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Inspiring the love of the land

Welcoming experiences in nature last a lifetime

Thanks to partnerships with Verona Beach State Park, Delta Lake State Park, private landowners, Midtown Utica Community Center, and Young Scholars LLP in Utica, more young people than ever are finding joy in the outdoors…

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Report Sheds Light on Role of Land Trusts in Climate Change

The Land Trust Alliance sees land conservancies as key to implementing renewables. At first blush, putting “open space” and “land…

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Learn How To Save Your ASH

Learn how to conserve ash and manage emerald ash borer (EAB) – the future of ash is in your hands!

The MaMA program of the Ecological Research Institute (www.MonitoringAsh.org) provides constructive actions to take at each stage of Emerald Ash…

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Cow Pasture in the Fog
Jennifer VanAmber

When Farmland Matters

Local family considers national security, family, and community

“This land is part of our family, our community. It becomes part of who you are.” – Ed Siebels Across…

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Jones Fire
Michael Parker

A Farm Rises from Ashes

Terry Jones worked on his farm in Trenton for 50 years. It was passed down from his grandfather and is…

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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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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 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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