Here are our first three Outings for the 2010 season.  More to follow.

Saturday, March 13, 10 am

Searching for Moose at Capital District Wildlife Management Area

Sightings of moose on the Rensselaer Plateau have been on the increase in recent years. The unbroken expanses of forests and wetlands provide wide-ranging wildlife such as moose the room they need. Kate Hubbs of The Nature Conservancy will lead a search for signs of moose at the Capital District Wildlife Management Area in Berlin (near Cherry Plain State Park). If snow cover allows, this will be a snowshoe hike; participants must supply their own snowshoes. If there is not enough snow for snowshoeing, we will hike.

Meet at the kiosk just outside the entrance to Cherry Plain State Park. (For directions, go to http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/173/getting-there.aspx.)

For further information, contact Kate Hubbs at (518) 674-2069 or 690-7864 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Saturday, April 24, 9 am – 12 noon

Earth Day Tomhannock Reservoir Clean-up

In observance of Earth Day, join us for the third annual clean-up along the shores of the Tomhannock Reservoir, source of drinking water for Troy and many other Rensselaer County residents. Meet at the NYS DEC public access parking lot at the corner of NYS Route 7 and Lakeshore Drive in Raymertown (on the southwester corner of the Reservoir, just before the causeway as you drive east on Route 7). We’ll organize into groups, and each group will collect trash along a half-mile stretch of the shore. Garbage bags will be provided; bring something to drink and snack on while you work. Wear appropriate clothing (jeans, boots and gloves). We will work regardless of weather, so dress appropriately.

Sponsored by RLT, the City of Troy, and Stewarts.

Contact Paul Schroeder, our Volunteer Coordinator, at 674-2480 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . to register and for more information.

Volunteer Day Tree Planting at Hoosic River Boat Launch

One of Rensselaer Land Trust’s newest properties is along the Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge. NYS DEC is constructing a public boat launch on our property, to be completed this summer. As part of the landscaping of the site, NYS DEC is providing 200 seedings to be planted along the parking area and access road. RLT invites all interested volunteers to join us on May 8 for a tree-planting and watering party. Bring a shovel, a bucket, a snack and a drink. Wear appropriate clothing (jeans, boots and gloves). We will work regardless of weather, so dress appropriately.

Meet at the boat launch, approximately 1 mile west of Eagle Bridge on the north side of Route 67. Look for the Public Fishing Access sign.

Contact Paul Schroeder, our Volunteer Coordinator, at 674-2480 or at   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . to register and for more information.

Here is our fall newsletter.  It introduces our new Executive Director, Christine Young, and features some of our upcoming events.

At RLT, we continue to look for ways to communicate effectively with members like you. We take pride in the improvements we have made in our organization's newsletter and website, but we wish to go the next step.

We now have built a better infrastructure for sending updates by email. This may be used for any of our regular communications including our newsletter which may be sent as a pdf. Additionally, we hope to send more frequent communications which up till now would have been costly to the organization and create an unnecessary impact on the environment.

Help us save costs and save the environment!

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