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Saratoga PLAN conserves 246-acres in the Town of Ballston
“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...
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF $20 MILLION HUDSON VALLEY FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of a $20 million Hudson Valley Agricultural Enhancement Program to help farmers in the Hudson Valley region protect valuable, at-risk farmland from future development and maintain the land’s use for agricultural...
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...