Columbia Land Conservancy

Main Street Chatham got a little brighter this week! 🎨🍃 We are so excited to exhibit "Invasive Beauty: Painting the Displaced Species of Columbia County, NY" featuring paintings by Lawre Stone. The dynamic works explore the impact of invasive species on the local environment and will be on view through November 7. Both paintings on view are available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting CLC! Thank you to CREATE Council on the Arts for making this partnership possible, and thank you to Lawre Stone for sharing her incredible work with us. We hope you'll enjoy stopping by ☺️ #ColumbiaCounty #ArtInstallation

The landscape looked a little different for CLC staff over the past few days! We had a blast attending the 2024 Rally Conference in Providence, getting to know other folks in the field, and learning new skills we can't wait to bring into practice. Thanks to the Land Trust Alliance for hosting! #Rally4Land

We love it when work takes us out of the office and onto the land! Last Friday, CLC President Troy Weldy was joined by a small group to trek onto a forever-protected property to learn more about its unique ecosystems. For more outdoor joy and adventure, join CLC for an upcoming program! The event calendar is regularly updated with new offerings, from sunset sound baths to geology walks: https://lnkd.in/ee8EjJsU.

A little midday joy found at Samascott's Garden Market 🌻💚 We love living and working in Columbia County!

Water chestnut removal = CLC's favorite way to spend a Friday morning! 🌱🤠 Want to get in on the fun? Join CLC for an upcoming volunteer work party! Upcoming volunteer opportunities include a Floating Friday at Hand Hollow on September 6 and a Volunteer Work Party at High Falls on October 12! Find more details and RSVP here: https://loom.ly/AU9iXUM #InvasiveSpeciesRemoval #ColumbiaCounty #GetOutside

This Saturday, let's get out together at Greenport! This free summer celebration will be full of friends, food, and, most importantly, fun. Hosted from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., the evening will include ice cream from local farm Golden Organics, tunes from Oldtone Music Festival, and a drop-in, guided craft led by Super-Stories! Cans from Nine Pin Cider will be available for sale, and Aloha Tacos will be on-site to sell tasty food, so be sure to bring a picnic blanket and a pal 😊 Learn more about the event and RSVP here: https://loom.ly/RUjXFaQ #ColumbiaCounty #FamilyFun @ninepincider @aloha_taco_girls @_superstories_ @oldtonemusicfest

We loved having you, Kira! Thank you for bringing such an excellent addition to the CLC team. 💚

Yesterday was an incredibly special day! CLC staff joined Berkshire Bird Observatory at Ooms to band the last fledgling Kestrels of the season. Amazingly, these birds are about as large as they will grow, with the average Kestrel topping out at nine to eleven inches tall. The colored bands you see will let us know in the future if these birds come back to breed at Ooms. We hope to see them again, but next time as parents! [All banding, marking, and sampling is conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the USGS BBL.] #ColumbiaCounty #GetOutside

We loved getting out together with you at Overmountain! The joy of being outside with good friends, bubbles, and farm-fresh ice cream was a delight 💚 We hope to see you at the final Let's Get Out Together celebration of the summer at Greenport on August 24. Register to get in on the fun and find more details here: https://loom.ly/ykCXV6k #ColumbiaCounty #GetOutside

A meeting outdoors is always good, but a U-Pick meeting on forever-protected farmland? That's the best. We had a lovely morning at Thompson-Finch farm, picking blueberries and meeting with partners from Scenic Hudson, Inc.! #UPick #ColumbiaCounty