With 105 Morris Acres, Land Trust Over 11,000 MORRIS – Rick O’Keefe and John Chanik have protected 105 acres they own in Maple Grove on Route 10 in the Town of Morris, the Otsego Land Trust has announced it now has more than 11,000 acres in its portfolio. The O’Keefe-Chanik acreage includes forests, prime farmlands, wetlands and wildlife habitat. It was only a year ago September that protection of another tract in the Town of Morris, 80 acres owned by…
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Land Trust Director Resigns After Less Than Year In Post COOPERSTOWN – Citing family commitments, John Winter, Otsego Land Trust executive for less than a year, will be resigning, the Land Trust announced today. Because of those commitments, he has been unexpectedly delayed relocating to the Cooperstown area and will not be able to do so for another two years. This development has made performance of his duties difficult and he offered his resignation to the Land Trust’s board of directors…
Trails, Kayaks, Even Bees Envisioned For Brookwood By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Brookwood Point could soon be host to expanded trails, kayak rentals and even beekeeping. “The grass gets really high and hard to mow in places,” said Lang Keith, Cooperstown, a board member on the Otsego Land Trust, which owns the 22-acre enclave on Otsego Lake. “We were thinking that would be a good place to do some beekeeping.” Such ideas were generated during the…
Land Trust Will Report Back On Brookwood Plans Oct. 25…
BROOKWOOD SAFE FOR SEVEN YEARS Otsego Land Trust Raises $243,000, Seeks Long-Term Plan For Property COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego Land Trust has obtained commitments totaling $243,000 to extend its ownership of Brookwood Point for at least the next seven years. Chairman Harry Levine yesterday announced that several donors have combined to pledge funding for the 22-acre property. “I am delighted that we now have enough financial stability to continue making this beautiful property available to the public,” Levine said. With the…
2 Projects Give Land Trust 2nd Most Successful Year Freckelton, Graves Properties Protected COOPERSTOWN – Projects in Cherry Valley (Otsego County) and Franklin (Delaware County) helped make 2015 the Otsego Land Trust’s second most successful year. In Franklin, the trust worked with local artist and landowner Sondra Freckelton to protect her 108-acre property. Sondra’s land is rich with diverse wildlife habitats and contains a managed forest that has been sustainably harvested over the years. The property has approximately 6,000 feet…
Land Trust Names Winter As New Executive Director COOPERSTOWN – John Winter, former executive director of the Woodstock Land Conservancy in the Catskills, will join the Otsego Land Trust as executive director on Jan. 4, the Land Trust announced today. “John’s depth of experience makes him an ideal fit for the job, especially as the land trust continues to grow and expand its operations,” Search Committee co-chairs Caleb Wertenbaker and Martha Frey said in a statement. He succeeds Virginia Kennedy.…
BROOKWOOD GARDENS’ FATE Land Trust Committee Gets ‘Several’ Proposals COOPERSTOWN – The deadline for RFPs on Brookwood Gardens passed at 5 p.m. today, and Otsego Land Trust Board Chair Harry Levine said “several” proposals for 11 acres of the prime lakeside property have been received. “I’m very encouraged,” said Levine, who said a Land Trust committee will meet Friday for an initial review of the 47 proposals that came out of the request-for-proposal process. He declined to get more specific on the number,…
Schuyler Lake Couple Protects 23 Acres With Otsego Land Trust SCHUYLER LAKE – The Otsego Land Trust announced today it has partnered with landowners Kathleen and Timothy Peters to protect 23 acres of land along Route 28 in Schuyler Lake. Herkimer Creek, a main tributary to Canadarago Lake, runs for a substantial distance through the Peters’ property. The creek, its associated flood plain, and riparian areas are filled with diverse plants and wildlife habitats. “Herkimer Creek’s connection to Canadarago Lake…
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