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Meet Tim Hanes – Another Skilled Volunteer Protecting Our Trails, Making Them Ready for Hikers to Enjoy.
This year, we observed a small degree of trail erosion and muddy conditions at the Smithers Connector Parcel. In some areas of the trail water would pool, ruts would form in the mud and the ground would become unstable. Luckily, we have volunteers from all walks of life with a wide array of skills.
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Discovering Nature Through a New Lens
From June through October, visitors to the Humes Preserve were invited to experience nature through a new lens, literally and artistically. The rotating photography exhibit transformed the Preserve’s Visitor Welcome Center into a space where art and nature intertwined, inspiring viewers to see the familiar beauty of the landscape in fresh and imaginative ways. Through […]
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Meet Paul Silchenstedt – A Dedicated Volunteer for Open Space Conservation
Paul Silchenstedt has been a dedicated volunteer with the Land Alliance for nearly five years. He has become an invaluable part of our team, and we’re incredibly grateful for the passion, skill, and reliability he brings to our organization.
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Colonizing Coyote
For over a century, Long Island has been without a large mammalian predator… until now. Long ago, the wolves, cougars, and wolverines that made their home on Long Island were all eradicated. The lack of any such predator has had far reaching effects on prey populations and ecological resilience. Along with clearing for farming and development, these changes created an open ecological niche that the coyote (Canis latrans) could take advantage of.
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Campaign to Grow Red Cote Preserve
On June 8th neighbors and friends gathered in the garden at the Pulling Property in Oyster Bay Cove to launch a community effort to acquire nearly five acres of very important land adjacent to the Red Cote Preserve.
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