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.
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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!
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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.
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…
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 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.
Finger Lakes Land Trust Announces Sale of Land at Bell Station
The sale of the property to AES will support New York State’s climate goals.
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Finger Lakes Land Trust Protects Over 400 Acres of Scenic Farmland in Yates County
The property contains some of the most productive farmland in the Finger Lakes region.
The Living Land: Monthly News for August 2024
A Conservation Win for Canandaigua Lake, $100,000 Challenge Match, and September Events!
Afoot in the Field (Vol 15, Issue 2)
A resource for conservation landowners in the Finger Lakes region. In this issue: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management
