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The transformation of Little River Preserve in Star Lake

By William Hill

Snowshoeing on the 257-acre property that's near Five Ponds Wilderness

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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.

A view toward the High Peaks from the proposed Moriah Wilderness Preserve. Photo by Bob Linck

Northeast Wilderness Trust makes plans to create Moriah wilderness preserve

By Mike Lynch

The Vermont-based nonprofit land trust has a contract with New Timber, LLC, and hopes to purchase the property for $1.8 million by early July. 

Bear Pond Forest

Trust acquires wild swath in western Adirondacks

By Mike Lynch

Northeast Wilderness Trust has purchased 1,050 acres in the Five Ponds Wilderness to create the Bear Pond Forest. 

Land trust protects 1,400 acres in St. Lawrence County

By Mike Lynch

The acreage falls within the Adirondack to Algonquin corridor, a wildway that connects the the Blue Line with the Ontario provincial park.

EagleMountainPreserve

Wilderness trust buys a new Adirondack preserve

By Phil Brown

The property includes eight or nine peaks above 1,000 feet, five ponds, and extensive wetlands along the North Branch of the Boquet River. Peregrine falcons nest on cliffs on Eagle Mountain.

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