition of motor vehicle access by the public as an essential tenet.
People with Disabilities have a Right to Accommodations – So Does Wilderness
It has long been a characteristic of human societies that oppressed classes end up pitted against each other, as though one is the cause of the other’s oppression. When it comes to the matter of improved access to the Forest Preserve for those with disabilities, let’s not let it happen here in the Adirondacks.