BROOKWOOD GARDENS’ FATE Land Trust Committee Gets ‘Several’ Proposals COOPERSTOWN – The deadline for RFPs on Brookwood Gardens passed at 5 p.m. today, and Otsego Land Trust Board Chair Harry Levine said “several” proposals for 11 acres of the prime lakeside property have been received. “I’m very encouraged,” said Levine, who said a Land Trust committee will meet Friday for an initial review of the 47 proposals that came out of the request-for-proposal process. He declined to get more specific on the number,…
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Schuyler Lake Couple Protects 23 Acres With Otsego Land Trust SCHUYLER LAKE – The Otsego Land Trust announced today it has partnered with landowners Kathleen and Timothy Peters to protect 23 acres of land along Route 28 in Schuyler Lake. Herkimer Creek, a main tributary to Canadarago Lake, runs for a substantial distance through the Peters’ property. The creek, its associated flood plain, and riparian areas are filled with diverse plants and wildlife habitats. “Herkimer Creek’s connection to Canadarago Lake…
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Land Trust Announces Photo Winners COOPERSTOWN – Photographers Elizabeth Walker (professional), Abby Rodd (amateur) and Walker Claiborne (youth) are winners of the Otsego Lake Trust’s 2014 photo contest on the theme, “For the Love of Land & Water.” “The fifth annual contest’s theme was about the connection of people to the lands and waters that sustain us. The photos we received depict the happiness, joy and peace that is created in that connection” explained OLT Outreach Coordinator, Sara Scheeren.…
Land Trust, Landowners Protect 222 Acres In Decatur, Franklin COOPERSTOWN – Otsego Land Trust announced today it is working with landowner Gail Sondergaard to protect 83 acres in Decatur, and with landowners Marjorie Kellogg and Barbara Newman for another 140 in Franklin, 222 acres in all. The Sondergaard property fronts on Decatur Creek, a trout stream that empties into Schenevus Creek and eventually the Susquehanna River. Working agricultural lands and stands of hemlock and northern hardwoods make this property an ecologically…
