Bolton Landing – The Lake George Land Conservancy announced Monday the anticipated acquisition and protection of 1,423 acres of land in the southern Adirondacks in upstate New York. The purchase will be made possible in part through a $2.64 million loan from the Open Space Conservancy and funding provided by the Helen V. Froehlich Foundation.

The 1,423-acre Berry Pond Tract includes the headwaters of West Brook, a tributary that has a significant impact on the water quality of Lake George, and lies within the towns of Lake George, Lake Luzerne and Warrensburg. The land abuts the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Prospect Mountain to the north as well as protected land to the west which was recently acquired by The Nature Conservancy from Finch, Pruyn & Co., Inc.  The purchase closing is expected to take place on January 16.

“We are celebrating the protection of Berry Pond Tract, a beautiful wilderness with views stretching to the Adirondacks and the Narrows of Lake George,” said Nancy Williams, Executive Director of the Lake George Land Conservancy. “This single project links thousands of acres of land together, securing the habitat of countless creatures and will provide recreational opportunities for the residents and visitors to Lake George for future generations.  We look forward to the closing on the Berry Pond Tract and working with the Department of Environmental Conservation to add this land to the Adirondack Forest Preserve.”