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News & Events

Saving the Staghorn Cliffs: 3,000 Feet of Contiguous Lakeshore Protected!

July 3, 2025 in FLLT News

Community support is needed to cover the cost of purchase and permanent stewardship!

Partnership Adds Lands to Ithaca’s Emerald Necklace

September 16, 2025 in Uncategorized

The Land Trust purchased 35 acres in the Willseyville Valley in the town of Caroline, Tompkins County.

“Hemlock to High Tor” Conservation Initiative in the Western Finger Lakes

September 2, 2025 in FLLT News

The Land Trust aims to ensure the integrity of a forested landscape that extends across 114,000 acres.

The Living Land: Monthly News for August 2025

August 27, 2025 in FLLT News

Hemlock to High Tor Initiative Underway, Organic Farmland Protections, and More!

Land Trust’s Hemlock to High Tor Initiative Underway with Multiple Land Acquisitions

August 26, 2025 in FLLT News, Press Releases

More than 200 acres have been acquired with two more parcels under contract.

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Upcoming Events

Talks & Treks: Geology of the Finger Lakes (Registration is Closed)

September 27, 2025

A free public event at two FLLT nature preserves in Tompkins County

Creation of the Shotwell Brook Conservation Area – A Progress Report

October 2, 2025

Learn about the Land Trust's plans to create a new conservation area in the town of Skaneateles.

Talks & Treks: Fall Foliage Hike at the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve (Registration is Closed)

October 18, 2025

Take a guided hike and enjoy the beauty of autumn.

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Featured Projects

We have dozens of land and water protection projects in the works at any time. See a few key projects below.

Staghorn Cliffs of Skaneateles Lake: Over 3,000 Feet of Shoreline Protected!

“Hemlock to High Tor” Conservation Initiative in the Western Finger Lakes

Shotwell Brook Conservation Area: New Preserve Coming to Skaneateles

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Featured Preserve

Sweedler and Thayer Preserves

July 3, 2025 in FLLT News

Partnership Adds Lands to Ithaca’s Emerald Necklace

September 16, 2025 in Uncategorized

“Hemlock to High Tor” Conservation Initiative in the Western Finger Lakes

September 2, 2025 in FLLT News

The Living Land: Monthly News for August 2025

August 27, 2025 in FLLT News

Land Trust’s Hemlock to High Tor Initiative Underway with Multiple Land Acquisitions

August 26, 2025 in FLLT News, Press Releases

Talks & Treks: Geology of the Finger Lakes (Registration is Closed)

September 27, 2025

Creation of the Shotwell Brook Conservation Area – A Progress Report

October 2, 2025

Talks & Treks: Fall Foliage Hike at the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve (Registration is Closed)

October 18, 2025

Featured Projects

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Featured Preserve

Recent News

Saving the Staghorn Cliffs: 3,000 Feet of Contiguous Lakeshore Protected!

July 3, 2025

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