by Saratoga PLAN | Feb 22, 2017 | News & Press
Bird counts are important in order to monitor and study the complex distribution and movements of so many species in such a short time. Events like this help to describe the “big picture” of bird populations. Visit gbbc.birdcount.org to view a live map of counts...
by Saratoga PLAN | Jan 27, 2017 | News & Press
PLAN’s first event focused on active forest management to address beech bark disease and deer overbrowse in Lincoln Mountain State Forest led by DEC Forester Rich McDermott, and included a visit to ancient Black Gum trees. The second event toured winter...
by Saratoga PLAN | Dec 2, 2016 | News & Press
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that Saratoga PLAN — a private, nonprofit, conservation organization — will receive $1.5 million for two projects to help preserve farmland in Saratoga County. Maria Trabka, executive director of Saratoga PLAN (which stands for...
by Saratoga PLAN | May 4, 2016 | News & Press
“The state funding provides the means necessary to conserve valuable farmland, which provides the community with many long-term benefits,” said Maria Trabka, Saratoga PLAN Executive Director. “We’re very pleased to be able to undertake these farmland conservation...
by Saratoga PLAN | Mar 15, 2016 | News & Press
The workshops are scheduled for: Monday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. Northumberland Town Hall 17 Catherine Street, Gansevoort Thursday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. Stillwater Town Hall 881 Hudson Ave., Stillwater Monday, March 28, 6:30 p.m. Milton Town Hall 503 Geyser Road,...
by Saratoga PLAN | Dec 31, 2015 | News & Press
“My family purchased Hawkwood in 1936 at a farm auction,” said John Taylor. “For many years the fields were used for farming, and some of my fondest memories are of picking wild strawberries, which grew abundantly in several meadows that are now the woods that are...
