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Secret Beautiful Spaces
Over one hundred property owners have conserved their special spaces through a conservation easement with Otsego Land Trust. Thoughtful landowners play a significant role in ensuring that current and future generations can enjoy vibrant, successful, and healthy communities with good farmland, clean air, abundant water, and a high degree of climate resiliency.
A conservation easement is a way for private property owners to protect the land while still retaining ownership. An easement is a legal document attached to a property’s deed and stays with the deed no matter who owns it in the future.
The easement has language that helps keep the land as is, especially restricting future activities that may have a negative effect on forests, wetlands, farms, scenic vistas, and open spaces. Otsego Land Trust works with the owners to monitor the easements annually and to enforce them if necessary.
Have you met all of our new staff?
We’ve been busy getting to work on real conservation projects, and our new staff members are out in the community making local conservation possible…
Upper Susquehanna Connected Corridor Project
We’re embarking on a huge connective corridor project - it’s our region’s best chance to stay climate-resilient, scenic, and healthy! The time is now before development pressures become too strong. Protecting land secures basic human needs like air and water. Let’s be intentional about our future.
Six Conservation Areas Open to the Public
“I hike hundreds of miles in Otsego County to raise money for causes like outdoor recreation. I include Otsego Land Trust properties that are open to the public - Lordsland Conservancy, Fetterley Forest, Parslow Road Preserve, Greenough Preserve, Compton Bridge Preserve, and Brookwood Point Conservation Area. Each of these properties is unique in its geography - from lakeside historic gardens to beautiful bird habitats and trout streams. Otsego Land Trust’s public properties connect people to special natural spaces.”
Mohawk Valley Gives + Otsego Land Trust
Otsego Land Trust is participating in Mohawk Valley Gives, a 1-day region-wide fundraiser. Here are the details:
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties will host its second year of “Mohawk Valley Gives,” a 24-hour community-wide giving day to benefit nonprofit organizations serving the Mohawk Valley region.
During last year’s giving day, the community came together and raised more than $630,000 in 24 hours from 1,700+ unique donors and over 2,750+ individual donations. More than 90 prizes were awarded to participating nonprofits with the generous support of Mohawk Valley Gives sponsors, as well as members of the Community Foundation Board of Trustees.
The Role Children Can Have in Preserving Wildlife
Ways to enable children to help wildlife
Land Trust Leading Efforts To Preserve Crumhorn Property
The pristine Camp Henderson property is currently for sale, with no constraints as to how it can be sold, subdivided or used. (Photo by CT Ware Photography)
Revered Scout Camp For Sale; Unspoiled Wilderness at Risk
The pristine Camp Henderson property is currently for sale, with no constraints as to how it can be sold, subdivided or used. (Photo by CT Ware Photography)
