TILT Discovery Center: The Gateway to the Outdoors
With a mission-driven goal to cultivate a love for the region and connect both residents and visitors to the land, TILT is working to provide a transformative asset to our community through the creation of the TILT Discovery Center: The Gateway to the Outdoors. The Center will act as a hub where visitors and locals alike can learn about regional outdoor resources, a need that currently is not met. And with our organization embarking on a complete building renovation afforded through private donations, there is no better time to provide an interactive experience like no other in the Thousand Islands.
The Discovery Center will serve as an interpretive and educational space that will communicate the value of the land we protect, and the local recreational opportunities and access to open space that the region offers. We envision visitors leaving the Center instilled with appreciation and knowledge of the region’s unique ecosystem, natural resources, and cultural history. Visitors will be ready to explore the region’s public lands and help support this vital community. The main goal of the experience is to inspire people to get outside and connect with nature.
The creation of the TILT Discovery Center is made possible by the generous support of the Ferguson Foundation, Fresh Sound Foundation, Northern New York Community Foundation, Sweetgrass Foundation, St. Lawrence River Research and Education Fund (SLRREF), the TILT Board of Trustees, and private donations.
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Rivergate Trail Community Connection Project
In partnership with the Village of Clayton, Town of Clayton and the Northern New York Community Foundation (NNYCF), the Thousand Islands Land Trust is working to complete the connection of the Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail to the Riverwalk in downtown Clayton. Recently, the community came together to celebrate the unveiling of the newly restored historic trestle bridge. Many were in attendance as Norma Zimmer, Village of Clayton Mayor, cut the ribbon to commemorate the restoration, “Thank you to TILT for your dedication and commitment to connect our past Trails and Rails to our Riverwalk providing access from the heart of the village, for a wonderful outdoors experience.”
Moving forward we will work to...
Connect this trail with the popular Riverwalk in the Village of Clayton, creating a corridor for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing, alongside our region’s most precious wetlands, creeks, grasslands and forests.
Enhance a local asset, contribute to our vibrant quality of the life, protect our natural resources and provide recreation opportunities that support the vitality of our local economy.
Sustain nature and a piece of history by building the endowment and advancing the stewardship work required to maintain the unique piece of our region.
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Visit the newly restored trestle bridge and discover new trailside amenities at the S. Gerald Ingerson Preserve in Clayton, NY
Directions to the Preserve: From Clayton, take State Rt. 12 south out of Clayton. From the stop light, travel one-half mile to East Line Road (The Victorian Gas & Convenience Store is on the corner). Turn left onto East Line Road and travel 0.8 miles to TILT's trailhead parking area for the Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail and S. Gerald Ingerson Preserve. From here, the trail extends in both directions (toward the Village of Clayton and toward LaFargeville).
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The Thousand Islands Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Our tax identification number is 22-2629183.