What is a "working" easement? What is a "forever wild" easement? Working Conservation Easements keep the land open for working use. An Agricultural Conservation Easement protects the agricultural use of a farm, thus it prohibits conversion of productive farmland to … [Read more...] about Types of Conservation Easements
Nature
Trouble for Moose: Climate, Ticks, and Lack of Predators
The biggest animal to recolonize our region after past extirpation is the Moose. The largest member of the deer family (Cervidae), Moose (Alces alces) hint at the Pleistocene mega-fauna that for epochs prior to arrival of Homo sapiens (us!) shaped North American ecosystems. … [Read more...] about Trouble for Moose: Climate, Ticks, and Lack of Predators
El Niño Wildlife Sightings: Adirondack Coast
If you've enjoyed recent El Niño wildlife sightings on the Essex blog ("Welcoming the CoyWolf: Whoever It May Be", "Wrong to Kill Coyotes, Wolves and CoyWolves" and "Snow Geese By Whallons Bay"), we have three new images to share courtesy of Andrea McDonald (@andreamcd3) and John … [Read more...] about El Niño Wildlife Sightings: Adirondack Coast
Fort Ticonderoga Presents Fifth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium
The King’s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga presents the Fifth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium on Saturday, April 9, 2016. This day-long symposium, geared for both beginning and experienced gardeners, provides helpful insights from garden experts who live and garden in upstate … [Read more...] about Fort Ticonderoga Presents Fifth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium
Snow Geese By Whallons Bay
I shot the video above Friday morning just as the beautiful snowfall we received that day was beginning. These three snow geese have been hanging around the same area of Whallons Bay all week — they probably still are. Have you seen them? When I first saw the geese I was … [Read more...] about Snow Geese By Whallons Bay