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Conservation News

  • Red Cote Preserve

    Acquisition of a Historic Property Adjoining Red Cote Preserve

    In June, the Land Alliance purchased a one-year option agreement from the Pulling family. The agreement allows the Land Alliance time to raise the $1.52M necessary to purchase 4.5 acres of land adjacent to the Red Cote Preserve in Oyster Bay Cove.

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  • Saunders Woods

    Saunders Woods – A Generous Gift to Our Community

    North Shore Land Alliance is thrilled to add Saunders Woods to our ever-growing list of nature preserves in 2023. This generous land donation was made by the Saunders family, long time Matinecock residents and proponents of land conservation.

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  • New York State Open Space Plan

    New York State Open Space Plan Update

    Working alongside the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), the Land Alliance spearheaded the Nassau County arm of the Region 1 New York State Open Space Committee. We convened a series of meetings where partner organizations and local government officials worked together to develop countywide recommendations for the Plan’s update.

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  • Williams Ridge

    Williams Ridge Preserve Update

    We are off to a good start this spring at Lattingtown’s 4.5-acre Williams Ridge Preserve. We made irrigation upgrades and installed native shrubs, sedges, warm-season native grasses and wildflowers along the pond edge and across the adjoining upland. Also, a meadow was revamped and seeded just after Thanksgiving. We are overhauling the formal garden area […]

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Upcoming Events

    Tea Ceremony at the John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden

    Saturday, October 5th, 3:30 PM – Join us in the Garden for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony.
  • Wine Auction & Dinner Appeal

    Wine Auction & Dinner

    Saturday, Sept. 28th, 6:00 PM – Wine Auction & Dinner honoring the Youngs Farm Family for their dedication to the agricultural heritage of our community.

    Tree Planting 101

    Thursday, October 10th, 4PM – Learn the basics of proper tree planting, including what a newly planted tree should and shouldn’t look like and much more.