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From left, Hamilton County IDA Executive Director Christy Wilt, Hamlets to Huts Executive Director Joe Dadey, local government leader Bill Farber, and ALT's Megan Stevenson at Griffin Gorge on the East Branch of the Sacandaga River in the town of Wells. Erika Bailey, courtesy Adirondack Land Trust

Hamlets To Huts to get land in Wells for developing lodge

By Mike Lynch

The 18-acre property is located off Route 8 in the southern Adirondacks

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Expanding birding opportunities in the Adirondacks

By David Escobar

Birdability joins Adirondack Land Trust in tracking accessible birdwatching options for people with disabilities

Willsboro to gain new park on Lake Champlain

By Mike Lynch

Town will add a park for swimming, hiking and skiing, due to deal facilitated by Adirondack Land Trust

paul smith's college sign

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

Pursuing accessibility at an Adirondack nature preserve

By David Escobar

Adirondack Land Trust attempts to balance community concerns with trail plans at Glenview Preserve

Six Nations center looks to build for future generations

By David Escobar

Museum project in Onchiota will allow for expansion and preservation of local Indigenous artifact collections

View from Rattlesnake Knob in the Four Peaks Tract in Jay looking toward the Sentinel Range. Part of the Adirondack Park

State acquires 600-acre ‘Four Peaks Tract’ in Jay for forest preserve

By Gwendolyn Craig

Conservation easements for Follensby, Raquette River tracts completed, pushing state closer to conservation goals

Adirondack Land Trust Stewardship Manager Derek Rogers removes invasives and plants pollinators at the Glenview Preserve in late June.

Adirondack Land Trust awarded $3M for accessible trail development

By North Country Public Radio

The money will be split between two iconic properties in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid

2023 Explored: Protected lands

By Gwendolyn Craig

There were a number of sales, easements and land management projects across the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park.

Amassing park assets

By Mike Lynch

The Adirondack Land Trust has protected 27,606 acres through easements, land it bought and sold to the state, and by creating four preserves.

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