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Annie Jacobs
Nov 5, 20221 min read
Family Gift Preservs 153 acres on Rensselaer Plateau in Petersburgh
Times Union November 6, 2022 PETERSBURGH – Donna Simms watched Saturday as the pile of illegally discarded farm tires pulled out of the...
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Annie Jacobs
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Two forests conserved, and a life remembered
February 17, 2022 Annie Jacobs A family ethic After Donna and Bob Simms had their first child, Matthew, they started searching for a...
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Annie Jacobs
Feb 11, 20222 min read
"We hope our grandchildren will someday bring THEIR grandchildren to the community forest"
January 24, 2022 Annie Jacobs At the Forests Forever Gala in September, 2021, RPA’s Executive Director, Jim Bonesteel, told the story of...
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Annie Jacobs
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Dorothy's Equal Access Trail - a trail for everyone
June 10 Annie Jacobs For Jeff Briggs, retired ecologist and Poestenkill Community Forest’s volunteer steward, the community forest’s...
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Annie Jacobs
Feb 2, 20214 min read
A chance for Barberville Falls to shine
February 2, 2021 Annie Jacobs For decades, Tom Hohman lived next to one of Rensselaer County’s most stunning and dramatic waterfalls,...
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