Newsletters

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Winter 2008

Genesee Land Trust Protects Three Farms in October

Forever Green Auction Wows Attendees

Meet the Board: Nancy Goodman Torpey Leads Land Management Committee

Kudos to Penfield High School Environmental Club For Successful Walk-A-Thon

Ways To Give:  A Member Makes Preservation A Meaningful Legacy

Backyard Habitat Tour June 21

Coming Events

Fall 2007

HSBC Awards Genesee Land Trust $90,000 - One of 11 Charities Nationwide

More Grant News

From the Executive Director: Volunteer of the Year

Annual Meeting Election of New Board Members: George Parker and Bill Steimer

Summer Interns Add Vim and Vigor to the Trust

Spring Events Glean Great Numbers

Coming Events

Spring 2007

Sucessful Intitiative: Nine Hundred Acres Saved!

New Incentive For Charitable Giving for 2006 And 2007

Peacework Farm: Creating Long-Term Security for Community Farming

Braddock Bay Bird Observatory Goes Global

Thank You For Preserving Nature Forever

Introducing Our New Staff Member: Kathy Blachowski

Coming Events

Winter 2007

City of Rochester Announces $2.2 Million In Grants For Trail Development

Introducing The Corporate Club of theTrust

HSBC Increases Support Of Genesee Land Trust

The Trust's Forever Green Auction: Unprecedented Success

Meet the Board: Mike Kehoe, Treasurer

The Trust Completes Land Acquisition Projects Along Braddock and Irondequoit Bays

Coming Events for 2007

Fall 2006

Webster "Big Woods" Protected Forever, Thanks

Backyard Habitat Tour 2006 Nets $8,000

KrausCreative Donates Newsletter Layout Services

Native Plant Sale 2006 is a Shining Success

Board Election News

Annual Meeting Recap and Financials

State and National Foundations Award Grants to Genesee Land Trust

Spring 2006
Nature, Art, & Community
Day of Caring Sweeps the Urban Trail Clean
Gardenscape 2006 Showed Land Trust Volunteer Spirit
May Day Celebration at Peacework Farm
Eagle Scouts Help Out
Backyard Habitat Tour 2006: More New Sponsors, More Great Gardens

Winter 2006
Closings open the door for land preservation
" Big Woods" in Webster protected
Purchase expands protection
Land Trust alliance rally, Madison Wisconsin, October 2005
Native habitat restored with help from many volunteers
Annual auction at Artisan Works
Teen volunteer raises over $1,000 to benefit the trust

Summer 2005
Urban trail brings open space to inner city
GLT extends a heartfelt thank you too...
Preserving nature forever
Trail projects proceed with help of volunteers
2005 volunteer of the year teaches children to love nature

Spring 2005
Accelerating the pace, Trust launches campaign
Preserving prime habitat on Braddock Bay
Preserving nature projects to make a difference
Preserving peacework farm
The time is...now!

Winter 2005
From dying box elder, a garden for children
Contributions of many made auction 2004 successful
Genesee Land Trust receives HSBC foundation grant
Partners preserve farmland
Coming events

Fall 2004
Rebecca Kraai gives 105 acre easement to GLT
GLT friends 2004
HIPP Brook project improve access
Brookdale signs receive funding
Hats off to volunteers
Backyard habitats delight visitors

Summer 2004
New faces on the board
Summer intern joins GLT
Notes from our members
'Day of caring' on the trail
GLT financial report
Coming events

Spring 2004
From the preserves
Potter joins GLT staff
Auction action
Reed road volunteers brave winter
Eagles aid birders
A feat just for feet
Native plant sale takes place may 15

Fall 2003
What is stewardship?
Kodak dollars for doers gift to GLT
From the executive director
Beautiful gardens for wildlife
Plant sale gone native
Trail project draws American Greenways grant
HSBC continues support

Summer 2003
Trail marks trust’s first foray into urban land preservation
‘Day of caring’ on the trail
Ridding our preserves of storm debris
A salute to Rachel Edwards, our stellar ‘founding member’
Thanks to RIT students, there’s a new trail at Ganargua Creek
Birders come away happy (and wet) after Amy’s Ponds trek

Spring 2003
The steps to a conservation easement
Trust receives conservation grant
In the field: Your chance to get involved
Old-growth forests expert to talk at annual meeting
In memory of Allan Klonick
Tour lush backyard habitats with GLT June l21

Winter 2002-2003
Land protection in national perspective
HSBC Foundation grant to benefit GLT
Meet…Jamie Spiller
What area does GLT serve?
Earth & Art Auction sees 10% hike in proceeds
Photo contest draws more than 100 entries

Fall 2002
GLT secures Chili bird refuge
The joy of butterflies
Park Ave Festival
GLT financial summary and highlights
Flycatchers find warm welcome
Camp Arrowhead volunteers
A pioneering conservationist, Allan Klonick

Summer 2002
Honeoye Falls couple protects 48 acres
RACF grant supports vision for urban trail
Windsor Street top volunteer
Photography within nature
GLT co-hosts conservation ballot initiative seminar
Hard work, promising results
Bird hike at Amy's Ponds
Native Plant Sale

Spring 2002
County "Green Scape Initiative" boosts GLT project
New acquisitions: wetland and woodland
From the Preserves
Hipp Brook workout
At Island Cottage Woods

August/September 2001
Historic Rogers farm saved: Protecting our region's farmland
GLT Financial Report
From LTA's northeast director: Leading New York's land trusts
GLT's preservation record: August 2001
Building recognition
Uncommon praise

Summer 2001
GLT gets top spot for federal farmland funds
Putting the 'Hipp Brook' into the Hipp Brook Preserve
New directors named to GLT Board
Rochester's piece of the puzzle
GLT's preservation record: June 2001

Winter 2001
Second Smith gift protects 100 acres in Wayne County
GLT assists in Victor parkland
Meet Julie Potter
Trust sponsors farmalnd workshop
What's the score?
Fifth annual Earth & Arts Auction glitters!

Fall 2000

Spring 2000