Small Marker, Big Impact
Small Marker, Big Impact On many hikes, I never truly feel like I have reached the summit of a peak until I’ve found a tiny metal disc drilled into the rock - as seen [...]
Caring About Cairns
Caring About Cairns If you’ve spent any time on trails, particularly on rocky mountain tops or in desert-like environments, you’ve likely come across a cairn. Cairns, pictured above at our Three Sisters Preserve trailhead, are [...]
Connecting you to the Adirondacks, from afar
Connecting you to the Adirondacks, from afar While we may not be able to gather for our beloved Lake Placid events this summer, we at Lake Placid Land Conservancy will still be working hard [...]
Celebrate World Bee Day!
Happy World Bee Day! Lake Placid Land Conservancy is excited to celebrate bees today – all 30,000 species of them, but especially the 416 native to New York. Bees and other pollinators play an important [...]
Birding in Socially Distant Times
Birding in Socially Distant Times Pine warbler, Setophaga pinus Have you ever stepped outside and wondered what bird just flew by or is chirping at you from a tree overhead? Perhaps you’re [...]
Stakeholder Notification and Public Notice: Lake Placid Land Conservancy applies for accreditation and seeks public comment
Stakeholder Notification and Public Notice: Lake Placid Land Conservancy applies for accreditation and seeks public comment April 15, 2020 Lake Placid Land Conservancy is pleased to announce it is applying for accreditation. The land trust accreditation [...]