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Protecting Habitat for Plants, Animals and People
Continue readingEarth is losing biodiversity at an alarming rate. There’s been an average 60 percent decline in mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians globally since 1970, according to the World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet Report 2018. While climate change and pollution are contributors, the number one driving force behind the catastrophic decline in species is habitat loss. Habitat is defined as the natural home of plants and animals
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Land Alliance Earns National Recognition
Continue readingNorth Shore Land Alliance is proud to announce that we have been reaccredited by the national Land Trust Alliance – proving once again that, as part of a network of over 400 accredited land trusts across the nation, we are committed to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in our conservation work.
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O’Neil Stewards Update
Continue readingAs we wrap up our fourth year of the William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Stewards Program and prepare for next year, we thought it important to reach out to some of our past interns. We particularly wanted to ask them to reflect on the value of their time spent with the Land Alliance.
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Strategic Village Parcel Conserved
Continue readingThe Land Alliance is pleased to announce the donation of the 193 Underhill Road property in Matinecock. The parcel, consisting of 2.3 acres, was given to the Land Alliance by Mr. and Mrs. James MacDonald and family.
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Critters Love Messy Gardens
Continue readingTempting as it might be to “clean up” the garden and your yard for winter, as far as wildlife is concerned, it’s best to leave them as is for the season. “Messy is definitely good to provide food and shelter for birds during the cold winter months,” says Tod Winston, Audubon’s Plants for Birds program […]
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Food and Climate Change: The Way Forward
Continue readingThank you to everyone who attended the Food and Climate: The Way Forward lecture and panel discussion at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Monday, October 28th co-hosted with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, North Country Garden Club, The Nature Conservancy, Three Harbors Garden Club and St. John’s Church (Cold Spring Harbor). It was a wonderful evening […]
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Season Two at the Roosevelt Community Garden
Continue readingLand Alliance concludes season two at the Roosevelt Community Garden with 16 new garden members and more educational programs for the community.
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Year Five of the LI Water Education Program
Continue readingSince its launch in September 2014, the North Shore Land Alliance Water Education has been actively engaging local students in learning about Long Island’s water resources.
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Holiday Waste Alert!
Continue readingDuring the period between Thanksgiving and New Years, the waste we produce rises 25%. According to the EPA food waste, shopping bags, wrapping, packaging and all we pitch at this time of year contribute an extra 1 million tons a week to our landfills. As you prepare for the holidays, don’t forget your reusable bags, […]
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Nixon Peabody Volunteer Day
Continue readingIn celebration of International Coastal Clean Up Day, Nixon Peabody LLP came to Shore Road Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor to assist the North Shore Land Alliance stewardship team with a beach cleanup and cutting invasive Phragmites in the wet meadow. They collected six bags of trash from our shoreline that included plastic, glass, Styrofoam, […]
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