We are on a mission to create innovative projects to address unmet needs, promote vibrant communities, and preserve the character of the Adirondacks.
We have nine active projects that have three things in common: they address unmet needs, promote vibrant communities, and preserve the character of the Adirondacks.
The goal of the Adirondack Compost for Good project is to help Adirondack communities turn food and other organic “wastes” into high-quality compost. This process keeps nutrients in the community, which builds local resilience, heals soils, and helps reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
AdkAction has partnered with the Hub on the Hill to create Emergency Food Packages that contain one week’s worth of meals. We received a grant for $7000 from Adirondack Foundation’s Special and Urgent Needs Fund to kick off this initiative.
Local food has innumerable benefits, yet not everyone has easy access in our communities. The Farmacy Project works to make local food easier to find, buy, and eat, even when other grocery options are not available.
Members are the lifeblood of AdkAction, generating ideas, inspiration, passion, and financial support to make our projects possible. Members pay annual fees that keep our work going, and in return, receive the pride of taking action to improve the Adirondacks for future generations.
AdkAction isn’t just a name – we take action to get things done! As a member, you can take pride in knowing that you are improving the Adirondacks for current and future generations.
Thanks to the generosity of foundation funders Adirondack Foundation and Mother Cabrini Health Foundation and hundreds of individual donors, we delivered over 2,300 Emergency Food Packages (about 35,500 meals) to local households in need, with 2,000 more on the way before October. What happens next?
Where once there was a slope of shorn grass that enticed Canada geese and little else, there is now a thriving pollinator habitat, including rain gardens and bluebird nesting sites, flanking the Upper Saranac Lake Back Bay boat launch.
We have a vision to empower people in the Adirondacks – both seasonal and year-round – to create opportunities to help neighbors and leave the Adirondack Park better than we found it. Visit our blog to learn more about our work.
Brittany Christenson is a community organizer who is passionate about art, local food, and sustainability.
Kristina believes that the Adirondack Park’s balance between the interests of the environment and people is a situation that presents unique challenges and opportunities for both.
Theresa is dedicating her passion for the Adirondacks, its people and natural environment, through AdkAction as the group continues to address issues that are important to this region.
Tom retired in 2002 as a Captain in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps after over 30 years of service.
Support our work by making a donation to one of our projects or to our general operating budget.
Top banner image photo credit: Evan Williams, PureADK