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Annie Jacobs

"Valuing Our Forests" - a new program for all who love the woods

Annie Jacobs April 18, 2022 photo by Kim Clune A wonderful aspect of this past fall and winter at RPA was hosting two Master of Social...

Annie Jacobs

Two forests conserved, and a life remembered

February 17, 2022 Annie Jacobs A family ethic After Donna and Bob Simms had their first child, Matthew, they started searching for a...

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"We hope our grandchildren will someday bring THEIR grandchildren to the community forest"

January 24, 2022 Annie Jacobs At the Forests Forever Gala in September, 2021, RPA’s Executive Director, Jim Bonesteel, told the story of...

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Dorothy's Equal Access Trail - a trail for everyone

June 10 Annie Jacobs For Jeff Briggs, retired ecologist and Poestenkill Community Forest’s volunteer steward, the community forest’s...

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10 Can’t Miss Walking Trails in Rensselaer County

March 23, 2021 by Annie Jacobs published by Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy

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A chance for Barberville Falls to shine

February 2, 2021 Annie Jacobs For decades, Tom Hohman lived next to one of Rensselaer County’s most stunning and dramatic waterfalls,...