CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF PROTECTING SPECIAL PLACES
update Spring 2019
Cobble Hill, Lake Placid. © Evan Williams, PureADK.com
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ur adventure—a conservation organization focused on protecting farms, forests, vistas and other lands and waters important to the Adirondack region—began 35 years ago, on May 3, 1984, when the Adirondack Land Trust filed its certificate of incorporation. Our founders saw a need for a private land-saving group focused on places that make the Adirondack Park function not just as an intact ecosystem but as a landscape that supports healthy communities. Many individuals deserve credit for establishing the Adirondack Land Trust (ALT), chief among them George Davis, a forester and planner who was also instrumental in creating the Adirondack Park Agency. Davis was then program director of the Adirondack Council, and Frances Beinecke (a current ALT director) was its board chair. The Adirondack Council conceived the land trust as an on-the-ground resource for communities and landowners. ALT’s original board included other visionaries who are still working for a better Adirondacks today: Tim Barnett, Jim Dawson, Kim Elliman, John Ernst and Sally Johnson. The late Clarence Petty (1905-2009) was also a founding board member. Many others—far too
many to name here—supported the launch with financing, advice and partnership. George Davis was the first staffer, part time. Tom Duffus became associate director, ALT’s first full-time employee, in 1986. Today, 24,194 protected acres later, ALT is an independent, fiscally strong organization with eight staff, many valued contractors and volunteers, and 19 board members. It is time to celebrate what our supporters have made possible. In February this year, the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, announced that ALT has been awarded accreditation, a distinction signifying that we meet the highest national standards for conservation and nonprofit management. Inside, you’ll find a chronology of ALT projects plus news about recent accomplishments. We are grateful to everyone who has played a part in lasting land protection, and we are excited to work with a new generation of conservation heroes. Long-term, sustained effort at Adirondack scale is possible only with strong communities and committed supporters. It has truly been a team effort —a team we are beyond proud to be a part of. spring 2019
Stewardship is Forever BOARD MEMBERS
The foundation elected to do something of lasting and meaningful impact for the Adirondacks: fund conservation-easement stewardship, so that ALT can fulfill our perpetual obligation to help care for lands protected in partnership with private landowners.
Founded in 1984, the Adirondack Land Trust protects farms and forests, undeveloped shoreline, scenic vistas, and lands and waters contributing to the quality of life of our communities as well as the wildness and rural character of the Adirondacks.
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We are grateful to the F.M. Kirby Foundation board and staff; to Walker, who passed away in 2017; and to the leadership donors who stepped up to meet their challenge. As our work expands, we will continue to grow our endowment to ensure the permanence of future conservation.
In 2014, the foundation made a $2 million commitment to create the Fred M. and Walker D. Kirby Stewardship Endowment, and challenged ALT to raise at least that much. We are delighted to announce that ALT has received $2 million in new commitments
Conservation Team News
Chairs Emeriti Lionel O. Barthold James C. Dawson, PhD J. Edward Fowler Harry Groome Edward W. McNeil Charles O. Svenson 2861 NYS Route 73 PO Box 130 Keene, NY 12942 (518) 576-2400 info@adirondacklandtrust.org adirondacklandtrust.org
“Purchase of land, or protection by voluntary agreement with a private landowner, is just the beginning of conservation work,” said S. Dillard Kirby. “Stewardship is forever. We hope this grant will encourage others to support long-term conservation needs at the Adirondack Land Trust.”
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Advisory Directors Tim Barnett Mike DiNunzio Bill McKibben Amy Vedder, PhD
to the Kirby stewardship endowment. The stewardship endowment balance is now $4.5 million; with outstanding pledges it will reach the $6 million needed to manage our current portfolio of conservation easements. To accept new easements, the need is greater still.
Amy McCune, a senior associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, joined the ALT board in January. She is a member of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, where she has taught biology of fishes, vertebrate biology and evolution. Her research is all about fishes, and her lab has taken multiple approaches to understanding their evolution. “I have enjoyed the beauty of the Adirondacks for many years, and I’m honored to become part of the effort to preserve the Adirondacks for generations to come,” McCune said.
Becca Halter joined the staff in January as stewardship specialist. Becca has worked as a sustainability fellow with the Pittsburgh City Planning Office and as a stewardship intern with The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. She first came to the Adirondacks to work as a leader of volunteer crews for the Adirondack Mountain Club while earning a BA in environmental science from Skidmore College. Becca is passionate about connecting people to the land, hands-on stewardship, and learning something new every day.
Special pull-out Report
Bill Paternotte Chair Jonathan S. Linen Vice Chair David Henle Treasurer Barbara Glaser, EdD Secretary Stephen H. Burrington Executive Committee member Kevin Arquit Barbara Bedford, PhD Frances Beinecke David Brunner Charles Canham, PhD John Colston Lee Keet Joe Martens Amy McCune, PhD Elizabeth McLanahan Peter S. Paine, Jr. Meredith M. Prime Sarah Underhill Julie Willis
Since 1974, the F.M. Kirby Foundation has been an important partner to many organizations in Adirondack land and water protection. In 2013, foundation president S. Dillard Kirby and then vice president of grants Bill Byrnes contacted the Adirondack Land Trust on behalf of Walker Kirby, who was seeking to memorialize her late husband and foundation founder, Fred M. Kirby II.
A view over the 250 acres purchased at Moxham Mountain.
THE SOUTH FACE: MOXHAM MOUNTAIN The Adirondack Land Trust and a local family have partnered to protect 250 acres of Moxham Mountain and its stunning cliffs between Minerva and North Creek. “We are extraordinarily grateful to the Adirondack Land Trust for our years-long collaboration to preserve Moxham Mountain for all time,” said Mary Brassel Zack, who grew up in the Adirondacks and now lives in Pennsylvania, and whose parents bought the land in the 1950s. “This exceptional Adirondack landmark will remain forever undeveloped and beautiful, and eventually accessible to those who want to enjoy its unique terrain.”
The Town of Chester and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) endorse the purchase for its potential to provide a new hiking trail on the south side of the mountain, off Route 28N. DEC and the Student Conservation Association opened a northside trail to Moxham’s 2,360-foot summit in 2012. Moxham, part of the 92,000-acre Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, offers an alternative to more crowded hiking trails in parts of the High Peaks Wilderness. The $160,000 February 2019 purchase was made possible by donations to the land trust’s Wild Adirondacks Fund.
PRIVATE CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP A new conservation easement will help protect an intact forest and a unique strain of brook trout on 2,122 acres in the town of Long Lake. The Little Charley Pond tract contains Snell, Bear and Little Charley ponds and five miles of wild shoreline. A new owner, Charley Pond Preserve, has donated to the Adirondack Land Trust a perpetual conservation easement that will keep the forest whole and safeguard a rare fish community. “Private owners play an important role in protecting the character and integrity of the Adirondack Park’s forests and waters,” said Adirondack Land Trust executive director Mike Carr. “The Little Charley Pond tract is an example of how private initiative can provide conservation leadership.”
The Adirondack Land Trust purchased Little Charley in 2007 for $2 million. When scientists later identified an unexploited and genetically unique population of brook trout there, the land trust sought a conservation-minded buyer who could protect the fish community. Under public ownership, the population could become vulnerable to angling pressure and introduction of competing species. The New York State Museum calls Little Charley Pond brook trout a “native fish of critical conservation priority.” After a century of stocking domestic strain brook trout and introduction of non-native game fish, wild strain brook trout have become rare throughout their range. In the Adirondack Park, approximately ten populations of native brook trout are known to remain with the genetic characteristics that evolved in isolated lakes over 15,000 years. spring 2019
© Carl Heilman II, Wild Visions
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Adirondack Land Trust Projects 1984-2019
CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF PROTECTING SPECIAL PLACES
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Protected by ALT Other NYS Lands Other Conservation Easements Other Private Conservation Lands Adirondack Park Boundary
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Project Name
Location
Acres
Project Type
Year
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Streeter Pond Horicon 189 Conservation Easement 1985 1 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spuytenduivel Brook Horicon 85 Forest Preserve Addition 1985 2 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— High Peaks Vista Keene 77 Forest Preserve Addition 1985 3 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bog River Tupper Lake 561 Assist NYS: Forest Preserve Addition 1986 4 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— West Canada Creek Russia 275 Conservation Easement Later 1986 5 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— West Canada Creek Conservation Easement Later Trenton 53 1986 6 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobleboro Vista Forest Preserve Addition Ohio 16 1987 7 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oswegatchie River Working Forest Conservation Easement Fine 328 1987 8 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— West Canada Creek Conservation Easement Later Russia 6 1987 9 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Irwin Farm Conservation Easement Essex 359 1988 10 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— West Canada Creek Conservation Easement Later Trenton 29 1988 11 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Conservation Easement Later Queensbury 1 1988 12 Lake George ————————————————————————————————————————————————w= Transferred to Lake George —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Land Conservancy —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 13 Indian Canoe Carry Harrietstown 36 1989 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 14 Champlain Valley Farmland Essex 31 1989 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 15 Champlain Valley Farmland Essex 30 1989 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 16 West Canada Creek Russia 95 1989 Conservation Easement Later —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 17 Hudson Headwaters Newcomb 826 1989 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 18 Sawyer Creek Farm Fowler 234 1990 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 19 Cold Brook Franklin 321 1990 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 20 Little Falls Farm Essex, Westport 935 1990 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 21 Little Falls, Boquet River Essex 15 1990 In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 22 Lake George Shoreline Bolton 168 1990 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 23 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 3 1991 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 24 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 17 1991 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 25 Trout Pond Working Forest Chesterfield 209 1991 Conservation Easement ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 26 Coon Mountain Preserve Westport 240 1991 ALT Preserve —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 27 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 9 1992 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 28 Grass River Clifton, Colton 103 1992 Forest Preserve Addition ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 29 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 2 1992 ALT Holding —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 30 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 6 1993 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 31 Split Rock Wildway Westport 109 1994 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 32 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 5 1994 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 33 Keene Valley Farmland Keene 36 1994 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 34 Canoe Carry East, Whitney Park Forked Lake 377 1995 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 35 Kobel Farm/Camp Dudley Westport 277 1995 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 Cobble Hill North Elba 22 1995 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 37 Osgood Pond Brighton 4 1995 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 38 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 31 1995 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 39 Roundtop Mountain Keene 79 1996 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 40 Great Chazy River Altona 43 1996 Forest Preserve Addition ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cobble Hill 41 North Elba 26 1997 Conservation Easement ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Project Name
Location
Zack Lake
Newcomb
Acres
Project Type
Year
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 42 BREIA Trails 1998 Boonville 685 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 43 Split Rock Wildway 1998 Essex 1 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 44 Cobble Hill 1998 North Elba 24 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 45 Cobble Hill 1999 North Elba 4 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 46 Cobble Hill 1999 North Elba 43 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 47 Twitchell Lake 1999 Webb 29 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 48 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire 2000 Brighton, Harrietstown 43 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 49 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire 2000 Harrietstown 54 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 50 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire 2000 Harrietstown 11 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 51 Coon Mountain Preserve 2000 Westport 45 ALT Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 52 Marsh Farm 2001 Westport 468 Conservation Easement ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— — 53 Saranac Lakes Wild Forest 2001 Harrietstown 22 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 54 Champlain Valley Farmland 2001 Chesterfield 148 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 55 Johns Brook Valley 2002 Keene 4 In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 56 BREIA Trails 2002 Boonville 140 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 57 Spaulding Farm 2002 Crown Point 113 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 58 Windy Valley Farm 2002 Westport 589 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 59 Champlain Valley Farmland 2002 Moriah 50 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 60 Upper Saranac Shoreline 2003 Harrietstown 24 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 61 Coon Mountain Preserve 2003 Westport 73 ALT Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 62 Bessboro Farm 2004 Westport 1072 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 63 Loon Lake 2004 Franklin 21 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 64 Katherine & Albert Islands 2005 Cranberry Lake 30 Conservation Easement ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— — 65 Anson Farm 2005 Essex 72 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 66 Johnson Farm 2005 Essex 99 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 67
2005 Conservation Easement Transferred from The Nature Conservancy —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 68 Efner Lake Conservation Easement 2005 Corinth 321 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 69 Poke-O-Moonshine Observer’s Trail Forest Preserve Addition Chesterfield 2006 200 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 70 Lows Lake Forest Preserve Addition Long Lake, Colton 2006 995 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 71 Lows Lake Conservation Easement Long Lake, Colton 2006 805 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to NYS ––———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 72 Rovers Farm Conservation Easement Champlain, Chazy 2007 1619 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 73 Black River Headwaters Conservation Easement Boonville, Forestport 2007 184 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 74 Little Charley Pond Later Sold to Conservation Owner Long Lake 2007 2122 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Under Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 75 Keegan Hill Conservation Easement Franklin 2008 175 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 76 Black River Headwaters Assist NYS: Conservation Easement Boonville, Forestport 2008 1849 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 77 Ford Farm Conservation Easement Chesterfield 2008 130 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 78 Minnow Pond Working Forest Conservation Easement Transferred Indian Lake 2009 1788 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— from The Nature Conservancy —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 79 Laurin Farm Conservation Easement Chester, Chazy, Champlain 2010 629 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 80 Giroux Grain Farms Conservation Easement Champlain 2010 471 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 81 Hudson River Fen Conservation Easement Transferred Newcomb 2012 192 from The Nature Conservancy —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 82 Mays Pond Later Sold to Conservation Owner Long Lake, Webb 2012 331 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Under Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 83 Coon Mountain Preserve ALT Preserve Addition Westport 2012 20 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 84 Punkeyville State Forest Assist NYS: Forest Acquisition Boonville, Forestport 2012 518 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 85 Glenview Preserve ALT Preserve Harrietstown 2016 238 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 86 High Peaks Vista In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition Keene 2018 4 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 87 Beaver Brook Tract Expansion In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition Jay, Wilmington 2018 596 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 88 Moxham Mountain In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition Chester 2019 250 628
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Acres: 24,194
Adirondack Land Trust Projects 1984-2019
CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF PROTECTING SPECIAL PLACES
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A D I R O N DAC K L A N D T R U S T P R OJ E C T S 1 9 8 4 –2 0 1 9 2861 NYS Route 73, PO Box 130 Keene, NY 12942 • (518) 576-2400 • info@adirondacklandtrust.org • adirondacklandtrust.org
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Protected by ALT Other NYS Lands Other Conservation Easements Other Private Conservation Lands Adirondack Park Boundary
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Location
Acres
Project Type
Year
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Streeter Pond Horicon 189 Conservation Easement 1985 1 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spuytenduivel Brook Horicon 85 Forest Preserve Addition 1985 2 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— High Peaks Vista Keene 77 Forest Preserve Addition 1985 3 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bog River Tupper Lake 561 Assist NYS: Forest Preserve Addition 1986 4 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— West Canada Creek Russia 275 Conservation Easement Later 1986 5 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— West Canada Creek Conservation Easement Later Trenton 53 1986 6 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Nobleboro Vista Forest Preserve Addition Ohio 16 1987 7 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Oswegatchie River Working Forest Conservation Easement Fine 328 1987 8 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— West Canada Creek Conservation Easement Later Russia 6 1987 9 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Irwin Farm Conservation Easement Essex 359 1988 10 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— West Canada Creek Conservation Easement Later Trenton 29 1988 11 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Conservation Easement Later Queensbury 1 1988 12 Lake George ————————————————————————————————————————————————w= Transferred to Lake George —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Land Conservancy —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 13 Indian Canoe Carry Harrietstown 36 1989 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 14 Champlain Valley Farmland Essex 31 1989 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 15 Champlain Valley Farmland Essex 30 1989 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 16 West Canada Creek Russia 95 1989 Conservation Easement Later —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to Tug Hill Tomorrow —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 17 Hudson Headwaters Newcomb 826 1989 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 18 Sawyer Creek Farm Fowler 234 1990 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 19 Cold Brook Franklin 321 1990 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 20 Little Falls Farm Essex, Westport 935 1990 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 21 Little Falls, Boquet River Essex 15 1990 In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 22 Lake George Shoreline Bolton 168 1990 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 23 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 3 1991 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 24 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 17 1991 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 25 Trout Pond Working Forest Chesterfield 209 1991 Conservation Easement ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 26 Coon Mountain Preserve Westport 240 1991 ALT Preserve —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 27 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 9 1992 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 28 Grass River Clifton, Colton 103 1992 Forest Preserve Addition ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 29 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 2 1992 ALT Holding —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 30 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 6 1993 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 31 Split Rock Wildway Westport 109 1994 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 32 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 5 1994 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 33 Keene Valley Farmland Keene 36 1994 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 34 Canoe Carry East, Whitney Park Forked Lake 377 1995 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 35 Kobel Farm/Camp Dudley Westport 277 1995 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 Cobble Hill North Elba 22 1995 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 37 Osgood Pond Brighton 4 1995 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 38 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire Brighton 31 1995 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 39 Roundtop Mountain Keene 79 1996 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 40 Great Chazy River Altona 43 1996 Forest Preserve Addition ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cobble Hill 41 North Elba 26 1997 Conservation Easement ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Project Name
Location
Zack Lake
Newcomb
Acres
Project Type
Year
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 42 BREIA Trails 1998 Boonville 685 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 43 Split Rock Wildway 1998 Essex 1 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 44 Cobble Hill 1998 North Elba 24 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 45 Cobble Hill 1999 North Elba 4 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 46 Cobble Hill 1999 North Elba 43 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 47 Twitchell Lake 1999 Webb 29 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 48 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire 2000 Brighton, Harrietstown 43 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 49 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire 2000 Harrietstown 54 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 50 Upper St. Regis/Spitfire 2000 Harrietstown 11 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 51 Coon Mountain Preserve 2000 Westport 45 ALT Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 52 Marsh Farm 2001 Westport 468 Conservation Easement ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— — 53 Saranac Lakes Wild Forest 2001 Harrietstown 22 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 54 Champlain Valley Farmland 2001 Chesterfield 148 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 55 Johns Brook Valley 2002 Keene 4 In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 56 BREIA Trails 2002 Boonville 140 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 57 Spaulding Farm 2002 Crown Point 113 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 58 Windy Valley Farm 2002 Westport 589 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 59 Champlain Valley Farmland 2002 Moriah 50 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 60 Upper Saranac Shoreline 2003 Harrietstown 24 Forest Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 61 Coon Mountain Preserve 2003 Westport 73 ALT Preserve Addition —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 62 Bessboro Farm 2004 Westport 1072 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 63 Loon Lake 2004 Franklin 21 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 64 Katherine & Albert Islands 2005 Cranberry Lake 30 Conservation Easement ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— — 65 Anson Farm 2005 Essex 72 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 66 Johnson Farm 2005 Essex 99 Conservation Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 67
2005 Conservation Easement Transferred from The Nature Conservancy —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 68 Efner Lake Conservation Easement 2005 Corinth 321 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 69 Poke-O-Moonshine Observer’s Trail Forest Preserve Addition Chesterfield 2006 200 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 70 Lows Lake Forest Preserve Addition Long Lake, Colton 2006 995 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 71 Lows Lake Conservation Easement Long Lake, Colton 2006 805 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Transferred to NYS ––———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 72 Rovers Farm Conservation Easement Champlain, Chazy 2007 1619 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 73 Black River Headwaters Conservation Easement Boonville, Forestport 2007 184 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 74 Little Charley Pond Later Sold to Conservation Owner Long Lake 2007 2122 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Under Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 75 Keegan Hill Conservation Easement Franklin 2008 175 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 76 Black River Headwaters Assist NYS: Conservation Easement Boonville, Forestport 2008 1849 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 77 Ford Farm Conservation Easement Chesterfield 2008 130 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 78 Minnow Pond Working Forest Conservation Easement Transferred Indian Lake 2009 1788 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— from The Nature Conservancy —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 79 Laurin Farm Conservation Easement Chester, Chazy, Champlain 2010 629 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 80 Giroux Grain Farms Conservation Easement Champlain 2010 471 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 81 Hudson River Fen Conservation Easement Transferred Newcomb 2012 192 from The Nature Conservancy —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 82 Mays Pond Later Sold to Conservation Owner Long Lake, Webb 2012 331 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Under Easement —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 83 Coon Mountain Preserve ALT Preserve Addition Westport 2012 20 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 84 Punkeyville State Forest Assist NYS: Forest Acquisition Boonville, Forestport 2012 518 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 85 Glenview Preserve ALT Preserve Harrietstown 2016 238 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 86 High Peaks Vista In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition Keene 2018 4 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 87 Beaver Brook Tract Expansion In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition Jay, Wilmington 2018 596 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 88 Moxham Mountain In Progress: Forest Preserve Addition Chester 2019 250 628
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Acres: 24,194
Glenview Preserve established
Adirondack Land Trust: The beginning Certificate of Incorporation filed; ALT is created by the Adirondack Council • May 3, 1984
Land Trust Guide ALT founder George Davis and associate director Tom Duffus publish a blueprint for land trusts nationwide
1984
Canoe Carry East, at Whitney Park/Forked Lake, acquired for Forest Preserve • 377 acres
First Adirondack farmland easement
1987
• 359 acres • Champlain Valley Today ALT holds 22 farm-related easements on 7,014 acres Co-sponsor expansion of Adirondack Farmers Market
1989
Coon Mountain Preserve Established in Westport First conservation easement on St. Regis Lakes • 10 sites in all • 3 shoreline miles
1991
• Cranberry Lake • Conservation easement • SUNY-ESF study area
Cobble Hill • First of four projects at Cobble Hill, Lake Placid • Eventually 113 acres protected
1995
• Harrietstown Hill • 238 acres • Vista protection
Katherine & Albert Islands
Little Charley Pond
BREIA Trails
• Acquired, 2,122 acres • Heritage brook trout protected
• Black River Environmental Improvement Association • Conservation easement • 685 acres
1998
600 acres protected Will expand mountain biking trails in Wilmington & Jay
2005
2007
2016
2018
Milestones in Land Conservation and Water Quality Protection 1985
1988
1990
1992
1996
2000
Partnership with The Nature Conservancy
2012
Lows Lake Mike Carr becomes executive director
Two independent organizations share staff and conservation tools Tim Barnett becomes executive director
2006
Agricultural Conservation Award
First project: Streeter Pond Forever Wild private conservation easement • 189 acres
• $3.3 million • The largest private Adirondack conservation investment to date
ALT gets its first logo Round Top Mountain • Keene • 78 acres acquired for Forest Preserve
2019
ALT goes fully independent
1,800 acres protected by conservation easement & Forest Preserve addition
New logo and new office in Keene, July 1, 2017 Accreditation ALT achieves highest national standards for conservation permanence; 24,194 acres protected.
American Farmland Trust Mile of Lake George shoreline protected
2017
Punkeyville State Forest Helped NYS acquire a new state forest near Forestport, 518 acres
Glenview Preserve established
Adirondack Land Trust: The beginning Certificate of Incorporation filed; ALT is created by the Adirondack Council • May 3, 1984
Land Trust Guide ALT founder George Davis and associate director Tom Duffus publish a blueprint for land trusts nationwide
1984
Canoe Carry East, at Whitney Park/Forked Lake, acquired for Forest Preserve • 377 acres
First Adirondack farmland easement
1987
• 359 acres • Champlain Valley Today ALT holds 22 farm-related easements on 7,014 acres Co-sponsor expansion of Adirondack Farmers Market
1989
Coon Mountain Preserve Established in Westport First conservation easement on St. Regis Lakes • 10 sites in all • 3 shoreline miles
1991
• Cranberry Lake • Conservation easement • SUNY-ESF study area
Cobble Hill • First of four projects at Cobble Hill, Lake Placid • Eventually 113 acres protected
1995
• Harrietstown Hill • 238 acres • Vista protection
Katherine & Albert Islands
Little Charley Pond
BREIA Trails
• Acquired, 2,122 acres • Heritage brook trout protected
• Black River Environmental Improvement Association • Conservation easement • 685 acres
1998
600 acres protected Will expand mountain biking trails in Wilmington & Jay
2005
2007
2016
2018
Milestones in Land Conservation and Water Quality Protection 1985
1988
1990
1992
1996
2000
Partnership with The Nature Conservancy
2012
Lows Lake Mike Carr becomes executive director
Two independent organizations share staff and conservation tools Tim Barnett becomes executive director
2006
Agricultural Conservation Award
First project: Streeter Pond Forever Wild private conservation easement • 189 acres
• $3.3 million • The largest private Adirondack conservation investment to date
ALT gets its first logo Round Top Mountain • Keene • 78 acres acquired for Forest Preserve
2019
ALT goes fully independent
1,800 acres protected by conservation easement & Forest Preserve addition
New logo and new office in Keene, July 1, 2017 Accreditation ALT achieves highest national standards for conservation permanence; 24,194 acres protected.
American Farmland Trust Mile of Lake George shoreline protected
2017
Punkeyville State Forest Helped NYS acquire a new state forest near Forestport, 518 acres
PO Box 130 Keene, NY 12942
update Spring 2019
In this issue • 35 Years of Protecting Special Places • Conservation News • Summer Events Preview
© Kimberly Corwin Gray
Save the Date Flat Rock Concert A Benefit for the Adirondack Land Trust Flat Rock Camp, Willsboro, NY Saturday, August 3, 2019; 3:30 p.m. Chamber music for flute, strings, and piano
Courtesy of Great Camp Sagamore
Adirondack Land Trust Annual Meeting Great Camp Sagamore, Raquette Lake, Saturday, August 17, 2019; time tbd Featuring speakers, a guided tour of Sagamore, and connecting with ALT supporters and friends Event details will be mailed and posted at AdirondackLandTrust.org/ events. For more information, please contact Kimberly Corwin Gray at kimberly.gray@adirondacklandtrust.org or (518) 576-2400.