The conservation easement on this 145 acre farm was donated to the land trust with the specific intent of keeping the land in agricultural use. Located on the outskirts of Cobleskill and near the I-88 corridor, the property would have been highly desirable for subdivision and development. The donors displayed a commendable forward-looking view in preserving the open space in perpetuity. In addition, the property adjoins the Cobleskill Reservoir, a public drinking water supply and so provides protection from paving runoff and other threats that development would bring. Presently used for crops and beef cattle, farming here continues a long legacy of prior agriculture by the Dow family.
