State DEC grants $350,000 for easement on Rattlesnake Ridge

State and local conservations groups, officials, staff and stakeholders gathered for an announcement in Amenia last week that the 260-acre Rattlesnake Ridge in Amenia, visible in background, will be protected by a $350,000 grant from the State Department of Environmental Conservation for the purchase of a conservation easement through the Dutchess County Land Conservancy.
Photo Courtesy NYSDEC