Governor Kathy Hochul and the Thousand Islands Land Trust have announced the acquisition of nearly 1,000 acres in Jefferson County through 17 projects focused on protecting the region’s drinking water sources.
The partnership, supported with more than $5.8 million in State grants through the Water Quality Improvement Project Program, is expected to have lasting impacts on the water quality and habitats of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.
The Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) received grants from 2017 through 2021 from Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program to help acquire 988 acres in Jefferson County and protect two drinking water sources in the region, the St.
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