After winning a pair of state grants, New York’s Thousand Islands Land Trust will soon have $5.4 million at its disposal to use in conservation efforts. The Land Trust has set its sights on safe drinking water specifically from sites along the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. Read the full story by WWNY-TV – Watertown, NY.
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