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Champlain Area Trails

Adirondack Garden Club Gets Grant for Essex Quarry Nature Preserve

July 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Essex Quarry Nature Preserve (Tim Rowland photo)The Adirondack Garden Club (AGC) has been awarded a $3,000 Partners for Plants (P4P) grant from the Garden Club of America’s Civic Improvement Committee for 2023, followed by the opportunity for an additional $3,000 in 2024 and 2025. P4P grants facilitate hands-on projects between local Garden Club of America clubs and land managers on federal, state, local, and other significant public lands, and involve collaboration with a horticultural expert. [Read more…] about Adirondack Garden Club Gets Grant for Essex Quarry Nature Preserve

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Garden Club, Champlain Area Trails, Essex Quarry Nature Preserve, Garden Club of America, gardening, Invasive Species, Native Plants, wildflowers

Grand Opening of Long Pond Trail in Willsboro

July 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Long Pond Trail in WillsboroChamplain Area Trails (CATS) and its Long Pond Conservancy Program will host the Long Pond Trail Grand Opening, north of Willsboro, Essex County, NY on July 8th at 9:30 am. This 4.5-mile hiking trail leads to the forested western shore of Long Pond. [Read more…] about Grand Opening of Long Pond Trail in Willsboro

Filed Under: Events, Recreation Tagged With: Champlain Area Trails, Essex County, hiking, Willsboro

Founding Director of Champlain Area Trails Retiring

June 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Chris Maron, executive director of CATS, hikes North Boquet Mountain by Mike LynchChris Maron, the founding Executive Director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS), announced he will retire in December 2024 after 14 years. Under Maron’s leadership, CATS became an accredited land trust that developed miles of trails, protected land, publicized local hiking opportunities, and enabled thousands of people to connect with nature in New York’s Champlain Valley. [Read more…] about Founding Director of Champlain Area Trails Retiring

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Boquet River Nature Preserve, Champlain Area Trails, Champlain Valley, Lake Champlain, Lewis, Nature Conservancy, Split Rock Wildway, West Champlain Hills, Westport, Willsboro

Champlain Area Trails Grand Hike Registration is Open

April 9, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Champlain Area Trails has announced their Grand Hike, an almost 14-mile walk from Willsboro to Westport, in Essex County, NY has been set for Saturday, May 6th. [Read more…] about Champlain Area Trails Grand Hike Registration is Open

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Champlain Area Trails

Unique Lake Champlain Hike, Swim, & Sip July 30th

July 24, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ausable Brewery courtesy CATSChamplain Area Trails (CATS) will host “Hike, Swim, & Sip,” an event featuring a Cadence Crest on Trembleau Mountain near Keeseville, followed by a swim at Port Douglass Beach on Lake Champlain, followed by après-hike brews at Ausable Brewery, on Saturday, July 30th. [Read more…] about Unique Lake Champlain Hike, Swim, & Sip July 30th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Champlain Area Trails

CATS To Celebrate National Trails Day June 4th

May 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

hiker courtesy Champlain Area TrailsChamplain Area Trails (CATS) will celebrate National Trails Day, a day of public events aimed at advocacy and trail service, on Saturday, June 4th. [Read more…] about CATS To Celebrate National Trails Day June 4th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Champlain Area Trails

Champlain Area Trails Hosting Grand Hike Saturday

May 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

CATS Grand HikeAfter a two-year hiatus, Champlain Area Trails (CATS) will present a shorter Grand Hike on May 14th that makes a 6-mile loop on CATS trails through the fields and forests of Westport on Lake Champlain and ends at the Ledge Hill Brewery where there will be a brew party featuring the Bionic Band from Saranac Lake and food from DaCy Meadow Farm. [Read more…] about Champlain Area Trails Hosting Grand Hike Saturday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Champlain Area Trails

Champlain Area Trails to Open Spirit Sanctuary Trail

November 25, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Spirit Sanctuary Trail courtesy CATSChamplain Area Trails (CATS) will host a trail opening hike on the new Spirit Sanctuary Trail in Essex, NY, on Saturday, November 27th at 10 am. [Read more…] about Champlain Area Trails to Open Spirit Sanctuary Trail

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Champlain Area Trails

Essex Quarry Nature Preserve Grand Opening Set For Sept 18th

September 16, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Essex Quarry photo provided by CATSChamplain Area Trails (CATS) will host a Grand Opening Celebration for the Essex Quarry Nature Preserve on Saturday, September 18th. [Read more…] about Essex Quarry Nature Preserve Grand Opening Set For Sept 18th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature Tagged With: Adirondacks, Champlain Area Trails

Champlain Valley Suffrage Auto Tours Set

July 18, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Champlain Valley Suffrage Centennial Auto TourThe Champlain Valley Suffrage Centennial 2021 Auto Tour events are set for July 31st, August 6th-7th, August 14th, August 21st. The tour commemorates and celebrates the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920 and recognizes and demonstrates the many ways women fought for the right to vote prior to 1920. [Read more…] about Champlain Valley Suffrage Auto Tours Set

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Champlain Area Trails, Champlain Valley, Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership, Chimney Point, Clinton County Historical Association, Crandall Public Library, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, North Star Underground Railroad Museum

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