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Humes Japanese Stroll Garden is Officially Acquired
Continue readingNorth Shore Land Alliance officially acquired the Humes Japanese Stroll Garden property on May 23, 2017.
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Macy Property in the Village of Lloyd Harbor is Preserved
Continue readingNorth Shore Land Alliance is proud to announce that the Macy property in the Village of Lloyd Harbor has been preserved.
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America’s National Parks and Monuments Are Under Attack
Continue readingNational monuments are nationally important lands and waters that are set aside for permanent protection, primarily by U.S. presidents under the Antiquities Act. A president may also set aside land or water assets as a national monument and then Congress can change that land’s designation to another type of national park site.
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Year Two of the O’Neil Stewards Program
Continue readingOur evaluation committee of conservation professionals reviewed 21 applications this year and chose four members for the Joyce and William O’Neil Stewards Program class of 2017.
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Roosevelt Community Garden Project
Continue readingNorth Shore Land Alliance, in partnership with Nassau County and the Long Island Community Foundation, is in the process of establishing a community garden in Roosevelt on a 10,000-square foot property owned by the County
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Scouts Make a Difference
Continue readingGirl Scout Cadette Troop #1805 of Mineola spent a sunny afternoon with the Land Alliance cleaning up the shoreline at Shore Road Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor. The girls were helpful in discovering a delicate nest of a Killdeer (a shorebird related to the Piping Plover) who had decided to make her home next to […]
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Land Alliance Will Purchase the Humes Japanese Stroll Garden
Continue readingAfter more than two years of negotiation, the North Shore Land Alliance has signed a contract to purchase the Humes Japanese Stroll Garden in Mill Neck from the Humes Japanese Stroll Garden Foundation. This approximately seven-acre parcel, immediately adjacent to the 28-acre former Humes Estate (which the Land Alliance acquired in July of 2015), was […]
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The Importance of Connectivity – Smithers Connector Parcel
Continue readingIn September, the North Shore Land Alliance acquired from the Smithers family two parcels totaling seven acres in the Village of Mill Neck. The Land Alliance has long been interested in acquiring and preserving this important area because it connects Nassau County’s Upper Francis Pond preserve (formerly known as Smithers Pond) to the south with the North Shore Wildlife […]
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Undevelopment at the Humes Property
Continue readingWe are continuing to make progress at the Humes property in Mill Neck. In September, we demolished three highly distressed structures in the northeast corner of the property, including the former caretaker’s house, a detached garage associated with the house and a former greenhouse. The caretaker’s house and garage had been abandoned by the former owners and the […]
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Restoration Plans for the Cushman Woods Preserve
Continue readingThe Land Alliance closed on Cushman Woods, a 28-acre preserve located in the Village of Matinecock, in June of 2016. We are now in the process of working with the Village to open the property to the public. Our plans include installing a small parking area off Still Road, a private road that the Land Alliance uses […]
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