Taking action to make a good life possible in the Adirondacks.

We tackle complex challenges affecting people and nature in New York State’s Adirondack region with curiosity, innovation, and action.

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Food security. Housing availability. Internet access. Clean water.

And so much more.

The Adirondacks are complex and its challenges are connected. They require creative solutions to break apart the status quo.

Every project we lead starts the same way: by learning from and working alongside the people closest to the issue.

We go where we’re needed, catalyze bold change, and carry what we learn from one project into the next.

Problem Discovery
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Our approach stays consistent, even when the work changes.

Culture of Curiosity

We start by asking questions, not assuming we know the answer.

Design in Public

We build solutions in partnership with Adirondack communities.

Take Action

We test ideas in the real world, learn from what happens, and adjust.

Project Lifecycle

We don’t just test new solutions. We share what they teach us.

Every AdkAction project adds to a growing body of knowledge, relationships, and transferrable lessons.

We are committed to sharing those lessons so others in rural communities can build on our success, avoid the same pitfalls, and make social and environmental change more quickly.

Progress shouldn’t have to start from scratch every time.

Learning Blueprints

AdkAction is a community of over six hundred members.

You’re with us if you’re someone who believes the Adirondacks are worth investing in, and that a better life is possible when people work together.

We don’t offer many membership “perks.” We put as much as we can into the work itself.

But we will:

  • Keep you connected to what’s happening and seek your ideas
  • Invite you into volunteer opportunities and project-focused conversations
  • And occasionally gather in person, because we like that part too
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The flexible support of our members matters.

Some of the most important opportunities to make a difference come unexpectedly. They don’t arrive with clear timelines or dedicated funding.

Flexible, unrestricted support from our community of members allows us to respond when problems arise, test ideas quickly, and adapt in real time. That trust is what makes our impact possible.

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