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Is conservation right for you, or someone you know?

Would you like to protect your land? Do you know someone who might be interested in protecting their farm, woodlands, or wetlands? People protect their land for a variety of reasons. For many, it’s a…

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Fisher Cat

Key to community vitality and wildlife health

Core Forest one of the most special places in NYS

As you walk one of the old logging roads, deep in the woods, the smell of moss, decaying leaves, and…

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Gleisner Farm

Because it’s part of who we are…

Looking out from the hilltop, over the barns and pastures as the sun rises and the warm glow creeps across…

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Kayak on Black River

When conservation connects, close to home

Making conservation last the test of time

For land conservation to withstand the test of time, future generations have to care about it and the land trusts…

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Spoon Dairy
Spoon Dairy Farm

Dairy Farm Grant Opportunity

Calling all dairy farmers interested in participating

The Dairy Transitions Farmland Protection Initiative is focused on dairy farms that are either looking to diversify their operation, or…

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Monarch

It’s an Ecological Trap

Climate change can turn Monarch Butterflies’ favorite food into poison New research is documenting the impact of increased CO2 in…

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On the Mad River Flow looking NW.
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Tug Hill Land Trust Concerned About Mad River Wind Facility

Read the Entire White Paper Prepared by SUNY ESF

Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust has released a new “white paper” report with concerns about the wind energy facility proposed…

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Tom Walker

Top of the Hill Award

Tom, Tug Hill, and a lifetime spent in the out-of-doors

It seems that Tom Walker has always been passionate about Tug Hill. As part of the Tug Hill Trekers outdoor…

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Independence River
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A Family’s Land is Protected Forever in the Town of Greig

A sacred trust, a love together along the Independence River

It seems like it is always cold here in the North Country. The frosty nights of the fall, the blustery,…

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From L to R: Terry and George Cataldo, and Dr. Edward Russell
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Local Land and Water Conservation Get a Boost

More Families Can Conserve Their Lands

Families and landowners in the Tug Hill region, including the counties of Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and Oswego, just received good…

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