The Land Alliance hosts lectures, seminars, panel discussions and workshops featuring leading experts on various timely and relevant topics. Our mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of land use, conservation, water, farming and the value of getting children outdoors.

Past Lectures, Seminars, Workshops and Panel Discussion

May 16, 2024 Long Island Clean Water Symposium: Global Challenges and Local Solutions Conference featuring David Sedlak
April 18, 2024 The Why’s and How To’s of Land Conservation featuring Ellen Fred
March 21, 2024 Tree and Shrub Pruning Workshop with Richard Weir
October 7, 2022 How Can We Help the Bees? featuring Dr. Kathryn Lecroy
October 28, 2019 Food and Climate: The Way Forward Lecture and Panel Discussion
April 9, 2019 NY Lecture Series: Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman featuring Miriam Horn
November 3, 2018 2018 Long Island Food Conference: Food as A Solution featuring Frances Moore Lappe
October 17, 2018 C-Change Lecture featuring Kathleen Biggins, Founder and President of C-Change Conversations
April 5, 2017 NY Lecture Series: Where Do We Go From Here? The Future of the Clean (Green) Economy: Insights from former EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy 
October 7, 2016 Climate Change and Its Impact on Bird Migration featuring Scott Weidendsaul
May 11, 2016 Recent Updates on Land Conservation & Financial Strategies for Professionals and Landowners featuring Stephen J. Small
October 24, 2015 The Great Healthy Yard Project featuring Diane Lewis
April 25, 2015 2015 Long Island Food Conference featuring Stephen Ritz
April 8, 2015 NY Lecture Series: The New Climate Economy featuring Jeremy Oppenheim
October 7, 2014 Water Quality Symposium for Local Municipal and County Elected Officials
August 27, 2014 Water Blue, Green Solutions documentary
May 15, 2014 Orchids Among Us! featuring Dave Taft –  (Read pg. 22 of our Conservation News)
October 30, 2013 Water: Vital and Vulnerable – The State of Our Drinking Water
April 14, 2012 2012 Small Farm Summit featuring keynote speakers Will Allen and Chef Ann Cooper
April 25, 2012 NY Lecture Series: The Future of Nature Featuring Bill McKibben Cooper
January 25, 2012 A Conversation with Journalist Alex Prud’homme: The Ripple Effect and the Fate of Freshwater in the 21st Century
April 15, 2011 2011 Small Farm Summit: Sustainable Farming featuring keynote speaker Joel Salatin
November 20, 2009 Who’s Looking Out for Long Islands Drinking Water?
November 16, 2009 Protect Our Ponds, Preserve Our Bays
March 12, 2009 No Child Left Inside Conference featuring Richard Louv
March 13, 2008 Cowboys, Spacemen, and Where Do We Go From Here? featuring George Hawkins
May 1, 2007 Keys to Building Community Consensus for Adopting Model Land Use Laws featuring Sean Nolon
November 9, 2006 Building Stronger Local Laws to Protect Your Community featuring Sean Nolan
May 26, 2005 Conservation Subdivision Design featuring Randall Arendt
September 14, 2004 Financial Strategies for Landowners and the Estate and Tax Benefits of Land Conservation
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Highlights from Our Educational Programs

  • The future of the Clean Economy

    Where Do We Go From Here? The Future of the Clean (Green) Economy Featuring Gina McCarthy

    Posted on June 5, 2017

    Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, gave an inspiring and uplifting talk about the future of the clean economy to more than 100 Land Alliance supporters and friends on April 5th at the Explorer’s Club. Despite recent significant changes to the EPA, McCarthy was very positive about the future of clean energy.

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  • Scott Weidendsaul

    Climate Change and Its Impact on Bird Migration Lecture Featuring Scott Weidensaul

    Posted on June 5, 2016

    The Land Alliance hosted a special presentation featuring Scott Weidensaul – worldrenowned lecturer, bird author and photographer on Friday, October 7, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at The Hoffman Center Nature Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary in East Norwich. Weidensaul (pronounced “Why-densaul”) discussed Climate Change and Its Impact on Bird Migration.

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  • Water Education Program

    Long Island Water Education Program Reaches 2400 Students at 17 Local Schools

    Posted on June 5, 2016

    North Shore Land Alliance Water Education Program is Growing As of the close of the 2015/16 school year, the North Shore Land Alliance Long Island Water Education Program has, in its two short years, reached: 2,400 students at 17 local schools within nine school districts.

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  • Stephen J. Small

    Land Conservation & Financial Strategies Lecture featuring Stephen J. Small

    Posted on May 6, 2016

    Updates on Land Conservation & Financial Strategies for Professionals and Landowners featuring Stephen J. Small The Enhanced Incentive for Conservation Easement Donations was made permanent by Congress at the end of 2015. This was a monumental victory for the conservation community. There will be no more doubt about the value of easement donations or whether […]

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