May 13, 2026
With your help, the LGLC will permanently protect this
431-acre parcel in northeast Lake George.
Mud Pond is a 55-acre open water wetland fed by groundwater and by the streams flowing from surrounding slopes. Wetlands like Mud Pond play a key role in protecting water quality by providing stormwater storage and acting as natural filtration systems.
In addition, the Mud Pond West parcel’s 3,400 feet of stream corridor and vegetated buffers serve to stabilize soils, reduce erosion, and prevent nutrients and pollutants from reaching downstream waterways and, ultimately, Lake George.
In addition to supporting a variety of aquatic plants and animals, Mud Pond’s surrounding lands provide important habitat for “umbrella species” such as bobcat, black bear, coyote, and fisher.
Benefits from conserving habitat for umbrella species extend to entire ecosystems, including countless smaller or less-visible plants and animals.
The Mud Pond West parcel sits between two significant stretches of protected land: to its north, more than 1,700 acres of land that includes the LGLC’s Sucker Brook and Anthony’s Nose Preserves, and to its south, more than 1,000 acres and three miles of protected shoreline, including LGLC’s Clark Hollow Bay, protected in 2022.
These connected lands build upon the region’s resilience from the impacts of climate change, and provide space needed for native plants and animals to thrive.
To purchase Mud Pond West, we must raise $1.8-million before its expected closing in January 2027. Please donate today to help us protect this important land!
Any funds raised beyond the needs of the Mud Pond West project will go toward additional Lake George land protection.
Photo Credits: Aerial photos provided by Luke Dow Photography. Great blue heron provided by Will Adamczak @wadamczakphoto. Mud Pond and ground photos by Marly Fuchs. Turtle by Janice Reynen.