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Portion of Lake George Tributary Protected

July 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fairy Brook Corridor provided by LGLCThe Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) has protected 25 acres on County Route 6 in the Town of Dresden on the east side of Lake George in Washington County, NY.

The property includes 1,300 feet of Fairy Brook, a small tributary of Lake George which drains north into Lake Champlain at Ticonderoga and ultimately into the Richelieu and then St. Lawrence Rivers into the North Atlantic.

This project fits within the LGLC’s Huletts Landing Conservation Initiative, which focuses on protecting the wetlands and stream corridors in this steep region of the Lake George watershed, which they see as crucial to managing stormwater flow and reducing the amount of sediment and contaminants entering Lake George.

Last summer the LGLC protected a total of 137 acres in the Initiative area, protecting significant lengths of tributaries that flow into Lake George, including some of Fairy Brook.

The newly protected property had been approved for the construction of a small house and leach field near the steep slopes leading to the stream. Its protection has effectively prevented a potentially significant negative impact on the property’s sensitive and erodible slopes.

The property is currently not open to the public except by special request, due to limited accessibility.

Map of Fairy Brook Corridor provided by LGLC.

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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: conservation, Dresden, Fairy Brook, Lake George, Lake George Land Conservancy, nature, Washington County

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