Why Join the ALA?
Whether you're a longtime steward or newly came to own land in the Adirondacks, the challenges of private ownership in a working park are real — and you shouldn't face them alone. ALA membership connects you with fellow stewards who understand the unique rewards and responsibilities of owning land in the Adirondacks. Here you find people who have faced the same questions you are wrestling with — whether about forest management, water quality, environmental threats, or navigating the legislative and regulatory landscape. Our strength lies not just in what we know collectively, but opportunity to build relationships with fellow landowners and share our experiences.
Member Benefits
ALA membership meetings, conferences, and webinars — gather with fellow landowners and hear directly from government officials, researchers, conservation experts, and Adirondack leaders on topics of current interest and concern
ALA News — monthly digital newsletters covering stewardship practices, environmental issues, wildlife, legislative and regulatory developments, reports on ALA initiatives, and other topics relevant to Adirondack landowners
Timely news bulletins on critical issues as they arise — so you're never caught off guard by changes that affect your land
Legislative and regulatory guidance — access to information and context on the issues and policies that matter most to private landowners
A landowner network — connect with peers to exchange ideas, concerns, experiences, and resources
Member website access — an online hub for resources, updates and general information
Membership Options
Not sure which membership is right for you? Contact us — we're happy to help.
Regular Members
Regular membership is open to individuals who own or lease 50 or more acres within the Adirondack Park; organizations that own or lease land within the Park (regardless of size); or individuals with smaller holdings who choose to join as Regular members.
Annual dues are scaled to the size of your land ownership. Regular members have full voting rights at membership meetings and are eligible to serve as an officer or director of the corporation.
Associate Members
Associate membership is open to individuals who own or lease fewer than 50 acres within the Adirondack Park.
Annual dues are a fixed amount, independent of acreage. Associate members do not hold voting rights but are eligible to serve as a director of the corporation.
Affiliate Members
Affiliate membership is available to individuals affiliated with a Regular or Associate member. Affiliates enjoy the full benefits of the membership they're connected to, with the exception of voting rights.
ALA Members
Adirondack League Club - Old Forge
Adirondack Mountain Reserve - Keene Valley
Ampersand Pond - Harrietstown
Bay Pond Park - Paul Smiths
Brandreth Park Association - Long Lake
Diana Timberlands LLC - Lewis Co
Fisher Forestry, LLC - Watson
Grasse River Club - Colton
Kildare Club - Tupper Lake
Livingston Lake Club - Day
Matamek Corporation - Bellmont
McCavanaugh Pond Club - Waverly
McClelland Family Property - Keene Valley
North Woods Club - Minerva
Paine Family Estate - Westport
Putnam Camp - Keene Valley
Thisse Family Properties - Watson/Webb
Wilmurt Club - Morehouse
Officers
President, Ginny Brandreth - Brandreth Park Association
Vice President, Jeffrey Masters - Wilmurt Club
Treasurer, Phil Power - McCavanaugh Pond Club
Secretary, Abigail Friedman - Kildare Club
Directors
Wilbur Rice, Immediate Past President - Adirondack League Club
Robert Hough - Fisher Forestry
William D. Hutchens, Jr. - Livingston Lake Club
Dana Leary - Matamek Corporation
Jeff Doyle - Adirondack League Club
Normand Smith - Adirondack Mountain Reserve
Matthew Preston Smith - Adirondack Mountain Reserve
"The Adirondack Landowners Association is turning its attention to the issue of hiker overcrowding in Keene Valley — a challenge the Ausable Club and Adirondack Mountain Reserve have been navigating for years through our reservation system, and one that the State's own Visitor Use Management report now recognizes as a region-wide concern. The ALA's growing engagement on this front, grounded in both a conservation lens and a private landowner lens, will be an important voice as the debate over visitor management in the High Peaks intensifies."