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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Conservation News
Highlights from Our Educational Programs

  • Teaching a New Generation About Long Island Water

    Teaching a New Generation About Long Island Water

    Posted on April 6, 2014

    A generous donor has offered to fund a part-time educator to enter local schools to implement a three-lesson series of programs that will start in the classroom and move outdoors. Students will learn about Long Island’s groundwater, surface waters and watersheds and stewardship of this essential resource, while using interactive models, diagrams, maps and aerial photos.

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  • NY Lecture Featuring Bill McKibben

    The Future of Nature Featuring Bill McKibben

    Posted on April 25, 2012

    On April 25th, the North Shore Land Alliance hosted an event in Manhattan featuring renowned environmentalist and author, Bill McKibben. Mr. McKibben has written several books on the environment including Earth, Making a Life on a Tough New Planet and The End of Nature. He has been called by Time magazine “the planet’s best green journalist”.

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  • 2012 Small Farm Summit

    2012 Small Farm Summit Featuring Will Allen and Chef Ann Cooper Draws a Record Crowd

    Posted on April 14, 2012

    Interest in growing and farming on Long Island is a booming enterprise as evidenced by the 800+ people who enjoyed the Small Farm Summit on Saturday, April 14 at Hofstra University. More than 30 organizations, led by the North Shore Land Alliance and including Hofstra University, Whole Foods Market and the New York State Conservation Partnership Program stepped up to sponsor the second annual Small Farm Summit.

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  • Alex-Prudhomme

    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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