The Land Conservancy Purchases 38.3-Acre Grand Island Property

January 16, 2025:  The Western New York Land Conservancy has permanently protected an additional 38.3 acres on Grand Island. The property will be maintained by the Land Conservancy and be known as the Jim and Edna Braddell Preserve. Funding for the purchase comes from the Greenway Ecological Standing Committee (GESC), which awarded the Land Conservancy a grant to protect the important bird habitat. In recent years, Grand Island has fielded a number of development requests. Since 2018, thanks to funding from the GESC, the Land Conservancy has protected more than 300 acres in the town—a figure that includes the Margery Gallogly (gal-a-glee) Nature Sanctuary, the Alt Preserve, the Funk Preserve, and the Love Road Preserve.