NY State Awards Two Grants to Saratoga PLAN

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga PLAN has been named recipient of two Conservation Partnership Program grants awarded by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation in coordination with the Land Trust Alliance.

The $52,200 in grants will be used to support trail maintenance and protection of natural resources.

A $36,000 Capacity Grant will be used for trail maintenance projects, allowing for the unveiling of new trails, like newly opened Barkersville Trails, and those waiting in the wings, like Glowegee Creek and the Sarah B. Foulke Friendship Trails.

A $16,200 Transactional Grant will be used to officially close out the conservation process for Burke Forest, a gorgeous 80 acres property known locally as Irish Hill.