The Land Steward NEWSLETTER OF THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST

working to protect the natural integrity of the Finger Lakes region Vol. 30, No. 3 • Summer 2018

Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve Expands with New Addition Glacier-carved kettle ponds, forests, meadows, and wetlands define the exceptional Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve in West Danby, home to an equally diverse variety of flora and fauna. The Land Trust is expanding this 537-acre flagship preserve by protecting a key 9-acre parcel located in the heart of this conservation area.

lthough modest in size, this critical addition protects an active Great Blue Heron rookery and falls within A a Tompkins County Unique Natural Area. Protecting this land will secure important wildlife habitat, help maintain water quality, and provide an opportunity for people of all abilities to view the heron rookery and its associated wetlands. The Land Trust has been strategically expanding the preserve, which was originally established in 1995 as the world’s first temperate zone reserve for bioprospecting—the investigation of naturally occurring plant and animal compounds for their medicinal value. The Land Trust partnered with , under the leadership of the late Dr. Thomas Eisner, and Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals to create the preserve. continued on page 2 FLLT You won’t forget your first encounter with a Sandhill Crane. Standing up to four feet tall and topped by a cap of red feathers, this bird of wetlands and fields makes quite an impression. Conservationist Aldo Leopold referred to the crane as “the symbol of our untamable past.”

ntil recently, cranes were Uvirtually unheard of in our region, but starting with a few pioneering pairs at the Montezuma Wetlands, their numbers have been gradually increasing. In July, a pair was spotted foraging at the Land Trust’s West River Preserve near the south end of Canandaigua Lake. The birds were seen in meadows previously covered with a mess of wire, posts, and PERSPECTIVES invasive trees and shrubs. Thanks to a generous donation of the land by Constellation Brands, and the Land Trust’s subsequent partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, more than

60 acres of grassland habitat now FRED BERTRAM grace this site. Located in close proximity to extensive wetlands along the we’re restoring and maintaining this welcome addition to our West River, these grasslands also grasslands and shrub lands. neighborhood! provide habitat for other “at risk” In others, we’re working with wildlife such as the Northern partners to create wetlands and Harrier—a raptor that has been vernal pools that also help filter spotted in the same area hunting runoff to our lakes. for mice and voles. Successful conservation work Andrew Zepp, Through land protection takes time and patience. At West Executive Director, and subsequent restoration and River, the cranes provide evidence Finger Lakes Land Trust management, the Land Trust is that our efforts are paying off. providing valuable wildlife habitat So, as you travel throughout across our region. In some areas, the region, keep an eye out for

Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve Expands with New Addition continued from cover

This acquisition represents the a network of conserved lands known To make a gift in support of this Land Trust’s 13th addition to Lindsay- as the Emerald Necklace. The Emerald project, please contact Director of Parsons. Initially only 36 acres, the Necklace is an ambitious effort to link Development and Communications preserve has gradually expanded 50,000 acres of existing public open Kelly Makosch at (607) 275-9487 or with acquisitions of neighboring space that extends in an arc around [email protected]. properties, including fields to the south Ithaca—from Finger Lakes National and major additions to the preserve’s Forest in the west to Hammond Hill The Land Trust gratefully acknowledges mature woodlands. It now spans the and Robinson Hollow State Forests in Attorney Nathan Cook, of Counsel floodplain and steep slopes of the the east. These lands host 78 miles of to Miller Mayer, LLP in Ithaca, NY for Cayuga Inlet valley, extending nearly the Finger Lakes Trail, two Audubon- providing pro bono legal services in to the peaks known as Thatcher’s designated Important Bird Areas, support of this project. Pinnacles in Danby State Forest. and several dozen Tompkins County- With more than 3.5 miles of trails, designated Unique Natural Areas. The Lindsay-Parsons is open to the public Emerald Necklace is also recognized year-round for hiking, skiing, birding as a priority project within and quiet recreation. It is located within State’s Open Space Plan.

2 • THE LAND STEWARD West Hill Wildway Expands Through Public-Private Partnership

Through a partnership with the Town of Ithaca, the Land Trust recently protected 38 acres within the West Hill Wildway—an emerging greenbelt located within walking distance of downtown Ithaca that extends from the west end of Robert Treman State Park to Bundy Road.

2017, the Land Trust purchased Preserve, and Dress Woods Preserve. the YMCA’s environmental education IN the property, previously part An adjacent 35-acre parcel was facility on State Route 79, Land Trust of a farm owned by the Babcock part of the Land Trust’s original land conservation easements on Sheffield family. Since the town already owned purchase from the Babcocks in 2017, Farm, and portions of EcoVillage. The conservation lands directly across the and the Land Trust is again working Land Trust has already worked with road, they were an ideal partner to with the town to determine the best partners to conserve approximately work with. The 38-acre parcel connects strategies for conserving this additional 600 acres in the West Hill Wildway town conservation lands with Cornell parcel. This partnership highlights and is pleased to add this property as Botanic Gardens’ Coy Glen Natural the importance of working together another link in the growing network of Area, creating a protected corridor and using multiple tools to achieve conserved lands on Ithaca’s West Hill. that safeguards water quality within conservation goals. In this case, the —Alli Sribarra the watershed, provides result is another link in a green corridor additional recreation opportunities, and important for recreation, wildlife, and The Land Trust gratefully acknowledges contributes to uninterrupted wildlife water quality protection. Attorney Mark Venuti of the law firm habitat. “We’re grateful for the town’s Heaton & Venuti in Geneva, NY for Situated between Bostwick Road commitment to conservation and we providing pro bono legal services in and the east side of Culver Road, the look forward to additional partnership support of this project. Town of Ithaca already owns and projects in the future,” said Andrew manages three existing preserves here Zepp, Land Trust Executive Director. that total 82 acres: Marcia’s Woods In addition to town conservation Preserve, Gerda Knegtman’s Glen lands, the West Hill Wildway includes

View of the Cayuga Inlet valley from the Babcock property CHRIS RAY SUMMER 2018 • 3 Land Gift Helps Protect Ithaca’s Drinking Water The Land Trust received a donation of 167 acres, nearly all of which is located within the watershed of —the source of Ithaca’s drinking water supply. The property is entirely forested and is located within the towns of Dryden and Caroline, between Ellis Hollow and Midline Roads.

he property does not include road frontage and is accessed The City of Ithaca has committed to sourcing its drinking Tby a legal right-of-way. The Land Trust intends to conserve water from Six Mile Creek. In 2015, the City initiated a $35 the property by selling to a private individual subject to million dollar project to rebuild the 112-year-old drinking a perpetual conservation easement. Future subdivision of water treatment facility, refurbish the drinking water supply the land will be prohibited and timber harvest will only be line, upgrade facilities at the dam and intake structure, and allowed under guidelines that demonstrate how water quality dredge the reservoir and siltation pond upstream of the will be maintained. reservoir. Maintaining high quality water in Six Mile Creek is This land donation was made in memory of Helen a priority. Edwards, who had deep connections to Ithaca and a long “The most effective way to ensure continued high quality professional history at Cornell University. It was her intention water for habitat and for human consumption is to protect to donate the land before she died prematurely from the source,” said Michael Thorne, Superintendent of Public cancer. The Land Trust received assistance from The Nature Works for the City of Ithaca. “Easements like this provide Conservancy (www.nature.org)—a conservation organization that protection and safeguard our water resource for future working locally and around the world to protect ecologically generations.” important lands and waters for nature and people—to This is the Land Trust’s 26th protection project within complete the transaction. the Six Mile Creek watershed. In addition to conservation As development pressures in the Finger Lakes region easements on private lands, the organization owns the Roy H. increase, the Land Trust is working to counter threats to water Park and Peter M. Rinaldo Nature Preserves—both of which quality by buffering our streams. Protection of undeveloped border Six Mile Creek. lands allows for absorption of storm water and its gradual release into streams such as Six Mile Creek. Large, intact The Land Trust gratefully acknowledges Attorney Peter Miller forested parcels also help minimize erosion and runoff through of Ithaca, NY, for providing pro bono legal services in support their extensive root systems which help bind soil together. of this project.

Acquisition of the property protects the water quality of Six Mile Creek, the source of

Ithaca’s drinking water. DAN ELSWIT

4 • THE LAND STEWARD Partnership with Cornell University Combats Threats to Hemlock Trees The Land Trust is partnering with Cornell University to combat the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) as part of the New York State Hemlock Initiative (NYSHI). NYSHI integrates state-wide research, management, and outreach to conserve New York’s hemlocks.

he HWA is an invasive pest from

TJapan that is killing the eastern FLLT hemlock trees found in our forests and gorges. In response, the Land Trust and NYSHI created a partnership to establish biocontrol populations—both Laricobius beetles and Leucopis silver flies—on several nature preserves. This year, NYSHI released silver flies on hemlock trees at the Land Trust’s Ellis Hollow and Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity preserves. The flies are released into fine mesh bags and placed on one localized hemlock branch where they will lay their eggs. When the fly eggs hatch, the larvae will eat HWA eggs, thus reducing the population of hatching HWA in the late spring and early summer. “Ecologically speaking, hemlocks are a foundation species, providing the habitat upon which a number of species depend for FLLT survival,” said Cornell University forest entomologist Mark Whitmore. “They provide winter cover for mammals, shelter A fine mesh bug bag is placed over an infested hemlock branch migrating birds, and so that the released flies stay on that branch to mate and lay eggs. their shade maintains Once the larvae hatch, they feed on the HWA. cool water in streams necessary for breeding large gorge located preserves with a pesticide applied native brook trout. across Route 89 directly to the trunk of each tree. The Hemlocks are an were heavily pesticide is absorbed through the irreplaceable part of the affected by the hemlocks’ vascular system, preventing eastern forests and so HWA. The Land accidental contact with other plants. common we take them Trust continues to This treatment lasts from five to seven for granted. It’s hard to monitor hemlock years and is sustaining the future of imagine that they might tree health on its hemlock trees in the face of the HWA disappear, but we have nature preserves onslaught. learned hard lessons HWA appear as white, cotton-like in the Finger Lakes Landowners are especially important from the hemlocks’ sacs at the base of needles along region. Any findings in efforts to slow and contain the spread destruction in the hemlock twigs. of the hemlock of HWA which reached the Finger Lakes southern U.S. and are wooly adelgid on in 2008. In New York, 76% of the forest working hard to implement the long Land Trust preserves should be reported is privately owned so it is crucial that term solution.” to nature preserve manager Jason forest owners know about the threat of In 2013, Mark Whitmore released Gorman by calling (607) 275-9487. HWA and report any findings. More the Laricobius beetle onto hemlock They appear as white, cotton-like sacs on HWA, including public training trees at the Land Trust’s VanRiper at the base of needles along hemlock sessions, identification guides, and Conservation Area on the west side of twigs. management information can be found Cayuga Lake in the town of Romulus. The Land Trust is also treating at www.nyshemlockinitiative.info.

DAN ELSWIT Hemlocks on the shoreline and in a select stands of hemlocks on its nature

SUMMER 2018 • 5 SCENES CHUCK FEIL from Around Our Region… THOMAS HOEBBEL/WWW.TH-PHOTO.COM FLLT

Hemlock Lake in Livingston County

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has been assisting the Land Trust with the removal of invasive buckthorn in preparation for a new conservation area on Owasco Lake in Niles, Cayuga County. BILL HECHT

6 • THE LAND STEWARD FLLT

Volunteer Mark Chao holding an Io moth (Automeris io) at the Roy H. Park Preserve in Dryden, Tompkins County during Moth Night, a Talks Trailblazers relaxing at the Houghton Land Preserve in Corning, & Treks event. Steuben County, after “First Fridays in the Field” volunteer activities.

Wetlands at the Dorothy McIlroy Bird Sanctuary in Summerhill, Cayuga County CHRIS RAY

Great Blue Herons at the new addition to the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve in West Danby, Tompkins County

SUMMER 2018 • 7 The Sweedler Preserve at Lick Brook BRIAN MALEY

State Grants Provide Support for Development of Regional Conservation and Trail Projects

The Land Trust was awarded $62,000 in grant funding through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program. The program is funded through the State’s Environmental Protection Fund and administered by the Land Trust Alliance, in coordination with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

total of $2.3 million in Conservation protecting valuable natural resources a high volume of visitors and host a trail APartnership Program grants were and state lands.” connecting to Robert H. Treman and awarded to 51 nonprofit land trusts The Land Trust was awarded Buttermilk Falls State Parks. Funds were across New York. “Land conservation $40,000 to support strategic planning awarded to increase the trail’s stability and is an essential tool that of a region-wide land safety and to improve visitor experience. provides immeasurable An additional protection campaign. The Grant funding for this project was also environmental and $22,000 was granted organization is increasing provided by the Fields Pond Foundation, economic benefits for New to the Land Trust its efforts to protect land the Legacy Foundation, the Howland Yorkers and visitors alike,” to invest in public and water across the region. Foundation as administered by the said DEC Commissioner access improvements The proposed campaign Community Foundation of Tompkins Basil Seggos. “Thanks at its popular will include funds for County, and the Tompkins County to Governor Cuomo’s Sweedler and Thayer conservation as well as Tourism Grant Program. leadership, financial Preserves along Lick educational programs. “We’re grateful for the continued support from the An additional $22,000 support of the New York State Environmental Protection Brook Gorge. was granted to the Land Conservation Partnership Program,” said Fund, and the hard work of Trust to invest in public Land Trust Executive Director Andrew New York’s land trusts, the Conservation access improvements at its popular Zepp. “The program is really having Partnership Program continues to Sweedler and Thayer Preserves along Lick a positive impact on the Finger Lakes improve our quality of life while Brook Gorge. The preserves experience region.” 8 • THE LAND STEWARD Preserve Profile: Otisco Lake Preserve

BRIAN MALEY With over 1,300 feet of wild shoreline on the west side of Otisco Lake, this new preserve is the Land Trust’s first in the watershed.

Natural History History Several cascading streams flow through the 38-acre preserve The land that now forms the Otisco Lake Preserve was and into the lake below. A hiking trail passes through mature formerly owned by the Stopyro family, whose grandfather forest and descends steeply to the water’s edge. Along the farmed the property as far back as the 1920s. The Land lake’s shore, visitors will find a flat point flanked by rugged Trust was able to acquire the site in 2015 due to a generous shale cliffs. Small fossils can be seen here in the surrounding gift from an anonymous donor and broad support from the streambeds and cliffs. Concretions, curious round rocks community. Since then, a half-mile hiking trail with stairs formed from minerals, can also be found embedded in and leading to the shore, a parking area, and an interpretive kiosk eroded from the shale. have been provided for public access to the site. This preserve provides prime habitat for Bald Eagles and a variety of water birds. Ruffed Grouse are also frequent visitors Information for Visitors to the hillsides. Conserving this land protects Otisco’s water • Check the Land Trust’s web site at fllt.org before visiting, quality, scenic character, and offers an important outdoor as this preserve may close seasonally to protect nesting recreational opportunity with rare public access to the lake. raptors. • Be prepared for a steep climb up from the lake with a 400 foot elevation gain.

FLLT Directions From Skaneateles, turn east onto U.S. Route 20 and follow for approx. half a mile to turn right onto New York State Route 41 south. Take Route 41 for 5.5 miles and turn left onto Eibert Road/New York State Route 174 east, in the hamlet of Borodino. After 2 miles, turn right onto Willowdale Road. Continue south on Willowdale Road for approx. 3 miles to the preserve entrance on your left.

A fundraising campaign is ongoing; to make a donation in support of the preserve, go to fllt.org/donate and type OTISCO PRESERVE in the comments section.

View of Otisco Lake as seen from the trail FLLT

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11 Finger Lakes Land Trust Finger Lakes NON-PROFIT Officers: U.S. POSTAGE Holland C. Gregg, III, President Land Trust PAID Kristin Swain, Vice President 202 E. Court Street TRUMANSBURG, NY Patty Weisse, Secretary Ithaca, NY 14850 PERMIT NO. 1 Jan Suwinski, Treasurer Bill Eggers, At-Large Return Service Requested Board Members: Dave Birchenough Lindsay Ruth Percy Browning William S. Thomas M. Carr Schweizer Phil Greenberg Myra J. Shulman Hadley Matarazzo Fred Van Sickle Sean O’Keefe Tom Walsh Marjory Rinaldo-Lee Staff: Andrew Zepp, Executive Director Hannah George, Conservation Easement Steward Jason Gorman, Nature Preserve Manager Max Heitner, Land Protection Specialist Edie Jodz, Assistant Director of Development Kelly Makosch, Director of Development and Communications Mary Mulks, Development Associate Zachary Odell, Director of Land Protection Chris Olney, Director of Stewardship Chris Ray, GIS Projects Manager Gretchen Salm, Land Conservation Support Specialist Nomi Talmi, Director of Administration Kris West, Senior Field Representative Aquillah White, Bookkeeper/ Administrative Assistant Summer 2018 Newsletter Editor: Edie Jodz Newsletter Layout: Leigh Dezelan Calendar Advisors: Forestry Consultant: Michael DeMunn Stewardship Advisor: Betsy Darlington

gofingerlakes.org Raise a Pint for Owasco! instagram@gofingerlakes Thursday, September 27, 2018, 5:00-6:30 pm., Prison City Pub & Brewery, 28 State Street, Auburn, NY facebook.com/FingerLakesLandTrust Join us at Auburn’s award-winning Prison City Pub & Brewery on @FLLandTrust September 27 to help raise funds for our Owasco Shoreline Protection Ph: 607-275-9487 • email: [email protected] Project while enjoying a cold beer. Prison City has generously agreed to donate $1 for each pint served between 5:00 and 6:30 pm. Join us for a good cause and meet other Land Trust members and volunteers!

Learn more about our efforts to conserve 1,100 feet of Owasco Lake shoreline through the acquisition of 74 acres in the town of Owasco,

Cayuga County at fllt.org/owascoproject. BILL HECHT