“Hemlock to High Tor” Conservation Initiative in the Western Finger Lakes
The Land Trust aims to ensure the integrity of a forested landscape that extends across 114,000 acres.
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Land Trust Applauds Governor and Attorney General for Reaching Agreement to Improve Conservation Programs
This effort identifies steps to improve the land acquisition process.
Double Your Impact With Our $100,000 Matching Gift Challenge!
Please give today so that we can protect more land and help ensure the future of our lakes.
The Living Land: Monthly News for October 2025
Conservation Wins in Keuka, Skaneateles, and Cayuga Lake Watersheds!
Partnership Protects Over 3,000 Feet Along Fall Creek in Cayuga Lake Watershed
The property contains 26.5 acres of wetlands in the town of Summerhill, Cayuga County.
Land Trust Protects Over 100 Acres in Skaneateles Lake Watershed
The property contains forested land, a working farm, and 3,000 feet of frontage on Bear Swamp Creek.
A Closer Look: Monarch Butterflies
There is a well-established consensus among monarch scientists about a real and alarming decline over the past three decades.
FLLT Annual Report (2024-2025)
Now in our 36th year, we have protected over 34,000 acres across the region.
Finger Lakes Land Trust Opens New Nature Preserve on Keuka Lake’s Bluff Point
Waldershare Acres features two short intersecting loop trails totaling 0.6 miles, which guide visitors through a mature hardwood forest.
The Living Land: Monthly News for September 2025
Double Your Impact, Emerald Necklace Addition, Skaneateles Conservation Area Report, and More!
Hemlock to High Tor Information Sessions
A series of free public events to learn more about the Land Trust’s conservation plans in the western Finger Lakes
Conservation Easement Protects Over 200 Acres in Cortland County
The property spans the divide between two major central New York watersheds.
Finger Lakes Land Trust Nature Preserves Free of Hunting in 2025
Read our complete list of publicly accessible nature preserves where hunting is not allowed during the fall and winter hunting season, October 1 through December 16, 2025.
Partnership Adds Lands to Ithaca’s Emerald Necklace
The Land Trust purchased 35 acres in the Willseyville Valley in the town of Caroline, Tompkins County.
The Living Land: Monthly News for August 2025
Hemlock to High Tor Initiative Underway, Organic Farmland Protections, and More!
Land Trust’s Hemlock to High Tor Initiative Underway with Multiple Land Acquisitions
More than 200 acres have been acquired with two more parcels under contract.
Afoot in the Field (Vol 16, Issue 2)
In this issue: Boundary encroachments, examples to protect your property, and more.
Land Trust Protects Over 200 Acres of Organic Farmland in Yates County
This is the second conservation project completed with the Christiansen family, who operate a NOFA-NY-certified organic dairy and crop farm.
A Closer Look: Louisiana Waterthrush: What’s in a Name?
The waterthrush is a bird of many names, some of them evocative and some of them confounding.
The Living Land: Monthly News for July 2025
Land Donation in Cayuga Lake Watershed to Support Education, a Special Land Trust Ice Cream Flavor, and More!
