Consultant Jim Nordgren and Eli Arnow on a NRI hike.

Gallatin’s Conservation Advisory Council has begun it’s Natural Resource Inventory and Conservation Plan.

In June 2024, the CAC began work on our Natural Resource Inventory and Conservation Plan (NRICP)

  • The CAC hired Jim Nordgren (JN Land Trust Services), an environmental and land use consultant to complete the NRICP
  • We hosted 9 forest property walks with Jim Nordgren, open to the community as part of Jim’s work to map Gallatin’s forest corridors
  • We organized a presentation by Christine Vanderlan, Conservation and Land Use Specialist, with the Hudson River Estuary Program, to the Town Board and Gallatin Residents on municipal policy options and how towns in our region are implementing zoning recommendations from their NRIs
  • Provided the Town Board with an interim report including recommendations on Forest Overlay zones and best zoning practices to protect Gallatin’s forests.

Gallatin’s Land Needs Protection – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!

Open wet meadow, Stone Mountain
Wet meadow, Stove Pipe Alley
Clear-cutting of vernal pool, Green Hill range
Clear-cutting ridgetop along Green Hill range
Vernal pool with wood frogs calling at Skiba Road
Effluent from landfill, RoJan

Further Reading

Gallatin Habitat Summary

Christine Vanderland’s presentation to the Town Board November 19th, 2024

Gallatin Zoning Memo January 2025