Join the Lake George Land Conservancy at our Schumann Preserve at Pilot Knob as we hike this well-loved 1.8 mile loop trail to celebrate American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day! Walk with us and learn about the trail reconstruction project that will begin in the summer of 2018 and how you can help! Bring a bagged lunch if you’d like to eat at the gazebo as we enjoy the sweeping views of Lake George.

The first 5 people to arrive at the trailhead on June 2nd will receive a FREE National Trails Day t-shirt! Other participants will receive stickers, patches and other goodies while they last, first come first serve!

Please obey all parking signs when arriving at the trailhead.

National Trails Day is the only nationally coordinated event designed to unite all muscle-powered trail activities with the goal of connecting more people to trails. Every trail beckons adventure and has a story to share with any person willing to discover it, and American Hiking Society believes these trail experiences can improve the lives of every American.

Each year, on the first Saturday of June, American Hiking Society and the trails community invite Americans of all ages and abilities to find their own adventure and discover their unique story at one of the thousands of events hosted throughout the country.

By coordinating a wide array of trail activities on a single day, National Trails Day attracts new trail users and helps connect existing trail enthusiasts with local clubs and organizations with the hopes of creating trail advocates and stewards. The task to protect and maintain more than 200,000 miles of trails in the U.S. requires a collaborative effort among trail clubs, organizations, government agencies, and most importantly passionate trail advocates and stewards.

Pilot Knob Gazebo Photo Credit: Carl Heilman II/Wild Visions, Inc.

The forest of the Lake George Land Conservancy’s Cook Mt. Preserve has become overtaken by invasive shrubby honeysuckle. Help us cut and pull these aggressive invaders so that native plants can move back in and restore the forest to a healthier place for wildlife. There is a LOT of honeysuckle, so many hands are needed!

No RSVP required – stop by the preserve any day, any time between 9 am and 3 pm and stay as little or as long as you can. Encourage your friends to lend a hand too! Any amount of time helps!
Bring work gloves, branch clippers and a great attitude! Sturdy shoes, long sleeves and pants, and insect repellent are suggested to protect against scratches and ticks.

Meet on Baldwin Road just North of Cook Mt. Preserve.  Click here for Google map directions.

Questions? Email Alex at anovick@lglc.org.

Join the Lake George Land Conservancy’s NextGeneration Committee as we celebrate the true onset of summer with a Summer Solstice Soirée! The Soirée will be held on Thursday, June 21 from 6-8pm at Blue Water Manor in Bolton.

Included will be: light appetizers, live music, raffles and a cash bar. The event is free with a suggested $15 donation at the door with all proceeds benefiting the Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC).

Please RSVP using our easy registration form so we know you are coming!

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Organized and hosted by the NextGen Committee, this event is geared towards our generation, young people who are passionate about the lands and waters of Lake George. Come and hear more about what the LGLC does throughout the watershed to protect the land that surrounds this lake. Learn how the NextGen Committee is spearheading fun and innovative events, including Amy’s Race, for communities throughout our area. This event will be a unique opportunity to meet others like yourself involved with Lake George’s conservation, and how you can be a part of our community!

More information on raffle prizes, entertainment and more to come. To join the NextGen email list or for questions, email Michele at mvidarte@lglc.org.

Throughout NY black bear populations are either stable or increasing, but where bears and people overlap, there are sure to be conflicts. In the Adirondacks, we have two fronts where we try to manage bear-human conflicts, the front country and the back country. Regardless of location, the problem is almost always the same, easily accessible food. Jim Stickles, Big Game Biologist with DEC, will discuss basic bear biology, the role of bear hunting, strategies to keep food inaccessible, the consequences when people fail to secure food sources, and why moving bears generally doesn’t work.

Join us every Wednesday evening (except for July 4) starting June 27th as the Lake George Land Conservancy, along with Stewart’s Shops, presents our FREE summer series Living Lands. This weekly presentation series will take an exclusive and up-close look at the wildlife and people who utilize the land of Lake George and the Adirondacks, past and present! Presentations begin at 5:30 pm and are held at the LGLC office in Bolton Landing.

Many thanks to Stewart’s Shops for sponsoring our 2018 series!

Advance registration is REQUIRED and will be available soon.

Full Schedule:

June 27: “Adirondack Bear Behavior” with Jim Stickles, DEC Wildlife Manager

July 4: Holiday, No Presentation

July 11: “An Adirondack Portfolio”, Photography and Hiking in the ADKs from 1902-1935 with Bob Bayle

July 18: “Ticks and Lyme Disease in Pets and People” with Dr. Holly Ahern of the Lyme Action Network

July 25: “The History of the Lake George Steamboat Company” with Patricia Dow, Vice President of LG Steamboat

August 1: “Keeping the Wild in Wildlife” with wildlife rehabilitator Nancy Kimball

August 8: “Adirondack Moose- Behavior and Tracking” with Jim Stickles, DEC Wildlife Manager

August 15: “Native Plants for Native Healing” with naturalist Nancy Scarzello

August 22: “Bats” with DEC’s Katelyn Ritzko

For questions, please email mderossi@lglc.org.

Join members of the NextGeneration Committee on Saturday, June 30 from 8am- 12pm as we walk into LGLC’s Amy’s Park with ornithologist and licensed guide Alan Belford.

This event is exclusive and will be limited to 20 people! All ages welcome!

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