The Kuzminski property in the Town of Otsego contributes to a growing network of conserved lands that preserve the region’s rural character, environmental resilience and scenic landscape.…
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Lydia Brinkley
The privately-owned property was identified by OLT and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition as a priority for ecological restoration. It borders Cahoon Creek, an important tributary of Butternut Creek, and joins a larger network of protected lands that safeguard wetlands, farmland, forests, and scenic views in the Butternut Valley.…
For this project, the entire stream corridor along the property is receiving restorative practices, approximately 1,500 feet of stream. The stream bank was stabilized this past August to hinder further erosion.…
Partnership Plants Trees To Protect Lake SPRINGFIELD—SUNY Oneonta and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition partnered to plant 2,000 trees on the University’s land at Thayer Farm on the west side of Otsego Lake in November. Funding for the purchase, planting and maintenance of the seedlings, which are intended to combat harmful algae bloom growth, was provided through National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant funding managed by the USC. The trees will absorb phosphorus, nitrogen and other nutrients, and prevent them from…
