New Preserve Coming to Skaneateles: Shotwell Brook Conservation Area!
The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has secured 101 acres of fields, wetlands, and woods adjacent to the Village…
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FLLT Newsletters (2025)
1 issue of The Land Steward from 2025.
A Closer Look: The American Larch
It is, most unusually, a deciduous conifer, the only one native to North America, apart from the bald cypress.
The Land Trust Says Goodbye and Thank You to Our Friend Jim Kersting
The Finger Lakes region has benefitted greatly from Jim’s passion for conservation and outdoor recreation.
Finger Lakes Land Trust Announces $500,000 Matching Challenge to Create New Shotwell Brook Conservation Area Adjacent to the Village of Skaneateles
All contributions will directly support the creation of a 2.1-mile network of walking paths, scenic overlooks, and more.
Finger Lakes Land Trust Applauds Governor Hochul for Commitment to Streamline and Accelerate State’s Land Conservation Programs
Governor Hochul’s commitment to improving New York State’s land acquisition process is good news for all New Yorkers.
Year-in-Review – Top Land Trust Stories of 2024
A look back at major conservation successes of 2024. Thank you for your contributions and hard work!
Land Acquisition Will Add to New York State’s Largest Wildlife Management Area
The FLLT purchased 30 wooded acres that share a boundary with the Finger Lakes Trail in the town of Catharine, Schuyler County.
We Met the Challenge!
Thank you! You helped us raise $100,000!
The Living Land: Monthly News for November 2024
New Trail Access, $100,000 Challenge, and 33,000 Acres!
Partnership Secures Land Adjacent to Black Diamond Trail
The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) purchased 23 acres in the town of Ulysses, Tompkins County, from the…
Paid Summer Internship for Diverse Applicants
The Finger Lakes Land Trust is seeking two college-level students for a paid summer internship.
The Living Land: Monthly News for October 2024
A Big Win for Skaneateles Lake, Double Your Impact, Fall Gear Store, and More!
Public-Private Partnership Celebrates Opening of New Trails on Land to Be Added to Robert H. Treman State Park
Margaret’s Woods can now be accessed from a trailhead on Stonehouse Road in Enfield.
A Closer Look: Earth Clothing: Discovering the Diversity and Life History of Lichens
Lichens are not only a distinctive pleasure to see, but also a marvel to contemplate and understand–a single living thing, but also many in one, clothing the earth.
FLLT Annual Report (2023-2024)
In this report, we are proud to share our successes from the past year, which include the largest conservation project in our history.
Finger Lakes Land Trust Acquires 101 Acres Just Outside the Village of Skaneateles
The property will be retained and managed by the FLLT in perpetuity as a publicly accessible nature preserve to be known as the Shotwell Brook Conservation Area.
Finger Lakes Land Trust Nature Preserves Free of Hunting in 2024
Read our complete list of publicly accessible nature preserves where hunting is not allowed during the fall and winter hunting season, October 1 through December 17, 2024.
The Living Land: Monthly News for September 2024
Double Your Impact, Great News for Cayuga and Keuka Lakes, Yates County Farmland Protection, and More
Land Trust and NYS DEC Protect 10,000 Feet Along Cayuga Lake’s Fall Creek
The property features 10,000 feet of frontage on Fall Creek, the source of Cornell University’s drinking water supply and the largest tributary to Cayuga Lake.
