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American side of the Thousand Islands), Potter's Forest Preserve (200 acres ), Mid River Farm Preserve (165 acres ), Douglas Howard-Smith Preserve (130 acres ), Rusho Farm Preserve (140 acres ), Delaney Farm Preserve (80 acres ), Heineman Forest Preserve (100 acres ) and Grindstone Nature Trail (50 acres ). TILT acts as a steward of another 900 acres (360 ha) of wetlands, forest and grasslands on privately held property through conservation easements.
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Grindstone Island Research and Heritage Center which gives out scholarships once
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Lumber and granite quarries were important in the early economy. The island is a self-sustaining environment that operates on an honor system; however, infrastructure such as electricity is provided by
National Grid US. There are no bridges onto Grindstone (save when the river freezes), or formal
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Thousand Island Land Trust (TILT). Their 885 acres (358 ha) of private conservation lands are currently spread over different parts of the island. TILT currently owns Potter's Beach (20 acres - the largest naturally occurring sand
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