VOLUNTEER—1-4 p.m. “Volunteer To Install Birdhouses!” Otsego Land Trust. Continues 11/15. Parslow Road Preserve, 127 Parslow Road, Hartwick. (607) 547-2366 or visit https://www.facebook.com/OtsegoLandTrust…
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According to OLT officials, the improvements will enhance public access and enjoyment of the 22-acre property and provide safer and easier access for people of all ages and abilities to canoe, kayak or row on the lake.…
An information sheet distributed by Farmer and titled “Crumhorn Communities Hub” stated: Otsego County Conservation Association, Otsego Land Trust, and Otsego Rural Housing Assistance are proposing a multi-faceted project to create an environmental education center, develop a Community Resiliency and Resource Center, and assist underserved community members with health, safety, and energy efficiency repairs on their homes.”…
To support local agriculture and farmland, Otsego Land Trust worked directly with farm families to submit four applications for the purchase of development rights through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grants program of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Governor Kathy Hochul announced on June 6 that all four OLT applications have been successful.…
Briefs include the Swart-Wilcox Summer Sunday Series schedule, a screening of "A Roadhouse Coup" at the Wieting Theatre, and a new bat at the NBHoF, among others.…
This event, to be held at the Brookwood Point Conservation Area, will feature guided paddles, music by the Woodshop Project, information on Otsego Lake and recreation, lawn games, a garden tour, and more.…
The grant will be used to develop a new walking trail and paddling launch on the north side of the Brookwood Point Conservation Area.…
Mary Finneran and Janet Tweed are vying for the Democratic nomination to represent the 102nd District. The 102nd District comprises all of Schoharie and Greene counties, and portions of Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Otsego (including the towns of Otsego, Worcester, Cherry Valley, Middlefield, and Springfield), and Ulster counties.…
As a member of the small group of concerned locals who blocked the sale of part of that property to a private developer in 2008, I’ve watched events unfolding since then with great interest. Now I want to share details I believe have been conspicuously absent from the public discussion.…
The lake is very shallow north of the alluvial fan of the Brookwood Creek delta. That swampy area is not a good place to launch a kayak or a rowing shell. At full bloom, the weeds and lily pads are a challenge in a rowing shell. Rowing through lily pads involves cutting them up, a lose-lose proposition.…