Dear Friends of the Finger Lakes, thank you for another extraordinary year in land and water conservation. Together, we surpassed many milestones—over 31,000 acres permanently conserved, over 5 miles of lakeshore protected, and over 53 miles of trails open to the public. Please enjoy the following highlights in our Year-in-Review. Together we can do more great things in 2024!
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Photo: Matt Champlin
Finger Lakes Land Trust Completes 690-Acre Conservation Project, Largest to Date Within the Skaneateles Lake Watershed
![People standing on the shore of a lake](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bell-Station-Open-House_Peter-Carroll.jpg)
Photo: Peter Carroll
Finger Lakes Forever Campaign Succeeds with $22.4 Million, Advancing 79 Conservation Projects Totaling 5,937 Acres and 14,124 Feet of Lakeshore!
![An aerial view of a forested hillside above lakeside cliffs with farmland in the distance](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DJI_0227.jpg)
Photo: Matt Champlin
Finger Lakes Land Trust Surpasses 30,000 Acres Conserved Forever
![People cutting a ribbon at the opening of a new nature preserve](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ribbon-cutting.jpg)
Photo: Kelly Makosch
Tapan Mitra Preserve, Popular Gateway to Recreation in Ithaca Bordering More Than 2,000 Acres of Conserved Lands, Opened to the Public
![A view from the entrance to a historic site, looking at a field](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_3918-1197x900.jpg)
Photo: FLLT
Land Purchase Adds to Protection of Ganondagan State Historic Site, Home of Seneca Art & Culture Center, in Ontario County
![A view of a meadow and treeline with a lake in the distance](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Larsen-tract_6.23.2022.jpg)
Photo: Andy Zepp
Acquisition of Former Golf Course to Expand Conservation Lands at Bell Station on Eastern Shore of Cayuga Lake
![Farm fields with farm buildings in the distance](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/edited_Looking-NNW-from-Rt-54_Bill-Hecht.jpg)
Photo: Bill Hecht
Third-Generation Organic Dairy and Crop Farm in Yates County Permanently Protected
![A waterfall](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CarpenterFallsChamplin.jpg)
Photo: Matt Champlin
Bahar Preserve and Carpenter Falls Inducted into Old-Growth Forest Network
![An aerial view of farmland with a lake in the distance](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Post-CE_Matt-Champlin-004.jpg)
Photo: Matt Champlin
Finger Lakes Land Trust Protects Over 160 Acres in Owasco Lake Watershed
![A creek bordered by trees in autumn](https://www.fllt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cayuga-Inlet3.jpg)
Photo: FLLT
Partnership Helps Protect Cayuga Inlet Water Quality
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