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New York State Finalizes Purchase of 104,000 Acres in the Adirondacks

by Tracy Chait (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Green, Big Givers, Real Estate Developments


After four long years of negotiations, New York State has purchased 104,000 acres -- about seven times the size of Manhattan -- in the Adirondacks that will be preserved as a joint "working forest" and public space with restrictions against development.

Purchased from the Lyme Timber Company in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, the oversized parcel known as Sable Highlands sits in the Northeastern corner of Adirondack Park. Over 50,000 acres of the purchased land has never before been accessible to the public and will now be open for recreation, space including Sugarloaf Mountain and several pristine ponds.

Since 2004, generous individuals have committed over $4 million to the project, which combined with New York's Environmental Protection Fund was enough to conserve a piece of land that will serve generations of nature lovers and wildlife to come.

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Tags: adirondacks, conservation land, ConservationLand, nature conservancy, NatureConservancy, new york, NewYork, sable highlands, SableHighlands

Protected Lands for Sale in the Adirondacks

by Tracy Chait (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Charity, Green, Real Estate Developments


Perhaps a true sign of luxury living is buying land that will be protected instead of developed. You'll soon have your chance to bid on such a parcel as The Adirondack Chapter of the The Nature Conservancy has announced the listing of 90,500 acres of pristine forestland for sale in upstate New York. The timberland previously belonged to paper company Finch, Pruyn and Co. and, according to listing broker LandVest, "represents the first time in more than a century that these lands have become available on the open market."

The parcels will be available by sealed bidding in 5 sale blocks in acreage ranging from 1,691 acres to almost 60,000 acres. All are subject to a strict conservation easement, though eventually some of the land will be open for hiking, hunting, fishing and other outdoor adventures. See more images that will make you want to flee your desk upon viewing at LandVest's listing page.

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Tags: adirondacks, conservation land, ConservationLand, finch pruyn and company, FinchPruynAndCompany, fishing, hiking, landvest, real estate, RealEstate, The Nature Conservancy, TheNatureConservancy

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