Long Island Clean Water Symposium

Event Details Long Island Clean Water Symposium: Global Challenges and Local Solutions Thursday, May 16th, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Long Island University (Hillwood Commons) 720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY 11548 DOWNLOAD THE LONG ISLAND WATER SYMPOSIUM BIOS Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment, North Shore Land Alliance and The Nature Conservancy are co-hosting a conference that will bring together leaders in the field of water science.  Leading experts will update attendees about the condition of local water, including surface water and drinking water.  There will also be a robust panel discussion that will focus on solutions that both municipalities and homeowners can use to address the protection of this critical natural resource. Topics Include: * Innovations in water technology * Drinking and surface water quality * Land conservation and water quantity * Raingardens and native plants * Low-nitrogen septic systems * Better lawn fertilizers For more information, please contact Max Tetrault, Water Quality Improvement Coordinator at max@northshorelandalliance.org or call 516-922-1028. Keynote Speaker David L. Sedlak, Author and Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Featured Speakers Dr. Christopher Gobler, Director, Center for Clean Water Technology, Stony Brook University Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director, Citizens Campaign for the Environment Expert Panelists: Derek Betts, District Manager, Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District Justin Jobin, Environmental Scientist at Coastal Wastewater Solutions Jennifer Juengst, Deputy County Executive for Suffolk County Thomas Murphy, Building Inspector and Code Enforcement, Village of East Hills Lisa W. Ott, President & CEO, North Shore Land Alliance Brian Schneider, Program Development Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey Rusty Schmidt, landscape architect at Nelson Pope and Voorhis Nancy Seligson, former Town Supervisor for the Town of Mamaroneck Patti Wood, Executive Director, Grassroots Environmental Education Registration This event is free, but advanced registration is required! Event Details Events are subject to change.  Stay informed by visiting the Land Alliance website or Facebook page for updates.

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Land Conservation Seminar Featuring Ellen Fred

Event Details The Why’s and How To’s of Land Conservation: Creating Benefit Today and For Future Generations Thursday, April 18, 2024 Featuring Ellen A. Fred, Principal with Conservation Partners LLP 9:30 AM – Session I The Barn at Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury 4:00 pm – Session II Land Alliance Headquarters, 345 Oyster Bay Road, Locust Valley Discover the essential steps of private land conservation transactions with Ellen A. Fred, a nationally recognized expert in conservation. Gain the invaluable insights and practical knowledge needed to navigate the intricacies of private land conservation. Highlighted topics will include the fundamentals and drafting of conservation easements, evaluating advanced tax issues, including the deductibility of charitable contributions and structuring, negotiating, and closing purchase, sale, bargain-sale, and donation transactions. Registration Advanced registration is required! Space is limited! Please rsvp by April 12th. LAWYERS CAN RECEIVE 3.0 CLE CREDITS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR THIS EVENT. $250 for lawyers seeking CLE credits. The Nassau Academy of Law has been certified as an Accredited CLE Provider by the NYS CLE Board. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS CAN RECEIVE 3.0 CPE CREDITS FOR THIS EVENT. These credits are free of charge to CPA’s courtesy of Greco Planning Group, Inc. For more information, please contact Andrew Geisel at 516-922-1028 or andrew@northshorelandalliance.org. Ellen Fred is a nationally recognized expert in the field of conservation and Principal with Conservation Partners LLP.  Her experience in the fields of tax, real estate, nonprofit governance and alternative dispute resolution allows her to counsel her clients in all aspects of their work. She and her team have completed a variety of land sales and acquisitions, easements and post-transaction stewardship issues. The culmination of their work has resulted in hundreds of thousands of acres being conserved. In addition to her legal work, she has been a frequent presenter on myriad conservation law topics since 2004, including for the Land Trust Alliance and the California Council of Land Trusts. Event Schedule 9:30 AM – Session I The Barn at Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury Mastering Private Land Conservation This session is tailored for professionals engaged in land conservation transactions, including lawyers, realtors, wealth managers and appraisers. Discover the essential steps of private land conservation from Ellen Fred, a nationally recognized expert in conservation. Gain invaluable insights and practical knowledge to navigate the intricacies of private land conservation. A few of the highlighted topics will include the fundamentals and drafting of conservation easements, evaluating advanced tax issues, including the deductibility of charitable contributions and structuring, negotiating, and closing purchase, sale, bargain-sale, and donation transactions. 4:00 pm – Session II Land Alliance Headquarters, 345 Oyster Bay Road, Locust Valley Landowner’s Guide to Land Conservation Landowners will learn the basics of the conservation process, the potential for state and federal tax incentives and the reasons why protecting land is critical to conserving the health of our community, its natural beauty and habitat for plants and animals. Event Changes and Cancellations Events are subject to change.  Stay informed by visiting the Land Alliance website or Facebook page for updates.  

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Watch Party featuring Isabella Tree

Watch Party featuring Isabella Tree Discussing her book, The Book of Wilding Thursday, January 25th, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Land Alliance Office, Locust Valley Join the Land Alliance in watching the Garden Conservancy’s online presentation by Isabella where she discusses her newest publication, The Book of Wilding, a handbook for how we can all help restore nature. It is ambitious, visionary, and pragmatic. The book has grown out of Isabella’s mission to help rewild Britain, Europe and the rest of the world by sharing knowledge from her pioneering project in Sussex, England. Whether we have a garden, a pond, or a window box, there is no space too small to rewild. It is learning how to contribute to a living landscape, the life-support system that will save our planet from calamity and deliver us a prosperous and sustainable future. Deeply researched and beautifully illustrated, Isabella’s lecture explains how every one of us can play a part in rewilding our world. It is both a practical guide and a call to action. Above all, it is a manifesto of hope. Tea and scones will be served.

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