Originally published in the Watertown Daily Times, May 20, 2025 | Cover Photo by Alec Johnson/Watertown Daily Times Blind Bay, which has been under threat of the federal government’s desire to build a massive border station on its banks, received some special attention Tuesday from the...
Save The River (STR) and the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) invite you to a free Save Blind Bay Webinar on Wednesday, May 7th from 6PM to 7:30PM to discuss the conservation of Blind Bay. The webinar will begin with a 45-minute update from TILT...
Originally published in Thousand Islands Life Magazine, February 2025 The fight to save Blind Bay has been a turbulent journey. Throughout 2024, the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT), Save The River (STR), and the Blind Bay Coalition, backed by an unwavering River community, have worked to...
The NY State Legislature passed the Freshwater Wetlands Act in 1975 with the intent to preserve, protect, and conserve freshwater wetlands and their benefits with the general welfare and beneficial economic, social, and agricultural development of the state. Updated regulations in the 2022 amendment, which...
The Case for Thousand Islands Bridge Authority Location Centrally located within the Thousand Islands region. Positioned on the mainland shore of the St. Lawrence River. Immediately adjacent to I-81 North-South and NYS Route 12 East-West highways. Adjacent to the Thousand Islands Bridge, providing immediate access to Wellesley Island. Offers direct, deep-water access with existing dockage and boat ramp facilities....
Assessment of Border Patrol Stations CBP’s decision “rejecting” the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority (TIBA) property as a viable alternative draws upon two issues: The site could be surveilled from an elevated position on the Thousand Islands Bridge. The site creates a “separation” of the waterfront operation...
Originally published by the Watertown Daily Times November 18, 2024 It is inconceivable that the federal government’s ears could fall so deafly on the community’s resounding opposition to siting a massive Border Patrol station on Blind Bay. The ecologically sensitive bay on the St. Lawrence River, where...
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By Jeff Cole, Channel 7 on February 6, 2024 TOWN OF ORLEANS, New York (WWNY) - Add Governor Hochul to the list of people who don’t want Blind Bay to be developed. It’s a major voice to be speaking out for local people who are fighting...
By Alex Gault, Watertown Daily Times on February 7, 2024 FISHERS LANDING — Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul doesn’t want to see a Customs and Border Protection station built on Blind Bay in the Thousand Islands. Hochul has added her voice to those of local residents, environmental activists,...