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Childcare

Solving Childcare Takes All of Us

By Sawyer Bailey, AdkAction Executive Director Between our staff members and me, a total of six different childcare centers and K-12 schools care for and educate our children, making our

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Reducing Road Salt

Building Momentum Around Complex Issues: Lessons from the Don’t Be Salty Campaign

How do you build public momentum around an issue most people barely notice? This Learning Blueprint explores how AdkAction transformed road salt pollution from a technical environmental challenge into a memorable public campaign that expanded from the Adirondacks to a statewide initiative. Learn strategies for simplifying complex issues, engaging communities, and creating the conditions for systems-level change.

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Pollinator Conservation

A New Life for Old Landfills

Volunteers invited to help plant 5,500 native plants on June 20 What was once a closed landfill in the Town of Indian Lake is being reimagined as something entirely new:

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Housing

Opening Doors: Turning Short-Term Rentals into Long-Term Homes​

When a lakeside short-term rental in Essex became a year-round home, it offered more than just stability for one property owner. It opened the door for a local family to put down roots. This story highlights how small shifts in how we use existing housing can ease the Adirondacks’ housing crunch, strengthen communities, and create lasting connections between neighbors.

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