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SMHT Schapiro, and Gateway Reserves trails
are open to the public from dawn to dusk.
Leland Reserve is CLOSED during the hunting season. Locations map =>

Dairy Farm Succession Grant: SUCCESS!
SMHT has received a grant of $825,628 from the NY State Farmland Protection Implementation Program to protect the 528 acre Rocky Top Acres farm
in Brookfield, Madison County .
Through this program, proceeds from the purchase of development rights on agricultural land will allow farmers an opportunity to diversify their operations and/or to transition their farms to the next generation at more affordable costs, while ensuring the land forever remains used for agricultural purposes.
Dairy Transitions Farmland Protection Initiative - Round 17 - Phase 2, 2019

Projects for 2020 and Beyond

Bridge to Brackett Woods
The plan is to provide trail access to special features of Brackett Woods by crossing the Madison Feeder with a footbridge. The Madison Feeder Trail would provide access to the Woods with parking at the Gateway Reserve. Click picture for larger version.

Extension of the Madison Feeder Trail
The Madison Feeder Trail currently ends at Route 12B. The plan is to extend the trail along the feeder to the O&W RR Trail adjacent to the Hamilton Municipal Airport.
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Accreditation
SMHT is embarking on a three-year program to gain national accreditation through the Land Trust Alliance and the Land Trust Accreditation organization. The requirements are extensive and involve all aspects of the land trust’s operations. See the national Land Trust Alliance for details here=>

Get Involved

Issues and Activities

We need your help to be successful advocates for responsible land conservation. See a current Newsletter, explore this site then consider joining us.
So roll up your sleeves and work on a special project, help shape our agenda during our monthly meetings, take a hike with us, or provide much-needed financial assistance.

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Roadside Cleanup: SMHT is responsible for picking up trash along 2 miles of Route 12B North of Hamilton, NY. Details =>

5th Grade Ecology Project with the Hamilton Central School
Details and videos =>

Fiddler’s Green Monitoring and Educational Project Details =>

Leland Reserve trail cleanup &
                                 Bridge construction        Photos =>
SMHT hosts guided walks at the Leland Reserve
                                                   Girl Scouts    Photos =>
Trails Project: SMHT is working with the Chenango Canal Association to improve the Chenango Canal Towpath Trai that leads from Bouckville to the Village of Hamilton and to link that trail to one along the Madison Feeder of the Chenango Canal.    Trails web site =>




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	Leland Reserve Bird List =>

		SMHT wants to help! If you want to preserve land for future generations If you want to keep it in farming, or open space or free from intensive development, we are your friends and can help you do it. The SMHT can show you how to use a protective easement or other instrument to protect your land for future generations and possibly gain a tax benefit doing it. Check out our handy plain language booklet and/or contact us by email or telephone at 315-824-3234 Harvey L. Kliman, President, SMHT


	Who We Are:


		Southern Madison Heritage Trust works to conserve, for public benefit, natural resources in and around the townships of Brookfield, Eaton, Georgetown, Hamilton, Lebanon and Madison in Madison County, NY. We strive to protect land, conserve prime soils, working farms, water, unique habitats, scenic landscapes, recreational sites and historic features through stewardship, public education and support of practices that advance natural resource conservation.


	New York State Madison County Six Towns SMHT Coverage Region


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	Southern Madison Heritage Trust P.O. Box 117 - Hamilton, NY 13346


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