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Our 2015 Land Conservation Accomplishments
The acquisition of the 32-acre DeForest Williams property in Cold Spring Harbor was closed on March 10th. This was an $8.5 Million public-private partnership among the County of Suffolk, Town of Huntington, State of New York, North Shore Land Alliance and Cold Spring Harbor community. This acquisition created a public preserve in a densely populated area […]
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Our 2015 Annual Members Meeting
The Land Alliance held its Annual Members Meeting on Saturday,  October 24, 2015 at the Locust Valley Public Library. This was our largest Annual Members Meeting to date, with more than 50 members in attendance. Board Chair Carter Bales welcomed members and talked about the Land Alliance’s vision for the future. Hal Davidson, Co-Chairman of […]
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DeForest Williams Property Opened as Wawapek Preserve
In partnership with the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York State, The Conservation Fund, The Nature Conservancy and 358 private donors we were able to acquire and permanently protect this environmentally significant property on March 10, 2015.
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Things are Blooming at Shore Road Sanctuary
If you’ve driven, walked or cycled the length of Shore Road, Cold Spring Harbor recently, you have no doubt noticed some improvements to the entrance to our nature preserve. Thanks to a grant in the amount of $56,620.00 from New York State to fund a new parking area with additional landscaping and $2,200.00 for pollinator […]
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Wawapek Preserve to Open Soon
While we rarely feature bobcats in our pictures, this one represents a very happy event. We are building our first road … both modest and pervious! Work has begun on the entrance to Wawapek (formerly known as the DeForest Williams property). Last night this area was a very dense forest populated by dead trees and […]
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