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  A Conversation with Journalist Alex Prud’homme: The Ripple Effect and the Fate of Freshwater in the 21st Century

  Posted on January 25, 2012

  On January 25th, journalist Alex Prud’homme spoke to members and friends of the North Country Garden Club and North Shore Land Alliance about his latest book, The Ripple Effect. The Fate of Freshwater in the TwentyFirst Century.

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  Inaugural Small Farm Summit Featuring Joel Salatin Inspired Hundreds

  Posted on April 11, 2011

  Inaugural Small Farm Summit Featuring Joel Salatin Inspired Hundreds There was standing room only for Virginia farmer Joel Salatin’s keynote address at the Small Farm Summit at SUNY College at Old Westbury on April 15, 2011. Nearly 600 gardeners, farmers, health and energy advocates, students, teachers, and interested individuals packed the auditorium for this inaugural […]

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  LINCK’s No Child Left Inside: Connecting Children with Nature Conference featuring Richard Louv

  Posted on March 12, 2009

  North Shore Land Alliance and the Long Island Nature Collaborative for Kids (LINCK) (a project of the Early Childhood Institute) partnered to bring Louv to Long Island on Thursday, March 12, 2009 as the keynote speaker of LINCK’s No Child Left Inside: Connecting Children with Nature conference, held at the Islandia Marriott Long Island.

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  Land Use Planning Workshop: Conservation Subdivision Design Featuring Randall Arendt

  Posted on May 12, 2005

  Land Use Planning Workshop: Conservation Subdivision Design Featuring Randall Arendt For land use on Long Island, the balance of open space preservation and economic growth is critical. With that in mind, NSLA invited top land use planner, Randall Arendt, to conduct a seminar focusing on conservation subdivision design. On May 26th, 135 land use decision […]

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