Chateaugay Woodlands

To purchase an assignable conservation easement.

Northern America | Access to Clean Water and Sanitation | Natural Resources Conservation

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Overview

The 85500 acre Chateaugay Woodlands property is located in the northern part of New York Adirondack State Park. Chateaugay WoodlandsIt was purchased in 2004 as part of a larger conservation transaction in which The Nature Conservancy acquired the adjacent 20000 acres in fee and the right to purchase an assignable conservation easement on the lands acquired by Lyme. Lyme obtained Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its timber operations and sold a working forest conservation easement on the property to the State of New York. Lyme sold the property to a private timberland investment group in 2009.