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Nature New York Winter 2006
Download an electronic copy of Nature New York Winter 2006 here (.pdf, 3.3mb).

The Nature Conservancy of New York

From the New York State Director
For several years, whenever I gave a presentation on the work of The Nature Conservancy to general audiences, I used to joke that our organization was “aquatically challenged”—that historically we had been focused more on terrestrial habitats and only recently had we turned our attention to freshwater and marine conservation.

It’s time to retire that joke.  Some of the Conservancy’s most exciting and creative conservation action - in New York State and beyond - is taking place in the aquatic realm.  That’s why I’m so pleased we are devoting this issue of Nature New York to freshwater conservation.  

This issue of Nature New York examines the conservation challenges facing some of New York's most vital freshwater ecosystems -- the Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, Hudson River, the Delaware River basin, and Long Island’s aquifers -- and explores the efforts The Nature Conservancy and its partners have undertaken to protect these resources. Our strategies for water conservation differ widely depending on the situation: from transnational, multistate water management around the Great Lakes, to the restoration of natural water flows in the rivers of the Catskills, to land protection in priority watersheds that also provide the bulk of clean drinking water to urban populations in New York City, Long Island, and Rochester.

Below, you will find a story-by-story guide to the Winter 2006 issue of Nature New York. By clicking the link for each story, you can access documents, studies and other information cited within the magazine.  Please also take the time to fill out a reader survey.  Your thoughts, comments, and feedback are tremendously valuable to us.  Without your donations and support, our work would not be possible!

Nature New York: Winter 2006