The Columbia Land Conservancy (CLC) is permanently protecting 297 acres in Claverack, as Christopher Jones of Catskill View Farm, LLC donated the majority of the development rights on his 297-acre property. CLC created a conservation easement that protects the property from development, and allows the landowners to live on their land, and continue the agriculture there. This easement protects the Shad Swamp, a NYS DEC designated wetland, as well as an adjacent NYS DEC designated wetland system that is fed by water from the Catskill View Farm property. The Columbia Land Conservancy now holds easements on 21,745 acres.