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The Butkereit Conservation Easement

Siblings Peg and Tom Butkereit, along with three other family members, recently protected their family lands in Roseboom, NY, by donating a perpetual conservation easement to Otsego Land Trust. The Butkereit family has been enjoying and improving their property since 1928.

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River Otter Ripples

The river otter featured on the cover of our Fall 2021 newsletter sent ripples far beyond his home in Cherry Valley Creek.

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The Barn Tax Credit Returns!

Old barns have been given a lifeline with the new Historic Barn Tax Credit, signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. The state tax credit program has been revised to make it more responsive and more directly beneficial to the owners of historic agricultural buildings.

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“Paint the Point” Plein Air Event • August 6-7

Calling All Artists > “Paint the Point” Plein Air Event • August 6-7

Artists and art lovers are invited to join Otsego Land Trust for the First Annual “Paint the Point” Plein Air Event at the Brookwood Point Conservation Area in Cooperstown.

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