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Meadows and Trails Update
Since our 2019 Fall Conservation News newsletter, the Suzanne and Carter Bales Quiet Meadow has started to look more meadow-like. After two years of clearing, rubbish removal and weed management, we seeded warm-season grasses and a small volume of wildflowers (along with winter rye), in the phase one area (3.5 acres) last November.
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Experience the History of the Humes Preserve
The Schmidlapp-Humes Estate, now known as the Humes Preserve, has a long history that dates to the Matinecock Indian tribe’s occupation of the area. It includes 17th-century boundary disputes between the Dutch and English and milling and farming from the 18th to 20th centuries.
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2020 O’Neil Conservation Stewards
A Long Island native, Peter is a rising senior at Vassar College majoring in Earth Science and Society (a unique blend of Earth Science and Geography) and minoring in Creative Writing. When not exploring the Peconic Bay on a paddle board or attempting to hike the 46 highest mountains of the Adirondacks, Peter can often […]
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Friends Academy (FA) Students Raise Funds to purchase a Bench at the Humes Preserve
Michael Mead and Blake Nagel would like to raise $2,000 to help purchase a bench for the Humes Preserve.
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Meet our 2020 Summer Conservation Stewards
North Shore Land Alliance is pleased to announce that we’ve selected three new interns for our O’Neil Conservation Steward program for Summer 2020.
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