Orange County Land Trust Kicks Off Delaware River Watershed Preservation Campaign

The Orange County Land Trust launched a massive multiyear campaign on April 18 to preserve as much land as possible within the county’s 35,000-acre Delaware River watershed. The lion’s share of the targeted area lies in the Town of Deerpark, with land acquisitions and conversation easements as primary tools, according to the nonprofit organization. Flanked by supportive officials and partners, Orange County Land Trust Executive Director Jim Delaune said at the event that the ambitious undertaking would yield multiple fruits. “It is about water protection, it is about recreation, and it is about economic development,” he told The Epoch Times....