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Annie Jacobs

Family Gift Preservs 153 acres on Rensselaer Plateau in Petersburgh

Times Union November 6, 2022 PETERSBURGH – Donna Simms watched Saturday as the pile of illegally discarded farm tires pulled out of the...

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...

Annie Jacobs

"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...

Annie Jacobs

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...

Annie Jacobs

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,...