Adirondack Youth Climate Summit

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The Adirondack Youth Climate Summit combines plenary sessions and workshops in a fun, yet powerful, 2-day educational experience.

This year's Adirondack Youth Climate Summit will be held October 21-22, 2026 at The Wild Center.
The Adirondack Youth Climate Summit combines plenary sessions and workshops in a fun, yet powerful, 2-day educational experience. At the Summit, students will develop a climate action plan that they can use to implement climate solutions in their own community. Young people will leave ready to accelerate change in their lives, schools and communities.
Registration for the 2026 Adirondack Youth Climate Summit will open soon!
Please reach out to Garrett Marino, Youth Climate Leadership Coordinator, at gmarino@wildcenter.org with any questions.

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2024 Adirondack Youth Climate Summit Legacy Page

Learn more about last year's Adirondack Youth Climate Summit including the Day 1 and Day 2 agenda, speaker bios, and workshop information
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Group Expectations

Visit this page for helpful checklists that outline what your group should do before, during and after attending the AYCS
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Accomodations

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Past Summits

Catch up on Adirondack Youth Climate Summits (AYCS) past on our YouTube channel.
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