Yes! We have big plans for you in 2016. Please help us accomplish these goals by making your donation now! Saving Land 2016 is shaping up to be a big year. Land protection possibilities include: A conservation easement to protect 120.5 acres in Westport that you see from … [Read more...] about Charting the Trail for 2016
CATS (Champlain Area Trails)
Champlain Area Trails creates and maintains free cross-country hiking/skiing/snowshoeing trails in the Champlain Valley of New York State's Adirondack Park. Rapidly approaching its goal of a 30-mile trail loop between Westport and Essex, New York, Champlain Area Trails pass through a rich tapestry of preserved wildlife habitats, pastoral farmland, historic villages, and scenic woodlands. The following posts featured or mentioned CATS (Champlain Area Trails). Enjoy!
Survival Skills Success
Good News! Hunting season is over and that means the Field and Forest Trail, the Homestead Trail, and the Three Creeks Trails have re-opened! Last Saturday's Survival Skills workshop was a fabulous success! Fourteen people joined Pok-O-MacCready instructors Zack Floss and Alex … [Read more...] about Survival Skills Success
Saturday Volunteer Project
Join us on Saturday, December 19, to build connector trails for people hiking the new 3.5-mile Sophie's Lair loop trail. The connections provide short-cuts and more routes through the property's diverse forest. Please arrive at 9:00 a.m. when the trail project begins because it … [Read more...] about Saturday Volunteer Project
Survival Skills Workshops
On Saturday, December 12, we are partnering with Pok-O-MacCready Camps to offer "Survival Skills 101"and "Survival Skills 201." These two intensive workshops will be led by Pok-O-MacCready instructors Brian DeGroat, Zack Floss, and Alex Mihavics. They will take the two separate … [Read more...] about Survival Skills Workshops
Stepping Up
"Step up," I told my 4-year old son when he looked at the rocky trail to the top of Coon Mountain. That was twelve years ago when it was one of the only local hiking trails. Now, our latest trail map lists forty-nine trails totaling over 120 miles. Now we ask you to please … [Read more...] about Stepping Up