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Achieving a balance
between economic development, recreation and conservation requires collaborative partnerships between the private, public and non-profit sectors.
Thank you to our 2013 Business Sponsors
(through April)
Barnraiser
Saratoga Harness Racing
Harvester
Adirondack Sign Company
Advanced Manufacturing Techniques
Peter R. Brooks, CIMA, CFM
Cultivator
The D. A. Collins Companies
Greenfield Manufacturing
Racing City Realty
Saratoga National Bank & Trust Company
Stewarts Shops
These businesses have demonstrated a commitment to sustain our region’s character, important natural resources, working farms, trail corridors, waterways and landscapes, thereby helping to maintain the high quality of life
which draws people to our communities.
Thank you!
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There's a MAP for that!
Saratoga County trails are now mapped and available online in a variety of
formats for your walking, hiking, rolling, riding,
biking, and running leasure!
Special thanks to the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, the Saratoga County Planning Department, and Christopher Ferraro, former Saratoga PLAN intern extraordinaire,
for gathering the data
for the trail maps
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Like Treasure Hunts?
Try Letterboxing!
(click for link)
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Please call 518-587-5554 to find our more about the Legacy Circle and planned giving
If you have made arrangements to remember Saratoga PLAN in your estate plans, we invite you to join the Legacy Circle so that we may acknowledge your thoughtfulness and generosity.
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Show your support of land conservation
in Saratoga County!
Suggested donation $15.00
Contact 587-5554 or email trisha@saratogaplan.org
Yellow T-shirts in children's sIzes
also available!
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Saratoga P.L.A.N. receives operating support from the New York State Council on the Arts, with support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
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Saratoga PLAN is a nonprofit land trust that helps communities
make long-term decisions for conserving our region
as a great place to live, work, visit, and farm.
PLAN assists landowners with fulfilling their conservation goals
for their land and provides stewardship for over 3,500 acres of farmland, forest,
natural habitat, trail corridors, historic places, and water resources in Saratoga County
PLEASE NOTE:
The county-wide Trail Committee meeting originally scheduled for this evening
(May 21st) has been cancelled.
The next Trails Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 25th at 6:00 pm
Saratoga County Planning Office
West High Street - Ballston Spa
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Reservations required.
Please contact
emily@saratogaplan.org
Limited to the first 20 respondents
link to
Galway Nature Preserve |
Join us for the Grand Opening
of the
National Park Service's Sword Surrender Site *
Saturday, June 1st
* 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Come celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Saratoga National Historical Park with the grand opening of the
Sword Surrender Site, where on October 17, 1777, British General John Burgoyne handed over his sword to
American General Horatio Gates, ending the Battles of Saratoga in favor of American independence.
The event will feature a variety of festivities, including the unveiling of a bronze bas-relief sculpture of
artist John Trumbull's famous painting Burgoyne's Surrender and a tour of the planned
Saratoga Siege Trail area, led by Ranger Eric Schnitzer and PLAN Executive Director Maria Trabka
* Parking at the Schuyler House from 10:30-10:45 for a free shuttle to the event.
For further information contact Saratoga National Historical Park
518-664-9821
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PLAN staff at the Earth Day opening of the Coldbrook Preserve
in the Town of Northumberland.
(L - R: Emily Oswald, Community Relations Coordinator;
Trish Foster, Operations DIrector; Maria Trabka, Executive DIrector;
Andy Fyfe, former Stewardship DIrector) |
Please join us in welcoming
EMILY OSWALD as our new
Community Relations Coordinator.
Emily comes to PLAN from
The Fund for Lake George, Inc.
She was raised in Saratoga County,
owns a small 75-acre hobby farm in
Hartford, NY, and has a strong appreciation
for the agricultural community in the region.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in
Environmental Studies: Human Sciences,
Policy and the Environment, and a
Master's degree in Resource Management
and Conservation.
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KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR DETAILS ON THESE OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 16: Sundae on the Farm at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds
June: Water Chestnut control project on Lake Lonely
July: Paddle on Kayaderosseras Creek
August: Party/hike on Bog Meadow Trail for 20th trail anniversary.
September 19: Saratoga PLAN’s Feast of the Fields
Late Fall: From the Land to the Hand
art exhibit & artisan boutique
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2012 Conservation Heroes, honored at Saratoga PLAN's Feast of the Fields
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