• Potting Up at Wawapek Greenhouse

    Posted by Admin on March 27, 2026

    Potting Up at Wawapek Greenhouse Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 10 am Greenhouse, Wawapek Preserve 3 Mowbray Lane, Cold Spring Harbor Led by Darcy McDowell, Associate Director of Stewardship and Greenhouse Manager Kick off the greenhouse season by helping to transplant native grasses, grown from seed gathered last year, into larger pots. Additional Volunteer Work Dates and Times: Monday, April 20, 2026, 2:00 pm Friday, April 24, 2026, 10:00 am Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1:00 pm Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9:30 am Advance registration required! This event is free, but advanced registration is required!  After you have registered, but before the event, we will email you to confirm your attendance and provide more detailed information.  If you are unable to attend, please contact us, as this will help us register those on the waiting list. Event Changes and Cancellations Events are subject to change so please check our website for updates. Contact the North Shore Land Alliance at info@northshorelandalliance.org or 516-922-1028.


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  • Benefit Lecture Featuring Beth Gardiner

    Posted by Admin on March 24, 2026

    Plastics are polluting our planet and choking our oceans, harming human health and damaging ecosystems vital to our livelihoods. Join the North Shore Land Alliance and our Benefit Committee for a discussion Featuring Acclaimed Environmental Journalist and Author of Plastic Inc. – Beth Gardiner Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 6 PM The Racquet & Tennis Club 370 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Event Committee: Carrie Bassett * Mary Beth and Joe Donohue * Paula and John Hornbostel Valerie and Wright Ohrstrom * Francesca Olivieri and Christopher White Claudia and Gunnar Overstrom * Virginia and Stuyve Pierrepont Anne Prosser and Hollis Russell * Tory and Nelson Walsh Melissa and Chris Worth In her book Plastic Inc., Gardiner offers an up-close look at the plastic industry’s relentless growth, extraordinary profits, toxic pollution, and its hidden role in exacerbating climate change. Through gripping storytelling, she reframes a problem many of us think we understand—revealing deeper roots and greater dangers than we realize. 6:00 PM – Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres & Book Signing 7:00 PM – Lecture Tickets (Advance registration required) $500 – Sponsor Ticket (Signed book included) $250 – Lecture Bundle Ticket (Signed book included) $195 – Lecture Only Ticket Please respond by May 1st. Space is limited.  For additional information or to sponsor the evening, please contact Deb Wiener 516.922.1028 deb@northshorelandalliance.org. About Beth Gardiner Gardiner is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of the book Plastic Inc., which examines the global plastics industry and its profound impact on human health and the environment. A longtime reporter on climate change, air pollution and environmental policy, her work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, National Geographic, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Through deeply reported storytelling, Gardiner sheds light on the forces driving the plastics crisis and the solutions emerging around the world. Plastic, the foundational material of modern consumerism, is everywhere in our daily lives. But the oil and petrochemical companies making it are hiding in plain sight. Because for all the vivid coverage of where plastic ends up, there is remarkably little discussion of where it comes from. Today, industry is pouring billions of dollars into plans to double, or even triple, the amount it churns out, even as individuals concerned about plastic’s out-of-control proliferation try to use less. As Big Oil stares down a future of diminishing demand for fossil fuels, plastic has become its financial lifeline. Award-winning journalist Beth Gardiner gives readers an up-close look at the plastic industry’s relentless growth, its extraordinary profits, its toxic pollution and its hidden role in exacerbating climate change. Plastic Inc.’s gripping stories will reframe for readers a problem many of us think we understand, but which has deeper.


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  • Tree and Shrub Pruning Workshop

    Tree and Shrub Pruning Workshop | Humes Preserve

    Posted by Admin on March 18, 2026

    Tree and Shrub Pruning Workshop Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 10 AM Humes Preserve Led by Horticulturist Richard Weir Join us for a short lecture followed by a walk around the Humes Preserve, highlighting different tree/shrub species and how they benefit from maintenance pruning. This event is free, but advance registration is required. After you have registered, but before the event, we will email you to confirm your attendance and provide more detailed information.  If you are unable to attend, please contact us at 516-922-1028 or info@northshorelandalliance.org, as this will help us register those on the waiting list. Event Changes and Cancellations Events are subject to change so please check our website for updates.


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  • Volunteers Needed at Wawapek Greenhouse

    Posted by Admin on March 11, 2026

    Volunteers Day at Wawapek Greenhouse Saturday, March 21, 2026, 9:30 AM Greenhouse at Wawapek Preserve 3 Mowbray Lane, Cold Spring Harbor Volunteer to help us prepare the greenhouse for growing season! Participants will help with general greenhouse maintenance, including replacing the interior gravel and repairing tarps in the outdoor growing area. Events are subject to change.  For more information, please contact Leigh McLaughlin at leigh@northshorelandalliance.org or 516-9229-1028.


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  • Habitat Connectivity Through Roadside Solutions Talk

    Posted by Admin on February 25, 2026

    Habitat Connectivity Through Roadside Solutions Thursday, April 9, 2026, 4:30 PM Education Annex, Humes Preserve Presented by Steve Mars, Retired US Fish & Wildlife Service Biologist Have you ever wondered how an animal crosses the road?  Learn about innovations underway regionally and around the world to connect habitat to make these journeys safer for wildlife. This event is free, but advance registration is required.  After you have registered, but before the event, we will email you to confirm your attendance and provide more detailed information. If you are unable to attend, please contact us at 516-922-1028 or events@northshorelandalliance.org, as this will help us register those on the waiting list. Event Changes and Cancellations Events are subject to change so please check our website for updates.


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