Favorite Airplane Photos of the Finger Lakes

Here are some of our favorite aerial photos of the lakes and natural areas across the region, sent by volunteers of the Finger Lakes Land Trust.  Help us save more land and water!

Thanks to our volunteers for sharing!

Do you have great photos and videos of our region?

Want to share with the Finger Lakes Land Trust?

Please contact us at gofingerlakes@fllt.org.

Your imagery can help advance conservation through our communications and outreach on the web, social media, print and more!

See Wesley Hill Nature Preserve by Honeoye Lake

In the western Finger Lakes, bordering the northern rim of the immense Briggs Gully, Wesley Hill Nature Preserve offers miles of hiking and solitude.  Learn a little about the preserve in this short video from the Finger Lakes Land Trust.

To find other outdoor adventures near Wesley Hill, see the interactive map.

Do you have great videos or photos of nature in the Finger Lakes?  Want to share with the Land Trust?  If so, please email us at gofingerlakes@fllt.org.

You Can Paddle to the Staghorn Cliffs on the Eastern Shore of Skaneateles Lake

Towering over the eastern shoreline of Skaneateles Lake are the Staghorn Cliffs, named for the ancient coral fossils found along the waterline.  The Finger Lakes Land Trust protects over 1,350 feet of the shoreline at its Cora Kampfe Dickinson Conservation Area, accessible only by boat.

To find other outdoor adventures near the Staghorn Cliffs, see the interactive map.

Do you have great videos or photos of nature in the Finger Lakes?  Want to share with the Land Trust?  If so, please email us at gofingerlakes@fllt.org.

A Quiet Winter Morning on Lick Brook at Thayer Preserve

Beautiful Lick Brook, at the southern side of Ithaca, runs through two Finger Lakes Land Trust conservation areas.  Sweedler Preserve contains the dramatic gorge and high falls that many people have discovered off of Route 13 across from Robert Treman State Park.  Thayer Preserve, portrayed in this short winter vignette, connects to Buttermilk Falls State Park.

To find other outdoor adventures near Lick Brook, see the interactive map.

Do you have great videos or photos of nature in the Finger Lakes?  Want to share with the Land Trust?  If so, please email us at gofingerlakes@fllt.org.

See Steege Hill High Above the Chemung River Valley

At 793 acres of conserved land, Steege Hill Nature Preserve offers miles of forested hiking trails and plenty of solitude.  See Steege Hill in early fall colors and learn a little about the history in this short by the Finger Lakes Land Trust.

To find other outdoor adventures near Steege Hill, see the interactive map.

Do you have great videos or photos of nature in the Finger Lakes?  Want to share with the Land Trust?  If so, please email us at gofingerlakes@fllt.org.

Where does your drinking water come from?

If you live or work in the City of Ithaca, your drinking water comes from beautiful Six Mile Creek.  The Finger Lakes Land Trust has recently undertaken the Six Mile Creek Protection Project to permanently secure 12,000 feet of shoreline on land that connects to the Roy H. Park Preserve, Hammond Hill State Forest, and other conserved lands.

Where does YOUR drinking water come from?

Did you know that the 11 Finger Lakes provide drinking water for over 1 million people?

Did you know that there are persistent and documented threats to drinking water quality in the Finger Lakes region?

Learn more about drinking water and how we can protect it in our regional conservation agenda, Lakes, Farms, and Forests Forever.

Winter Serenity at Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve

Hear the chilly rushing creek at Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve in Tompkins County, a conservation area protected by the Finger Lakes Land Trust.

To find other outdoor adventures near Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve, see the interactive map.

Join the conversation about this video on Facebook.

Do you have great videos or photos of nature in the Finger Lakes?  Want to share with the Land Trust?  If so, please email us at gofingerlakes@fllt.org.

Early Spring Visit to a Forest on the Finger Lakes Trail

Owned by the Finger Lakes Trail Conference and protected by a conservation easement with the Finger Lakes Land Trust, the Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve features a portion of the Finger Lakes Trail, a mix of forest and fields, and proximity to other conserved lands.  Enjoy this short video from an early spring day when snowmelt had the small creek running through beautiful ice formations.

To find other outdoor adventures near the Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve, see the interactive map.

Do you have great videos or photos of nature in the Finger Lakes?  Want to share with the Land Trust?  If so, please email us at gofingerlakes@fllt.org.

You’re Invited to Get Outdoors with Our Land Trust Volunteers

How does the Finger Lakes Land Trust maintain thousands of acres of nature preserves across a 12-county region with a small staff of only a few people?  Volunteers!  Sign up here!

The Land Trust operates over 30 nature preserves that are free and open to the public for quiet recreation.  You can see a few of them on the Go Finger Lakes map (find the tree icons) and you can see them all on our web site at fllt.org/map.  We care for them with our volunteer corps!

Here are a few photos of volunteers including our “Trailblazers,” who build trails, clear brush, construct signs, and generally care for the nature preserves, and others who help us host educational and recreational events that are open to the public.

fllt.org/volunteer

You can sign up to volunteer.

fllt.org/events

See our schedule of events.

Get your friends to sign up, too!

Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, do good work, and get outdoors in the beautiful Finger Lakes.

See the Hinchcliff Family Preserve from the Air Above Skaneateles Lake

The steep hillsides of southern Skaneateles Lake make for lovely cloud shadows and great views from the Hinchcliff Family Preserve, a Finger Lakes Land Trust conservation area with miles of trails through forest and fields, and historic ruins from farmhouses of yesteryear.

To find other outdoor adventures near the Hinchcliff Family Preserve, see the interactive map.

Do you have great videos or photos of nature in the Finger Lakes?  Want to share with the Land Trust?  If so, please email us at gofingerlakes@fllt.org.