ADIRONDACK LAND TRUST INC

LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM: THE ADIRONDACK LAND TRUST'S (ALT) CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION OF LANDS THAT FURTHER OUR MISSION AND ENSURE THEIR LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP AND WELL-BEING. OUR PROGRAM AREA COVERS NEARLY SEVEN MILLION ACRES CENTERED IN THE ADIRONDACK PARK AND INCLUDES NORTHERN CLINTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES, THE UPPER BLACK RIVER VALLEY TO THE WEST, AND THE UPPER CHAMPLAIN BASIN TO THE EAST. LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS INCLUDE THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR ALT PRESERVES OR AS ADDITIONS TO THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE ADIRONDACK PARK AS WELL AS THE ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT PRIVATE FARMS, FORESTS AND NATURAL AREAS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED) DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE TRUST COMPLETED FOUR FEE SIMPLE LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF A 67-ACRE TRACT ON WILLSBORO POINT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWN OF WILLSBORO, NY MARKING THE ORGANIZATIONS FIRST MUNICIPAL PARK PARTNERSHIP PROJECT. IN ADDITION, ALT ADDED AN 80-ACRE TRACT TO ITS PRESERVE IN WESTPORT, NY AND PURCHASED A 41-ACRE TRACT IN WELLS, NY ALONG THE SCENIC GRIFFIN GORGE AS FUTURE ADDITION TO NY'S FOREST PRESERVE. THE TRUST ALSO WORKED WITH PAUL SMITH'S COLLEGE TO PROTECT 2,800 ACRES IN THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS, HOME TO THE COLLEGE'S VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER (VIC), A HUB FOR EDUCATION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. THE PERMANENT CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED IN DECEMBER 2025 LIMITS DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER LAND USES TO ENSURE THAT THE VIC FORESTLANDS REMAIN FORESTS FOREVER. TOTAL LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED MANAGEMENT OF 15 FEE SIMPLE TITLE LANDS TOTALING 1,249 ACRES, AND 56 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT PROTECT 16,788 ACRES. STEWARDSHIP OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PORTFOLIO INCLUDED ASSISTING SEVERAL EASEMENT LANDOWNERS TO BETTER MANAGE THEIR LANDS AND WORKING WITH OTHERS TO CORRECT CONSERVATION EASEMENT VIOLATIONS. STEWARDSHIP ON FEE OWNED LANDS INCLUDED PLANNING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR GLENVIEW AND HIGH MEADOW PRESERVES IN PREPARATION FOR OPENING THEM TO PUBLIC ACCESS, AND THE OVERSIGHT OF SEVERAL PROPERTIES IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR TRANSFER TO NEW YORK STATE FOR INCLUSION IN THE FOREST PRESERVE.