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Lauren Weller – 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward
Lauren Weller Selected for the North Shore Land Alliance’s Inaugural College Internship Program. We are excited to welcome Lauren to the 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward Program. She is part of the very first group of students in this initiative. Lauren graduated from SUNY Cortland with a BA in Conservation Biology. She has organized large-scale volunteer projects for the Mahwah Environmental Organization as well as provided educational programs for the community. About the William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Conservation Steward Program Thanks to the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust, North Shore Land Alliance launched a formal internship program. Through this competitive program, qualified college students gain valuable conservation-related skills, including writing management plans for preserves, mapping trails, organizing volunteer and fundraising events, managing invasive plants, installing a woodland trail at Wawapek and educating the public about conservation. Contact Us! To learn more about the O’Neil Conservation Stewards summer internship program, visit us online at www.northshorelandalliance.org/oneil-stewards/ or contact us at 516-922-1028 or info@northshorelandalliance.org.
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Conor O’Sullivan – 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward
Conor O’Sullivan Selected for the North Shore Land Alliance’s Inaugural College Internship Program. We are excited to welcome Conor to the 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward Program. He is part of the very first group of students in this initiative. Conor graduated from Hunter College with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Environmental Studies. Conor’s interest in conservation has taken precedence and he has worked for the Greenbelt Native Plant Center where he learned to collect and process native seeds. Volunteering at the Hempstead Plains Environmental Education Center he removed invasive plants. With the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, he was an environmental educator and led teens on camping trips in the Adirondacks. About the William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Conservation Steward Program Thanks to the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust, North Shore Land Alliance launched a formal internship program. Through this competitive program, qualified college students gain valuable conservation-related skills, including writing management plans for preserves, mapping trails, organizing volunteer and fundraising events, managing invasive plants, installing a woodland trail at Wawapek and educating the public about conservation. Contact Us! To learn more about the O’Neil Conservation Stewards summer internship program, visit us online at www.northshorelandalliance.org/oneil-stewards/ or contact us at 516-922-1028 or info@northshorelandalliance.org.
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Joseph Murphy – 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward
Joseph Murphy Selected for the North Shore Land Alliance’s Inaugural College Internship Program. We are excited to welcome Joseph to the 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward Program. He is part of the very first group of students in this initiative Joseph Murphy is a junior in Sustainability Studies at Hofstra University, where he co-founded and serves as treasurer to the Sustainability Club. He has been a leader in the Discovery Program when introducing new Hofstra students to State parks and the concepts of sustainability. He enthusiastically designed and maintains two on-campus vegetable gardens. About the William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Conservation Steward Program Thanks to the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust, North Shore Land Alliance launched a formal internship program. Through this competitive program, qualified college students gain valuable conservation-related skills, including writing management plans for preserves, mapping trails, organizing volunteer and fundraising events, managing invasive plants, installing a woodland trail at Wawapek and educating the public about conservation. Contact Us! To learn more about the O’Neil Conservation Stewards summer internship program, visit us online at www.northshorelandalliance.org/oneil-stewards/ or contact us at 516-922-1028 or info@northshorelandalliance.org.
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Jeb Polstien – 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward
Jeb Polstien Selected for the North Shore Land Alliance’s Inaugural College Internship Program. We are excited to welcome Jeb to the 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward Program. He is part of the very first group of students in this initiative. Jeb is a junior in the Environmental Studies department at Bowdoin College. Last summer he was a stewardship intern for the Land Conservancy of New Jersey where he learned many of the skills needed to excel at the Land Alliance. He has led outdoor education camps and spent a term in India studying urban agriculture. About the William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Conservation Steward Program Thanks to the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust, North Shore Land Alliance launched a formal internship program. Through this competitive program, qualified college students gain valuable conservation-related skills, including writing management plans for preserves, mapping trails, organizing volunteer and fundraising events, managing invasive plants, installing a woodland trail at Wawapek and educating the public about conservation. Contact Us! To learn more about the O’Neil Conservation Stewards summer internship program, visit us online at www.northshorelandalliance.org/oneil-stewards/ or contact us at 516-922-1028 or info@northshorelandalliance.org.
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Heritage Committee 2016 Paddle Tennis Party
Heritage Committee 2016 Paddle Tennis Party at Piping Rock Club The Heritage Committee, co-chaired by Meghan Hagedorn and Land Alliance Trustee, DR Holmes, along with the help of energetic event committee members, organized two fun and successful gatherings this year. On February, 26, more than 20 Heritage Committee Members came out to watch and play in the second annual paddle tennis party at Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley. The event was co-chaired by Meghan and her husband, Land Alliance Trustee Chris Hagedorn, and Milena Duke and DR Holmes. The picture perfect winter day included fun and friendly morning and afternoon round robin style tournaments as well as chili and drinks in the paddle hut for players and spectators. Prizes were awarded for first place and runner up for both paddle sessions. The morning winners were Mark Donohue and Nick Leopardi and the runner up winners were Meg and Ryan Morris. The afternoon winners were Matt Restaino and Gregory (Woody) Hillyard and the runner up winners were Milena Duke and DR Holmes. Guests had a fun day on and off the courts all in support of the Land Alliance. Special thanks to the Paddle event sponsors – Meghan and Chris Hagedorn – The Hawthorne Gardening Company, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty and Sweetie Pies on Main. The fourth Annual Heritage Committee spring event – An Evening in the Garden – was held on June 8 at the Jefferson Market Garden in Greenwich Village. The event was a terrific success with more than 70 young professionals gathered in one of New York City’s most beautiful urban gardens. Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and drinks and bid on Conservation News – Spring/Summer 2016 31silent auction items in a green setting that represents how a community can come together to create and protect open space. Prior to becoming a New York City Park, the Garden was once a market with fishmongers, poultry vendors and retail stalls and later became the site of the City’s only house of detention for women. After years of community pressure, in 1974, the then obsolete and troublesome facility was demolished and the site was transferred to the Parks Department under the care of a group of neighborhood associations and homeowners. Chris Hagedorn and DR Holmes, who spoke at the event, highlighted the importance of the Land Alliance and the need for Heritage Committee members to be involved in protecting an area where many of them grew up and others intend to make their future homes. D.R. also thanked his co-chairs and committee members and gave special thanks to The Hawthorn Gardening Company this year’s Heritage Committee sponsor. To learn more about the Heritage Committee and to stay up to date on special events and programs, email us at info@northshorelandalliance.org or call 516-922-1028.
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