Profiles in Conservation

Magic Forest

January 19, 2026

Preserving land along the Appalachian Trail in Beekman.

The Lovely Woods, Dark & Deep

August 11, 2025

Expansive forests spread across 128 acres in the Town of North East tell a spectacular story.

History Project

January 31, 2025

On a winding road in Pine Plains, leading up to a sweeping view of Stissing Mountain, a couple has steadfastly worked to return a sense of history to their house not on a hill.

On Solid Ground

February 4, 2021

In a year without parties, Georgina Schaeffer visits with one of the driving forces of the Dutchess Land Conservancy’s events to find that the show will most definitely go on.

The Happy Preservation Warrior

September 10, 2019

It’s a rainy afternoon when I arrive at Rocky Reef Farm to interview Everett Cook. Still, he comes out to greet me. We sit in the well-appointed and comfortable living room. Two dogs stretch out at our feet and dozens of family photos surround us. Cook is tall and slender with a cadence to his speech that alludes to his Southern roots.