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Intervale Lowlands Conservation Easement, Lake Placid

Posted: November 06, 2014

West Branch Ausable River, Intervale Lowlands Conservation Easement

Sentinel Range as viewed from Intervale Lowlands Conservation Easement

Larry and Nancy Master of Lake Placid permanently protected their 133-acre Intervale Lowlands property along the West Branch of the Ausable River in Lake Placid in December 2011. By conveying a conservation easement to the Lake Placid Land Conservancy, the Masters ensured that land along one mile of the West Branch of the Ausable River will remain undeveloped in perpetuity.

Both Larry and Nancy have long-standing ties within the Lake Placid community, and Larry worked 27 years as a conservation biologist/zoologist for The Nature Conservancy and for NatureServe. “We know from scientific studies conducted by the Wildlife Conservation...

Non-Profit Land Trusts Awarded

Posted: June 03, 2012

Non-Profit Land Trusts Awarded

Of the 53 non-profit land trusts that were awarded grants on Monday, five of them are located within Essex County, New York. Together the total funding received the five Essex County land trusts is $106,900.

Champlain Area Trails (CATS) received one grant for the amount of $50,000 over two years...

Why I Love Placid Lake

Why I Love Placid Lake
Georgia Jones, LPLC Board of Directors
Posted: November 05, 2014

These are scientific facts: 97.5% of all the water on earth is salt, 2.75% is fresh water. Less than 1% of that can be used as drinking water. Placid Lake is classified AA Special and therefore may be used as drinking water. Good reason for the most stringent protection.The reasons for my...