The Keller’s have been involved with THTLT almost since its inception. They considered placing an easement on their 77 acres, but were not ready to make that commitment. Instead, in 2002 they enrolled in our Land Registry Program, which is a hand shake agreement between the land trust and the landowner to be a good steward of their land. Since that time, the Keller’s have become year-round residents of the property and decided the time was right in 2008, for them to permanently protect their property with a conservation easement.
The property is surrounded on three sides by state forest and forest preserve and is located in an area that has been identified by the Adirondack Tug Hill Wildlife Connectivity project as important to wildlife travel between Tug Hill and the Adirondacks. The Keller’s regularly see ravens, owls, bald eagles, otters, marten, fisher, beaver, black bear, red fox, coyote, deer and turkey. A rare orchid, listed in NYS as an exploitably vulnerable native plant has also been identified.
