CLC Conservation
Areas
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Hiking
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The Columbia
Land Conservancy owns and manages a number of public
conservation areas throughout the county. These areas are open to the
public
for free for non-motorized recreation including hiking, cross
country skiing, snowshoeing, bird watching, and other
educational and recreational uses. The conservation
areas are managed to balance public recreation and education with wildlife and habitat protection.
Throughout the
year, CLC's educators hold a variety of free
education and recreation programs for children and adults,
as well as school and youth groups, ranging from owl
prowls and animal tracking to snowshoe lessons and
canoe trips. Click here
for more information on our education and recreation
programs.
Conservation
Areas Open to the Public
Conservation
Areas In Progress
(please
call CLC office to arrange tour)
Permitted
Uses
Activities permitted on
CLC public conservation areas
include non-motorized recreation such as hiking, bird
watching, canoeing, fishing, and cross country skiing. Limited hunting is currently
allowed on one of the Conservancy properties (the Greenport
Conservation Area) as part of its overall management
plan. Contact the CLC office at 518-392-5252 if you are interested in
finding out more about our hunting policies and regulations.
Regulations
- Open from dawn
to dusk.
- In an effort
to minimize human impact on the conservation areas,
no trash receptacles are located on the sites. Therefore,
all
conservation areas have a "carry in, carry out"
policy; i.e., please bring your trash with you when you
leave.
- Camping,
fires, and motorized vehicles are prohibited unless they
are part of an official CLC program.
- Audio
equipment or radio use is allowed with earphones
only.
- Pets must
be on leash unless they are swimming.
- Please respect the plants,
animals, and artifacts at the sites as they make the properties special.
Hours
The public
conservation areas are open to the public year round from dawn
to dusk.
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