Adirondack Park Agency

  • APA 50th Anniversary Logo
    The New York State Adirondack Park Agency is celebrating 50 years of long-range public and private land use planning for the largest park in the continental United States.

  • Invitation for Bids: 2025 Adirondack Planning Forum Venue 

    The Adirondack Park Agency is inviting bids for a host venue for the 2025 Adirondack Planning Forum, which is tentatively scheduled to take place from May 7-8, 2025. The invitation for bid (C2025-2) is posted in the New York State contract reporter with a deadline for submissions of 3:00pm on 12/20/2024. All bid inquiries should be directed to the IFB technical contact, Robyn Burgess, at [email protected].

    The Adirondack Planning Forum is an annual conference hosted by the Adirondack Park Agency that provides training for Planning and Zoning Board members and informational presentations about current Adirondack issues, ideas, and funding opportunities.

  • Proposed State Land Master Plan Amendments

    The Adirondack Park Agency has proposed amendments to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (APSLMP), which include adding language addressing accessibility, climate change, and visitor use management in the Forest Preserve.

    A 60-day public comment period has started that included three public hearings on October 22, 23, and 29. The Agency will be accepting written public comments through December 2, 2024.

    Learn more here

  • Important Website Access Information

    On December 8, 2021, New York State will upgrade security protections to our websites and applications. Access to government websites and applications will require the use of up-to-date and secure web browsers. If you are using an older web browser, you will need to upgrade to a current web browser prior to December 1.

    To verify that your browser meets the new requirements, visit the New York State Encryption Verification Website

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