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General News: Land Trust Protects 46 Acres in Cornwall
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| View of Schunnemunk Mountain from the protected 46 acre property |
from The Orange County Land Trust
12/30/14
Sugar Loaf, NY (OCLT): The Orange County Land Trust has obtained 46 acres in the Town of Cornwall in Orange County. Located just outside of Black Rock Forest, the 46 acre parcel was donated by local developer Raffaele Leone and is visible from Schunnemunk Mountain State Park, Black Rock Forest, Storm King Arts Center, as well as other areas.
“When we were presented with the opportunity to acquire this land for preservation, our Board of Directors and staff met the idea with absolute enthusiasm,” stated Orange County Land Trust executive director Jim Delaune. “The property is located within the viewshed of a number of destinations for tourism and outdoor recreation and people are drawn to these destinations by the beauty of the Hudson Highlands.”
The vacant parcel consists of mixed deciduous and chestnut oak forest with patches of pitch pine-oak heath rocky summit, which are considered to be ecologically-significant according to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
"Conservation of this property is important for retaining biological diversity in the Black Rock Forest - Schunnemunk Mountain region,” said William Shuster, Executive Director of Black Rock Forest Consortium. “It features a relatively complex landscape with habitats known to support wildlife species of concern and appears especially important for maintaining connectivity between populations."
"Simply put, land preservation is a team effort," said Delaune. “OCLT was able to protect this special property because of our partnership with County Executive Neuhaus and the County Legislature."
The Orange County Land Trust is dedicated to preserving Orange County’s rural character, natural heritage and working farms. Nearly 5,000 acres of forests, wetlands, wildlife habitat and farmland forever protected. For information on becoming a member or for ways of giving, call 845-469-0951x14 or visit www.oclt.org.
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This is wonderful news. Maintaining our open space, and the biodiversity that comes with it, will hopefully occur to most of us as being a wise decision.
posted by Rick Gioia on 01/06/15 at 9:00 PM
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