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Simonson Easement |
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The Simonson property consists of 154 acres of fields, pasture, forest, and a spring fed pond. It has a restored farmhouse and barns. It is privately owned with a conservation easement covering the whole property held by the Rensselaer Land Trust. It is not open to the public. |
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Teal property |
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The Teal property is a 13.3 acre parcel in Grafton that is now part of the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. Through a generous contribution from a local resident, the RLT purchased this parcel and donated it to Rensselaer County. Much of the land consists of a sedge meadow, which is crossed by a long boardwalk, allowing observation of the wetland and its wildlife. This was formerly a spruce-fir swamp but beaver activity raised the water level and killed the evergreens. This open wetland is surrounded by a narrow band of balsam flats, a conifer forest type known primarily from the Adirondacks.
Property preserved by RLT. |
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Ward property |
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 The Ward property consists of a 6.8 acre red maple-hardwood swamp (a wooded wetland) in the Town of Brunswick, south of Pinewoods Avenue. When a larger parcel was subdivided a few years ago, the Town Planning Board set this parcel aside from development so that it could serve as a buffer area in a residential neighborhood. There is no public access to this property. |
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