OPEN SPACE PLANNING & OUTREACH

Catskill Center staff routinely offer presentations and provide information materials to landowner groups and others about the use of conservation easements and other topics related to land conservation and natural resources. The Catskill Center works cooperatively with other land trusts operating in the region, and has periodically hosted Catskill Region Land Trust Roundtables to encourage effective communication and collaboration among the region’s land trusts. The Catskill Center has also extended its GIS mapping resources and expertise to partner land trusts, to help them better visualize and plan conservation initiatives in their area of interest. The GIS resource is critical for planning conservation projects, and it is the primary mechanism The Catskill Center uses for visualizing and analyzing a variety of natural and human landscape features, as well as keeping track of all of the land conservation activity in the region.

The Catskill Center serves on the NYSDEC Region 3 and Region 4 Open Space Advisory Committees, providing policy and priority project recommendations for the New York State Open Space Plan, and often provides input on management plans for units of Catskill Forest Preserve and other public lands in the region. Participation in open space planning initiatives with other non-profit partners or government agencies is very important role for The Catskill Center, and we specialize in bringing a balanced perspective of resource protection and sustainable development.

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1969 to help build healthy ecosystems and vibrant communities within the 6,000 square-mile Catskill Mountain region of New York State.

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