Adirondack Mountain Club

Adirondack Mountain Club

Logo of the Adirondack Mountain Club
Founded	1922
Membership	30,000
Website	www.adk.org

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The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1922. It has approximately 30,000 members.^[1] The ADK is dedicated to the protection and responsible recreational use of the New York State Forest Preserve, parks, wild lands, and waters; it conducts conservation, and natural history programs. There are 27 local chapters^[2] in New York and New Jersey. The club has worked to increase state holdings in the Adirondack Park and to protect the area from commercial development.^{[citation needed]}