TILT in the Time of Quarantine

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The Thousand Islands Land Trust Reflections Vol. 20 No. 1 spring 2020 PO Box 238 . 135 John Street . Clayton, New York 13624 (315) 686-5345 . www.tilandtrust.org

A Letter from the Director: TILT in the Time of Quarantine

MacFarlane Trail at Zenda Farms Preserve

Dear Friends, Supporters So much is beyond our control as schools, workplaces and businesses & Community Members, shut their doors. Even fitness centers and yoga studios are closed. While While I sit here writing this, our world seems to be filled with so there is no doubt in my mind that life much uncertainty, there continues to has changed dramatically for each of be a constant — the human need to us in a very short time. If you are like connect with nature. When it comes to me, you are search- clearing my head, While our world seems to be ing for ways to help what I have found filled with so much uncertainty, (and to keep your works best is sim- there continues to be a constant The Thousand Islands sanity). I have been ply getting outside. — the human need to connect Land Trust works to trying to stay on top Whether it is a walk with nature. conserve the natural of every changing in the woods or beauty, diverse wildlife regulation to keep down the sidewalk, habitats, water quality & our amazing staff safe and working, getting outside always seems to be the outdoor recreational op- juggling working remotely, tak- perfect remedy. portunities of the Thou- ing care of my family at home, and At TILT, our staff has made a sand Islands region, now checking in on distant (and not so seamless transition to working re- and for future generations. distant) friends and family. It is not motely. And even though our 2020 an easy task. continued on page 2 Action Plan will experience some adjustments, I am confident that we will collectively maintain momentum, staying focused on advancing our important conservation mission. Re- Board of Trustees cently, Governor Cuomo designated Greg McLean, President New York’s land trust stewardship Larry Kingsley, Vice President staff essential, allowing our team to Robin Hoffman, Secretary work independently in the field each Mike Phelps, Treasurer day to ensure our preserves and trails Jane Heffron, Member at Large Art Mack, Member at Large stay safe and clean, so you can focus Todd Atkinson on enjoying spring’s emerging beauty. Sue Ballard I am also pleased to inform all of Cindy Bower our friends, supporters and commu- Jake Tibbles and his daughter, Harper with Molly the Golden Retriever Jeff Burt nity members that TILT’s preserves John Cardamone Jane Carver and nature trails are open and waiting We encourage you to try a scav- John Farrell for you. enger hunt with the kids, take a solo Dave Lucas With incredible views and miles walk and listen to the relaxing sounds Molly Macsherry MacWade of trails, people are able to watch of nature or visit a preserve that you Janice McPhail birds, look for the first wildflowers of know and love or one that you have Ben Walldroff Carol Munro, Trustee Emerita spring, listen to rippling streams, and never experienced. It is a wonderful, breathe the fresh air. If you are not inexpensive and safe way to de-stress, familiar with our various outdoor rec- get some sunshine and fresh air, and reational opportunities, visit https:// to connect with nature. tilandtrust.org/explore/preserves-trails While we are encouraging every- to discover 11 fantastic Signature one to be outdoors and to experience Preserves to explore. Click the links our trails and preserves, our top prior- for each preserve to see descriptions, ity remains the health of the visitors, photos and trail maps. our nearby communities, and our Recently, Alicia, Harper, Molly staff. To help keep our most vulner- (our youngest golden retriever) and I able community members safe, please made time first thing in the morning remember to follow the CDC's guide- lines including maintaining social TILT’s preserves and distancing, covering your mouth and nature trails are open nose when you cough or sneeze, and and waiting for you. staying home if you feel unwell. TILT and our River community have been through varying crises in to walk the MacFarlane Trail at Zenda the past. While this one is unique in Farms. It was an absolutely perfect its own right, it too shall pass. Rest morning. Harper learned all about assured, we will get through this the critters that call Zenda home— together. stopping and asking questions at each As always, thank you for your of the interpretive signs and searching continued dedication to TILT and the trail for hidden birds and insects. everything our organization stands It was a win for the parents currently for. It means a great deal to everyone homeschooling! Next weekend, we at the Land Trust. plan to hike the Otter Creek Nature Trail and to see what new things Warm regards, Harper learns on this nature walk. 2 Good Luck, Rebecca!

It is bittersweet to share the plete restoration of the Creamery news that Rebecca Dahl, TILT’s into Zenda’s Welcome Center, Zenda Farms Program Director, establishment of the Coyote Moon accepted a position with the Con- Vineyard and Homestead Heritage necticut Land Conservation Coun- Cheese partnerships, and expansion cil earlier this year. While TILT is of TILTreks and TILT’s KidsCamp. losing a very talented member of She also secured critical state fund- its team, each and every one of us ing that will soon bring municipal has gained an incredible friend and water and sewer to all Zenda Barns. advocate for land conservation. When not completely im- “It has been an absolute mersed in advancing Zenda’s pleasure working with Rebecca future, Rebecca was a selfless over the last four years,” said Jake member of the TILT team. She Tibbles, Executive Director. “There regularly assisted stewardship staff is no doubt in my mind that her with trail maintenance and preserve dedication and passion for advanc- management. And she helped Rebecca Dahl ing Zenda Farms as a community ensure that all of TILT’s events, focal point will be felt for years to including the Zenda Community such a unique and beautiful way.” come.” Picnic and our Annual Arbor Day “I am confident that Rebec- During Rebecca’s tenure at Celebration, were enjoyed by all. ca will continue to excel in her new TILT, she played an integral role in “It is hard to express how position as Program Coordinator. the development and implementa- grateful I am to have had this op- The Council is a strong organization of TILT’s strategic vision for portunity to work for TILT and how tion and is very fortunate to have Zenda Farms Preserve as a center much I have enjoyed working with her joining their team,” stated Greg for community engagement, sus- everyone involved,” said Rebecca. McLean, TILT’s President. tainable agriculture, and environ- “Working for TILT has provided Join us in congratulating mental education through partner- me with an incredible foundation Rebecca and wishing her well in ship development and outreach for my conservation career and a this next chapter. initiatives. A few of Rebecca’s once in a lifetime opportunity to achievements include the com- experience the Thousand Islands in

Rebecca’s contributions to TILT far exceeded her job description as Zenda Farms Program Director. One of her many talents, shared generously with the organization and the community, was her creation of wonderful sandwich board signs for our events.

3 Tributes October 8, 2019 - March 20, 2020 In memory of Stanley Bach Linda Bach In memory of David Barclay Susie Wood & David Duff In memory of Bruce Brooks Joan Flint Jake Tibbles In memory of Don Brown Allan Newell Jake Tibbles A (Very) Brief Geologic History In honor of Margaret Chapman Bill Munn & Elizabeth Chapman of the Thousand Islands Region In memory of Frank Cole Karen & Bruce Harrison In memory of Robert O. Cox and the Frontenac Arch Ted & Kathy Drum In honor of the Ken Deedy by Kristy Carey caused by plate tectonics and the Environmental Internship John & Lori Arnot opening and closing of oceans (proto- John Burt ew York State has a rich and di- Atlantic oceans) that resemble the cur- Steve & Vici Diehl verse geologic history, and much rent Atlantic Ocean. These large-scale Dan Dolan N Allan Newell of this complex history is evident in mountain building events were the Minna Anthony Common Nature the North Country. The story begins result of the closing of ancient oceans Center with the Canadian Shield, a vast con- and the collision of landmasses that are Mike & Amy Phelps Will & Mia Ramseier tinental rock that forms the basement currently North America and Europe, Gil Schmidt & Mary Clark for much of North America and can and they also contributed to volca- Emmy Sorth be seen at the surface extensively in nic activity and deformation of rocks Zell Steever & Liz Raisbeck Canada. The Thousand Islands region already in place by this time. Plate In memory of Richard DiSalvo is underlain by a portion of the Cana- Charlie DiSalvo & Kathleen Kennedy tectonics has been at work for much of In memory of Dodenhoff Family dian Shield known as the Grenville Earth’s history and has been recorded Susan & Howard Charbonneau Province. These rocks have been in the rock record across the Adiron- In memory of EP radiometrically dated to between 1.1 dack Mountains and the North Country. Patti Wood & Jim Schnauber and 1.3 billion years old, some of the Evidence of intermittent openings In memory of John Eustance oldest rocks on the planet! However, of the proto-Atlantic can be seen in the Nancy Eustance the most interesting aspect of the geol- widespread sedimentary deposits of In memory of John Haley Richard & Kathryn Gamble ogy of this region isn’t the age, it’s Cambrian to Devonian age (roughly In memory of the influence that outside forces, such 600 to 350 million years ago). Fossils Elizabeth R. Hasking as plate tectonics and glaciation, have including brachiopods, gastropods, Beverly & Rachel Cole had on the rocks that we see today. corals, and trilobites record evidence In memory of Richard Havranek The shapes, positions, and sizes of early life that thrived throughout Mary Havranek of the continents are in constant flux, much of New York State when it was In memory of Barbara Hazard Richard & Elizabeth Wright governed by a powerful, yet discreet, covered by a shallow sea. Like their In memory of Charles Heath force known as plate tectonics. Ocean basement rock counterparts, these Kristy Carey basins have repeatedly opened and fossil-bearing sedimentary rocks have In memory of Patti Hendler closed, mountains have formed on been subject to erosion, particularly Jim Hendler continental fringes, and basement rock when uplifted and exposed. Thus, in the In memory of Susie Keeler has been deformed as a result of this Thousand Islands region we see evi- Tony & Liz Mollica exceedingly powerful force. dence of large periods of geologic time In memory of Zell & Jim Kerr Meg Kerr & Bob Vanderslice Several mountain building events that are absent. Consider visiting a rock in New York State history have been outcrop near Cranberry Creek in Alex- 4 andria Bay to see a 600-million-year dack Park in New York to the rugged Tributes - cont. gap in geologic time. In this roadcut, a boreal terrain of the Algonquin Pro- In honor of Arthur Mack Cambrian sedimentary rock approxi- vincial Park in Ontario, a granite ridge Tracie Tucci mately 500 million years old, formed in protrudes from the earth in the general In memory of Richard Macsherry a shallow sea from sand, sits directly on shape of an hourglass. At the center of Molly & Darden MacWade top of a 1.1-billion-year-old Alex Bay the hourglass is the Thousand Islands, In memory of gneiss from the Grenville Province! a vital piece of the puzzle. Known as Maximus, the Wonder Dog Scott & Kim Kempton In the Thou- the Algonquin In memory of John Murray sand Islands The geological events that formed to Adirondacks Jean Murray region, many of the Frontenac Arch created a (A2A) corridor, In honor of Nathan the basement rocks unique migratory corridor across it fosters incred- Michael & Patti Peck of the Grenville the Great Lakes system, allowing ible biodiversity, In memory of Province probably with multiple Donald & Joan Nickason for animals to safely pass along a Constance Peters began as mud and habitat types to binational land bridge. In memory of David U. Prichard clay deposited on sustain a large Richard Withington the shores of the variety of life. In memory of William Rapp Sr. Canadian Shield when the banks were This makes the conservation of the Bruce Rapp void of nearly all life, except for some Thousand Islands region an undertak- In memory of Jim Rendall bacteria. These sediments accumulated ing of both local and global impor- Margot Rendall & George Gardner and cemented together, forming vast tance. The geology of the Thousand In memory of Karen Inglese Rice Lois & Sam Giamber deposits encircling the basement rock. Islands fostered the incredible wildlife In memory of Mary Ellen Rogers Subsequent mountain building events habitats and natural beauty that we James Barden have deformed these rocks, creating value and conserve. In honor & in memory of interesting new versions that have We are lucky to have such a Joan & Fred Rueckert been subjected to extensive pressure beautiful and geologically interesting Bill & Fleur Rueckert Jake Tibbles and heat. A beautiful example of this place to explore. It is because of these In memory of George B. Swick type of rock is the Alex Bay gneiss, a significant mountain building events, Lois Swick mostly pink metamorphic rock with a coupled with intermittent periods of In memory of Virginia Anne Tice chemistry resembling that of granite. quiet deposition in shallow waters, Jane Johnston Uplift has occurred along a north- and extensive surface erosion that we In honor of the TILT Discovery Center westward-trending ridge known as the enjoy such a unique place to live and The Atkinson Family Frontenac Arch. This Arch extends play, and that diverse wildlife and Sue & Troy Ballard from the Grenville Province region of habitats can flourish. The Boathouse Foundation Canada to the Adirondack Mountains. Jim & Cindy Bower Kristy Carey, volunteer contributor, has a Jeff Burt Because significant erosion of the river home on Wellesley Island. She holds an John & Sally Cardamone overlying rocks has occurred, you can MS in Geophysics and an MBA from Boston Jane Carver & Ron Cooper see outcrops at the surface near Alex- College as well as a BA in Geological Sci- John & Kim Farrell ences from SUNY Geneseo. Fresh Sound Foundation andria Bay and on Wellesley Island. Kevin & Jane Heffron The geological Robin Hoffman events that formed the Larry & Diane Kingsley Robin & David Lucas Frontenac Arch creat- Art Mack & Mary Jo Champion ed a unique migratory Molly & Darden MacWade corridor across the Greg & Cindy McLean Janice & Dan McPhail Great Lakes system, Mike & Amy Phelps allowing for animals Jake Tibbles & Alicia Dewey to safely pass along Ben & Jada Walldroff a binational land In memory of Aaron R. Vogel Robin Hoffman bridge. Stretching In honor of Susie Wood northwest from the Robin Hoffman peaks of the Adiron- Picton Island granite Matt & Annie Wall

5 Concept drawings of the TILT Discovery Center by Amaze Designs The TILT Discovery Center: The Gateway to the Outdoors At the forefront of every expe- bership, and the Discovery Center- than the corner of John Street and rience is connection. With a mis- will be key to our future by actively the River, accessible to everyone?” sion driven goal to cultivate a love welcoming and engaging all who said Cindy Bower, TILT Trustee. for the region and connect both pass by. In this 3-D walk-in, hands- The Discovery Center will residents and visitors to the land, on, immersing, sensory experience, serve as interpretive and education- TILT is working to provide a trans- people will see TILT’s critical role al space that will communicate the formative asset to our community in conserving the unparalleled value of the land we protect, and through the creation of the TILT the local recreational opportunities Discovery Center: The Gateway to The main goal of the and access to open space that the the Outdoors. experience is to inspire region offers. We envision visitors The Center will act as a hub people to get outside and leaving the Center instilled with where visitors and locals alike appreciation and knowledge of the can learn about regional outdoor connect with nature. region’s unique ecosystem, natu- resources, a need that currently is ral resources, and cultural history. not met. And with our organization values of the Thousand Islands and Visitors will be ready to explore embarking on a complete building the great River that runs through the region’s public lands and help renovation afforded through private it. There is nothing that will bet- support this vital community. The donations, there is no better time ter deliver the magical message main goal of the experience is to to provide an interactive experi- of Alice the Moose, the islands inspire people to get outside and ence like no other in the Thousand and the region’s many furred and connect with nature. Islands. feathered travelers to people of all “It is critically important that “TILT’s life blood is its mem- ages. And what more ideal location land trust organizations, such as 6 TILT work to preserve, protect and Riverwalk, the Discovery Center efits TILT provides and the threats manage highly functioning habitat will engage all who visit. we face together,” to support fish and wildlife popula- The Discovery Center will “Our goal is to develop a tions and reverse local biodiversity also function as a convening space common space where the com- loss,” said John M. Farrell, Ph.D., for TILTreks, our program series munity comes alive with a sense of Professor and Director Thousand that gets people out on the land. It belonging. Together with commu- Islands Biological Station at the will also be used for presentations nity members and our conservation SUNY College of Environmental like TILT’s Birkhead Lecture. partners, we aim to create a strong Science and Forestry and TILT “As a community member, I public place where people are em- Trustee. “TILT’s efforts to expand have had the opportunity to attend powered to take ownership of their its role in local and regional envi- several of TILT’s Treks with my local environment and immerse ronmental conservation with the family. We have benefitted from themselves in a sense of commu- creation of the TILT Discovery these programs and expanded our nity that is inspiring,” said Terra Center represent a positive step knowledge of the natural world Bach, Director of Development and towards that goal,” together,” said Kelly Picunas, Communications. Interactive exhibits for both Guardino Elementary Fifth Grade The creation of the TILT Dis- children and adults will encourage Teacher. “The creation of the TILT covery Center is made possible by hands-on experiences that allow Discovery Center will fill a need in the generous support of the Ferguson people to explore and learn. One our community that is not met and Foundation, Fresh Sound Founda- exhibit will focus on the Algonquin provide a tool that educators like tion, Northern New York Communi- to Adirondacks (A2A) corridor, me can utilize through field trips to ty Foundation, Sweetgrass Founda- and the important work TILT and engage students with the St. Law- tion, Watertown Savings Bank, and local partners are doing to protect rence River ecosystems, the ben- private donations. this climate-resilient landscape. Incorporated within other exhibits will be touchscreen kiosks and other technology that will connect people to our preserves, provide real-time project information, celebrate TILT’s history, share videos and stories and engage all ages in environmental education. Open year- round and on the newly constructed Clayton

With the looming threat of climate change, the ever-growing importance of protecting our water resources, and the widening disconnect between children and nature, mission awareness and environmental education initiatives like the creation of the TILT Discovery Center are more important now than ever before. With the TILT Discovery Center: The Gateway to the Outdoors, the organization will be able to connect more people to the land and River, encouraging a deeper understanding of the health of our planet, its important water resources, and the future stewardship of this earth.

7 Preserving Water Quality in Goose Bay & Lake of the Isles

Deer Point Island in Lake of the Isles, adjacent to TILT’s Barnett Marsh and Wellesley Island Preserve

ast month, TILT was awarded two grants through suppliers would eventually need to implement more the New York State Department of Environmental robust and costly treatment systems to provide clean, ConservationL (NYSDEC) Water Quality Improvement safe, drinking water. Program (WQIP) totaling $1.23M for two priority Over the last few decades, water quality in Goose conservation initiatives: Number Nine Island in Bay in the Town of Alexandria has been on the de- Goose Bay and Deer Point Island in Lake of the Isles. cline, likely due to increased nutrient loading associ- Through these grants, TILT will be able to preserve ated with waterfront development and agricultural nearly 170 acres of forests and wetlands on and around activities in the upper watershed. Most of the land these islands, helping to protect the region’s water surrounding Goose Bay is composed of very shallow quality. soils, which do not absorb nutrients well and therefore The St. Lawrence River and its tributaries pro- do not properly treat sewage and wastewater. These vide drinking water to hundreds of thousands of additional nutrients that are not absorbed into the soil, people across countless municipalities in the US make their way into open water, causing an explosion and Canada. As impacts from shoreline develop- of aquatic weed growth like we see now in Goose ment and agriculture continue across the entire Great Bay. Here, invasive weeds are flourishing, hindering Lakes basin, there is increased susceptibility for water boating, swimming, fishing, and dock access. While contamination by nutrient-laden sediments and other local citizen groups are working diligently to combat harmful pollutants. At the local scale, aside from the this growth with aquatic herbicides and other removal risk to safe recreational enjoyment of these waters, techniques, these efforts do not address the root of the this means that municipalities and other public water problem of poor water quality. 8 Excess nutrients can also lead to harmful algal pollutant-sources.” blooms (HABs) in Goose Bay’s shallow, slow-moving The economy of the upper St. Lawrence River and warm water, posing a health threat to humans, is vitally dependent on tourism, with the majority of pets, and wildlife. this tourism being based around the region’s water Water quality has also been a longstanding con- quality, natural aesthetics and healthy ecosystems. At cern facing Lake of the Isles on Wellesley Island. In least 10% of visitors to the Thousand Islands come recent history, the use of phosphate detergents com- primarily to visit preserves, trails, and conserved open bined with ineffective sewage treatment led to contam- spaces. These visitors are estimated to spend $37.9 inations in this popular recreational million annually in the 1000 destination. Considering its warm Maintaining a high Islands region, generating $2.6 temperatures and lack of flow, million in local tax revenues each Lake of the Isles is particularly standard of water quality year. This means that maintain- susceptible to this form of water is absolutely imperative ing a high standard of water qual- quality degradation. for the region’s economy. ity is absolutely imperative for To safeguard these water- the region’s economy, especially ways, TILT’s WQIP grant will near tourist attractions like the allow the organization to acquire and permanently pro- popular Kring Point and Dewolf Point State Parks that tect 156± acres and thousands of feet of undeveloped, receive a combined total of 75,000 visitors each year! natural vegetated shoreline and coastal marshland on The protection of the riparian vegetation and undevel- Number Nine Island in Goose Bay, just upstream from oped natural shorelines will not only help ensure high Kring Point State Park. A second WQIP grant will al- water quality but will further bolster tourism. low for the permanent protection of 12± acres on Deer “2020 is slated to be a busy and exciting year for Point Island directly across the Lake from Dewolf TILT’s land protection program. The conservation of Point State Park. This project would preserve approxi- Number Nine Island and Deer Point Island are major mately 1,500 feet of intact natural shoreline and about steps toward ensuring the long-term ecological health 1,400 feet of marsh frontage near Barnett Creek. and recreational quality of Goose Bay and Lake of the “Save The River is very excited to learn of the Isles,” said Spencer Busler, TILT’s Assistant Direc- award to TILT to purchase these two environmentally tor. “We’re grateful that the Environmental Protection sensitive tracts of land,” said John Peach, Executive Fund and the Water Quality Improvement Program Director of Save The River. “By conserving these are available to help protect the clean water and open properties, TILT ensures that they remain in their natu- space that we all enjoy.” ral vegetated state in perpetuity, free from additional

Number Nine Island, near TILT’s Crooked Creek Preserve

9 The Call of the Loon

Photo by Hobart Collins

he call of the loon is a wel- in the 2000-2005 Breeding Bird hour to observe Common Loons. come cut through the tranquil Atlas, with a current estimated Concurrently, hundreds of volun- silenceT of the River, a sign of life New York Common Loon popula- teers spanning from the Adiron- and the personification of a wildlife tion of around 600-850 pairs. This dacks to the Thousand Islands success story. Over 20 years ago, is double the estimated popula- record their own observations of you would not have heard the same tion size in 1980, which indicates loons they encounter, including sound. that these conservation efforts are count, age, and location, as well as Common Loon populations working effectively to protect their weather and other environmental face numerous threats, including population. But many threats still variables. Then promptly at the mercury pollution, lead poisoning, face the Common Loon today, hour’s end, the work stops, and vol- disease, fishing line entanglement, making ongoing observations and unteers wait with anticipation for human disturbance, and develop- protection vital in ensuring their another year to do it all over again. ment. All of these factors combined longevity on the River. Each July, TILT encourages to drastically reduce Common volunteers to sign up to participate Loon populations in New York New York Annual in the census. In 2019, we had 20 State, to the point that you were people that all set out and counted lucky to even see one on the River Loon Census loons on their favorite River spot. after the early 1800s. In fact, in Here in Northern New York, Places surveyed include Watch 1970 the Adirondack population TILT is making a difference for Island, Chippewa Bay, Picton was reduced to less than 200 breed- the Common Loon, with the help Channel, and Bartlett Point. All ing pairs (BRI NY Loon Status of our volunteers. The New York volunteers contributed valuable Report, 2015). Annual Loon Census, led by the data to TILT, which was then sent Thanks to recent conservation Adirondack Center for Loon Con- over to the Adirondack Center for efforts, research, and policy chang- servation, began in 2001, and we at Loon Conservation to be analyzed es, their populations are rising once TILT have been working to con- in their report. again. Today, Common Loons are a tribute data from the very start. According to the 2018 NY Species of Special Concern in New Every year like clockwork, Loon Census Report, the loon York State, and are protected under on the third Saturday of July at population is slowly growing, and the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty. 8:00am sharp, volunteers sit out its range is expanding from the Ad- Common Loons were first with a pair of binoculars on their irondacks to the River. This citizen recorded on the St. Lawrence River favorite spot on the water for an science effort contributes meaning- 10 ful data to policy makers, ensuring Bringing the Call to the River that Common Loons in the region are properly protected. Our work Tom Tinney, deemed the Canoe Point, and one near Long with the Loon Census engages all “Loon Whisperer,” has been Point. But despite this population people throughout the region to working to protect the Common increase, loons are now falling make a difference in a clear, palpa- Loon for over 20 ble way, in the comfort of their own years. He and his backyard for a short hour each year. wife Julie set up a nesting box every The Loon Crew season in Delaney Bay, off of Grind- “There is something magical stone Island. They about being on the River early in were inspired with the morning, hearing the call of the the idea of creat- loon,” remarks Robin Hoffman. “It ing a loon platform is my happy place on the River.” from the Adiron- Robin participated in the Loon Cen- dacks, and always sus from the very beginning. She tweak their materi- feels that it is one small way she als to best support can help the species continue on the their local loons. River, and throughout the Northeast. The neighborhood For her, the Loon Census was loons are used to always a day of community, of him now, prob- love and of friendship. Her enthu- ably the chicks of siasm united a group of River Rats chicks of chicks to get out on their boats each year and count loons for the census. from years ago that Tom Tinney sets up a loon nesting platform on Grindstone keep returning to Partnering with friends across the the same nesting spot. Once Tom victim to new threats, including channel, from Rusho Bay to Picton, and Julie set up the nesting box rising water levels, and an influx the group at first all counted loons each year, the loons appear within of a surprising new competitor… separately. Now, they are stronger minutes! non-native swans. together. She remembers the years Visiting the Adirondacks, “For the past couple of years, fondly, from fights over whose loon both Tom and Julie were accus- the swans have been relentless!” was whose to record (“No, that’s tomed to the constant, harmonious remarked Julie. Last year, she and my loon!”), to finally all join- backdrop of loon calls. This love Tom built a nest on the shoreline ing forces as one team (with loon of nature inspired them to bring rather than in their tried and true embroidered red baseball caps and this sound to the St. Lawrence spot, because a group of swans mugs to make it official!) River. “We love the River. It has took over the loons’ usual nesting “When counting loons, I am always had a special place in our location. Loons laid a couple of reminded that the St. Lawrence hearts, and we wanted to bring the eggs on this new shoreline nest, River is not a distinct waterway, call of the loon to Grindstone.” but they were soon washed out but instead connected to the Ad- Julie noted that there has by the high water. “But the loons irondacks,” she reflected. This em- been an increase of loons on the are here! They are coming back!” bodies TILT’s mission of making back side of Grindstone for the assured Julie, and noted that even a local impact, with global signifi- past 3-4 years, and observed a in November there are a few ju- cance. Volunteers like Robin and population explosion even before veniles still hanging her dynamite loon crew might not that. This past year, there was about. be able to save the whole species an active nest in Delaney Bay, on their own, but they can do their another between Picnic Point and continued on next page

11 The Loon Crew (l to r) Kate Breheny, Debbie Heineman, Ann Grobe, Robin Hoffman, and Bill Munro sport their loon swag after a successful 2015 census. part here to help the loons through- Thousand Islands since the early This year’s paddle is top out the region. 1900s, on his great grandfather’s notch: “Loon Along the St. Law- steam yacht from Buffalo. Thirty rence River” is a Grindstone Island Inspiring Art years ago, he recalls that he would scene created with oil paints on a have been lucky to even see one 22” ash paddle, with a stand made So, why sign up to participate loon; now, they are all over the from white birch with a white in the Loon Census? Besides a place. maple base. John Miller III sources calm morning spent on the water “I just love loons. I painted all of his materials locally. and the satisfaction of doing your them on canvas before I started For a chance to win this part to save the Common Loon, the paddles, and have been doing beautiful paddle, be sure to mark volunteers who fill out a data form this ever since I found out about your calendar for the Loon Census are entered into a raffle to win a TILT and their work with the Loon on July 18, 2020 from 8-9am. Join beautiful, uniquely crafted, hand- Census,” remarks John. He can see TILT and this dedicated network painted paddle made by John Mill- Crooked Creek right from his cot- of volunteers in our efforts to keep er III. And wow, are they beautiful! tage in Chippewa Bay, a view that the call of the loon singing on the John’s family has visited the inspires his art and love of nature. River for years to come.

2020 Loon Paddle by John Miller III

12 2019 TILT Membership

Picnic Point State Park, Grindstone Island

TILT’s accomplishments in land conservation and environmental education are made possible by the support of our generous donors. Together, we are conserving the wetlands, water, and wildlife that sustain us. This list represents contributions made between January 1, 2019 and March 20, 2020. We apologize for any errors or omissions and ask that you email corrections to us at [email protected]. Thank you for your generous and continuing support.

Taylored Architecture* Clayton John Bober & Lesley Snelling Wellesley Island Friend of the Land Dan & Lauran Throop Clayton Nancy & Peter Britton Grindstone Island Ben and Jada Walldroff Watertown Barbara White Butts Hickey Island Anonymous Jane Carver & Ron Cooper Clayton Skip Behrhorst & Donna Fisher Picton Island Beverly & Rachel Cole Murray Isle Susan Bockus & Michael Brown Oak Island Guardian Mike & Eileen Comerford Carleton Island Jim & Cindy Bower Clayton William Cosgrove Clayton Jeff Burt Rabbit Island Mary Hannah Arnot Wellesley Island Tom & Robyn Davison Grindstone Island Andrew & Abby Butts Sunnyside The Atkinson Family Carleton Island Matt & Susan Deedy Grindstone Island Jack Butts Sunnyside Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP New York, NY DeLuke's Garden Center & John & Sally Cardamone TI Park Amy Fuller & David Henderson Big Island Northern Flow Vineyards* Clayton Ken Deedy~ Grindstone Island Ann & George Grobe Grindstone Island Dan Dolan New York, NY Ducks Unlimited New Boston, NH Greg & Cindy McLean Wellesley Island Ted & Kathy Drum Grindstone Island Equipment Rentals* Watertown Minna Anthony Common Nature Ctr. Wellesley Is John & Kathleen Eisenhauer Alexandria Bay Fresh Sound Foundation Boston, MA Doug Munro Bluff Island Kathy Elliott Wellesley Island Kevin & Jane Heffron Wellesley Island Jim & Martha O'Donnell Clayton Bill & Lynda Ferguson Carleton Island Jade Stone Engineering, PLLC* Watertown Mike & Amy Phelps TI Park Judy Foster & John Glick Clayton Larry & Diane Kingsley Sylvan Island Jim & Peggy Pontious Clayton Patrick & Mary Fowles Pine Tree Island Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC Rich Rossmassler & Julia Purcell Grindstone Kelly & Dan French Mosquito Island Leonard C. & Mildred F. Ferguson Foundation Nancy Seeley Oak Point Gaffney Foundation Binghamton, NY LTRCorp. Gananoque On the River Construction* Clayton Michael & Eileen George Fairfax Station, VA Art Mack & Mary Jo Champion Clayton The Makowski Trust Bethpage, NY Rick & Janet Gregware Grindstone Island Molly & Darden MacWade Pt. Marguerite John Tucker Cape Vincent Steve & Meg Hart Chippewa Bay Mary & Ted Mascott Clayton Westelcom* Watertown Debby Hirschey Sarasota, FL Chris & Cindy Matthews Grindstone Island Robin Hoffman Clayton The Mead Family Grindstone Island Fred & Linda Jackson Clayton Alex & Maggie Mehran Lake Ontario French Bay Inc.* Clayton Carol & Dick Munro Bluff Island Islander David & Robyn Johnsen Oak Island Allan Newell Wyanoke Island Joan Trimble Jordan Boundary Island NNY Community Foundation# Watertown Bud & Diane Ames Wellesley Island Bill Kaiser Grindstone Island Joan Rueckert Grindstone Island Sue & Troy Ballard Round Island Jeremy Smith Wellesley Island Barclay Damon, LLP# Watertown # Underwriter Ann Sweeten & Randy Yoder Clayton Louise Birkhead Kring Point * InKind Gift Kristen & Jonathan Taylor Clayton Blue Line Engineering, DPC# Watertown ~ Deceased 13 Betsy Fitter & Roxane Pratten Grindstone Island Mike & Glady Fitzsimmons Alexandria Bay Ann Flynn & Family Mill Valley, CA Foxy's Restaurant# Fishers Landing Fritz Hager & Leslie Rowland Wellesley Island Harriet Heineman Picton Island Linda Hendley & Family Grenell Island Michael Hogan Clayton Doug & Anne Holbrook Clayton Mike & Jean Kimber Grenell Island Janet Lamb-Ennis Grindstone Island Paul & Roberta MacLean Rock Ledge Stewart Macsherry Dorset, ON Nels & Debbie Magnuson Chippewa Bay John & Candace Marsellus Fayetteville, NY Janice & Dan McPhail Grindstone Island Mercer General Contracting# Alexandria Bay Jim & Cindy Morris Indian Point Bill & Judy Munro Murray Isle Beth & John Munro Murray Isle Gus Murray Ogdensburg Gretchen Norqual Eden Prairie, MN Northern Marine# Clayton Brandi & Daric Palmer* Clayton Phinney Charitable Foundation# Clayton DG Price & Clara DeLeonardis Wellesley Island Price Chopper's Golub Foundation# Schenectady Putnam Construction Inc.# Alexandria Bay Spring greens along the Chippewa Bay Trail photo by Sharon Campbell Michael & Billie Jo Radecke Murray Isle Bill Ravenel Wellesley Island RidgeviewTel# Clayton Tom & Lynn Kassouf Thousand Island Park The Victorian-Subway of Clayton# Clayton River Retrievers# Clayton Dan & Janet Keane Thousand Island Park Thousand Islands Property Service Clayton River Yoga* Clayton Scott & Kim Kempton Grenell Island Jake Tibbles & Alicia Dewey* LaFargeville, NY Tom & Sarah Rossmassler Grindstone Island Jim & Judy Kiernan Butts Island Joan & Skip Tolette Grindstone Island Stephen & Het Sabo Carleton Island LaFave White & McGivern LS, PC# Theresa James & Charlene Tyler Wellesley Island Jim & Joan Soule Pulaski, NY Dan & Peggy LeKander Fineview Bert & Avis Ulrich Snake All Island C.J. & Nicole Strickland Grindstone Island Suzanne & David Lipman Wellesley Island Trey & Barbara Vars Wellesley Island Annie & Kent Strobel Morristown, NY Robin & David Lucas Bluff Island T. Urling & Mabel Walker Watertown Swan Bay Developers LLC# Alexandria Bay Chet & Ann Massari Windward Cliffs Watertown Savings Bank# Clayton Chelsea Sweetapple & Matt McGee Worcester, MA Dan McCollister & Jackie Sanson Clayton William Blair & Company Kansas City, MO T.F. Wright Community Fund Carthage, NY Jim McGarry & Lyn Pohl Oak Point Patti Wood & Jim Schnauber Clayton Rick & Tricia Tague Wellesley Island Doug McGhee & Vicki Gaber Clayton Sandra Rennie & Nicholas Yost TI Park Ian & Eve Tatlock Grindstone Island Andrew & Jeanine McNally IV Wellesley Island Dane & Carol Zabriskie Prince Regent Island The Clipper Inn* Clayton Teddy & Peggy McNally Wellesley Island Thousand Islands Appraisals# Alexandria Bay James McQueeny & Mary Amoroso Carleton Is Thousand Islands Country Club* Wellesley Island Diane & Bob Miron Wellesley Island Steward Timeless Frames* Watertown Morgia Masonry# Clayton David Tohir New Canaan, CT Mr. Cyril Mouaikel & Dr. 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel# Clayton Mark & Mary Lou Tolette Grindstone Island Marlene Hajal Mouaikel Washington Island Howard & Laurie Abel New York, NY Twin Trees Foundation Wellesley Island Eric & Judy Mower Wellesley Island Rob Aliasso Henderson, NY W.D. Bach Excavating & Consulting# Clayton North Country Public Radio* Canton, NY Aubertine & Currier# Watertown Roy & Peggy White Grindstone Island Adam & Lindsay Ockman Grindstone Island Bach & Co.# Clayton Bob & Lori Oster Summerland Island Don & Debbie Badour* Clayton John & Pat Peach Huckleberry Island Earl Bennett & Mary Lyons Watch Island Partner Chris & Nickie Phinney Clayton Douglas Blair Princeton, NJ Robert Purcell Grindstone Island Jim & Cathy Breuer Wellesley Island 1000 Islands River Rat Cheese# Clayton Mike & Virginia Ranger Barge Island John Burt Rabbit/Choke Cherry Islands RBC Wealth Management# Watertown Patricia Adams Altamont, NY Ralph Caputo* LaFargeville All Seasons Landscaping* Lowville, NY Margot Remington Oman & Richard Oman Car-Freshner Corporation# Watertown White Oaks Andy & Carolyn Anderson Clayton Cerow Agency# Clayton Angel Rock Waterfront Cottages* Cape Vincent John & Carol Repsher St. Helena Island Duane Chalk Fishers Landing Michael & Meg Ringer Alexandria Bay Baxter Designs, LLC St. Augustine, FL Channelside Restaurant# Clayton Elizabeth & John Belle Doylestown, PA William & Wendy Rossmassler Grindstone Island Susan & Howard Charbonneau Murray Isle Kristan Sammons Ogdensburg Heidi & Brian Berghuis Ruxton, MD Agnes Chrietzberg Alexandria Bay Ron & Merrilee Bertram Hammond Gil Schmidt & Mary Clark Clayton Clayton Island Tours* Clayton Camilla Smith & Martin Kenner Grindstone Is. Eleanor Bick Wellesley Island Clayton Marina# Clayton Eric & Gina Bjornlund Oak Island Susie Smith & Marceli Wein Sagastaweka Island George Cox Bethesda, MD Sue Smith Grindstone Island Mark & Christine Bolus Iroquois Island Coyote Moon Vineyards* Clayton Allen & Claire Boyd Indian Point Emmy Sorth Clayton Elizabeth Custis Grindstone Island Zell Steever & Liz Raisbeck Grindstone Island David Brown & Helen Kitzmiller Grindstone Is. Bill Dakin & Jeanne Richards Oak Point Jennifer Caddick Linda Island David & Susan Stilley Grindstone Island Steve & Vici Diehl Antwerp, NY Judy Sweet Chippewa Bay Deb Caddick Linda Island DiPrinzio's Kitchen* Clayton David & Cynthia Carroll Dromedary/Halfway Lois Swick Exeter, NH Doug & Deanne Drumm Indian Point David & Shirley Taylor Grindstone Island Peter & Catrine Charron Wellesley Island Eagle Shoppe* Clayton Dave & Janet Christman Chippewa Bay The Delaney Bay Fund Grindstone Island John & Kim Farrell Clayton 14 Judy Clark Grindstone Island Sarah Ellen Smith Clayton Tom & Irene Carman Wellesley Island Ron & Patricia Cocquyt Carleton Island Carolyn Rueckert Stouffer Grindstone Island Bob Carnegie Grindstone Island Mary Ann & Timothy Colbert Iroquois Island Carter & Nan Strickland Grindstone Island John Carnegie Grindstone Island Community Bank N.A.# Clayton Anne & Stephen Sweetapple Grenell Island John & Judy Carter Wellesley Island Phil & Beth Cooper Pine Island Donald & Linda Taylor Grindstone Island Alison Cassidy Bethesda, MD Tony & Stephanie Costantino Clayton The Golden Cleat*# Clayton William & Jen Cavanaugh Waddington, NY Courtney Thomas Photography* Alexandria Bay Barbara Thomas Clayton John & Libby Chisholm Carleton Island Margaret & Al Crenshaw Thousand Island Park Thousand Islands Sun# Alexandria Bay Chris Murray Photography Clayton Cross Island Farms# Wellesley Island Tisa Gallery* Clayton Clayton Shurfine Supermarket* Clayton Coit Liles Deer Island David & Lisa Trimble Boundary Island Ellen Collins Lexington, KY Joe & Deb DelVecchio Clayton Sally Tuttle Syracuse Sarah Compo Watertown Megan & Matt Dubofsky Wellesley Island Matt & Annie Wall Laurentia Island Caryn Contino Grindstone Island Curt Dundon Grindstone Island Charlie & Martha Walti Alexandria Bay Mary Ann Cooper Mount Pleasant, SC Matthew & Sara Elliott Wellesley Island Weichert Realtors# Clayton James & Jacqualine Costello Alexandria Bay M. Elaine Engel Shavertown, PA Dennis Weller & Cheryl Roe Clayton James & Vera Costello Thousand Island Park Nancy Eustance Fineview Wood Boat Brewery# Clayton Tom & Lee Coughlin Grindstone Island Luise & Tom Farrell Rochester, NY Sandy Wood Forand & Bernie Forand Owatonna Coughlin Printing* Watertown Bill & Barbara Feikert Washington Island Cory Crabill Severna Park, MD Marion Fluchere & Richard Schreiber TI Park Kathy Cross Iroquois Island Jeremy Foltz & Erin McBride Grindstone Island Contributor Molly Cutler Dallas, TX Stephen & Nancy Friot Tremont Island Andrew Dahl Brooklyn, NY Michael Fulton Imperial Beach, CA Gary & Linda Albertson Oak Ridge, NJ Amy & Todd Davenport Delmar, NY Rosie & Richard Furniss Boston, MA Brandon Amo & Tina Smith Potsdam, NY Andrew & Stephanie Davison Grindstone Island James & Kathleen Gaffney Bartlett Point Sylvia Anderson-Shoultes Grindstone Island Jim & Edith Davison Grindstone Island Paul & Sandy Garrett Wellesley Island Vee Angle Clayton Beverly Davison Grindstone Island Robert & Constance Gault Clayton John & Lori Arnot Clayton Marcy & Chris Dembs Hill Island Ari Geselowitz & Bettina Welz Carleton Island Eva Augustin Alexandria Bay Trent Dickey Martinsville, NJ Lois & Sam Giamber Carleton Island Terra & Freddy Bach Clayton Leigh & Chris Dillenback Clayton Glenmede Trust Company Philadelphia, PA Deborah Bailey Chippewa Bay Charles & Mary Dillingham Chippewa Bay David & Elizabeth Goodfellow Montreal, QC Berna Barclay Garden Island Verna Docteur Chaumont Todd Harder & Kristina Hart Indian Point James Barden Limestone, ME Sally Dodge & Dale Guldbrandsen Wild Goose I. Karen & Bruce Harrison Murray Isle Bert Barr Kingston, ON Veronica & James Dolan Gloucester, VA Hazlewood Mechanicals Inc.# Clayton Gretchen & Bill Bartosch Cape Vincent Patrick Donegan Alexandria Bay Deborah Heineman Picton Island Sean Baxter St. Augustine, FL Donna Dundon & Myrna Carter Clayton Jim Hendler Navaho Island Suzanne Belle Syracuse Edith Dundon Grindstone Island Hill High Excavation# Clayton Lee Bentz & Mike Brandemuehl Rainbow Shores Tina & John Edwards Georgian Bay Carol Hills Watertown John Benvenuto & Ellen Fleischmann Barb Eldridge Watertown Manny & Victoria Jerome Fineview Cape Vincent James Estes Dingman Point John & Susan Johnson Cape Vincent Alice & Robin Berkeley Wild Goose Island Amy Eustance Fineview Myrna Kaplan Rockville Centre Jon Binhammer & Linda Garrett Grindstone Is. Neale & Mary Farrell Cape Vincent Bill & Johanna Kernan Carleton Island Bob Binhammer Grindstone Island Jeff & Kathryn Feather Cedar Island David & Joan Kernan Buffalo, NY Gus & Susan Birkhead Kring Point Andrew & Holly Kane Thousand Island Park Meg Kerr & Bob Vanderslice TI Park Richard Birkhead Kring Point Richard Ferro Greene, NY Kripalu Yoga - BJ Mosher* Adams, NY Waring & Audrey Blackburn Clayton Jeff Ficano Picton Island Tom & Lonnie LaRochelle Clayton Weezie & Buck Blanchard Denver, CO Karen Ficano Picton Island Dave & Uli Larrabee Rodman, NY Willie Blassingame New York, NY Stu & Liz Finer Clinton, NY Eric & Julie Lueck Iroquois Island Bruce & June Boggs McClellanville, SC Daniel Fisk Chippewa Bay John & Polly MacLean Club Island Andrew Bott & Christine Sebor Carleton Island Joan Flint* Grindstone Island Richard Margolis & Sherry Phillips TI Park Kate & Brian Breheny Clayton Anne-Marie Foltz Grindstone Island Marshall & Sterling Insurance# Poughkeepsie Nancy Breslin~ Wellesley Island Peter Foltz & Adrienne Lee Grindstone Island Lloyd & Carolyn Martin Jamesville, NY Elaine Brooks Grindstone Island John G. Foster Holland, MI John & Judy McCullough Cuba Island Berne Broudy Indian Point Rick & Helen Fuhrman Theresa Dennis & Janet McGraw Syracuse Buoys Boutique Alexandria Bay Hugh & Zola Fulmer Thousand Island Park Shauneen McNally & James Clyne Delmar, NY William & Linda Bush Manlius, NY Laurie Gadsden Manlius, NY Daniel & Lynn Miller Cape Vincent Spencer & Laice Busler Clayton Richard Gamble Wellesley Island Fred Morey Grindstone Island Drs. John Campbell & Heidi Crow Buffalo, NY Garnsey General Construction Grindstone Island Fred & Anne Mosher Maple Island Jim & Michele Cardamone Basalt, CO Joe & Phyllis Gaska Dillon Point Carol & Dan Mossien Woronoco Island Tom & Jody Cardamone Basalt, CO Sandy Geiss Clayton Gary & Karen Muisus Clayton Gary Gilmore Liverpool, NY Bill Munn & Elizabeth Chapman Indian Point Larry & Jo Ann Golden Wellesley Island Gloria Musser* Clayton Betty Grater St. Margarette's Island Kate Newell Bluff Point Bob Gray & Rebecca Keese Brush Island NYS Zoo at Thompson Park* Watertown, NY William J. Gray Brush Island Patagonia, Inc.* Ventura, CA Dick & Erin Greene Thousand Island Park Art & Judy Pearson Cape Vincent Eric & Sarah Gregware Clayton Don & Pat Pickworth Grindstone Island Martha Grimes Alexandria Bay Kristene Pierce Amherst, NH Peter & Lynn Gustafson Manzanita Island Bruce Rapp Manlius, NY Bronson Hager & Shane Mitchell Wellesley Is. Reinman's Department Store* Clayton Elaine Haley Tennis Island Brent & Gail Richardson Clayton Craig & Kathy Handschuh Redwood Riverbay Adventure Inn* Chippewa Bay Jeffrey Hanna Fayetteville, NY River Wellness Center* Clayton Lee Harper Massena Bill & Fleur Rueckert Grindstone Island Bill and Katie Haseley Grindstone Island Gary & Vera Rushmer Wellesley Island Mary Havranek Arcadia Park Paul & Barb Sansoucy Oak Point Foster-Blake Trail Dana & David Haymes Roc au Baie Island Jim Scott & Phyllis Rawlins Round Island photo by Erin McCarthy Greene Thermon Hazelton Redwood 15 Sandy McCarthy Thousand Island Park Raf & Barbara Pritchard Little Squaw Island Tom & Linda McCausland Clayton Tom & Jeanne Sebastian New Hartford, NY Anne McDonald Scottsdale, AZ Susan & Dean Shelato Ogdensburg Gary & Lynn McElfresh Grenell Island Pat & Dory Sheldon Wellesley Island Carrie McNally & Rick Maechling Wellesley Is. Nan Smith Fishers Landing Jonathan & Jennifer Mead Grindstone Island Ken Smith Macedon, NY Geoff & Marianne Mead Grindstone Island Jeanne Roy Snow Alexandria Bay James & Cynthia Mecomber Alexandria Bay Glenn Snyder Alexandria Bay Lane Menkel & Mike Watt Cedarmere Island Charles & Elizabeth Spaulding Cortland, NY William Millar & Velda Hammerbacher Yale, MI Carol & Frank Spencer New Orleans, LA Haynes Miller Murray Isle Graeme & Jessica Spicer Clayton Bob & Patty Mondore Jamesville, NY Les & Sandra Squire Windward Cliffs David & Jayne Montrois Clayton St. Larry's* Clayton Gus Murray Ogdensburg/Point Vivian St. Lawrence Pottery* Clayton Jean Murray Syracuse St. Lawrence Spirits* Clayton Jessica Murray & Rob Nassau Wellesley Island Don & Kate Stevenson Wellesley Island Thomas Myers Saint Johns, FL Stewart Signs & Apparel, LLC* Cape Vincent Rudy & Carol Napodano Clayton Jeff & Sarah Stopper Clayton Deborah & David Neuroth Clayton Ann Storandt Clayton Banded Common Tern chick Ryan & Rebecca Northington Haverford, PA Wayne & Lana Storie Chippewa Bay Peter & Gloria O'Brien Chippewa Bay Charles & Orinda Heck Grindstone Island Robert & Paula Street Wellesley Island Jim & Jane O'Neill Chippewa Bay Paul & Magda Heckmann Clayton Susan Stuard Irvington, NY Bessie Oster & Jason Gay Summerland Island Tom Heineman & Kyoko Tsuchiya Picton Island Timothy & Melody Sweet Grenell Island Rob Pandina & Val Johnson Chippewa Bay Tom & Eileen Henion Densmore Bay Janet Taylor Watertown Dave & Linda Palmer Indian Point Thomas & Kathryn Hill Camden, NC Rafferty & Adam Taylor Clayton Clay & Julia Parker Clayton Demer Holleran Niagara Island John Tenbusch & Arlene Stilwell Waddington Michael Parkes Thousand Island Park Romer & Deming Holleran Niagara Island John Tennity & Teresa Burnap Eagle, NE Parkes Ecological LLC* Thousand Island Park Arthur & Sharon Hulbert Carleton Island Thousand Islands Arts Center* Clayton Penny Partlow Fineview Dwayne & Tonya Hutchinson Round Island Mike & Irene Tibbles Redwood Michael & Patti Peck Carmel, IN David & Frances Ivey Clayton Tom & Julie Tinney Grindstone Island Shara Peets Theresa Peter & Nancy Jackson Belvidere Island Bob & Dorothy Topping Maple Island Jack Petroske Chaumont Louis Jekel Cornville, AZ Michael & Temple Touchette Indian Point LoLita Pfeiffer Grindstone Island Russell & Jennifer Jerome Baldwinsville, NY Michael & Paula Trimble Rhinebeck, NY David & Kelly Pickworth Smyrna, GA Nancy Johnson Watertown Josh & Rebecca Truman Morristown, NJ David & Kathy Johnson Clayton Phillip & Marion Johnson Thousand Island Park Leslie Johnson Pound Ridge, NY Ross & Lynn Jones Thousand Island Park Lawrence & Joy Jorgensen Farmingdale, NY Connie & Bart Kartoz Princeton Junction, NJ Willie & Judy Keeler Indian Point James & Cindy Kennedy Wellesley Island Doris King Carleton Island John & Sandy Kinsella Wellesley Island KayakTrek on Crooked Creek Kerry & Joe Koen Fineview Peter & Laurie Pike Cape Vincent Erwin & Michele Kost Wellesley Island Bob Tuke Thousand Island Park Garet Plantz Alexandria Bay Kristen Charles Photography* Cape Vincent Deborah Ullrich Liverpool, NY Gary & Lesa Plantz Alexandria Bay Bob & Maureen Lamb Wellesley Island Thomas & Mary Vary Hilton, NY Philip & Roxanne Pratt Redwood Anne Lantz & Andy Greenfield Norwalk, CT Merritt Vaughan Princess Charlotte Island Windsor & Kay Price Thousand Island Park Ken & Caroline Larson Grindstone Island Jamison & Mallory Vincent Marietta, GA Deena Procopio Brewerton, NY Nancy Lawrence Grindstone Island Ann Ward Dingman Point Mark & Donna Quallen Clayton Wayne & Beverly LeChase Tennis Island Ron & Beth Watson Tennis Island Bob & Janet Quinn Sackets Harbor, NY Joe & Kathy Leskoske Wellesley Island Wellesley Hotel* Thousand Island Park Will & Mia Ramseier Grindstone Island Erin & James Lettiere Clayton Melissa & Ted Wiggins Pittsford, NY Fatima & Everett Rea Grenadier Island (US) Linda Levine Wellesley Island Chris & Linda Wood Rob Roy Island Reinman's Decorating Center* Clayton Fran & Peggy Lisewski Dillon Island Susie Wood & David Duff Owatonna Island Margot Rendall & George Gardner St. Helena Is. Herb & Elaine Listemann Clayton John & Chris Woodley Clayton Doug & Betsy Rendall St. Helena Island Dale & Jane MacLaughlin Grindstone Island Ben & Rebecca Wright Brush Island Chris & Joy Rhinebeck Grindstone Island David & Rosalind MacLean Rock Ledge Richard & Elizabeth Wright Brush Island Robert & Sheila Rice Seneca Castle, NY Christy & Gray MacLetchie Round Island Arthur & Barbara Yarah Indian Point River Day Spa & Salon* Clayton Rocco & Roberta Mangano Blind Bay Maryann & Paul Young Jackson, NJ River Living Furniture & Giftware* Alex. Bay Bill & Jann McBride Neenah, WI Jeff & Courtney Zoller Clinton, NY River Magic* Clayton River Muse Art Gallery* Clayton Rachel Rockwell Summerland Island Family/Individual Ed & Sandra Rosecrans Liverpool, NY Mike Rulison Kingston, ON 1000 Islands Ready Mix* LaFargeville Bud & Marguerite Sanzone Wellesley Island Scott & Rowena Adamowski Walled Lake, MI Evelyn Saphier Hammond Rob & Maureen Aiken Dexter, NY Doug Saunders Washington, DC Liz Aldridge Lazy Acres Robert & Ann Scales Cape Vincent John Allen Summerland Island Mark & Louise Scarlett Rossie, NY Dave Alteri & Jennifer Bach Clayton Lisa & David Schenker St. Margarette's/Halfway Phil & Nancy Amsterdam Cherry Island Brian & Phyllis Schirano Rose Bay David & Janet Amyot Chippewa Bay Scott & Lucy Schlueter Fabius, NY Mary Anderson Bartlett Point Archaeological KidsTrek at Fort Haldimand Terry & Ed Scott Haymarket, VA Bud & Beverley Andress Hill Island 16 Bowie & Susan Arnot Summerland Island Barbara Deedy Grindstone Island Bob Hedden Wellesley Island Rhea Arnot & Helmut Jenkner Wellesley Island Robb & Nancy Dehm Rabbit Island Sandy Heerkens Shady Shores William & Christine Atkinson Grenell Island Nancy Del Borgo Cape Vincent John & Amy Herbert Indian Point Rodney Babowicz Dillon Point Maryann Delaney Clayton Hilda's Place* Clayton Linda Bach Cape Vincent Helen DeThomas Cape Vincent Joel & TC Hollis Alexandria Bay Coley & Susan Baker Oak Point Harper Dewey-Tibbles LaFargeville Tom & Barbara Hollister Chippewa Bay Steven Baker Fairfield, CT Peggy & Gary DeYoung Clayton Emily Holt Grindstone Island Dennis & Sarah Baldwin Clayton Debbie & Alan Dickinson Grand Isle, VT Sue & Tom Houlihan Rochester, NY Bud & Polly Baril Clayton Charlie DiSalvo & Kathleen Kennedy Betty Howe Murray Isle Kay Barned-Smith & St. John Smith Jamaica Plain Morgantown, WV John Nuber & Margaret Hummell Clayton Anne Barros Dexter Jim & Donna Donegan Alexandria Bay Pete & Karen Hungerford Clayton Jamison & James Barry Chicago, IL Katie & Lou DuBon Grenell Island Thom & Melinda Inglehart Wellesley Island Eliza Bates Uncle Ad's Island Paul & Julie DuFlo Clayton Valentino & Sherry Insalaco Iroquois Island Bella's Cafe & Bakery* Clayton Jennifer Durr & Family Clayton Island Bay Pier House* Clayton Kim Bigelow Iwo Eden Island Juliana Eames Cape Vincent Bill & Todd Jackson Long Schooner Island Ron Bildstein Syracuse Devon Faith English Wyanoke Island Donald & Barbara James Chippewa Bay Mead Binhammer Grindstone Island Molly Farrell Clayton Mary Lou Jeffrey Medford, NJ Edward & Margaret Blackmer Oak Point Tim Favry Dexter Penny Joel Grindstone Island Sarah Bockus & Wes Martin Three Ledges Tom Favry Dexter Remmington Johnson Copenhagen, NY Bonnie Bolus Iroquois Island Jeff & Ann Fisher Grindstone Island John & Susan Johnson Cape Vincent Paul Bousquet & Holly Powers Three Ledges Tom & Dorothy Fitzgerald Clayton Jane Johnston Northfield, NJ Michael & Sandy Boyden Cape Vincent Anna & Jim Forbes LaFargeville Pamela & Jim Judson Fishers Landing Kelly & Brian Boyer Clayton Scott & Christa Foster Rylstone Island Cheryl & Tom Kaminski Waitsfield, VT Nancy Boynton Watertown Cheryl Fox Bloomfield, CT Cathy Karas Wellesley Island Ken & Melody Brabant Clayton Richard Fratta Thousand Island Park Karla's Christmas Shop* Clayton Penny Brabant Clayton Don & Lynn Fredericks Wellesley Island John & Debra Kellogg Murray Isle Harry & Peggy Bracken Sackets Harbor Anne & Randall Frick Blackstone Bay Jonathan & Mary Kendall Thousand Island Park Mike & Lynn Bradley Astounder Island Frontenac Crystal Springs* Clayton Edward & Catherine Kernan Carleton Island Cathy Bredin Helmetta, NJ Diane Gaffney Eddystone, PA Rosalie Kerr Thousand Island Park Kate Broudy Westin, CT Linda & Robert Gaffney Adams Al Kettell & Nicole Sarett Vero Beach, FL Larry & Judy Brown Clayton Bob & Julia Galusha Syracuse Rebecca & Michael Kinnie Clayton Tom & Pat Brown Cape Vincent Art Gamble Clayton Anne & Chris Kline Endwell, NY Martine Burat & Anthony Malavenda Syracuse Bud & Ann Garlock Alexandria Bay Robert Kling Laurel, MD Chuck Burlingame~ Clayton Emery Gasparek Isle LaMott Sharon Klingenberger Clayton Harriet Burris Alexandria Bay Dan & Barb Gold Clayton Paul & Gayley Knight Washington, DC Janet & Jon Burrows Clayton Jake Gold Waldorf, MD Koffee Kove Restaurant* Clayton Judith Butler Thousand Island Park Sev Gonnella & Carol Murphy Alexandria Bay Kolle & Mcguire, LLC Grindstone Island Curt & Jan Byington Clayton Rob Goodyear Rochester, NY Dennis Kuhn Brooktondale, NY William Cable Syracuse Peter Gower Kingston, ON Jerry & Judy Laffer Board Island Meg Caddick Linda Island Mindy Grandjean Henderson, NY Sallie & David Lake Thousand Island Park Marcia Calabrese Pullman Island Lyle & Barbara Green Clayton Larry & Linda Law Hammond Richard Campany Alexandria Bay Charlene Greene & Ron Colin Clayton Rich & Monica LeClerc Alexandria Bay Tom & Beverly Campany Clayton Bob & Kathleen Grose Cape Vincent Dan Leone Alexandria Bay Kristy Carey Baldwinsville, NY Kathy Halsey Birch Island Claire & Larry Leonhardt Alexandria Bay John & Kathy Carnegie Grindstone Island Alan Handschuh Plessis, NY Giff & Sue Lewis Grandview Park Calvin & Pat Carter Washington Island Jim & Catherine Hanson Morristown Florence Lewis Rice & Leroy Lewis Clayton Cheryl & Ed Carvill Goose Bay Connie Cavallario Alexandria Bay Robert & Leigh Charron Westminster Park Robert & Lila Chatfield Wolcott, NY Roy Cheney Fishers Landing Dan & Jennifer Churchill Grindstone Island Clayton Food Coop* Clayton Clayton Popcorn Company* Clayton Mary Ellen Comer Ridgefield, CT John & Melinda Comstock Alexandria Bay Michael Cooke Rochester, NY Robert & Janna Cooke Rochester, NY Gregory & Martha Coon Redwood John Cooper Governor's Island Judy Corbett Clayton Angela & Rick Corcimiglia Freemont, IN Nicole & Edward Cornaire Clayton Robert & Tori Cosselman Alexandria Bay Art & Jeri Couch Grindstone Island David Cox Brick, NJ Sally Crews Alexandria Bay Marcia & Donald Crist Chippewa Bay Lynn Crow Round Island Anne Dahl Doylestown, PA Gerard Dahl Farmerville, LA Linda Dahl Brooklyn, NY Patricia & Frank Dahl Helmetta, NJ Robert Daly Shady Shores Steve Daub Galway, NY Terry & Bonnie Davenport Grindstone Island Grindstone Island 17 Donna Lindquist Harrisburg, PA Eugene & Arlene Long Clayton Eileen Lynn Philadelphia, PA Ron & Carol MacDonald Grindstone Island Patricia Mahoney & Michael McCarney Ogdensburg Sue & Jim Mahoney Chaumont Fran & John Mallery Grindstone Island Sidney Manes Ojibway Island John & Sarah Mara Clayton Bonnie Wilkinson Mark & Charles Mark Fineview David & Gretchen Starks Martin Lake of Woods Joe & Peggy Maul Clayton Nancy & George McBride Carthage, NY Mark & Susan McConn Wellesley Island John & Karen McKergow Little Watch Island Doreen Meeks Grindstone Island Larry Meikle Brockville Anne Mellon Clayton Patrick Metcalf Shippensburg, PA Bruce Meyer Fairport, NY Tish & Mike Michelson Clayton Grindstone Island Mule Tour Charles Millar Carleton Island Brandt & Lucy Miller Cape Vincent Andre Philpot Kingston, ON Albert Stickney Grindstone Island James & Kathleen Miller St. Lawrence Park The Heineman Family Picton Island Christine Stirling Clayton James & Sherla Millis Tully, NY James Picunas Clayton Jason & Cristina Buitron-Stock Chippewa Bay Francie Rendall Minder St. Helena Island Francoise Piron Redwood Jack & Lora Stopper Vanderbilt Island Tony & Liz Mollica Cherry Island Laurie Pitts Philadelphia, PA Louise Strayer Clayton Karen Monna & Joe Thibodeau Carey, NC Porch & Paddle* Clayton Daniel & Lisa Swainbank Swanton, VT Roberta & John Morrison Hammond Jack & Jean Quarrier Ragnavok Island Steve & Debz Sweet Grenell Island Deborah & John Mosher Cape Vincent Sid Quarrier & Eliza Bailey Scow Island Jim Tague & Lori Thistle Chippewa Bay Susan Mowers Wellelsey Island Tammy & John Quinn Wellesley Island David & Margaret Taylor Wellesley Island Don & Marie Murphy Alexandria Bay Rak's Department Store* Clayton Gwen Stockwell Taylor Grindstone Island Ann Nadeau Oak Point Walter & Georgina Ratcliffe Ivy Lea Jeremy & Mary Taylor Grindstone Island Thomas & Leah Neely Redwood, NY Carol Reed & Bill Moth Clayton Pat Taylor Clayton John Neuffer Clayton Eugene & Mariana Reinhart Cape Vincent Steve & Nellie Taylor Thousand Island Park Victoria & Steven Newcomb Carleton Island James & Glorian Reinman Clayton Gene & Joan Terenzetti Wellesley Island Holly Nichols Watertown Bill & Jeanne Reynolds Morristown Cathy Teske Fayetteville David Nickason Indian Point Pat Rich Murray Isle Laura Tessieri Milford, NJ Neil Nicol & Leslie Mitchell Chippewa Bay Sarah & Rob Riddoch Clayton The Crave* Cape Vincent John & Darlene Nielsen Swan Bay Bruce & Sandra Rippeteau Cape Vincent The Hops Spot* Clayton Elizabeth O'Brian Clayton River Golf Adventures* Clayton The Roxy Hotel* Cape Vincent O'Brien's Restaurant & Bar* Clayton Riverboat Bar* Alexandria Bay Jerry & Anna Tidd Fishers Landing David & Eileen Oliveira Murray Isle Camilla & Silos Roberts Watch Island Susan Timerman Adams, NY Elissa Orlando Rochester, NY Casey Rock Thousand Island Park Elizabeth Tolla Stamford, CT Irene & Gerald Orvis Clayton Paul Roland Pittsford, NY Top of the Bay* Alexandria Bay Peter O'Shea Fine, NY Bob & Sue Romagnoli Cazenovia, NY David Torrey~ Montreal, QC Kerry Palmer Watertown Ross & Karen Rowland Sackets Harbor Charlann Tranella Rochester, NY Margaret Parkes Fairport, NY Leon & Dawn Rusho Grindstone Island Jeff & Joanne Truman Carleton Island Constance Peters Penfield, NY Jack & Janet Russell Russell Tract Tracie Tucci North Syracuse Joe & Robin Russell Alexandria Bay Jo Anne Tuck Cape Vincent Stephan J. Sabo Carleton Island David & Linda Twichell Westminster Park Stephen & Lisa Sarfaty Oak Point Two Friends on a River Clayton The Sauer Family Oak Point Sandy Uhlein Grenadier Island (US) Joe & Millie Savarese Clayton Alice Ulrich Wellesley Island Mike & Tammi Scales Johnson City, NY Dale & Susan Van Liew Grenell Island Frank Schepis Watertown Ronnie & Bob Wadsworth Fishers Landing Tim Schlachter Morristown Buzz Ward Dingman Point Teamwork Strategies Clayton Greg Washburn Hammond Eric Schulein West Babylon, NY Inez Wehrli Grindstone Island Jim & Bev Schwartz Clayton Chandler Welton Thousand Island Park Phyllis Schwartz Grindstone Island Jim & Ruth Westbrook Clayton Ken Schwarz & Linda Watson Sackets Harbor Alix White & David Bigley Cohasset, MA Meredith Scott Round Island Jonathan & Heather White Watertown Ron Seeley Crow's Nest Island Stephen & Kim White Blackstone Bay Richard & Deena Sehlin Murray Isle Tom Williams Clayton Scarlett Sharkey Watertown Deltra Willis Cape Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Shaver Clayton Uta Wister Lake Clear, NY Ann Shearer St Ann Island Richard Withington Round Island Dennis & Michele Sheridan Marcy, NY Jim & Linda Wolfe Clayton Matt & Cindy Sherrill Alexandria Bay Betsy Wolverton Grindstone Island Jane Simpson Clayton Rick & Marianne Wood Owatonna Island Dawn Smith McDonald, PA Kristin Worden Rodman, NY Whitney Snyder Redwood Carolyn Youngs Clayton Sue St. Louis & Peter Bleau Chippewa Bay Elizabeth Youngs Clayton For The Trees Arbor Day Celebration John & Marie Steinbeck Black River, NY Kent Zaiser Crawfordville, FL 18 Community Enhancement Project on the Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail

NY Central Railroad Trestle Bridge 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel in the Village of Clayton

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Last fall, you may have heard storing this trestle bridge will en- Village of Clayton and Town of that TILT was building a new trail hance a local trail that contributes Clayton, TILT is working to raise in the Town of Clayton, providing to the vibrant quality of life in our funds from within the Thousand recreational access to the historic region by protecting our natural Islands community to make this McCarn Creek trestle bridge on the resources and providing recreation project happen and restore a piece S. Gerald Ingerson Preserve and to opportunities that support the vital- of our region’s heritage. the Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail. ity of our local economy. Whether it's $5 or $50,000, In 2019, TILT constructed your support will help build a nearly a mile of new trail between new recreation asset for all to the Village of Clayton and TILT's We need your help enjoy. Please consider joining us Preserve. This includes a new park- to enhance, expand and connect ing area off East Line Road that's to cross this bridge. our community from downtown now open to the public. Clayton to LaFargeville for present But we're far from finished. and future generations. Make your The new trail leads to the awe-in- The trestle bridge, built in mark by restoring a bridge that is a spiring 60-foot high trestle bridge 1870, needs several safety up- piece of our history and a commu- but does not extend across it. Re- grades. In partnership with the nity resource.

Your Community. Your trestle. Your trail. To find out how you can contribute, please contact TILT at 315-686-5345.

19 New Donors October 8, 2019 - March 20, 2020 Terrafirma: John Allen Phil & Nancy Amsterdam Steven Baker Ensuring Conservation Defense Mead Binhammer Willie Blassingame As TILT approaches 11,000 acres conserved, it is clear that the organization William & Jen Cavanaugh has had a significant impact on the 1000 Islands landscape. While conserving land Angela & Rick Corcimiglia Lynn Crow on this scale, TILT takes great pride in the responsibility of ensuring the conserva- Veronica & James Dolan tion permanence of such a unique resource. Richard Ferro Since its inception, TILT has held Robert & Constance Gault the philosophy that acquiring land is Peter Gower Mary Lou Jeffrey more than a one-time transaction; it is a Louis Jekel perpetual commitment to the protection Russell & Jennifer Jerome and stewardship of an irreplaceable asset. Remmington Johnson Cheryl & Tom Kaminski For this reason, TILT has taken additional Cathy Karas steps to both insure and ensure the long David & Joan Kernan term conservation of both its fee-owned Melanie K. Flack Larry & Linda Law and easement lands. Patricia Mahoney & Michael In 2013, TILT became a member of McCarney Terrafirma, a charitable risk pool created Sandra McMullen Shauneen McNally & James by the Land Trust Alliance, which insures Clyne its members against legal costs associated Patrick Metcalf Gus Murray with conservation defense. By enrolling its Network For Good conservation portfolio into this program, John Neuffer TILT has expanded its financial capacity Kerry Palmer to better defend its conserved Michael & Patti Peck James Picunas lands against conservation Bruce Rapp easement violations and en- Gary & Vera Rushmer croachment on lands owned Doug Saunders Scarlett Sharkey by the land trust. Chelsea Sweetapple & Matt While land trusts hope McGee Rafferty & Adam Taylor to never need to litigate, it Michael & Paula Trimble is prudent to be prepared Tracie Tucci to protect an easement or David & Linda Twichell conserved property. Through Sandra Rennie & Nicholas Yost proactive participation in Terrafirma, TILT has equipped itself with the tools to address and overcome the potentially high costs of litigation, ensuring conservation longevity through fiscal responsibility. Terrafirma is an important tool for TILT in assuring both its capacity and capabil- ity of upholding conservation Brandon Hollis, Stewardship Director, marks a preserve permanence. boundary, part of the careful stewardship practice that protects conserved lands in perpetuity. 20 Stewardship: Chippewa Bay Preserve

For those of you looking to explore the road less traveled, come experience the hidden trails of the Chippewa Bay Preserve. This trail, located at the end of New Road in Chippewa Bay, will give trail users the opportunity to explore all that nature has to of- fer as they navigate the varying landscapes along this mile-long trail. Lose yourself amongst the giant White Pines and towering stands of maple and oak trees. Experience the elevated views as you traverse the rocky ridges. Search for the several geocaches hidden in the Pre- serve. Capture a photo of passing wildlife. In the fall of 2019, several improvements were made to the Preserve as TILT works to strengthen the connection between our communities and nature. They include a stairway over the rock face to allow for safer access to the trail below; a new bridge across the seasonal creek that drains the property; and an observation deck, with a wonderful view over the marshes adjacent to Chippewa Creek. These improvements were made possible by a 2019 Stewardship Grant through the NYS Conserva- tion Partnership Program. We extend our thanks to Wellesley Island Build- ing Supply for underwriting the materials for the new Observation Tower and to Jordstat Construction for the great job building all of these new trail features. Together we can protect and enjoy the natural world around us. So take a hike and make a memory.

21 RBC Supports YogaTrek at Picnic Point Education Programs

Grindstone Island Mule Tour

KayakTrek in Chippewa Bay

Pictured: (l-r) Jake Tibbles, Executive Director, Terra Bach, Director of Develop- ment and Communications, and John Nuber, Senior Financial Associate, RBC Wealth Management.

The TILTreks program benefits and strengthens our River com- Dig with Doug munity by providing free environmental programming and recreational opportunities, promoting healthy living through interaction with the outdoors, and engaging young people in conservation through education and technology. In 2019, the Thousand Islands Land Trust received a $5,000 grant from the RBC Foundation for our Treks and KidsTreks programs. With this partnership and support, TILT is able to expand our free education and recreation offerings. This funding will allow us Otter Creek Fun Run to broaden our annual programs by bringing in new technology, at- tracting more people to our programs and engaging a younger demo- graphic to help drive a deeper connection to nature. The integration of technology will enhance the learning experience by introducing more citizen science apps like iMapInvasives and iNaturalist, giving young people the ability to contribute meaningfully to conservation. These tools will also make it easier to interact, educate and communicate with our audiences by establishing common ground among all ages. We are grateful to the RBC Foundation for their support of the TILTreks program, allowing us to take the program to the next level and further help connect young people to nature. Fall Foliage Hike at Otter Creek

22 TILTreks & Events 2020

*COVID-19 Update* - To help mitigate the spread of COVID-19,T ILT is postponing TILTreks & Events through the end of June. This includes the cancellation of the 2020 Zenda Community Picnic.

Wednesday, July 1, 9:00 – 10:30 am Tuesday, August 18, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Zenda Farms Yoga with River Yoga Chippewa Bay Kayak Adventure at Stretch into summer with an energizing all-levels yoga Riverbay Adventure Inn session outdoors! An exciting paddle in Chippewa Bay, which is con- Saturday, July 18, 8:00 – 9:00 am nected to one of the most significant wetlands on the Annual Loon Census St. Lawrence, TILT’s Crooked Creek Preserve. Please register to volunteer in advance. Thursday, August 20, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Saturday, July 18, 6:00 – 9:00 pm Major Donor Appreciation Event at Point Margue- Annual Summer Gathering Fundraiser at rite, the home of Molly and Darden MacWade Coyote Moon Vineyards Watch for your invitation. Saturday, August 22, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Wednesday, July 29, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Dig with Doug* Grindstone Island Mule Tour* Join TILT and Prof. Douglas J. Pippin, from SUNY Os- Explore Grindstone Island aboard motorized “mules,” wego in an actual archaeological dig at historic Fort and see the impact of your gifts to TILT.* This trek is Haldimand on Carleton Island. What will you find? reserved for TILT supporters and has limited space. *This trek is reserved for TILT supporters and has Friday, July 31, 1:00 – 3:00 pm limited space. Ichthyologist (Fish Scientist) for a Day* KidsTrek at Saturday, September 12, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Governor’s Island. Otter Creek 5K Family Fun Run Learn what it takes to be a fish scientist! Enjoy a boat Please register in advance. ride and day on Governor’s Island while meeting some new aquatic friends that live in the St. Lawrence River. Saturday, September 19, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Fall Stewardship Day Tuesday, August 4, 9:00 – 10:30 am This year, we are working with the Alliance for the Foster-Blake Yoga with River Yoga Great Lakes Adopt-a-Beach Program at Potters Beach Enjoy a short and magical hike in the Foster Blake as part of the larger International Coastal Cleanup. woods followed by an all-levels yoga session. Sunday, October 4, 1:00 – 2:30 pm Thursday, August 6, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Fall Foliage Hike with Heart For Youth Volunteer Recognition Event at Bring the whole family as TILT staff leads a hike in Northern Flow Vineyards search of vibrant fall foliage on the Otter Creek Nature A casual reception for volunteers including drinks and Trail, with its impressive suspension bridge. dinner. And our volunteer awards will be presented! *These treks are reserved for TILT Members. Please Friday, August 7, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm join today. 8th Annual TILTKids Day Camp: Healthy Land = Healthy River! Explore the vital connection between land and water that sustains life. Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island makes for the perfect setting!

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July 18, 2020 August 20, 2020 September 12, 2020 Summer Gathering Major Donor Otter Creek Fun Run at Coyote Moon Vineyards Recognition at Otter Creek Preserve at Point Marguerite August 6, 2020 Volunteer Recognition at Northern Flow Vineyards

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