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NYS Agriculture & Markets: Saratoga PLAN completes farmland protection projects in record-setting time
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball today highlighted the improved Farmland Protection Implementation Grant (FPIG) process, which has been streamlined to help local land partners and farmers across the state drastically...
Siege Trail Opening in Village of Victory
Just 8 miles north of the Saratoga battlefields an incredible siege took place along Fish Creek. After several days of being surrounded and starving, British General John Burgoyne was forced into surrendering on October 17th, 1777, an act that ultimately convinced the...
DEC Celebrates the Completion of the Reroute of the Spruce Mountain Trail and the Opening of the Rehabilitated Fire Tower
Invited guests include DEC officials, representatives from the Adirondack Mountain Club, Saratoga PLAN, Student Conservation Association, Lyme Adirondack Timberlands II, and state & local elected officials. The group will cut a ribbon at the base of the fire...
Saratoga PLAN and the Town of Malta to open the new Round Lake Preserve
The event is free and open to the public and will begin with brief words from project supporters and leaders and then follow with a ribbon cutting. Speakers include Town of Malta Supervisor Paul Sausville, Devin Rigolino, Stewardship Coordinator for Saratoga PLAN, and...
Fundraiser Brunch at the Buckley Farm
Mark and Beth Sacco, the owners of the Buckley Farm, are currently working with Saratoga PLAN, a non-profit conservation organization, to conserve this 260 acre farm with grant awards from New York State. They will share their vision for creating a profitable farm...
Saratoga PLAN acquiring land in Saratoga Springs to create a “community farm”
Conservation of the Pitney Farm has been a top priority of the land trust organization and the City of Saratoga Springs for over two decades. The site was...
community rallies in support of urging Governor Cuomo
The petition received 1,093 signatures; 244 of which occurred in just one day. A link to the petition and 263 public comments can be found here. In addition the National Audubon Society re-posted the petition and added another 145 signers in 3 weeks. Already...
Saratoga PLAN earns national recognition
Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga PLAN has achieved land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. “Saratoga PLAN’s accreditation status demonstrates our commitment to permanently conserving the...