By Brian Dwyer for Spectrum News Originally published 7/26/2023   A recent cleanup day at Blind Bay revealed Tires, dock wood, plastics and even Styrofoam.   “A lot of it,” 1000 Islands Land Trust Executive Director Jake Tibbles said. “If it's not nailed down or secured during wind events, it...

Photo by Chris Murray Photography Last year, the River community took urgent action to protect a special place in danger of being changed forever. After learning of Customs & Border Protection’s (CBP) plan to construct a new Border Patrol facility in the heart of the...

By Keith Dempsey at Brockville Recorder and Times on March 1, 2023 Two organizations dedicated to preserving the Upper St. Lawrence River joined forces with Scouts last week to help migratory birds across the river from Gananoque. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT)...

By Lexi Bruening, Channel 7 February 21, 2023 TOWN OF ORLEANS, New York (WWNY) - After recently buying land along Blind Bay, the Thousand Islands Land Trust observed Stewardship Day Tuesday. It’s a chance to help preserve nature and to protect the land from a looming...

By Channel 7 November 23, 2022 ORLEANS, New York (WWNY) - The parcel on Blind Bay sought by U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a new owner. The Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) bought the 20.5-acre town of Orleans parcel from Blind Bay Associates. The prospective sale was...