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Easements

New Road To Open Access To St. Lawrence County Wild Areas

December 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the amendment of the Kildare Conservation Easement and the Five Mile Conservation Easement Recreation Management Plans (RMPs) to include new opportunities for public access to recreation in the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about New Road To Open Access To St. Lawrence County Wild Areas

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, DEC, development, Easements, Five Mile Easement, hiking, Hopkinton, hunting, Kildare Easement, nature, Parishville, St Lawrence County, Wildlife

DEC: Some Camps Will Remain at Long Pond Easement

September 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and JT Granshue LLC have announced the completion of a modification to the Long Pond conservation easement, which is located in the towns of Colton and Clare, St. Lawrence County. The modification allows for 15 hunting, fishing, and recreation camps originally slated for removal to remain on the property in perpetuity. [Read more…] about DEC: Some Camps Will Remain at Long Pond Easement

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, camping, Cranberry Lake, DEC, Easements, Forest Preserve, Grass River Wild Forest, Long Pond Easement, St Lawrence County

Flatrock Mtn Easement Draft Recreation Plan Released

March 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

proposed Flatrock Mountain Conservation Easement mapThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced they are seeking public comment on the draft Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for Flatrock Mountain Conservation Easement.

The 511-acre easement tract is located southwest of Old Forge in the town of Webb, Herkimer County, between State Route 28 and Middle Branch Moose River. [Read more…] about Flatrock Mtn Easement Draft Recreation Plan Released

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Easements, Flatrock Mountain Conservation Easement, Town of Webb

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: Adirondack Park, conservation, Conservation Department, Easements, Elk Lake, Environmental History, Forever Wild, Mario Cuomo, Paul Schaefer, Political History, wilderness

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