OUR MISSION
Long Pond Conservancy's (LPC) mission is to preserve the wild nature of Long Pond and its watershed by protecting the clean water and forest that surround it. Working with landowners, we seek to balance use with the conservation of scenic vistas, natural areas, and forest and lake ecologies.
WHERE IS LPC'S WATERSHED?
The Long Pond Conservancy's watershed is incredible in that it has a varying degree of terrain encompassing mountains, forest, wetlands, and lakes. While Long Pond itself, which is 588 feet above sea level, lies entirely in the town of Willsboro, NY, the watershed that LPC is trying to preserve has lands that belong to the towns of Chestertown and Lewis. Long Pond Conservancy's watershed lies entirely within Essex County and the Adirondack State Park.
ABOUT US
The Long Pond Conservancy had its beginnings in 2011 when, at the wedding of a local couple, they asked their guests to make donations to conserving Long Pond rather than bring a wedding gift. From those modest first donations of $3,000, hundreds have contributed toward saving Long Pond for future generations.
Long Pond is one of those rare gems in the Adirondacks that is entirely owned by private individuals and yet has pristine shoreline, mountains and forest. With the pressures of
PHOTO COURTESY OF CARYL BAHNER-GUHIN
civilization, it is only a question of time before houses,like so many other lakes, are dotting the skyline and encroaching upon the shores of Long Pond.
The threat was so real, and the need to act so imminent, that a few concerned citizens came together to form the Long Pond Conservancy (LPC), organized as a program of Champlain Area Trails(CATS), the local non-profit trails and conservation organization. By forming an alliance with CATS, LPC can focus on conserving Long Pond’s watershed without having to go through the costly and time-consuming process of becoming a separate 501(c)3 non-profit organization.