The 2022 Adopt a Lean-to Lottery
The 2022 Adopt a Lean-to Lottery
February 4, 2022
ADK’s popular Adopt a Lean-to Program is thirty-seven years old in 2022. Hundreds of volunteer adopters donated over four thousand hours in 2021 toward maintaining “their” lean-to and its environs, replacing registers, and reporting problems. Major construction is not required, but many adopters have worked on roof replacement, privy location, log-staining, and other projects under the guidance of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation personnel. ADK is extremely proud of all of these volunteers, including the dozens who have offered over 10 years of service to the program.
As of February 3, 2022, the below lean-tos are available for adoption. Be sure to indicate which lean-to(s) you are interested in adopting (no more than three). Find the location of the listed lean-tos using the search function in our new lottery map. If you already are an adopter, note that new adopters will have priority in the lottery.
The lottery is now closed. Results of the drawing will be announced on April 11, 2022.
| Lean-to | County | Land Unit |
| Berrymill Pond | Essex | Pharaoh Lake Wilderness |
| Black Mountain Pond | Washington | Lake George Wild Forest |
| Boucher Point #1 | Hamilton | Sargent Ponds Wild Forest |
| Boucher Point #2 | Hamilton | Sargent Ponds Wild Forest |
| Burntbridge Pond | St. Lawrence | Cranberry Lake Wilderness |
| Cold Brook (Saranac River) | Franklin | Saranac Lake Wild Forest |
| Griffin | Essex | High Peaks Wilderness |
| Herbert Brook | Essex | High Peaks Wilderness |
| Hour Pond | Warren | Siamese Ponds Wilderness |
| Lilypad Pond | Essex | Pharaoh Lake Wilderness |
| Little Rock Pond | Essex | Pharaoh Lake Wilderness |
| Marcy Brook | Essex | High Peaks Wilderness |
| Marcy Dam #2 | Essex | High Peaks Wilderness |
| Moose Mt. Pond | Essex | Hammond Pond Wild Forest |
| Mr. Van | Essex | High Peaks Wilderness |
| Mullins Flow | Herkimer | Watson’s East Triangle Wild Forest |
| Piercefield Flow | St. Lawrence | Piercefield Flow – Conservation Easement |
| Pillsbury Lake | Hamilton | West Canada Lake Wilderness |
| Pine Lake | Lewis | HaDeRonDa Wilderness |
| Placid | Essex | McKenzie Mountain Wilderness |
| Plumley’s #2 | Hamilton | High Peaks Wilderness |
| Remsen Falls | Herkimer | Black River Wild Forest |
| Rodney Point #1 | Hamilton | High Peaks Wilderness |
| Sand Lake Falls | Herkimer | Black River Wild Forest |
| Seventh Lake #1 | Hamilton | Moose River Wild Forest |
| Seventh Lake #2 | Hamilton | Moose River Wild Forest |
| Slant Rock | Essex | High Peaks Wilderness |
| Spruce Lake #1 | Hamilton | West Canada Lake Wilderness |
| Tubmill Marsh | Essex | Pharaoh Lake Wilderness |
| Uphill | Essex | High Peaks Wilderness |
| William G. Howard | Essex | High Peaks Wilderness |
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