The leader of a development company planning to acquire 36,600 private acres in the Adirondack Park is pursuing a strategy to place most of the property under the protection of a conservation easement. The Adirondack Almanack reports in his quest to buy Whitney Park in Long Lake and turn it into a resort, Shawn Todd has met with state environmental leaders and the head of the Adirondack Land Trust, he said, and they have discussed ways to conserve the acreage.