| State of New York, Nature Conservancy protect big wetland on southern Lake Champlain |
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By Brian Mann, North Country Public Radio
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294 days ago
Article ID# 1704687
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CANTON, NEW YORK (North Country Public Radio) - New York state and the Adirondack Nature Conservancy have closed a deal to protect 156 acres of wetland on the southern end of Lake Champlain.
The deal, announced this week, will maintain more than 2,000 feet of undeveloped shorelines. According to state officials, the land is home to rare plants and is important habitat for "thousands of waterfowl species."
DEC commissioner Joe Martens issued a statement describing the protected land in the Washington County town of Dresden as "part of a travel corridor for wildlife between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains."
The new parcel will be part of a protected area that now includes nearly 500 acres.
The Adirondack Nature Conservancy bought the land three years ago for half a million dollars and donated it to the state of New York. It will be added to the "forever wild" forest preserve.
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