Renssealaer Land Trust Land Conservation Plan Appendix K: Town of Hoosick Resource Targets and Conservation Priority Areas

Located in the northeast corner of Rensselaer County, the Town of Hoosick contains areas that are important both locally and regionally. The Hoosic River and Route 22 bisect the town from north to south, and the Hoosic River also defines the northwest border of the town. This valley area contains some of the highest priority areas for ecological resources, water resources, agricultural resources, and, in the south, climate resiliency resources. The Rensselaer Plateau extends into the southwest corner of the town, and contains highest priority ecological, climate resiliency and scenic resource areas. Additional high priority agricultural resource areas are found throughout the town, and other high priority scenic resource areas are within and east of the Village of Hoosick Falls, and in the southeast corner of the town. The Walloomsac River corridor and the Bennington Battlefield have high priority scenic, water resource, and climate resiliency areas. Indian Hill and nearby steep hills are ecologically significant because of the less acidic bedrock, unusual in the county, that supports uncommon habitat and plants.

Resource Target Conservation Priority Area Water Wetlands and streams around Bennington Battlefield Water Hoosick River corridor throughout the town Wetlands and streams west of Buskirk-West Hoosick Road and south Water of Rte 67 Water Area of Spicer and Pine Valley Roads and Rte 7 Ecological Hoosic River corridor Ecological Rensselaer Plateau and escarpment Ecological Taconic Mountains Climate Bennington Battlefield and vicinity Resiliency Climate Rensselaer Plateau escarpment west of Babcock Lake Road Resiliency Climate Rte 7 corridor through Tibbits State Forest Resiliency Climate Rte 22 corridor south of Rte 7 Resiliency Agricultural Hoosic River corridor Agricultural Waloomsac River corridor and Vicinity of Bennington Battlefield Near Pine Valley, Breese Hollow, Buskirk-West Hoosic, Wilson Hill, Agricultural Tate, and Burgess Roads Scenic Bennington Battlefield Scenic Tibbitts State Forest Scenic Hills along Vermont border in southeastern corner of town Scenic Hoosic River Greenway in Village of Hoosic Falls Composite Hoosic River corridor Composite Rensselaer Plateau and escarpment Composite Bennington Battlefield vicinity and Waloomsac River corridor Conservation Plan for Rensselaer County Highest Priority Areas - Town of Hoosick :

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