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Finger Lakes Land Trust

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

80-Acre Addition To High Tor Area Part of FDR’s Preservation Legacy

November 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Parker Trust property provided by DECNew York State’s recent acquisition of the 86-acres Parker tract in the Finger Lakes area, recalls the role of New York State Governor and later U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the creation of New York States Forests and Wildlife Management Areas.

The State purchased the parcel from the Parker Trust for $171,300 utilizing federal Pittman-Robertson Act (1937) funds. To ensure that use is in compliance with the Act, the state is planning to include the land in the High Tor Wildlife Management Area in Yates County.

[Read more…] about 80-Acre Addition To High Tor Area Part of FDR’s Preservation Legacy

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Battle of Saratoga, CCC, DEC, Environmental History, FDR, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Land Trust, fishing, hiking, hunting, National Park Service, nature, trapping, Wildlife

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