Southern Palmertown

Conservation & recreation Strategy

October 2018 Acknowledgments

Organizations Protecting the Southern Palmertown Region

• Open Space Institute • Town of Moreau

• Saratoga PLAN • Town of Greenfield

• New York State Office of Parks, • Adirondack Mountain Club Recreation, and Historic Preservation • Audubon Society • New York State Department of • Friends of Moreau Lake State Park Environmental Conservation • Saratoga Backcountry Horsemen’s • City of Saratoga Springs Association • Town of Wilton • Saratoga Mountain Bike Club • Town of Corinth

Open Space Institute Saratoga PLAN The Open Space Institute (OSI) protects scenic, Saratoga PLAN is dedicated to preserving the natural, and historic landscapes to provide rural character, natural habitats, and scenic beauty public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working of Saratoga County so that these irreplaceable lands, and sustain communities. Founded in assets are accessible to all and survive for 1974 to protect significant landscapes in New future generations. Saratoga PLAN helps York State, OSI is a leader in environmental communities create plans that balance growth conservation, having partnered in the protection with conservation to sustain the Saratoga Region of nearly 2.2 million acres in North America, from as a great place to live, work, visit and farm. Since Alabama up the spine of the Appalachians to formation in 2003, Saratoga PLAN has conserved southeastern Canada. more than 7,000 acres of land to date.

Southern Palmertown Conservation & Recreation Strategy The Southern Palmertown Conservation & partnership with the State Department of Recreation Strategy was completed in 2018 Environmental Conservation. Additional support by Alta Planning + Design and Bernuth & was provided by the Cloudsplitter Foundation. Williamson, for OSI and Saratoga PLAN. For more information about conservation in Funding for this project came from the New the area, please visit www.saratogaplan.org/ York State Conservation Partnership Program explore/public-preserves-trails/palmertown- administered by the Land Trust Alliance, in conservation-area/ Table of Contents

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Ch. 1: Existing Conditions...... 1 Ch. 3: Opportunities...... 47 Study Area...... 2 Conservation Priority Analysis...... 48 Regional Context...... 4 Recreation Demand Analysis...... 56 Existing Land Uses...... 6 Case Studies...... 64 Natural Resources...... 8 Forest-Based Economic Activities...... 80 Conservation Priorities...... 12 Groundwater Recharge...... 16 Ch. 4: Land Use Scenarios...... 83 Terrestrial Resilience...... 18 Land Use Scenario Planning...... 84 Agricultural Lands & Potential Working Forests.....20 Scenario 1: Suburban Sprawl Growth Pattern...... 86 Recreational Resources...... 22 Scenario 2: Conservation/Development Balance...90 Transportation Infrastructure...... 28 Scenario 3: Strong Conservation Emphasis...... 94 Conservation Land Ownership...... 30 Land Use Scenario Summary...... 98 Historical/Cultural Resources...... 32 Key Destinations...... 34 Ch. 5: Making the Connection...... 103 Introduction...... 104 Ch. 2: Public Engagement...... 37 Southern Palmertown Guidance Committee...... 105 Public Workshop...... 38 Conservation Recommendations...... 106 Survey...... 40 Recreation Recommendations...... 112 Stakeholder Interviews...... 42 Economic Recommendations...... 120 Summary...... 44 Next Steps...... 126 The Southern Palmertown Area has the potential to link communities through thoughtful use of a connected landscape with over 7,000 acres of currently protected lands. This area, in the northern part of Saratoga County, is an important ecological linkage between the Adirondack Park, Lake George, the Taconic and Green Mountains of Vermont, the Capital Region, and the Hudson River Valley.

The vision of this plan provides recommendations for conservation, recreation, and sustainable economic development. Key features include recommended conservation lands, a trail through the study area from Moreau Lake State Park to Daniels Road State Forest, with connections to the communities, businesses and managed landscapes in Corinth, Moreau, Greenfield,S aratoga Springs, and Wilton.

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Executive Summary The Southern Palmertown Range is an ecologically intact landscape with extensive, unfragmented, diverse forests and wetlands. Furthermore, the area is in close proximity to growing population centers in Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, and Wilton. This plan suggests steps that can be taken by local communities working together with thoughtful, cooperative planning and action that will result in retention of the landscape, its environmental services, and natural resources while simultaneously stimulating compatible economic development activities. As a first step, a Guidance Committee composed of representatives from local municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and businesses should be established to oversee collaborative implementation of the recommendations contained in this Plan.

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Southern Palmertown Conservation & Recreation Strategy / i Existing Public Conditions Engagement The Existing Conditions Chapter provides The project team used three strategies to gather a comprehensive look at the features within input from the public: a public workshop, written Southern Palmertown. This includes text and surveys, and stakeholder interviews. maps related to existing land uses, natural Public Workshop: A public workshop was held resources, conservation priorities, groundwater on December 13th, 2017 to present existing recharge, terrestrial resilience, agricultural lands conditions information and solicit feedback and working forests, recreational resources, about existing facilities and future opportunities transportation infrastructure, conservation in Southern Palmertown. There were 34 people lands, historical and cultural resources, and key in attendance who contributed to the consensus destinations. These existing conditions features of the following goals: are used throughout the report for various analyses and were considered when making • Conserve habitat because Southern recommendations for conservation, recreation, Palmertown is a critical area for wildlife. and economic development. • Preserve open space and small compatible economic uses within the study area.

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ii \ Executive Summary Stakeholder Interviews: Twelve key stakeholders were identified by Saratoga PLAN and OSI and were invited to do in-depth confidential interviews to more fully share their local knowledge about the study area and further illuminate the priorities and needs of stakeholders in the region.

Public Workshop - December 13th 2017

Public Engagement Recommendations

• Consider altering or augmenting the • Prioritize muscle-powered pursuits, name to better resonate with local and consider ways to accommodate residents, noting the future need for different user groups, as well as different marketing. abilities, while improving access points throughout the study area. • Emphasize the creation of a network of connected trails, that is likely • Ensure that vocal interests are not to be more easily understood and overrepresented, nor quiet interests more widely supported than the underrepresented, by consulting concept of a comprehensive plan for demographic data and reaching out to a connected landscape. others with an interest in the outdoors but no direct connection to PLAN. • Leverage existing support for conservation and recreation, and • Continue to engage stakeholder tout the accepted benefits to local groups, as well as local landowners, with quality of life, while making the case a focus on going to them, rather than for the impact on the local economy. expecting them to come to you. • Be prepared to lead not only the development but the implementation of the plan.

Southern Palmertown Conservation & Recreation Strategy / iii Opportunities The Opportunities Chapter identifies Recreation Demand Analysis: Identify existing opportunities for enhancing existing demand for recreation in Southern Palmertown conservation and recreation assets and for and inform recommendations based on data supporting sustainable economic development. identifying where people live, work play, shop, This was accomplished using three analyses: learn, and access transit. The results of the Recreation Demand Analysis indicates that future Conservation Priority Analysis: Using existing recommendations should create opportunities ecological-focused data such as water and to connect high-demand recreation hotspots wetlands, working landscapes, significant natural while avoiding priority conservation areas, communities, the capacity for groundwater ultimately creating a connected recreation recharge, and the ability to adapt to climate network within Southern Palmertown. change, the Conservation Priority Analysis identifies priority lands for conservation. Case Studies Analysis: This section includes Conserving these lands will ultimately improve case studies of outdoor recreation and the quality of life for Southern Palmertown conservation networks and innovative economic residents. The results of this analysis revealed development initiatives that leverage existing that future conservation efforts should focus recreation and/or conservation uses. These case on all hotspot areas, with an emphasis on studies identify a range of different approaches high priority areas directly adjacent to existing for establishing and maintaining a connected conservation land, such as: network of recreational and conservation lands in the Southern Palmertown Area and identify • Land adjacent to Moreau Lake State Park discrete economic development opportunities • Land to the west of Lincoln Mountain State that promote ecotourism, leverage recreational Forest uses, and/or advance conservation priorities. Each of the seven case studies presented offer • Land along the Hudson River between the “Lessons for Southern Palmertown” which are Village of Corinth and Moreau Lake State outlined in Chapter 3. Park Forest-Based Economic Activities: The • Land adjacent to the Hudson River in the Forest-Based Economic Development section northeast corner of the focal study area lists various types of forest-based economies typical in New York State. These forest-based economies may be implemented in Southern Palmertown to boost the economic health of the area.

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Southern Palmertown Conservation & Recreation Strategy / v Land Use Scenarios Three land use scenarios were developed that illustrate how the effects of varying degrees of land development versus conservation strategies may impact the landscape within Southern Palmertown.

Scenario 1: Suburban Sprawl Growth Pattern

Scenario 1: The Suburban Sprawl Growth • Agricultural Land: 90% Decrease Pattern Land Use Scenario was created to show the effect continued suburban growth, • Upland Natural Habitat: 60% Decrease with few conservation strategies, could have on the landscape within Southern Palmertown. • Low Density Developed Land: 365% Increase This land use scenario resulted in the following • Densely Developed Land: No Change changes to land use types:

Scenario 2: Conservation/Development Balance

Scenario 2: The Conservation/Development • Agricultural Land: No Change Balance Land Use Scenario was created to show the effect of light development patterns • Upland Natural Habitat: 6% Decrease and moderate conservation strategies on the landscape within Southern Palmertown. This • Low Density Developed Land: No Change land use scenario resulted in the following • Densely Developed Land: 73% Increase changes to land use types:

Scenario 3: Strong Conservation Emphasis

Scenario 3: The Strong Conservation Emphasis Land Use Scenario was created to • Agricultural Land: No Change show the effect conservation- and recreation- oriented economic development and strong • Upland Natural Habitat: No Change conservation strategies may have on the • Low Density Developed Land: 27% Decrease landscape within Southern Palmertown. This land use scenario resulted in the following • Densely Developed Land: 60% Increase changes to land use types:

vi \ Executive Summary Existing Land Use Scenario 1: Suburban Sprawl Growth Pattern

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• Provide limited trail access with an • Provide a connection for trail users educational or interpretive focus in Lincoln between the Town of Moreau and the Town Mountain State Forest and other locations of Queensbury. with significant conservation values. • Maintain and enhance the scenic quality of • Complete the Saratoga Greenbelt Trail. roads within the study area for all users.

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• Encourage and support appropriate working landscapes and forest-based economic activities such as forestry, wood and paper manufacturing, woodworking artisan products, Christmas tree harvesting, maple syrup and mushroom production, and forest recreation.

x \ Executive Summary Next Steps This Plan is the beginning of a new vision for this unique area. It is clearly a place with significant conservation, recreation, and economic development potential - and realizing that vision will require new partnerships. With a shared understanding of how significant this landscape is, the region’s stakeholders now have the potential to create a lasting legacy for future generations.

Moreau Lake State Park

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Grant Cottage Historic Site Lake Bonita

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