Orange County Land Trust Kicks Off Delaware River Watershed Preservation Campaign

Flanked by municipal and county officials, Orange County Land Trust Executive Director Jim Delaune (C) talks about a major land preservation campaign in Sparrow Bush, N.Y., on April 18, 2024. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

The Orange County Land Trust introduced 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.