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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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30-by-30? Aerial view of intact forests along the North Branch of the Boquet River on the Ben Wever Farm property, now protected by a conservation easement in partnership with the Adirondack Land Trust. © Adirondack Land Trust/Becca Halter

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

Easement preserves parcel in international wildlife corridor

By Mike Lynch

The Grand Lakes Reserve is part of the Adirondacks to Algonquin Corridor (A2A)

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New conservation easement funds Lake George forest protections

By Gwendolyn Craig

The Lake George Land Conservancy received one of four conservation easement grants from the state to protect Wiawaka Center forest.

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2021 EXPLORED: Land acquisitions and protection

By Mike Lynch

Talk swirled around notable parcels, while smaller land tracts went toward improving connectivity

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State preserves 8,000 acres in St. Lawrence County

By Adirondack Explorer

Through an easement and forest preserve acquisition, state protects nearly 8,000 acres in St. Lawrence County.

George Pataki, the 53rd governor of New York, looks out on the Boquet River in Willsboro.

Pataki’s Adirondacks

By Gwendolyn Craig

"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.

The Cedar River flows through lands leased by the Gooley Club. Photo by Carl Heilman II.

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…

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