Conservation News

• Shop Locally

  Posted on November 12, 2014

  Eating a well-balanced diet that includes plenty of produce has been linked to numerous health benefits, so it only makes sense to buy food from a nearby farm, farm stand or local market that supports your local food sources.  It’s a healthy move for you and your family, the environment and your community beneficial effects […]

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  Water Quality Symposium for Elected Officials

  Posted on October 7, 2014

  The Nature Conservancy on Long Island, Long Island University (LIU), Friends of the Bay and North Shore Land Alliance hosted a Water Quality Symposium on October 7th, 2014 at the Tilles Center on the LIU Post Campus.

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• Challenge Grant Met – $315,ooo To Go

  Posted on July 29, 2014

  We are very pleased to report that completion of the Campaign to Acquire the 32-Acre DeForest Williams Property in Cold Spring Harbor is drawing near. Our community has done something quite wonderful here and we are so close to the finish line. Among government, foundations and private individuals – WE HAVE RAISED $8,185,000 TOWARD THIS $8,500,000 […]

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  Grassland Restoration at Shore Road in Cold Spring Harbor

  Posted on July 29, 2014

  After a long, cold winter, we are delighted to be embarking on habitat restoration at the former ExxonMobil property this spring.

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• Estate Sale Raises $1oo,ooo+ for Conservation Efforts

  Posted on July 29, 2014

  On Saturday and Sunday,  July 12th and 13th, the North Shore Land Alliance hosted its first ever Red Truck Estate Sale at the Green Vale School in Old Brookville. The concept of this fundraising event was to encourage sustainable practices within the community- particularly the principles of Renew, Reuse, and Recycle, in an effort to […]

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  Land Alliance Teach Students about Long Island’s Water

  Posted on May 6, 2014

  A generous donor funds a part-time educator to implement the Long Island Water Education Program to teach students about Long Island’s groundwater, surface waters and watersheds and stewardship of this essential resource.

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• Land Alliance Receives National Accreditation

  Posted on March 26, 2014

  North Shore Land Alliance is pleased to announce it has received formal accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. The process, which constituted a comprehensive organizational audit, took three years and more than 400 hours to complete. It involved the efforts of both our board and staff. […]

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• ExxonMobil – $35,OOO Grant Received to Begin Restoration

  Posted on March 20, 2014

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has selected the Land Alliance’s launch of habitat restoration at 95 Shore Road (former ExxonMobil property) in Cold Spring Harbor as one of three restoration projects to be funded with monies from a 2003 settlement in a natural resource damage claim against a Superfund Site located in Glen […]

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