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LGLC News for May 2024

LGLC Receives $27,600 for Support

We're pleased to announce that the LGLC has been awarded a grant of $27,600 from this year’s New York State Conservation Partnership Program (NYSCPP) to help strengthen our donor and land database systems, and provide additional technology, field equipment, and services to keep the organization working efficiently and effectively.


This comes at a time when we're managing a record number of land conservation projects throughout the Lake George watershed, as well as continuing to provide safe recreational resources and quality educational and outreach programming to residents, landowners, and visitors, year-round.

Read More About the Grant

Join the Honorary Committee!

The Land & Water Conservation Celebration is the LGLC's largest and most impactful event of the year. This year we'll be at the beautiful Silver Bay YMCA campus, on August 2.


You are invited to be a conservation leader by joining this year's Honorary Committee. Limited general tickets will go on sale in June.

Join the Honorary Committee

2024 Smith Legacy Challenge

"By designating the LGLC as secondary beneficiaries on our life insurance policies, we've woven our commitment to preserving this haven into the fabric of our family's future. What's more, the challenge by Manning and Ginny Rowan Smith, and their pledge for every commitment made, made our contribution even more valuable!" ~ Amanda Metzger (in photo with daughter, Ryleigh)

We are excited and honored to have received several pledges since launching the 2024 Legacy Challenge presented by Manning and Ginny Rowan Smith, including from the Metzger family, seen and quoted, above. These pledges are making a real impact on the health and quality of Lake George. But we still have far to go to meet the Challenge!

 

For each new legacy pledge received by the LGLC until November 30, the Smiths will donate $5,000 to the LGLC, up to a total of $324,000!

 

Through this Challenge, your legacy gift will make a positive impact on Lake George that will last beyond your lifetime AND your pledge will allow us to do more, today, to permanently protect land and the water quality of Lake George.

Learn More About the Legacy Challenge

Silver Flies on the Hunt

LGLC staff released silver flies at our Clark Hollow Bay Preserve in Putnam as part of our ongoing management of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). These insects feed exclusively on HWA and are just one part of our multi-pronged approach to protect our lands.

Read More About LGLC's Invasive Species Management

The Dock is In!

Did you know you can access the LGLC's Sucker Brook Preserve, in Putnam, by boat? A seasonal dock is available on a first-come, first-served basis - and it's in for the season!


You can find the dock about 1/2-mile south of Adirondack Camp.

About the Sucker Brook Preserve

LGLC Events

Be sure to visit LGLC.org/Calendar, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to get updates and posts about events as more are added.

Adirondack Geology

May 18 @ The Pinnacle Preserve


9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Hike up The Pinnacle trail with a Naturalist and learn about the geology of the Adirondacks and Lake George basin. 3 miles round-trip. Free! Part of our Discovery Series.

> More Info and RSVP

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NextGen Meetup & Hike

May 21 @ Wiawaka and Schumann Preserve at Pilot Knob


6 - 8:30 p.m. | Join the NextGen Committee's next meetup at Wiawaka Center for Women to chat about the history of conservation at Lake George, then head out for a group sunset hike at the Schumann Preserve at Pilot Knob. Free.

> More Info and RSVP

Intro to Hiking, National Trails Day

June 1 @ The Pinnacle Preserve


9 - 11:30 a.m. | Learn about best practices for outdoor recreation and the Leave No Trace Principles as you hike the Bradley’s Lookout trail at the Pinnacle Preserve. 1.5 miles round-trip. Free! Part of our Discovery Series.

> More Info and RSVP

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NextGen Summer Solstice Happy Hour

June 21 @ Bolton Historical Museum


4 - 6 p.m. | Join the NextGen Committee for its annual kick-off of the summer season! Enjoy drinks and refreshments on the beautiful grounds of the Bolton Historical Museum, and explore its 2024 exhibit, H2OH!, which the LGLC is a part of.

> More Info and RSVP

See Full LGLC Events Calendar

Post of the Month

As stewards of the Lake George watershed and active community partners, it is important we treat every day like Earth Day!... posted 04/22/2024


Other Popular Posts:

We'd like to remind our friends who hike with dogs to follow good Leave No Trace principles... posted 05/15/2024


Looks like spring has sprung in northern Lake George!... posted, 04/18/2024

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The LGLC’s mission is to permanently protect the land that protects Lake George. As an accredited, nonprofit land trust, the LGLC works with willing landowners and other partners to protect land that protects the world-renowned water quality of Lake George and the natural resources of the Lake George watershed.