CLC has produced a brochure about Conservation Advisory Councils.
Publication News
A Story of a New Farm
by Peter Paden
Published February 3, 2012 in the Register-Star
This month’s Land Matters column is a reprint of an article previously published on our website.
Peter Paden is Executive Director of the Columbia Land Conservancy. His column appears on the first Friday of every month.
Year-End Reflections
by Peter Paden
Published January 6, 2011 in the Register-Star
2011 was a productive year at the Columbia Land Conservancy. All five major program areas were in strong demand and on top of that, in celebration of our 25th Anniversary we took on an extra-heavy schedule of programs and events designed to bring more and more people into contact with the wonderful natural world that surrounds us.
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Capital Region Economic Development Council Releases a Strategic Plan
by Peter Paden
Published December 2, 2011 in the Register-Star
On November 14, 2011 the Capital Region Economic Development Council released its strategic plan for economic development in the region. The plan is the product of an intense and compact process designed to identify the strengths of the region as a place to live, work and carry on productive activities and to outline a strategy to capitalize on those strengths to build economically vibrant communities. The plan is intended, among other things, to establish priorities for the distribution of grants from a broad swath of State economic development funding programs. If it works as intended, it could have a significant bearing on opportunities for economic development here in Columbia County. It is therefore worth considering what’s in it, the opportunities and the challenges it may present for us, and whether it has implications for the future of land use patterns and for the landscape and the conservation qualities of our county that we all care so much about. CONTINUE READING
Winter 2011 – 2012 Calendar
The Winter 2011-2012 Calendar is available.
In addition to upcoming events, includes articles on
- Volunteers
- CLC Store
- Photo Contest
- 25th Anniversary
- Newly Protected Lands
Gift Planning
If we don’t act now, there won’t be much to talk about.
Jon Schor
Read Gift Planning: A Lasting Legacy to learn more about how to include CLC in your estate plans.
National Census of Land Trusts
Private land conservation efforts produced dramatic results in the years between 2005 and 2010. A census released by the Land Trust Alliance reports that the owners of 10 million acres of land nationwide chose to permanently protect their properties in that time, including 973,807 acres here in New York. The National Land Trust Census shows that voluntarily protected private land increased 27% between 2005 and 2010. In New York, the increase was 88%. In the same time period the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, a major federal conservation program, added just over 500,000 acres and saw a 38% funding cut. CONTINUE READING