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Grasslands Symposium Highlights Long Island’s Grassland Restoration Efforts
Grasslands Symposium highlighted the significant work occurring on Long Island to protect and establish grasslands, as well as ways we can grow more biodiverse landscapes.
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Wawapek Greenhouse Restoration and Native Seed Propagation
Thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Gerry Charitable Trust, the restoration of the Wawapek greenhouse began last year. This fall, with the help of our volunteers, we’ve been collecting native wildflower and grass seeds from our preserves to propagate in the greenhouse.
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Cushman Woods Meadow Transformation
About two years have passed since we launched site preparation for the Cushman Woods meadow. The first step was forestry mulching, which involved the use of a powerful brush cutting tool to cut and shred years’ growth of undesirable vegetation. It included porcelainberry vine and multiflora rose on about five open (but badly) invaded acres of Cushman Woods Preserve.
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Restoration of the Williams Preserve
Williams has come a long way since Mary and Tim Williams donated this beautiful 4.5-acre Lattingtown parcel to the Land Alliance last June. We are embarking upon an extensive preserve-wide habitat restoration. Our restoration ecologist consultant Peter Meleady generously donated the plan.
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Heritage Committee Paddle and Pickleball Outing at Nassau Country Club
Game On! Land Alliance’s First Annual Paddle and Pickleball Outing at Nassau Country Club On Friday, March 24th, the Land Alliance hosted its first annual Paddle and Pickleball Outing at the Nassau Country Club. The unlikely spring weather was a welcome surprise for our participants, who sipped rosé and nibbled on delicious snacks between rounds […]
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