ALA Statement of Purpose

The Adirondack Landowners Association is a group of private individuals and organizations that own significant parcels of land in the Adirondack Park.

It was founded to encourage continued stewardship and sound resource management of the land; to promote public awareness of the valuable role played by private landowners in the Park; to advocate laws, regulations and governmental policies that promote and facilitate good stewardship by private landowners and recognize and preserve their rights in the land.

The organizations who are members of ALA represent over 3500 individuals who collectively own over 200,000 acres of land.

ALA Statistics

• ALA members pay nearly 3.4 million dollars in annual property taxes.
• ALA members employ over 400 full and part time employees ($6 million dollars in annual payroll).
• ALA member timber harvest programs contribute significantly to the Adirondack economy every year. Our members have over 135,000 acres in active Forest Management and many are FSC and/or SFI certified for "green" harvesting and management practices.
• ALA members purchase over $5,000,000 in goods and services annually in the Adirondacks.
• ALA members actively work to promote sound conservation and stewardship practices on their properties, and to help educate the general public on ways to prevent the spread of invasive species. These efforts have great environmental and financial value to Adirondack landowners and to all of the residents of New York State.
• ALA members have contributed significantly to scientific and environmental research that has benefited all New Yorkers...work related to acid rain, invasive species, wildlife management and scientific forestry are just a few of the important issues our members are involved in.
• ALA members are active in a wide variety of organizations that work to support wise resource management and sound environmental conservation. Additionally, many of our members work closely with state and local officials to help promote better communication among the various stakeholder groups in the Adirondacks. Their participation in workshops, discussion groups and various not-for-profit advocacy organizations, highlights the contribution and concern ALA members have for the economic and environmental health of the Adirondacks.