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How Does A Land Trust Protect A Watershed? One Parcel At A Time

January 27, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall 1 Comment

Saddlebrook Stream Species start to vanish from streams during the first stages of suburban development, according to the United States Geological Service. By the time impervious surfaces had absorbed 20 percent of the terrain of some New England watersheds, for example, those streams’ aquatic invertebrate communities had shrunk by roughly 25 percent. [Read more…] about How Does A Land Trust Protect A Watershed? One Parcel At A Time

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Bolton, conservation, development, Dresden, Easements, Environmental History, Essex County, Fort Ann, Hague, Horicon, Lake George, Lake George Land Conservancy, nature, Putnam, Ticonderoga, USGS, Warren County, water quality, Wildlife

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