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Logging operations on the Santa Clara Tract (photo gallery)

The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks owned by the Molpus Woodlands Tract Group is subject to a state conservation easement.
The Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks owned by the Molpus Woodlands Tract Group is subject to a state conservation easement.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
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The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
The Adirondack Explorer toured part of the Santa Clara Tract in the northern Adirondacks with the Molpus Woodlands Tract in early August. Above are photos from that trip.
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In early August, staff writer Mike Virtanen and I visited the Santa Clara Tract with the Molpus Woodlands Group. The visit was part of the research Mike was doing for an in-depth story about Adirondack conservation easements for the September issue of the Explorer. Below are links to those articles.

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