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Lake George Land Conservancy outlines decades of shoreline protection and stewardship
Summary
Michael Horn, executive director of the Lake George Land Conservancy, told the commission the nonprofit has permanently protected 12,476 acres since 1988, stewards roughly 5,800 acres, spent over $30 million on land protection, and manages 13 public preserves with 40+ miles of trails.
Michael Horn, executive director of the Lake George Land Conservancy, told the commission the organization’s mission is "to permanently protect the land that protects Lake George," and summarized decades of land‑protection work around the watershed.
Horn said LGLC has permanently protected 12,476 acres since 1988 — roughly 10% of the watershed — and currently stewards about 5,800 acres. He told the commission the organization has invested more than $30 million in permanent land protection, protects more than 7.5 miles of shoreline, more than 20 miles of stream corridor, and 780 acres of wetlands. Horn said conserving headwater streams, riparian buffers and wetlands delivers outsized benefits to downstream water quality.
Horn also described stewardship and outreach: LGLC conducts multiple annual property visits, treats invasive pests (he cited hemlock‑woolly adelgid detections and active management), manages public preserves and trails, and sponsors educational events (Pikeathon, summer solstice events and guided hikes). He told commissioners the land trust will continue to look for opportunities to protect parcels that provide water‑quality benefits and scenic, habitat and recreation values.
