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“Stone walls are built by hands. How else would you bring them to life, other than to learn about and recognize all the people who were part of the stone wall building process?” -Susan Allport, author of Sermons in Stone

Have you been enjoying our Nature Time videos over the past few months? This is your chance to become a Nature Time star!

This summer, we have welcomed two new Land Management interns, Jailene Gonzalez and Brant Martin, to the HHLT team to help with invasive species management.

From November 21-29, the Preserve will be closed to all visitors except for deer hunters with a valid NYS DEC license and permit from HHLT.

As a land trust, we recognize our responsibility is not limited to stewardship of land and natural resources.

Simple changes in our gardens can have big impacts on the future of our pollinators!

Spring is an exciting time of year for amphibians, so we’re highlighting vernal pools.

HHLT is committed to our mission of land conservation in the Hudson Highlands in the face of the global COVID-19 public health crisis.

Learn how to use the popular nature apps iNaturalist and kid-friendly Seek to capture and share your nature observations.

We hope you’ve been enjoying the new trail system at Granite Mountain Preserve! Please be aware the trail blaze colors have recently changed. Thanks to your feedback, the trail system…

Philipstown and Cold Spring residents: your input on your drinking water is needed! Your input will help set the stage for the formation of a new Water Protection Coalition for the Town and Village.

As the culmination of the two-year Natural Heritage Project, we presented the final Open Space Inventory to a standing-room only crowd of community leaders and residents in November 2019.

We formed the NY Highlands Network—a broad coalition of organizations, neighbors and landowners working to connect and conserve wild places across the Highlands—to ensure our wildlife continues to have a home here in the Hudson Highlands.

Land Management interns, Stephanie Rivera and Lucas Gordon, share the new knowledge and skills they acquired throughout their internships in two educational videos on improving forest health through invasive species management.

Your work and support over the past year has expanded our conservation footprint across the Hudson Highlands. You can read about your impact in HHLT's 2018-2019 Annual Report.

Thank you for your patience! We are working on several improvements within Granite Mountain Preserve.

We are in the process of applying for renewal of our accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating plans to mitigate coastal storm damage, several of which propose installing storm surge barriers throughout New York Harbor.

On February 5, 2018, we held an educational forum entitled Conservation Subdivisions and the Open Space Overlay.

We recently acquired three adjoining parcels totaling 358 acres to create Granite Mountain Preserve in the Town of Putnam Valley.

Connecting: Celebrating the People and Places of the Hudson Highlands is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the Hudson Highlands.