Easement bought to protect 294 Willsboro acres, 2 miles of Boquet River shoreline
By Mike Lynch
The purchase aims to bolster chances of salmon returning to the river
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Paul Smith’s in talks over conservation easement for campus forest land
By James Odato
Conservation deal with Adirondack Land Trust would protect additional college forest land while generating needed funds
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Easement preserves parcel in international wildlife corridor
By Mike Lynch
The Grand Lakes Reserve is part of the Adirondacks to Algonquin Corridor (A2A)
New conservation easement funds Lake George forest protections
The Lake George Land Conservancy received one of four conservation easement grants from the state to protect Wiawaka Center forest.
2021 EXPLORED: Land acquisitions and protection
By Mike Lynch
Talk swirled around notable parcels, while smaller land tracts went toward improving connectivity
State preserves 8,000 acres in St. Lawrence County
Through an easement and forest preserve acquisition, state protects nearly 8,000 acres in St. Lawrence County.
Pataki’s Adirondacks
"It’s just been a unique, tremendous place that still has to fight to retain its incredible natural characteristics."
Figure 8: A Sable Highlands destination in need of long-planned road improvements
By Phil Brown
In a 2009 interim recreation plan, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said it intended to build a new road and short trails to provide access to Lilypad and Figure 8 ponds.
Missed opportunities at the Sable Highlands
By Phil Brown
As part of my investigation of the Sable Highlands, I tried to visit every public use area and linear recreation corridor, racking up about 175 miles on a mountain bike, my primary method of exploring the interior. In my travels, I identified three major problems: a shortage of parking areas, inadequate signage and a lack of trails and other amenities.
Online petition for Forest Preserve acquisitions
By Phil Brown
Protect the Adirondacks, the Adirondack Mountain Club, the Adirondack Council, and other green groups have started an online petition to encourage the state not to back out of an agreement to purchase sixty-five thousand acres of former Finch, Pruyn lands for the Forest Preserve. In its petition, the environmentalists contend that “a small but vocal…