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Waterman Fund Grants Support Northeast Alpine Stewardship

April 7, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

High Peaks alpine steward provided by Waterman FundThe Waterman Fund awarded a record amount of funding to northeast alpine stewardship groups this year. Each year the Waterman Fund awards grant funding to support education, research, and trail projects in northeast alpine areas. This year, the fund awarded just over $65,000 in support of six projects. [Read more…] about Waterman Fund Grants Support Northeast Alpine Stewardship

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: conservation, Grants, nature

Adirondack Park Inholding Protected, Closing Forest Preserve Gap

March 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Land Trust staff at a 60-acre inholding in the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Kathy Woughter/Adirondack Land TrustThe Adirondack Land Trust has purchased 60 acres surrounded by the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, closing a gap in the New York State Forest Preserve. [Read more…] about Adirondack Park Inholding Protected, Closing Forest Preserve Gap

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Land Trust, conservation, Forest Preserve, snowmobiling, Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest

The First Adirondack Conservation Easement

March 9, 2021 by David Gibson Leave a Comment

Elk Lake by Ken Rimany DEC and APA websites reveal that 777,206 acres of private land in the Adirondack Park are protected in some fashion by a state-owned conservation easement.

During the Adirondack Park Centennial year of 1992 there were 93,000 acres of private lands under state-owned easement in the Park. [Read more…] about The First Adirondack Conservation Easement

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: conservation, Conservation Department, Easements, Elk Lake, Environmental History, Forever Wild, Mario Cuomo, Paul Schaefer, Political History, wilderness

Ausable River Association Hires New Stream Restoration Associate

March 3, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ausable River Association logoThe Ausable River Association (AsRA) has hired Peru, NY resident Gary Henry for the position of stream restoration associate. [Read more…] about Ausable River Association Hires New Stream Restoration Associate

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Ausable River, Ausable River Association, conservation, nature

Overlooking Champlain: More of Trembleau Mountain Protected

February 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Trembleau Mountain Addition provided by OSIThe Open Space Institute (OSI) has announced the acquisition of a property in the Town of Chesterfield that protects local water quality and furthers regional connectivity of protected land.

Located near Keeseville, just north of Willsboro Bay on Lake Champlain, the property will also open additional land for recreation and provide users with scenic views of the lake. [Read more…] about Overlooking Champlain: More of Trembleau Mountain Protected

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: conservation, hiking, Lake Champlain, Open Space Institute, Trembleau Mountain, water quality

Lake Placid Land Conservancy Earns Accreditation

February 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

View of Giant Mountain from LPLC's Deer Brook Preserve, Keene ValleyThe Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, has awarded the Lake Placid Land Conservancy accredited status.

The accreditation seal represents their commitment to meeting national quality standards for permanently protecting important natural places in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Lake Placid Land Conservancy Earns Accreditation

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: conservation, Lake Placid, Lake Placid Land Conservancy

180 Acres Protected In Six Mile Creek Watershed

February 25, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Six Mile Creek courtesy DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) have announced it has established a perpetual conservation easement on a priority parcel in the Six Mile Creek watershed in the town of Dryden, Tompkins County. [Read more…] about 180 Acres Protected In Six Mile Creek Watershed

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: conservation, DEC, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Land Trust, Six Mile Creek, water quality

State Parks Grow in the Hudson Valley

February 22, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rockefeller State Park Preserve provided by State ParksThree State Parks in the Hudson Valley added more than 260 acres of open space under $1.14 million in State funding from the Environmental Protection Fund and Hudson Highlands Conservation Act. [Read more…] about State Parks Grow in the Hudson Valley

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: conservation, hiking, State Parks

DEC Releases New York State Forest Action Plan

February 18, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2020 New York State Forest Action PlanDEC’s Division of Lands and Forests has released the 2020 New York State Forest Action Plan. This document is revised every 10 years and provides long-term strategies for addressing the challenges faced by forests today. [Read more…] about DEC Releases New York State Forest Action Plan

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: conservation, DEC, nature, Wildlife

Proposed State Budget Includes Adirondack Environmental Priorities

February 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack CouncilThe Adirondack Council has issued a statement to the press applauding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal for its focus on many of the state’s environmental priorities and detailing budget items related to the Adirondack Park: [Read more…] about Proposed State Budget Includes Adirondack Environmental Priorities

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, conservation, nature, NYS Budget

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