KEENE, N.Y. – The Adirondack Land Trust Summer Tour continues with a gathering at the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake on Thursday, July 31. This event will bring community members together to celebrate the past year’s conservation successes and look ahead to the coming year.
In the last 12 months, the Adirondack Land Trust has protected drinking water in the Champlain Valley; secured additions to the Adirondack Forest Preserve in the towns of Wells, Keene, and Jay; and completed trail improvements at Cobble Hill in Lake Placid.
“Our Summer Tour brings us closer to conservation supporters throughout the Adirondack Park to learn more about the forests and waters that people love and value,” said Adirondack Land Trust Executive Director Mike Carr. “We’re excited to visit Blue Mountain Lake and hear from communities in the central Adirondacks about how we can partner to care for this special place.”
The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts is located at 8897 State Route 30 in Blue Mountain Lake. The celebration begins at 5 p.m. with complimentary refreshments and conversation with Adirondack Land Trust staff and board members. At 5:45 p.m., Adirondack Land Trust Next Generation Council member Naishaly Vélez Galán will host a program highlighting land protection and stewardship projects.
This program will include information about the land trust’s innovative partnerships in Hamilton County to preserve Griffin Gorge shoreline and set the stage for future recreation and sustainable tourism opportunities, as well as the recently announced 2,800-acre conservation easement protecting lands and waters surrounding the Paul Smith’s College’s Visitor Interpretive Center.
The event is open to all and free to attend thanks to Business & Community Partners including Asgaard Farm & Dairy, Big Slide Creative, Birds & Beans Coffee, Birkdale Partners, Black Rooster Maple, Dak Bar, Demont Associates, The Mountaineer, Rolling Hills Estate Winery, The Strand Theatre of Old Forge, and Vortex Optics. To learn more and RSVP, please visit: adirondacklandtrust.org/blue-mountain-lake
Photo by Katie Kearney
The Adirondack Land Trust works to forever conserve the forests, farmlands, waters and wild places that advance the quality of life of our communities and the ecological integrity of the Adirondacks.