Protecting Open Space on Long Island`s North Shore

CONSERVATION NEWS
Protecting Open Space on Long Island’s North Shore
NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE
Board of Trustees
Carter Bales
Chairman
Luis Rinaldini
Vice-Chairman
Rosemary Bourne
Secretary & Treasurer
Elizabeth Ainslie
John Bralower
Gib Chapman
Hal Davidson
Danny Davison
Nancy Douzinas
Max Geddes
Jane Greenleaf
Nancy Kelley
Leland Hairr
Hoyle Jones
Nancy Kelley
Tom Lieber
Bridget Macaskill
Clarence Michalis
Jonathan Moore
Judy Murray
Barry Osborn
Patsy Randolph
Julie Rinaldini
Hollis Russell
Larry Schmidlapp
Frank Segarra
Zach Taylor
Rick Webel
Paula Weir
Karl Wellner
Gail Wickes
Advisory Board
Myron Blumenfeld
Ann Cannell
Judith Chapman
Louise Harrison
Eric Kulleseid
Neal Lewis
Richard Lundgren
Robert Mackay
Peter MacKinnon
Sarah Meyland
Peter Schiff
John Turner
Richard Weir
Tom Zoller
Staff
Lisa Ott, President
Barbara Hoover, Assoc. Dir.
Jane Jackson, Assoc. Dir.
Carol Schmidlapp, Assoc. Dir.
Peach Schnier, Assoc. Dir.
Andrea Millwood, Office Mgr.
Mimi DeSena, Bookkeeper
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Fields waiting to be farmed again, Malverne
FARMS, GLORIOUS FARMS
Long Island once had thousands of farms, but since World War II most of
them have been covered over by streets, houses and shopping centers.
Excluding horse farms, Nassau County has only 5 agricultural farms left,
totaling 72 acres. Suffolk, with more land, has several hundred farms
remaining but they, too, are struggling to keep them. Happily, this spring,
local municipalities have added 4 additional farms to the "saved" column.
In June, Nassau County entered into an agreement with the Grossmann
Family for the purchase of their 6-acre Grossmann's Farm in Malverne.
Described in the New York Times as "Americana surrounded by suburbia",
this 113-year old farm and its produce stand has drawn thousands of
customers over the years for its corn, tomatoes, flowers and home-baked
pies. Local children have fond memories of the chickens, ducks and rabbits
that could always be found in the back of the store. (continued on page 3)
Dear NSLA Members and Friends:
Long Island’s leading land conservation organizations were understandably worried
about the current recession and how people are feeling about local land conservation
in this economy. So, we got together with our friends, The Nature Conservancy, Trust
for Public Land, Long Island Pine Barrens Society, Group for the South Fork, Peconic
Land Trust and others and commissioned an opinion poll. We employed one of the
nation’s best firms, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates, to conduct a survey of 800
likely voters on Long Island to assess their current attitudes toward open space
preservation.
Overall, the survey results showed that voters remain strongly committed to
preserving open space and farmland from development, although they are highly
concerned about the economy and are worried that it will worsen over the next year.
Voters believe that Long Island can have both a clean environment and a strong
economy at the same time, and that communities do not have to choose between the
two – in fact, voters believe that open space preservation will both protect Long Island’s quality of life and strengthen
its economy. As a result, eight in ten survey respondents (79%) believe that local governments should continue
to spend as much - if not more - to purchase open land on Long Island.
We understand these are difficult times and
that our elected officials are forced to make
very tough choices. With that said, we would
also like to say how very much we appreciate
your continued support of local land
conservation programs.
If we take a moment to think about it, what
would Long Island be today without our
productive farms, beautiful sandy beaches,
and environmentally rich woods, meadows
and wetlands? It certainly would not be the
place we cherish today nor will it provide a
healthy tomorrow for our children and
grandchildren.
Your Friend in Conservation,
Carter F. Bales
Chair
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2009 Land Acquisition Update Total 64 Acres
Town of Huntington Leads the Way Protecting 42 Acres
Amsler Farm, Fort Salonga, in partnership with Suffolk
County – 16 acres
Northport Rail Trail Park, in partnership with MTA – 4 acres
Thomas’s Horse Farm, Melville – 8 acres
Tilden Christmas Tree Farm, Greenlawn – 13 acres
Alfred Walker Park Extension, Huntington Station – 1 acre
Town of North Hempstead Protects 7 Acres
The Town of North Hempstead has purchased an additional
7 acres from various owners to extend their Shore to Shore
Trail.
Town of Oyster Bay Protects 10 Acres
Sylvia Packard School, Plainedge - 5 acres
Robbins Lane, Syosset - 3.5 acres
Gus’ Marina and the former Tides Restaurant, Massapequa
1.5 acres for waterfront access
Nassau County Protects 6 Acres
Grossmann’s Farm, Malverne - 6 acres
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The County has received several proposals from farmers
who want to farm there again and, if all goes well, the
last remaining farm in Hempstead will soon be a farm
again.
To date, Nassau County has protected 3 of 5 remaining
farms. We are pleased to report that Meyer’s Farm in
Woodbury opened their farmstand on July 1st, Friendly
Farm, formerly known as Frugee’s Farm, in East
Meadow has done the same. Friendly Farm will be the
recipient of a new farm-stand in the near future.
The Town of Huntington, in partnership with Suffolk
County, has purchased or is in the process of purchasing
three local farms this year.
In early Spring, Huntington closed on the purchase of
agricultural development rights for 16.471 acres of the
Amsler property in Fort Salonga. The land must remain
in farm use and will be monitored for compliance with
The original Grossmanns came here from Bavaria. For county farmland guidelines. The Amsler family will
years they hauled potatoes, cabbage and other crops by continue to farm the land.
horse-drawn wagon to the Washington Market in Lower
Manhattan. When the Southern State Parkway was built The Town of Huntington is also in the process of closing
nearby in the 1920s, the Grossmann's saw a new on 8 woodland acres of the Thomas Horse Farm in
opportunity. They shifted from truck farming to a Melville and 13+ acres of the Tilden Christmas Tree
roadside farm stand, starting with tables under maple Farm in Greenlawn. Bravo Huntington Town!
trees. As the stand’s popularity grew, the family trucked
in additional produce, like corn from Suffolk County
Eating locally is
and apples from the Hudson Valley…an evolution very
very important to
similar to many of the farms that we can all remember
our health and
but no longer exist.
long-term
susFor three straight summers, weeds have been the only
things growing in the fields at Grossmann’s Farm. The
local community has been very concerned about the
future of the farm as family elders have died, the barn’s
paint is peeling, and the greenhouses sit empty.
Fortunately this story has a happy ending. To date, the
acquisition of Grossmann’s Farm has passed the Nassau
County Planning Commission and now goes to the
Legislature and County Executive for final approval.
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tainability. We
applaud our local
governments for
making farms a
priority and hope
that there will be
many more farms
in our future.
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SHOP LOCALLY!
Most produce in the U.S. is picked 4 to 7 days before being placed on supermarket shelves, and is shipped for an
average of 1,500 mile. Long Island is one of the country’s largest agricultural regions and Suffolk is the State’s
largest farm community. There are currently 650 farm and horticultural operations on Long Island. During the
growing season, there is little excuse not to buy locally-grown produce and other goods at one of many area
farmers markets and farm stands. Local products are often from small farms that tend to use more
environmentally sound growing practices than large producers. They generally taste better, too!
Below is a sampling of the surprising number of markets (many of which will run from early June to November)
and stands that operate seasonally (and year-round in some cases with farm stands) in our area. For more
information visit exploreli.com
F arme rs M a rket s
Bayville - Bayville Commons lot,
Bayville & Ludlam Avenues, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Garden City – 101 County Seat Drive, Tuesdays 7 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Glen Cove – 18 Village Square, Sundays, 7 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Huntington – Elm Street parking lot on Main Street,
Sundays, 7 a.m. to noon
Locust Valley – Forest Avenue, across from the post
office, Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Northport - Cow Harbor parking lot, Saturdays 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Old Westbury - SUNY College at Old Westbury.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Port Washington – Town Dock, Main Street, Saturdays
8 a.m. to noon
Roslyn-North Hills – Christopher Morley Park,
Searingtown Road, Wednesdays 7 a.m. to 1 p.m .
F arm St and s
*East Meadow – Friendly Farm Market, 832 Merrick
Avenue (516) 486-2448. (formerly Frugee’s Farm)
East Northport – Johnson’s Farm, 123 Cedar Road (631)
266-1822
Glen Head – Youngs Farm, Hegemans Lane (516) 626-9638
Huntington – Makinajian Poultry Farm, 276 Cuba Hill
Road (631) 368-9320 and Mediavilla Orchards, 1527 East
Jericho Turnpike (631) 423-4794
Northport – Richter’s Orchard, Pulaski Road (631) 2611980
*Old Bethpage – Restoration Farm, 1303 Round Swamp
Road [email protected]
Old Brookville - Rottkamp Brothers Farm, McCouns Lane
(516) 671-2566
*Woodbury – Meyer’s Farm, next to 146 Woodbury Road
(516) 364-1777
* Permanently protected open space.
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FEDERAL
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
THE OUTLOOK FOR LAND CONSERVATION
FUNDING IMPROVES ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL
Budget Fiscal Year 2010
President Obama released detailed spending levels
for his fiscal year 2010 budget request. The proposed
budget includes growing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to $420M. Although that
total includes $91M for Forest Legacy and $100M
for the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, core
LWCF funding will still grow substantially, to $187M
for federal land acquisition and $30M for state land
acquisition. Increases for both the North American
Wetlands Conservation Act ($52.6M) and State
Wildlife Grants ($115M) were also included.
The budget proposes a cap on the Farm and Ranch
Land Protection Program (FRPP) at $120M per year.
That's only $1M less than last year, but under the Farm
Bill, FRPP was scheduled to grow to $150M this year
and to reach $200M in FY 2012. The Healthy Forests
Reserve Program is also capped, at $4.75M per year.
No caps were placed on the Grasslands Reserve
Program or Wetlands Reserve Program. Expect to see
more on this as the appropriations process proceeds.
which is chaired by Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem.
The current incentive, which expires at the end of
2009, was passed as part of the 2008 Farm Bill.
Nationwide this incentive helped land trusts conserve
50% more acres with conservation easements in its
first two years compared to the two years prior to its
enactment.
Congressmen Gary Ackerman and Carolyn McCarthy
are yet to sign onto H.R. 1831. We hope to visit them
in their home offices during the August break to
discuss how important this legislation is to local land
conservation efforts.
House Passes Climate Bill with Natural Resources Funding
In early July, the U.S. House of Representatives passed
comprehensive climate change legislation requiring
significant cuts in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions over
the next several decades. Included in that legislation
was a provision allocating major revenues to a "natural
resources climate change adaptation fund' -- essentially,
funding to help state and federal agencies create and
implement plans to protect natural resources from
climate change. A portion of that funding would also
be used to increase funding for the Land and Water
Conservation Fund.
Conservation Easement Tax Deduction
H.R. 1831, a bill to make permanent the expiring tax
incentive for conservation easement donations, was
introduced by Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA),
Eric Cantor (R-VA) and 93 original co-sponsors earlier
this year. The number of co-sponsors has grown to
128, including Long Island Congressmen Tim Bishop,
Steve Israel and Peter King. This legislation has been
referredto the House Ways and Means Committee,
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
NEW YORK STATE UPDATE
REDUCTIONS CONTINUE IN LAND CONSERVATION SPENDING ON THE STATE LEVEL
Environmental Protection Fund
Things looked dire for the
Environmental Protection Fund
(EPF) earlier this year. Governor
Paterson had proposed a major cut in
the amount from a proposed $300M
to $205M, greater than in any other
category of the budget, a change of
the source from the very reliable Real
Estate Transfer Tax to the yet-to-bepassed Bottle Bill and finally, a sweep
of the funds from the EPF to the
general fund.
After a very loud outcry from the
conservation and environmental
communities
and
significant
outreach from our members and
friends the final outcome was much
improved. The final budget included
the following:
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A $222M EPF is included in the
budget agreement. The Executive’s
proposed reduction to $205M was
rejected. This results in an increase
of $17M from the final EPF
appropriation for FY08-09.
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with approximately $199M of RETT
revenue dedicated to the EPF. Other
new and existing fees will be used to
reach the $222M level.
The Bottle Bill expansion was
included in that budget but has run
into considerable difficulty since.
Please see the rest of the story below.
Many thanks to our local Senators
Craig Johnson and Carl Marcellino
who defended the EPF for us all.
Bigger Better Bottle Bill
After a long campaign involving
hundreds of groups, businesses, and
recycling advocates, a significant
victory was achieved this Spring when
the Governor and the State
Legislature approved the Bigger
Better Bottle Bill. The expansion to
water bottles and other key elements
of the new law were scheduled to go
into effect on June 1st. In response to
a suit brought by beverage giants and
others, a federal court judge has
delayed all amendments to New
York’s bottle deposit law until April
1, 2010.
As a result, the state will lose at least
$115 M this year in revenue from the
unclaimed deposits, which will throw
New York’s recently enacted state
budget out of balance. More than
two billion water bottles will end up
in the waste stream rather than
recycled. And many small redemption
centers who were counting on the
increased handling fee will be forced
to shut down and lay off workers.
New York State can appeal the
decision, and we hope for the sake of
the environment that it does.
NASSAU COUNTY
MASTER PLAN PROCESS BEGINS
In January 2009 the Nassau County
Planning
Commission
began
outlining its vision for the Master
Plan of New Suburbia. The Master
Plan is expected to be completed in
early 2010.
Throughout the planning process,
the public will be asked to attend a
series of workshops to help
shape future land use and open space
The proposed $45M sweep
patterns. Important parts of the plan
of cash from the EPF would be This ruling went well beyond what
Nestle and the other water bottling include transportation networks,
eliminated under the agreement.
companies were seeking in their public facilities and parks.
This is the first time ever that a
lawsuit. It not only delays the
proposed sweep has been eliminated,
expansion to water bottles, but It is the County's hope that New
and it will ensure that funding is
extends to all other parts of the new Suburbia will be a model for how
available for projects.
law, including the transfer of 80% of developed suburbs around the
The Real Estate Transfer Tax
the unclaimed deposits to the state country can reinvent themselves
(RETT) would be maintained as the and the 1.5 cent handling fee increase culturally and economically while
primary funding source for the EPF, for stores and redemption centers.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
maintaining the unique features that
attracted residents here in the first
place.
open space, watersheds and farmland
as well as for tax stabilization and
sewer rate relief.
New Suburbia is not about forcing
change. In fact, New Suburbia does
not encourage any change in singlefamily neighborhoods. It is about
targeted, high-quality growth in our
downtowns,
along
commercial
corridors and at the sites of megaprojects, such as the Nassau Hub, the
105 Acres at Bethpage, the Glen Cove
Waterfront and Belmont Park.
Fortunately, such action would have
to go back to the voters for approval.
This master plan is different from past
master plans. Instead of telling us
where we are, the goal of this master
plan is to accurately project the needs
of the County for the next twenty
years and to provide guidance on how
to address those needs.
SUFFOLK COUNTY
DANGEROUS PRECEDENT
DEFEATED FOR THE MOMENT
County Legislator Alden sponsored
legislation, IR 1458-2009, to take
funds from the County farmland and
open space acquisition portion of the
County Drinking Water Protection
Program and transfer them to
the
County
General
Fund.
In 2007, as you may remember,
Suffolk County voters re-authorized
the Drinking Water Protection
Program to raise money to purchase
Many thanks to our friends at The
Nature Conservancy and the Long
Island Pine Barrens Society for staying
on top of this troubling issue. We are
also grateful to the Huntington Town
Board for submitting a letter
of opposition to this troubling
legislation.
Tree Planting Code Adopted
An amendment to the Town of Oyster
Bay Zoning Code pertaining to the
planting of trees in connection with
the construction/reconstruction of
one- and two-family dwellings has
been approved.
Under the amendment, as a condition
for the issuance of a building permit
for construction or reconstruction of
a one- or two-family dwelling, but not
including additions or renovations to
an existing dwelling, the applicant(s)
will agree to plant, prior to
the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy, at least one street tree for
every 35 feet, or major portion thereof
TOWN OF OYSTER BAY (50 % or more) of street frontage for
CERRO WIRE PROPOSAL DENIED
the lot for which the building permit
is sought. In addition, the applicant(s)
After 15 years and more than $150M will agree to plant one shade tree for
invested, Taubman Centers Inc.'s each 5,000 square feet or major
proposal to develop the Cerro Wire portion (50 % or more) of the lot area.
Property in Syosset has been denied.
The New York State Court of Appeals
- the state's highest court - recently said
it won't consider the developer's case
to build a high-end mall that local
activists have bitterly opposed.
The developer's choices, as described
in a recent Wall Street Journal article,
are as follows: "to admit defeat and sell
the land, consider a mixed-use
development or try again, increasing
one of the most expensive mall tabs in
Taubman's nearly six-decade history."
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WHAT IS GIS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
IN LAND CONSERVATION?
GIS, or Geographic Information System, is the
compilation of hundreds of old fashioned
cartographer maps depicting specific geographic
features organized into a computerized database.
NSLA staff participated in an introductory GIS
training program conducted by Cameron
Engineering. The more we learned about the
potential applications for our North Shore specific
land conservation mapping, the more excited we
The computerization of these maps has allowed became. Once proficient, we hope to make these
government agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau, services available to local villages. GIS mapping has
U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife many potential applications which we hope to share
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, with local planners as our proficiency grows.
State Departments of Environmental Conservation
as well as local County and Town governments to GIS provides powerful information on how the
share information quickly, accurately and generally at landscape and environmental properties are today,
no charge with organizations such as land trusts but more importantly it can project what the
whose work involves land use issues.
landscape will look like in the future.
Today, land trusts use GIS to establish conservation
goals, evaluate sensitive environmental areas, conduct
build-out analysis, and identify priority lands for
protection. Additionally, GIS allows governments
and organizations such as NSLA to conduct educated
and informed analysis which are necessary in the
development of master plans and in soliciting
matching funds from both federal and state
governments for land protection.
With the assistance of Cameron Engineering and a
grant from the Land Trust Alliance administered
through New York State Conservation Partnership
Program, NSLA compiled an extensive list of local
environmental resources. For example, our data
includes the special groundwater protection area,
prime agricultural soil, FEMA zones, tidal wetlands,
watersheds, roads, village, county and town
boundaries, tax data, depth to groundwater, steep
slopes, parks and recreational areas. These data layers,
laid one on top of another, allow us to analyze specific
properties for a variety of environmental assets.
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LAND CLASSIFICATIONS
Forest
Grassland
Large Lot Development/Golf Courses
Wetlands
Developed Low Intensity
Developed Medium Intensity
Developed High Intensity
Open Water
Shore Land/Beach
Outline represents the 12 North Shore Villages of Nassau County that contain these valuable natural resources.
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AN INTERMUNICIPAL PLAN TO PROTECT THE NORTH SHORE
On April 27, 2009, the North Shore Land Alliance, in
conjunction with Cameron Engineering, held a spring
presentation on Regional Conservation Planning
primarily aimed at twelve Nassau County North Shore
Villages. Those villages are Brookville, Centre Island,
Cove Neck, Lattingtown, Laurel Hollow, Matinecock,
Mill Neck, Muttontown, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay
Cove, Upper Brookville. Robert Svalendka, GIS
Program Manager at Cameron Engineering, gave an
informative talk on the practical application of GIS
mapping as a regional planning tool to aid land use
decisions. The event was held at the Planting Fields
Arboretum and was attended by over 75 local municipal
leaders, planners, engineers, and attorneys.
agricultural soils, and a high numbers of breeding birds,
and reptile and amphibian species.
The twelve villages were chosen because most of the
remaining open space, forests, grasslands and wildlife
habitat in Nassau County is found in these villages, and
these villages have historically recognized the benefit of
intermunicipal cooperation to protect their natural
resources and quality of life. Most of the remaining
contiguous forested areas of Nassau County are in these
twelve villages as well as the last undeveloped prime
Unless the North Shore villages can agree on a regional
plan to preserve what is left, not only will the character
of the region be lost, but the water supply for the entire
county could be jeopardized. Our natural resources do
not recognize political boundaries. By working together
as a coalition, local municipalities can promote
dialogue, cooperation and sharing of services for a
regional plan to protect these resources
Another very significant common denominator for
these twelve North Shore Villages is DRINKING
WATER! The Oyster Bay Special Groundwater
Protection Area (“SGPA”) is located in ten of these
twelve villages. Protection of the land in the SGPA is
critical to drinking water sustainability. The other two
villages, Centre Island and Cove Neck, contain critical
wetlands and coastal watershed resources. The
encroachment of haphazard development threatens to
permanently degrade the water supply, and destroy the
remaining bucolic nature of the region.
SGPA - Groundwater Protection- 100% of
Nassau's Special Groundwater Protection Area
is located on the North Shore. Our pure
drinking water comes from underground
aquifers. Protected lands are part of a natural
system that filters rain and snow to clean and
replenish our underground water supply.
Without protected lands to absorb precipitation,
both the quality and quantity of our drinking
water is threatened. If we do not protect the
source of our drinking water, the costs for
filtration systems will be huge and add
permanent tax burdens to residents. The
Nassau County communities of Bayville, Great
Neck, Pt. Washington and Long Beach are
already experiencing saltwater intrusion.
Special Groundwater
Protection Areas
Elevation
High: 388
Low: -4
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Tree Cover - 90% of Nassau County's Tree Cover is located on the
North Shore. Trees are beautiful and contribute greatly to the character of our
community. They also absorb harmful CO2 emissions, release oxygen, provide
cooling, absorb UV radiation, provide food and shelter for wildlife and absorb
storm water to help prevent flooding. We need to maintain and expand our tree
cover for a healthy future.
Steep Slopes - The steepest slopes, located exclusively on the North
Shore, are the engine for pushing Long Island’s groundwater from North to South.
They need to be protected to ensure proper water flow for the generations that follow.
Prime Agricultural Soils - Farmlands - 95% of Nassau's Prime
Agricultural Soils are located on the North Shore. Eating fresh food that is
grown locally is healthy and lessens our dependence on foreign oil. Though
very few local farms remain, these rich soils provide us with the opportunity
to renew old farms and develop new ones, creating additional food sources
and new jobs for the local economy.
Breeding Bird Population The Villages of the North Shore are
home to the majority of the breeding bird population, with 85 species
identified in Great Neck and 84 in Oyster Bay Cove and Mill Neck.
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WATER:
NSLA TO LAUNCH INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON WATERSHEDS AND LAND USE
Louis C. Clark Sanctuary in
Old Brookville is comprised
more of water than of dry
land. Visit during a wet
spring like this year’s and
you will feel invigorated by
an explosion of green
accompanied
by
the
deafening
chatter
of
breeding
birds
and
amphibians. Its wetlands
give life to all of this. One of
the Nature Conservancy
preserves that NSLA is
managing, Clark, for which
NSLA
will
assume
ownership later this year, along with neighboring
James Preserve, lies in the headwaters of Cedar Swamp
Creek, which flows north to Hempstead Harbor, while
producing one of the largest flows of any in Nassau
County.
NSLA, recognizing the fragility of the myriad values of
this system, is developing a project to reach out to
landowners in the area to provide information on how
to conserve their land and how activities occurring on
their properties may affect the quality and water levels
of the Creek, the lands and wetlands associated with it,
and in turn, Hempstead Harbor and Long Island
Sound. While the headwaters area is less densely
developed (even relatively rural) than other parts of the
watershed, increasing suburbanization in the
communities encompassed by it are taxing this
resource. This initiative will be the first in a series of
programs to inform Long Islanders about the
watersheds they live in.
So what IS a watershed, anyway? It is defined
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Cedar Swamp Creek headwaters at Luis C. Clark Sanctuary
as a geographic area in which all precipitation, streams,
and rivers flow or drain into a specific body of water.
We all live in a watershed; do you know which one you
live in?
NSLA staff have already contacted local residents about
conservation easements and other land protection issues and
have worked with volunteers to steward the Clark Sanctuary,
whose wetlands are shared with several residential lots.
Among the topics to be covered by the project are:
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Fertilizing lawns: impacts and solutions
Landscaping: buffering wetlands or streams
with native vegetation
Permeable surfaces: reducing runoff with
asphalt alternatives
Protecting our drinking water: how our
activities above ground can hurt or harm the
supply below
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WATER
NSLA plans to identify landowners throughout the
headwaters, develop educational materials and maps
describing the Creek and its sensitivity to land use, and
hold educational presentations at local sites such as the
PRESERVE
Green Vale School (just down the road from
Clark Sanctuary); a larger water symposium is
also being considered. We will, in addition,
conduct nature walks and volunteer
stewardship activities like water sampling for
school groups and adults alike at Clark and
James and install interpretive signage there.
Our work will complement outreach that
Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee has
carried out in the harbor area. While this is a
pilot project, we anticipate that it will serve as
a model for other watershed education projects
in Nassau County and beyond. We are
optimistic that a better understanding on the
part of residents of how their activities can
affect this system, in both positive and negative
ways, will eventually lead to its improved
quality.
We hope that by the time this initiative is completed
all North Shore residents will know the names and
where in the watershed they live.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
NSLA is looking for hardy volunteers to:
Serve as preserve monitors
Work on removing weeds
Install signage
Qualification:
Enjoyment of the outdoors!
If interested, please contact Jane Jackson,
NSLA’s Associate Director of Stewardship
at [email protected] or
516-626-0908.
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TIFFANY CREEK WATERSHED
CONSERVATION EASEMENT
Jacqueline and Mitchell Diamond, residents of
Oyster Bay Cove, recently donated a conservation
easement on their 4.56 acre property which is
adjacent to the 200+ acre Tiffany Preserve. The
property lies within the Tiffany Creek Preserve
Enhancement Area designated by New York State
in its 2006 Open Space Plan as a “priority
conservation project” critically important for
acquisition and other protective measures, in order
to protect the Tiffany Creek Preserve and the
Tiffany Creek watershed. It contains old growth
woodlands, native plant diversity, and critical
habitats for migratory birds and other wildlife.
The property also lies within the Oyster Bay
Special Groundwater Protection Area (SGPA), a
state designated critical Environmental Area
important to protect from over development
because it provides recharge to portions of the
deep flow aquifer system.
NSLA thanks the Diamonds for their commitment
to conserving the natural resources of our area for
the generations that follow.
Picture aboved Jackie and Mitch Diamond. The Diamond easement, shaded in yellow, adjoins the Tiffany Creek Preserve.
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SUNNY SKIES FOR UPPER FRANCIS POND WALK
BY
BARBARA CONOLLY AND CAROL JOHNSTON
From a path high on the west side of Lower Francis Pond,
we had a good view of that lovely natural area. A Great
Egret was fishing there and a pair of Canada Geese were
house-hunting. Earlier two Mute Swans flew by us, a
magnificent sight, Carolina Wrens and Tufted Titmice
were singing, and one of our group heard a Pine Warbler
emit a song up in the pines by the mansion.
A good day to be out and shedding the winter blues!
Barbara Conolly and Carol Johnston
Many thanks to naturalists and Long Island Botanical
Society officers Barbara Conolly and Carol Johnston
who in April led a delightful and well-attended Walk in
the Woods at the Smithers property, acquired in 2008
by Nassau County with Environmental Bond Program
funds. Here are their notes from the day:
The balmy skies of April 18th were a huge relief after
persistently cold weather this spring. Not much was blooming
except Lesser Celandine (alien and invasive) and Marsh
Marigold (native and welcome!). The star of the show was
the largest Bald-cypress on Long Island, well over 10 feet in
circumference, and sharp-eyed naturalists discovered it was
putting out small knees on the pond edge!
There were patches of Wild Leek, smelling oniony, and large
areas of Skunk Cabbage, smelling stinky! There was even one
tall and handsome False Hellebore which didn’t smell at all!
Masses of Rhododendron's and Leucothoe blanketed the
hillside and looked especially healthy. Spicebush was in full
bloom as well as some of the Red Maples and Cinnamon
Fern was poking up some tiny fiddleheads here and there.
Shinleaf showed its flat and shiny leaves almost everywhere.
‘Walks in the Woods’ Calendar
July 31, 6:00 p.m. - This exploration of fields, ponds
and woodlands of the Farm at Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay
Cove will be led by naturalist Peter Warny.
August 15, 10:00 a.m. - Be prepared to get your feet
(and more?) wet inspecting trout habitat at Beaver
Brook, Mill Pond and Cold Spring Brook with Trout
Unlimited’s Jeff Plackis.
September 13, Noon - Come explore the fields and
forest of Red Cote Preserve (the Pulling/
Cutting/Schwab property) in Oyster Bay Cove
with naturalist Dan Kriesberg.
October 10, 1:00 p.m. (date and time to be confirmed)
Long Island Mycological Clubs’ Joel Horman will lead
a hunt for mushrooms at Fox Hollow Preserve in
Oyster Bay Cove.
November 1, 1:00 p.m. - Explore the wonderful
woodlands at Roosevelt Preserve in Roosevelt with
North Shore Land Alliance’s Jane Jackson.
To register please contact Andrea at (516) 626-0908 or
[email protected]
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879 Acres of Open Space and 762 Acres of Farmland Protected Island-Wide in 2008
Long Island’s Last Stand is a ten year campaign, led by The Nature Conservancy with 100 other organizations
including NSLA, to protect 25,000 acres of open space and natural areas, preserve 10,000 acres of farmland and to
restore thousands of acres of land and water habitat. The chart below provides a detailed update of lands conserved
island-wide in 2008.
Once again, Suffolk County topped preservation efforts with 632 acres protected, nearly a third of the annual total.
However, this total is well below past year’s successes. Suffolk County also partnered successfully with the towns in
joint land purchases stretching scarce preservation dollars even farther. Collectively, the 5-East End towns of Suffolk
County protected more than 700 acres of open space, farm land and natural areas.
Brookhaven preserved 90 acres, despite the 2007 depletion of its bonded funding for open space and farmland
preservation and the absence of a replacement for those revenues. Nassau County and its three towns together saved
140 acres of sought-after open space. New York State continues to partner, at a diminished level, in land protection on
Long Island.
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In the first three years, the coalition of Long Island’s Last Stand has made laudable progress – over 5,800 acres of
land have been protected. But, less than 25% of the target acreage has been saved. We understand and
appreciate that Long Island and the world have experienced an economic downturn yet we cannot let our efforts
to preserve important lands be postponed.
The goals of the coalition of LILS members must adjust to changing circumstances as outlined below:
(1) The public is committed to land protection in the midst of economic downturn. Although it seems
counterintuitive – we should commit NEW funds to land protection now through bond referenda. Until the
real estate market heats up again, we have a great opportunity to protect more land without heavy competition
from speculators, investors and the added pressure of runaway development.
(2) Existing dedicated funding sources can be better leveraged by borrowing against future income and
spending it NOW to buy more land before favorable economic circumstances for land protection disappears.
Even in challenging economic times, we know that we must still work hard to protect our lands, our waters and
our way of life. For now, conservation revenues are down, but even within this challenge, we can still find
opportunities to protect farmland and open space faster in times ahead.
Excerpts printed with permission from The Nature Conservancy on Long Island.
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NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE
CONFERENCE MARCH 12, 2009
NSLA Partners with the Long Island Nature
Collaborative for Kids to Bring Richard Louv
to Long Island
When author and journalist Richard Louv
published his book Last Child in the Woods:
Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit
Disorder, its message that kids these days do
not connect to the natural world spread
like wildfire. Countless studies have
concluded that children’s and adults’
exposure to nature can aid their ability to
manage stress and think more clearly.
Environmental education and related
experience, such as community service
projects outdoors, can make a difference and, in the
process, increase appreciation of the outdoors among
participants in these activities.
Recognizing the importance of these findings, the
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. The
event, which drew over 300 hundred attendees
including 20 NSLA members who were guests at the
keynote address, was also sponsored by Computer
Associates, the Rauch Foundation, and other
organizations.
The conference included a number of hands-on
workshops designed to enable educators, child care
workers, and parents alike to get their children into
the natural world (or, in some case, to take nature to
them!).
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Dana Friedman, Richard Louv, Lisa Ott, Jane Jackson
As undeveloped land has become increasingly scarce,
children’s exposure to the outdoors has waned. There
is broad consensus that we do not protect what we do
not love, and we do not love what we do not know. It
is today’s youngsters who will be faced with
tomorrow’s responsibilities for protecting land and
stewarding our open spaces, so Louv’s visit to Long
Island to share his knowledge with a local audience
was timely.
Louv is the Chair of the Children & Nature Network,
which supports organizations and individuals working
to link children and nature, and is the author of seven
books. Last Child in the Woods won the prestigious
Audubon Medal (also granted to Jimmy Carter,
Rachel Carson, and Robert Redford, among others)
by the National Audubon Society earlier this year. It
has earned top ranking from Discover Magazine,
Spirituality & Health Magazine, and the National
School Board Journal.
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MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR
MOST IMPORTANT VOLUNTEERS
the trails, and take in the display of numerous
pink lady’s slippers! On May 16, Steve
Sadaowski of Eastern Mountain Sports
organized a clean-up day at the Roosevelt
Preserve.
Non-profit land trusts, such as ours, could not
survive without the many contributions of our
volunteers.
Spring 2009 has been a time of lots of activity
at the preserves. On April 10, Eagle Scout
Mark Ramsey of Laurel Hollow led members of
Boy Scout Troop 170 in a trail restoration
project at Fox Hollow. On May 14, the
Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club partnered
with NSLA at our Cordelia H. Cushman
Preserve in Oyster Bay Cove to pull invasive
garlic mustard, remove fallen branches from
CALLING ALL STUDENTS
North Shore Land Alliance is looking for
dedicated middle and high school students who
want to earn community service credit while
learning, getting exercise, and having fun!
Here’s a sampling of volunteer activities through
which you can get credit:
Trail restoration and maintenance
Cutting and pulling invasive vegetation
Keeping our preserves clean
Installing signs
Stuffing and sealing envelopes for mailings
Internship opportunities are also available for
college students.
For more information, please contact Andrea at
(516) 626-0908 or
[email protected]
VALUED VOLUNTEERS
Shene Anderson
Janet Barton
Judy Bloch
Boy Scout Troop 170
Tucker Brenizer
Dana Brisbane
Sharon Brody
Anne Codey
Coleman Country Family
Day Camp
Barbara Conolly
Lynn Finn
Carol Johnston
Joseph Greco
Greenville Baker Boys
and Girls Club
Gina Gutierrez
Joel and Peggy Horman
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Dan Kriesberg
Peter and Wendy Martin
Stella Miller
Liana Murphy
Laura Ott
Leslie Pieters
Jeff Plackis
Roosevelt Junior-Senior
High School
Roosevelt Middle School
The Rosey Family
Steve Sadowski
Roccio Selmonsky
Nancy & Emily Silver
Carol & Julie Teller
John Turner
Peter Warny
Seth Watkins
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NSLA TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT OF THREE ADDITIONAL
NATURE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES
his spring, NSLA will begin stewarding an
additional three Nature Conservancy
(TNC) preserves in northeastern Nassau
County, more than doubling the acreage under
our management to 135.
T
Davenport Sanctuary, an eight-acre moist
woodland preserve in Laurel Hollow, contains a
variety of hardwoods, including some old-growth
trees, and an understory of flowering dogwood,
rhododendron, and mountain laurel. Its eastern
portion features a one-acre kettlehole pond. The
site, once part of a 60-acre farm with a blacksmith
and sawmill shed that still stands, was acquired by
Charles Davenport about 1900, only a few years
before its canopy of American chestnut trees was
done in by blight introduced in 1904.
Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve’s 42 acres in
Upper Brookville are largely forested with areas of
white pine (planted in the 1930’s), American
beech trees, and oak. If you go in May, you will
find a delightful display of pink lady’s slippers.
The five acres of fields provide habitat for a
number of meadow-loving bird species, but
farming ceased there in the late 1960’s due to lack
of a water source. Sidney A. Mitchell and his
sisters, Mrs. Mary Dodderidge and Mrs. Ann
Payne, donated the Preserve to TNC. Mrs. Iselin,
to whom it was dedicated, had devoted her life of
100 years to nature.
And in Old Brookville, the James Preserve, like
nearby Clark Sanctuary, lies in the headwaters of
Cedar Swamp Creek. Its 20 acres are made up of
freshwater marsh and swamp, oak-tulip tree
forest, and fields. Part of the former Valentine’s
Farm (as is the Clark Sanctuary), the parcel had
been cleared to create fields for grazing and
pasture. Much of the cleared area has now
returned to forest.
We are delighted to have the opportunity to
steward Davenport, Iselin, and James. Please let
us know if you are interested in volunteering or
scheduling a visit!
Ladies Slippers at Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve
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VISION LONG ISLAND RECOGNIZES
NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE
Vision Long Island hosted
its 2 0 0 9 S m a r t G r o w t h
A w a r d s , celebrating the
people,
projects
and
policies advancing Smart
Growth on Long Island, on
June 19th. Among the
winners was North Shore
Land Alliance. NSLA was
being honored for our
efforts
to
pass
bond
environmental
resolutions in multiple
municipalities in Nassau
(L to R) Peach Schnier, Jane Jackson, Lisa Ott, Andrea Millwood, Carol Schmidlapp
and Suffolk Counties.
According to Vision Long Island, “This year’s plans, designs, and provides technical assistance on
winners represent the great progress that has been smart growth projects.
made toward achieving Smart Growth solutions for
We thank Vision Long Island for this recognition.
Long Island communities.”
We are proud to be among the people and
Smart growth, defined simply, is environmentallyorganizations that have been honored in past years.
sensitive land development. Communities across
NSLA trustee Nancy Douzinas of Rauch
the country are using smart growth strategies to
Foundaton received a Smart Growth Award in
develop in ways that preserve natural lands, protect
2005.
water and air quality, and reuse already-developed
land. They conserve resources by reinvesting in
existing
infrastructure.
By
designing
neighborhoods that have shops, offices, schools,
"The days where we're just
and other amenities near homes, communities are
building sprawl forever, those
giving their residents more options for getting
days are over. I think that
around including public transportation and
Republicans, Democrats,
everybody
recognizes that that's
walking. A range of different types of homes
not a smart way to design
makes it possible for individuals and families at all
communities." -President Barack
stages to find safe, attractive homes they can afford.
Obama, Tuesday 2/10, Ft. Myers
Vision Long Island is a nonprofit organization that
promotes smart growth. It educates, advocates,
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SECOND ANNUAL EARTH DAY EVENT AT
ROOSEVELT PRESERVE A SUCCESS
April 22 dawned gray this year, with rainfall in early
morning. Fortunately, arrangements had been made
with NSLA partner Mount Sinai Baptist Church to
use the church basement in the event of rain.
Without that access to dry shelter, our 2009
Roosevelt Preserve Earth Day event’s headline act,
Volunteers for Wildlife’s Jim Jones and his
collection of birds of prey, would not have been able
to participate. But the rain held off, and the birds’
demonstration went on outside.
After the
demonstrations, 60 Roosevelt Junior and Senior
High School students, joined by volunteers who had
traveled from the North Shore, pulled invasive garlic
mustard in the Preserve. The students and their
teachers were certainly dedicated: unable to secure a
bus, they’d walked over a mile to get to the site.
Unfortunately, the rain held off only until they set
off for their walk back to school.
Much gratitude to our
numerous donors and volunteers made
the event possible.
Janet Barton
Anne Codey
Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby
Nancy Silver
Patsy Sands
A to Z Rentals
Coleman Country
Home Depot
Mount Sinai Baptist Church
Nassau County Department of Parks,
Recreation & Museums
SBS Hardware
Stop & Shop
Western Beef
Wild By Nature
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PLANS FOR THE ROOSEVELT PRESERVE ARE GROWING
NSLA has been working with Nassau County and We feel strongly that consistent stewardship and
Roosevelt community partners since fall 2007 to constructive programs will enhance the awareness
bring new life to the Roosevelt Preserve, a narrow and apprerciation of natural areas among
75-acre forested strip
that stretches along community members.
Meadowbrook Parkway from the Hempstead Plains
at Nassau Community College. We've done cleanups, hosted walks in the woods, held Earth Day
celebrations and now thanks to the Land Trust
Alliance's New York State Conservation Partnership
grant program, we will be allowed to do much
more...including planting a container vegetable
garden.
This spring we were notified that our New York
State Community Conservation Program grant
proposal to bring on a part-time educator to
conduct programs at the site was successful! The
source of funds for this grant is the State’s
Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). While
funding may not arrive until sometime later this
year, we have decided that this planting project was
too important to wait for! So on June 3, we
rounded up a half dozen kids from the County’s
Economic Opportunity Commission’s after-school
program in Roosevelt to plant crookneck squash,
zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, collards, tomatoes,
nasturtium (whose flowers are edible!), basil, and
other herbs in 25 half barrels, along with colorful
sunflowers, marigolds, and dusty miller in the
ground along the Preserve’s northwest boundary.
Our new educator, whom we plan to recruit
from the community, will be kept busy by
this planting project and a number of
other opportunities, including a photo scavenger
hunt, building a fairy house, storytelling, and a
fall bulb-planting project. Check our website,
www.northshorelandalliance.org, later this summer
for a complete schedule.
Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Mimi
DeSena and Jane Jackson of NSLA at planting day.
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Our planters today, look how they’ve grown.
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OPEN SPACE SOCIETY DINNER
FEATURES MICHAEL CARR AND THE “MIRACLE IN THE ADIRONDACKS”
overlooking Long Island Sound. After the sun set, we
moved into a delicious dinner and fabulous
presentation. Our keynote speaker, Michael Carr,
Executive Director of the Adirondack Chapter of The
Nature Conservancy and the Adirondack Land Trust,
presented what has been described as the “miracle” in
the Adirondacks.
Speaker Michael Carr and NSLA Trustee Zach Taylor
The fourth annual dinner of the Open Space Society
was held on Friday evening, April 24th at Old Orchard,
the Glen Cove waterfront home of the Mailman
family. Although we missed Virginia, our beloved
friend and trustee who passed away two years ago, her
son Bruce Addison graciously opened the family home
to host the event. Due to the support of Bruce,
Matthew Addison, and Simone and Christopher
Mailman, Virginia’s legacy continues.
The skies were bright with warm spring temperatures
bringing friends and supporters outside to the terrace
Mr. Carr, showing his breathtaking aerial photographs,
told us about their 2007 purchase of the 161,000 acres
of Finch, Pruyn & Co., thus preventing the land from
being subdivided and developed. This purchase marks
a pivotal moment in the history of the Adirondacks.
These lands – prized for their bountiful forests,
beautiful streams and dazzling lakes – are of immense
biological, ecological and economical importance. As
part of this deal, the Conservancy agreed to allow
logging to continue to supply wood to the Finch Paper
mill in Glens Falls, N.Y., a fixture in the region since
the 1800s that employs about 800 people. This
agreement allows for responsible management of a
“working forest” giving us timber, jobs, sustainable
economies, wildlife habitat, fresh air and water and a
more stable climate.
Anita Salembier and Trustee Rosemary Bourne
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POLO...PICNIC...PARTY
A Special Thank You To Our
Sponsors
Joann P. Browne
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent F. Carosella
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Conway
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Cuchel
Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Davison II
Mr. Robert De Rothschild
Carolyn DuBois
Mrs. Peter K. Ewald
Susan Greco
Mrs. Jane Greenleaf
Anne Gwathmey
Mr. and Mrs. Fredd Isaksen
Mr. and Mrs. Phedon C. Kontulis
Maria Lauinger
Charles Massoud
and Paumanok Wines
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Onorato
Mr. and Mrs. Gil Ott
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Paul
Mr. David Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Pell
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Romeo
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schamroth
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith
Ms. Jean Thatcher
Three Harbors Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Walkley
Dr. Philip D. Wilson
Mrs. Ethel M. Woolverton
Youngs Farm
O
n Saturday, July 18th, the clouds passed and
the sun shone brightly on the NSLA Polo
Party held at the Meadowbrook Polo Club's
Hickox Fields in Old Westbury.
More than 200 friends and neighbors enjoyed a
variety of activities outside on the field. For the
children there were pony rides, a petting zoo, a raptor
presentation from Volunteers for Wildlife, a dog
show, crafts and snacks like ice cream and
watermelon. For the adults there was a farmer's
market with vegetables and flowers, a bake sale and a
very special wine-tasting presented by Charles
Massoud of Paumonock Vineyards. While the sounds
of the Bragg Hollow Band added to the festivities, the
highlight of the day was the exciting 12-goal polo
game won by Richard Rothenberg's Terra Firma team.
We are very grateful to the Meadowbrook Polo Club
for organizing this exciting day for us, to our
volunteers for their time and energy and to our
supporters, old and new, who attended the Picnic in
support of NSLA's land conservation efforts.
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NSLA ELECTS NEW TRUSTEE
Hoyle C. Jones
Hoyle, who recently retired from a 38-year career with Citibank, N.A. in International
Human Resources, is currently an International Human Resources Consultant for several
overseas financial institutions.
Hoyle serves as Board Chairman of the ASPCA and has been an active board member there
since 1986. He also serves on the Board of Governors at the Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley. Hoyle was born
in Wyoming and received his B.A degree at Washington & Lee University. He lives in Mill Neck with his wife,
Botsy. They are both great advocates for preserving natural lands.
‘WHITHER NEW YORK’
The Explorer’s Club in New York was the hot spot this
winter when Daniel L. Doctoroff presented “Whither
New York?” to a large group of our New York
supporters. That evening, February 25th, Mr.
Doctoroff, President of Bloomberg, L. P. and former
Deputy Mayor of New York for Economic
Development and chief architect of PlaNYC, spoke
about the future of New York City and its many
challenges. Carter Bales, NSLA Chairman, provided
the opening remarks and a slide show of our
conservation successes and the properties we hope to
Carter Bales, Chair NSLA and Dr. Doctoroff
protect in the future. The evening was so successful
that we plan to make this cocktail party and speaker
series an annual event. So, be sure to watch for the
announcement of February 2010 New York Event!
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WINE AUCTION KICK-OFF PARTY
Peter and Jennifer Bliven, Tracey and Jonathan Serko
Jane Greenleaf, NSLA Trustee and supporter, was host
to this year’s July 11th Kick-Off Cocktail Party for the
2009 Wine Auction and Dinner. Co-Chairs, Jennifer
and Peter Bliven and Tracey and Jonathan Serko,
greeted our many Wine Auction committee members
for wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres at Jane’s beautiful
lakeside home in Mill Neck. Luis Rinaldini, Lisa Ott
and Barbara Hoover spoke about NSLA’s current
conservation projects and the theme and objectives of
this year’s Wine Auction on September 26th. It was a
wonderful evening and we thank all our committee
members who attended the kick-off and give so much
of their time and energy to make the wine auction a
successful event.
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WITH MUCH GRATITUDE, THE NSLA PRESENTS THE NAMES OF
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS
THAT SUPPORTED THE NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE DURING 2008
$10,000 to $50,000
Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Ainslee III
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Bales
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cannell
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Castagna
and Americana Manhasset
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cutting, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kalimian
Land Trust Alliance, NY State DEC
Conservation Partnership Program
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Michalis*
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Paumgarten
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Rinaldini*
Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor, Jr.
The Nature Conservancy on Long Island
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Youngwall
$5,000 - $9,999
Mr. Bruce W. Addison
and the Mailman Family*
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Berens
Mr. and Mrs. O. Francis Biondi
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Byers, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Comfort
Mr. M. Hal Davidson and Ms. Sally Peters
Mr. and Mrs. David Deming
Frank Crystal & Company and AIG
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Jones*
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kazickas
and The Kazickas Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Korossy
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mackay
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McNicol
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Napoli
Oyster Bay Land Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Pierce
Rauch Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wagner
and the Colton P. Wagner Family*
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Welles
William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil
Charitable Fund
$2,500 - $4,999
Ackerman, Levine, Cullen, Brickman &
Limmer
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bernhard
The Honorable Rosemary Bourne*
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bruderman
Citibank, N.A.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Clarkson
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International
Realty, Locust Valley Office
Mr. Michel David-Weill
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Davison
Mr. and Mrs. Kostas Douzinas
Ms. Emily Franchina and Mr. Franklin Perrell
and Franchina & Giordano, PC
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Geddes, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hoover
Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Knutsen*
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lieber
Meadowbrook Polo Club*
Mr. Robert G. Merrill
Mrs. Barry Osborn
Mr. Robert J. Osterhus
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phipps, Jr.*
Dr. and Mrs. John Postley and
New York Physicians Foundation
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Rancho La Puerta*
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schiff
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Seligson*
Mr. and Mrs. David Simek
Mr. Herbert Smith III
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Snow and
The Wheeler Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James Stebbins*
Mrs. Susan Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wenz and
Krusos Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wellner
Mr. and Mrs. John Werwaiss*
$1,000 - $2,499
Anton Community Newspapers*
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Amper
Ms. Lynda Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Auerbach
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Axxin
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bahnik and
The Bahnik Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Benham
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bliven
Mrs. Cornelia W. Bonnie
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bostwick, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bralower
Mr. and Mrs. William Brenizer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burns
Ms. Anne Busquet
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Cahill
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Canet
Mr. John Casaly and Ms. Louise Parent
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Chapman III
Mrs. Jane H. Choate
Ms. Constance Cincotta
and Mr. Kieran Shea
Mrs. Lisa Colgate
Mr. James Connors
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Conway
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Cuchel
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick H. Cushman
Mr. and Mrs. John D’Addario
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Deans, Jr.
T. Dean Family Foundation
Mr. Robert de Rothschild
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel de Roulet
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Doubleday
Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards
Mr. Martin Elias
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston L. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gimbel
Gold Coast Motors and Mr. Stephen
Schweber*
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grace
Mr. and Mrs. Austen T. Gray, Jr.
Mr. Stephen Green
Mrs. Jane Greenleaf
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Hairr
Mr. and Mrs. Landon Hilliard III
Mr. and Mrs. H. Dieter Holterbosch
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hooten
Humes & Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Hutchins III*
Mr. and Mrs. Fredd Isaksen
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Juul-Nielsen
Mr. and Mrs. John Kean
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Kelter
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Kleinman
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Krasnoff
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Large, Jr.
Mrs. John H. Leib
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Lindsay
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Loughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lowerre
Mr. and Mrs. John Macaskill
Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. MacDonald
Mad Pursuit
Mr. and Mrs. W. Chi McClean*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCurdy
Mr. and Mrs. Russell McKee
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo G. Mestre
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield L. Miller III
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Murray III
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Olt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George O’Neill
Conservation News Summer 2009
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ott, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Parsons, Jr.
Mr. Robert Pascucci and Ms. Lisa Puntillo
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Paul
Mr. David P. Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pell
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phipps III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pilkington
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pitts, Jr.
Mr. Gillis Poll
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Porter
Post Wines and Mr. Michael Douglass*
Mrs. Barbara Powers
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pulling
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Remsen
Dr. and Mrs. A. Joseph Rudick
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wright Rumbough
and Whitehall Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis F. Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schmidlapp
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco P. Segarra
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Selover
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Serko
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Slocum
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith*
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Soref
Mr. and Mrs. John Specce
Mrs. Robert Staniford, Jr.
Sterling Affair and Mr. Peter Fazio*
Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan, Jr.
Mrs. David S. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Thielen
Mr. Clarkson Thornburgh
Mr. and Mrs. George Tilghman
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vermylen
and Vanguard Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Volk
Mrs. Marjorie M. Von Stade
Mrs. Henry Walter
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webel
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weir III
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Welsh
Mr. and Mrs. Peter White
Mr. and Mrs. Fifefield Whitman
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wickes
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Woodworth*
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zoller
$500 - $999
Astoria Federal Savings
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bard, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Peter Bartley
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Bosch
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Breck
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Broadbent
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Brodie*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chait and
Marquis Wines*
Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. John Collett
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Colley
Dr. E. William Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Guy de Chazel
Mrs. Vincent de Roulet
Mr. and Mrs. Mark DeGennaro
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Donohue, Jr.
Dodds & Eder, Inc.*
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dooley
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Kim S. Fennebresque
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Fornell
Mr. and Mrs. John Gardiner
Mr. and Mrs. David Gelfand
George V. Bullen and Son, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Glenn
Gold Coast Landscaping
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Gonthier
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Grace*
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Grace, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock Hackley
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hazan
Mr. Huyler C. Held
Mrs. Fred L. Heyes
Mr. David R. Holmes, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hopkinson
Hotel de Crillon, Paris*
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Huschle
Innocenti & Webel, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ipiotis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kellan
Mr. and Mrs. Coe Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kingston
Land America Commonwealth Title
Co. and Mr. Bill White*
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lessing*
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Lister
Mr. Richard J. Lundgren
Mr. Thomas McGrail
Mr. and Mrs. Russell McKee
Mr. and Mrs. James McLain
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Meng
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Mooney
Mr. and Mrs. George Braniff Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Morey
Nancy Martin Graham Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Naughton
Mrs. Ann L. Nolte
North Country Garden Club
Conservation News Summer 2009
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. O’Connell
Mr. and Mrs. Tim O’Neill
Palm Bay Imports and Mr. David Taub*
Pasternak Wines and Mr. James Galtieri*
Mrs. Ellmore Patterson
Peconic Bay Winery*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Platt
Mr. and Mrs. William Quinlan
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rivardo
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Ryan
Mrs. Harold P. Salembier
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III
Mr. George B. Schwab
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Senior
Mrs. William Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith III
Mr. Max Stenbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sutherland
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Thaler
Mr. and Mrs. Remy Trafelet
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trunz III
Mr. Henry van Dyke and Mr. Bruce Knecht
Mr. and Mrs. Edward von Briesen
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Warner
Dr. and Mrs. James D. Watson
Dr. Philip D. Wilson
Mrs. Robert Winthrop
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wolcott III
Up to $499
A to Z Party Rental*
Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Albanese
Mr. Dennis J. Amato
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anastasi
Mrs. Jean E. Andersen
Andrew Maier Interiors
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bryan Anthony
Mrs. Reed Anthony
Ms. Rita Antonacci
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Appell
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Armstrong
Mrs. Lee Ault
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard Aurelio
Mrs. Nancy Azzaro
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Babcock
Ms. Joanna Badami
Bank of America Matching Gift Program
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Banks
Mr. and Mrs. Terrill E. Barnard
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Barton
Mr. and Mrs. N. Ridgely Beale*
Mrs. Patricia Bell-Thomson
Ben’s Garden, Inc.*
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Berg
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Berlinghof
Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Bernstein
Ms. Raffaella Bertucci
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blank
Ms. Liane Bono
Legislator Judi Bosworth
Mr. and Mrs. Casper Bowman
Ms. Renee Bradley
Mr. and Mrs. William Breneisen
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling B. Brinkley
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard X. Brogan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brooks
Mr. Lawrence Brown
Brunswick Appraisal Corporation
Mr. Claud Bryant
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Mr. and Mrs. Horst Buelte
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Butler
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Candee III
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Canter
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Cappadona
Ms. Isabel Carden
Honorable Fred J. Carillo
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Carlstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent F. Carosella
Mr. Michael Carr and
Adirondack Chapter of the
Nature Conservancy*
Drs. Irmgard and Robert Carras
Ms. Lauren Carson
Mrs. William Casey
Mr. John V. Cassara
Mrs. Jean Cattier
Cerini & Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Chapman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Chase
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Chase
Mr. and Mrs. Li-Yun Chen
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Chuba
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ciullo
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Clark
Mrs. John P. Cleary
Conservation News Summer 2009
Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Colgrove
Concerned Citizens of
Plainview-Old Bethpage
Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Conn
Mr. Patrick Connoly
Mrs. Joseph B. Conolly
Mr. George M. Cooke
Ms. Helen Crosson
Mrs. Betty Cuccurullo
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Czerniecki
Mr. William Daniello
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Darrell, Jr.
Mr. Daniel P. Davison, Jr.
Mrs. W. Tucker Dean
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Claudio Del Vecchio
Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeNatale
Mrs. Suzanne V. Dillenbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Doerge, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Dougherty
Mrs. Eugene DuBois
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. P. Benjamin Duke
Mr. and Mrs. William Dunn
Ms. Jackie Dutman
Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting
Engineers
Mr. and Mrs. George Eberle
Mr. James Eckel
Ms. Gloria Eisenberg
Mr. Allan Eisinger
Mrs. Duncan Elder
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ely
Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Ewald
Ms. Patricia Farnell
Mr. Dennis Fatigati
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Feldman
Ms. Lynn Powers Finn
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Forchelli
Foresight Services Center, Ltd.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Forlines III
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Forman
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Foye
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. David Fuchs
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Gallo
Mr. and Mrs. Saverino Gallo
Ms. Marian Girardin
Mr. Serge Gleboff
Ms. Elaine R. Goldman
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Goldstein
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greco
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Greco
The Green Vale School
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Greenman
Dr. and Mrs. Donald S. Gromisch
Ms. Nancy Grutchus
Anonymous
Mrs. Gaines Gwathmey
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Haggerty, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Haggerty
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Harrington
Ms. Constance Haydock
Mr. and Mrs. William Heisig
Mr. Huyler Held
Mrs. Peter Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Henning, Jr.
Mr. Gilbert Henoch
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Heyman
Mrs. Albert L. Hoffman
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. John Hornbostel
Hotel Intercontinental Esczau
Ms. Joan Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hughes
Huntington Audubon Society
Mrs. George Hussey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Iacone
Dr. and Mrs. Ron Isreali
J. K. Landscaping, Inc.
Ms. Jane Jackson
Honorable Judy Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Valdemar F. Jacobsen
Mr. and Mrs. William Jaget
Mrs. Robert D. Jay
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Johansen
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Jones
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Kantor
Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Karp
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Kelley
Dr. Spencer Kellogg II
Ms. Barbara Kelston
Ms. Kathleen Kiaer
Mr. and Mrs. Adam O. Kimmick
Mr. and Mrs. Ian King
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kirikian
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Kirkpatrick
Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Kisner
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Klappersack
Knight & Company
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Knight
Conservation News Summer 2009
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Karabatos
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kontogannis
Mr. and Mrs. Phedon Kontulis
Ms. Eleanor Kostolini
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Kriesberg
Mr. and Mrs. Mort Kunstler
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Laing
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic R. La Marca
La Paloma Lodge*
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Lamont
Mr. and Mrs. Denis P. Laplaige
Ms. Maria S. Lauinger
Ms. Nancy Leeds
Mrs. Robin Lesko
Mrs. Henry Lewis III
Mr. Alexander Liberman
Mr. George N. Lindsay, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Littauer
Little Flower House*
Ms. Marisa A. Lizza
Mr. and Mrs. John B. LoRusso
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Lubrano
Drs. Eve and Alexander Lupenko
Ms. Sally A. Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Lyon
Mr. and Mrs. Richard MacDougall
Mr. and Mrs. Vito Macina
Dr. Cynthia J. MacKay
Mr. Sayre MacLeod
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Mrs. Katherine H. Macy
Senator Carl L. Marcellino
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas May
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Mayrock
Ms. Maureen McAllister
Ms. Suzanne McFarlane
Mr. and Mrs. John M. McFaul, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. McGunigle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. McLane
Mrs. Linda McLaughlin
Mr. Roberto Mendoza, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Merson
Messina Market*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Meyer, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Meyer
Meyer’s Farm*
Ms. Mary B. Minkoff
Mr. Edward C. Mohlenhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morrongiello
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morton
Mr. James Murphy
Mrs. Roberta P. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. David Nadler
Nature Air*
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Nesi
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Newburger
Ms. Karen Lee Nielsen
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Nouri
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O’Hara
Mr. John J. O’Kane, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. O’Keefe
Old Westbury College Foundation
Mrs. Sharon O’Neill
Ms. Judy A. Paris
Mr. and Mrs. C. Allen Parker
Mr. and Mrs. James Peeler
Dr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Peirce
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pennoyer*
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn Pick
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Mr. and Mrs. R. Stuyvesant Pierrepont
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Polk, Jr.
Mrs. Richardson Pratt, Jr.
Barbara Ernst Prey*
Mrs. Richard I. Purnell
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rabinovitch
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Randolph
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Read
Mr. and Mrs. J. Anthony Reaper
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Reese
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius J. Reid, Jr.
Ms. Margaret Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Roberts
Rockefeller Financial Services
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Romeo
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rosenfeld
Mrs. Walter L. Ross II
Mr. Scott Rothstein
Ms. Tara Ruocco
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Sabbatini
Ms. Marilyn Moffat Salant
Ms. Luciene Salomone
Ms. Patricia P. Sands
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sandtorv
Conservation News Summer 2009
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schamroth
Mr. and Mrs. Gregor F. Scheu
Ms. Denise Schlener
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Schlener
Dr. and Mrs. David Schlessinger
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schnier
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Schreiber
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Schwartzberg
Ms. Mary F. Seaman
Mr. and Mrs. John Shalam
Mrs. Nancy Sage Shea
Dr. and Mrs. George Sheehan
Mrs. Sandra Sheeline
Mrs. Edward M. Shepard
Anonymous
Si Como No*
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Simoneschi
Mr. and Mrs. Mandeep Singh
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Skurnik
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Smith
Ms. Dianne Smith
Ms. Deborah K. Solbert
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Souther
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Spielman
Mr. Barrie Curtis Spies
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Watters
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spring
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Townsend
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Spink
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Stabile
Mr. Harmen Steele
Mr. Mitchell Steinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stiegelbauer
Mrs. William J. Strawbridge
Mrs. John Sulzer
Mayor and Mrs. Ralph V. Suozzi
Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Swiggett
Ms. Barbara Szydlowski
Mr. and Mrs. David Taub
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Taylor
Mrs. Daniel G. Tenney, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Thatcher, Sr.
Mr. John C. Thomas, Jr.
Three Harbors Garden Club
Tides Riviera Maya*
Mr. and Mrs. William Titus
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Townsend
Mrs. Charles Tozzo
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Treiber
Ms. Irmgard Tuechler
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Tulman
Mrs. Katharine M. Ullman
Mrs. Enrique Uribe
Mr. H. Peter Van Ingen, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Vermylen
Mrs. Helene P. Victor
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron C. Virgin
Ms. Brooke Von Gerbig
Mr. and Mrs. Colton P. Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace, Jr.
Ms. Jessica Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Warren, Jr.
Mr. Seth H. Watkins
Waters Crest Winery*
Conservation News Summer 2009
Ms. Diana Collins and Mr. Townsend Weekes
Ms. Donna L. Wengrofsky
Ms. Olga Werchola
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White
Whole Foods*
Wild By Nature*
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Williams
Mrs. Jane Williamson
Judy & Fred Wilpon Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison M. Wilson
Winecraft Limited
Mrs. Eunice Johnson Winslow
Mrs. Ethel M. Woolverton
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wylie
Youngs Farm*
Ms. Laura Zambratto
*In-kind gifts included
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THE NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE CONSERVATION ACTION FUND
A REVOLVING FUND TO PURCHASE LOCAL LANDS
GIFTS AND PLEDGES JANUARY
$100,000
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ainslee, III
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Bales
Gerry Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Rinaldini
Mr. and Mrs. Remy Trafalet
$25,000 - $75,000
Mr. M. Hal Davidson and Ms. Sally Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Davison
Mr. and Mrs. Kostas Douzinas
Mr. and Mrs. David Knott
Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor, Jr.
$10,000 - $24,999
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Berens
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Geddes, Jr.
Mr. Walter Haydock
Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Knutsen
Mrs. Marjorie Matheson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Napoli
Mr. and Mrs. Tim O’Neill
Mr. Robert Pascucci and Ms. Lisa Pontillo
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1 - DECEMBER 31, 2008
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Textor
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webel
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Welles
$5,000 - $9,999
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bernhard
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel de Roulet
Mr. and Mrs. Kim S. Fennebresque
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lieber
Mr. and Mrs. John Macaskill
Mr. and Mrs. W. Chi McClean
Mr. and Mrs. Russell McKee
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Michalis
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Morey
Mrs. Barry Osborn
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O’Kane
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schiff
Conservation News Summer 2009
$2,500 - $4,999
The Honorable Rosemary Bourne
Mr. and Mrs. John Bralower
Mr. and Mrs. David Deming
Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge Gerry
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ott
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pilkington
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Postley
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schmidlapp
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Thielen
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wellner
$1,000 - $2,499
Ms. Lynda Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bard
Mr. and Mrs. Key Bartow
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Broadbent
Mr. and Mrs. Jody Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Byers
Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman
Mr. James Connors
Mr. and Mrs. John Daly
Mr. and Mrs. George Eberle
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Leland M. Hairr
Ms. Ellen Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. James Large
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mackinnon
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Olt
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Serko
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith
Mr. Max Stenbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sutherland
Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson Thornburgh
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Vanderventer
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Von Briesen
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Walsh
Dr. and Mrs. James D. Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Colley
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wenz
Mrs. Cynthia Hittner
Mrs. Jane Greenleaf
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Welsh
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. John Werwaiss
Mr. and Mrs Patrick Mackay
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wickes
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams
William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zoller
$250 - $999
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Murray, III
Mr. John O’Kane
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Randolph
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weir, III
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zamecka
Remember how it felt
to run, climb and explore
in the woods?
Our children’s chances of having the same
experiences are better because of caring supporters
like you who’ve thought ahead and remembered
North S hore L a nd A l l i a nc e i n the i r w i l l .
Your actions today will guarantee a better
community for the generations that follow.
Please contact us for information about naming the North Shore
Land Alliance as a beneficiary of your will, trust, retirement plan
or life insurance policy. Learn more about Retained Life Estate
Benefits, Charitable Remainder Unitrusts and Charitable Lead
Trusts.
Join the North Shore Land Alliance Legacy Club today.
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matter of course.Therefore, the conservation of natural areas is the only permanent basis of national success.
There are other conditions, but this one lies at the foundation.”
Gifford Pinchot~The Fight for Conservation, 1910.
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Thank You.
THE COMMITTEE
AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE
CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE
2009 Wine Auction and Dinner
A celebration of the precious environmental values of our North Shore Community
Saturday, September 26th 7:00 p.m. in the barn at groton place
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