Protecting Open Space on Long Island’s North Shore NORTH ......Conservation News Summer 2009 3 The original Grossmanns came here from Bavaria. For years they hauled potatoes, cabbage

Board of TrusteesCarter BalesChairmanLuis RinaldiniVice-ChairmanRosemary BourneSecretary & Treasurer

Elizabeth Ainslie John BralowerGib Chapman Hal DavidsonDanny DavisonNancy DouzinasMax GeddesJane GreenleafNancy KelleyLeland HairrHoyle JonesNancy KelleyTom LieberBridget MacaskillClarence MichalisJonathan MooreJudy MurrayBarry OsbornPatsy RandolphJulie RinaldiniHollis RussellLarry SchmidlappFrank SegarraZach TaylorRick WebelPaula WeirKarl WellnerGail Wickes

Advisory BoardMyron BlumenfeldAnn CannellJudith ChapmanLouise HarrisonEric KulleseidNeal LewisRichard LundgrenRobert MackayPeter MacKinnonSarah MeylandPeter SchiffJohn TurnerRichard WeirTom Zoller

FARMS, GLORIOUS FARMS

CONSERVATION NEWS

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7

NO RT H SH O R E LA N D AL L I A N C E

Long Island once had thousands of farms, but since World War II most ofthem 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 farmsremaining 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 GrossmannFamily 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 ofcustomers over the years for its corn, tomatoes, flowers and home-bakedpies. Local children have fond memories of the chickens, ducks and rabbitsthat could always be found in the back of the store. (continued on page 3)

StaffLisa Ott, PresidentBarbara Hoover, Assoc. Dir.Jane Jackson, Assoc. Dir.Carol Schmidlapp, Assoc. Dir.Peach Schnier, Assoc. Dir.Andrea Millwood, Office Mgr.Mimi DeSena, Bookkeeper

Fields waiting to be farmed again, Malverne

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Protecting Open Space on Long Island’s North Shore

Dear NSLA Members and Friends:

Long Island’s leading land conservation organizations were understandably worriedabout the current recession and how people are feeling about local land conservationin this economy. So, we got together with our friends, The Nature Conservancy, Trustfor Public Land, Long Island Pine Barrens Society, Group for the South Fork, PeconicLand Trust and others and commissioned an opinion poll. We employed one of thenation’s best firms, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates, to conduct a survey of 800likely voters on Long Island to assess their current attitudes toward open spacepreservation.

Overall, the survey results showed that voters remain strongly committed topreserving open space and farmland from development, although they are highlyconcerned 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 strongeconomy 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 strengthenits economy. As a result, eight in ten survey respondents (79%) believe that local governments should continueto spend as much - if not more - to purchase open land on Long Island.

We understand these are difficult times andthat our elected officials are forced to makevery tough choices. With that said, we wouldalso like to say how very much we appreciateyour continued support of local landconservation programs.

If we take a moment to think about it, whatwould Long Island be today without ourproductive farms, beautiful sandy beaches,and environmentally rich woods, meadowsand wetlands? It certainly would not be theplace we cherish today nor will it provide ahealthy tomorrow for our children andgrandchildren.

Your Friend in Conservation,

Carter F. BalesChair

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2009 Land Acquisition Update Total 64 Acres

Town of Huntington Leads the Way Protecting 42 AcresAmsler Farm, Fort Salonga, in partnership with Suffolk County – 16 acresNorthport Rail Trail Park, in partnership with MTA – 4 acresThomas’s Horse Farm, Melville – 8 acresTilden Christmas Tree Farm, Greenlawn – 13 acresAlfred Walker Park Extension, Huntington Station – 1 acre

Town of North Hempstead Protects 7 AcresThe Town of North Hempstead has purchased an additional7 acres from various owners to extend their Shore to Shore Trail.

Town of Oyster Bay Protects 10 AcresSylvia Packard School, Plainedge - 5 acresRobbins Lane, Syosset - 3.5 acresGus’ Marina and the former Tides Restaurant, Massapequa 1.5 acres for waterfront access

Nassau County Protects 6 AcresGrossmann’s Farm, Malverne - 6 acres

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The original Grossmanns came here from Bavaria. Foryears they hauled potatoes, cabbage and other crops byhorse-drawn wagon to the Washington Market in LowerManhattan. When the Southern State Parkway was builtnearby in the 1920s, the Grossmann's saw a newopportunity. They shifted from truck farming to aroadside farm stand, starting with tables under mapletrees. As the stand’s popularity grew, the family truckedin additional produce, like corn from Suffolk Countyand apples from the Hudson Valley…an evolution verysimilar to many of the farms that we can all rememberbut no longer exist.

For three straight summers, weeds have been the onlythings growing in the fields at Grossmann’s Farm. Thelocal community has been very concerned about thefuture of the farm as family elders have died, the barn’spaint is peeling, and the greenhouses sit empty.

Fortunately this story has a happy ending. To date, theacquisition of Grossmann’s Farm has passed the NassauCounty Planning Commission and now goes to theLegislature and County Executive for final approval.

The County has received several proposals from farmerswho want to farm there again and, if all goes well, thelast remaining farm in Hempstead will soon be a farmagain.

To date, Nassau County has protected 3 of 5 remainingfarms. We are pleased to report that Meyer’s Farm in

Woodbury opened their farmstand on July 1st, FriendlyFarm, formerly known as Frugee’s Farm, in EastMeadow has done the same. Friendly Farm will be therecipient of a new farm-stand in the near future.

The Town of Huntington, in partnership with SuffolkCounty, has purchased or is in the process of purchasingthree local farms this year.

In early Spring, Huntington closed on the purchase ofagricultural development rights for 16.471 acres of theAmsler property in Fort Salonga. The land must remainin farm use and will be monitored for compliance withcounty farmland guidelines. The Amsler family willcontinue to farm the land.

The Town of Huntington is also in the process of closingon 8 woodland acres of the Thomas Horse Farm inMelville and 13+ acres of the Tilden Christmas TreeFarm in Greenlawn. Bravo Huntington Town!

Eating locally isvery important toour health and long-term sus-tainability. Weapplaud our localgovernments formaking farms apriority and hopethat there will bemany more farmsin our future.


Most produce in the U.S. is picked 4 to 7 days before being placed on supermarket shelves, and is shipped for anaverage of 1,500 mile. Long Island is one of the country’s largest agricultural regions and Suffolk is the State’slargest farm community. There are currently 650 farm and horticultural operations on Long Island. During thegrowing season, there is little excuse not to buy locally-grown produce and other goods at one of many areafarmers markets and farm stands. Local products are often from small farms that tend to use moreenvironmentally 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 moreinformation visit exploreli.com

SHOP LOCALLY!

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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 4p.m.

Huntington – Elm Street parking lot on Main Street,Sundays, 7 a.m. to noon

Locust Valley – Forest Avenue, across from the postoffice, 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 4p.m.

Port Washington – Town Dock, Main Street, Saturdays8 a.m. to noon

Roslyn-North Hills – Christopher Morley Park,Searingtown Road, Wednesdays 7 a.m. to 1 p.m .

FFaarrmm SSttaannddss

*East Meadow – Friendly Farm Market, 832 MerrickAvenue (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 HillRoad (631) 368-9320 and Mediavilla Orchards, 1527 EastJericho Turnpike (631) 423-4794

Northport – Richter’s Orchard, Pulaski Road (631) 261-1980

*Old Bethpage – Restoration Farm, 1303 Round SwampRoad [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.


Budget Fiscal Year 2010

President Obama released detailed spending levels for his fiscal year 2010 budget request. The proposedbudget includes growing the Land and Water Con-servation Fund (LWCF) to $420M. Although thattotal includes $91M for Forest Legacy and $100M for the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, coreLWCF funding will still grow substantially, to $187Mfor federal land acquisition and $30M for state landacquisition. Increases for both the North AmericanWetlands Conservation Act ($52.6M) and StateWildlife Grants ($115M) were also included.

The budget proposes a cap on the Farm and RanchLand Protection Program (FRPP) at $120M per year.That's only $1M less than last year, but under the FarmBill, FRPP was scheduled to grow to $150M this yearand to reach $200M in FY 2012. The Healthy ForestsReserve Program is also capped, at $4.75M per year.No caps were placed on the Grasslands ReserveProgram or Wetlands Reserve Program. Expect to seemore on this as the appropriations process proceeds.

Conservation Easement Tax Deduction

H.R. 1831, a bill to make permanent the expiring taxincentive for conservation easement donations, wasintroduced by Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA),Eric Cantor (R-VA) and 93 original co-sponsors earlierthis year. The number of co-sponsors has grown to128, including Long Island Congressmen Tim Bishop,Steve Israel and Peter King. This legislation has beenreferredto the House Ways and Means Committee,

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:FEDERAL

THE OUTLOOK FOR LAND CONSERVATION

FUNDING IMPROVES ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL

which is chaired by Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem.The current incentive, which expires at the end of2009, was passed as part of the 2008 Farm Bill.Nationwide this incentive helped land trusts conserve50% more acres with conservation easements in itsfirst two years compared to the two years prior to its enactment.

Congressmen Gary Ackerman and Carolyn McCarthyare yet to sign onto H.R. 1831. We hope to visit themin their home offices during the August break todiscuss how important this legislation is to local landconservation efforts.

House Passes Climate Bill with Natural Resources Funding

In early July, the U.S. House of Representatives passedcomprehensive climate change legislation requiringsignificant cuts in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions overthe next several decades. Included in that legislationwas a provision allocating major revenues to a "naturalresources climate change adaptation fund' -- essentially,funding to help state and federal agencies create andimplement plans to protect natural resources fromclimate change. A portion of that funding would alsobe used to increase funding for the Land and WaterConservation Fund.

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Environmental Protection Fund

Things looked dire for theEnvironmental Protection Fund(EPF) earlier this year. GovernorPaterson had proposed a major cut inthe amount from a proposed $300Mto $205M, greater than in any othercategory of the budget, a change ofthe source from the very reliable RealEstate Transfer Tax to the yet-to-be-passed Bottle Bill and finally, a sweepof the funds from the EPF to the general fund.

After a very loud outcry from theconservation and environmentalcommunities and significantoutreach from our members andfriends the final outcome was muchimproved. The final budget includedthe following:

A $222M EPF is included in the budget agreement. The Executive’sproposed reduction to $205M was rejected. This results in an increaseof $17M from the final EPF appropriation for FY08-09.

The proposed $45M sweep of cash from the EPF would beeliminated under the agreement.This is the first time ever that aproposed sweep has been eliminated,and it will ensure that funding isavailable for projects.

The Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) would be maintained as theprimary funding source for the EPF,

with approximately $199M of RETTrevenue dedicated to the EPF. Othernew and existing fees will be used toreach the $222M level.

The Bottle Bill expansion wasincluded in that budget but has runinto considerable difficulty since.Please see the rest of the story below.Many thanks to our local SenatorsCraig Johnson and Carl Marcellino who defended the EPF for us all.

Bigger Better Bottle Bill After a long campaign involvinghundreds of groups, businesses, andrecycling advocates, a significantvictory was achieved this Spring whenthe Governor and the StateLegislature approved the BiggerBetter Bottle Bill. The expansion towater bottles and other key elementsof the new law were scheduled to gointo effect on June 1st. In response toa suit brought by beverage giants andothers, a federal court judge hasdelayed all amendments to NewYork’s bottle deposit law until April1, 2010.

This ruling went well beyond whatNestle and the other water bottlingcompanies were seeking in theirlawsuit. It not only delays theexpansion to water bottles, butextends to all other parts of the newlaw, including the transfer of 80% ofthe unclaimed deposits to the stateand the 1.5 cent handling fee increasefor stores and redemption centers.

As a result, the state will lose at least$115 M this year in revenue from theunclaimed deposits, which will throwNew York’s recently enacted statebudget out of balance. More thantwo billion water bottles will end upin the waste stream rather thanrecycled. And many small redemptioncenters who were counting on theincreased handling fee will be forcedto shut down and lay off workers.New York State can appeal thedecision, and we hope for the sake ofthe environment that it does.

In January 2009 the Nassau CountyPlanning Commission beganoutlining its vision for the MasterPlan of New Suburbia. The MasterPlan is expected to be completed inearly 2010.

Throughout the planning process,the public will be asked to attend aseries of workshops to help shape future land use and open spacepatterns. Important parts of the planinclude transportation networks, public facilities and parks.

It is the County's hope that NewSuburbia will be a model for howdeveloped suburbs around thecountry can reinvent themselvesculturally and economically while

NEW YORK STATE UPDATE

REDUCTIONS CONTINUE IN LAND CONSERVATION SPENDING ON THE STATE LEVEL

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MASTER PLAN PROCESS BEGINS


LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

maintaining the unique features thatattracted residents here in the firstplace.

New Suburbia is not about forcingchange. In fact, New Suburbia doesnot encourage any change in single-family neighborhoods. It is abouttargeted, high-quality growth in ourdowntowns, along commercialcorridors and at the sites of mega-projects, such as the Nassau Hub, the105 Acres at Bethpage, the Glen CoveWaterfront and Belmont Park.

This master plan is different from pastmaster plans. Instead of telling uswhere we are, the goal of this masterplan is to accurately project the needsof the County for the next twentyyears and to provide guidance on howto address those needs.

County Legislator Alden sponsoredlegislation, IR 1458-2009, to takefunds from the County farmland andopen space acquisition portion of theCounty Drinking Water ProtectionProgram and transfer them to the County General Fund.

In 2007, as you may remember,Suffolk County voters re-authorizedthe Drinking Water ProtectionProgram to raise money to purchase

open space, watersheds and farmland as well as for tax stabilization andsewer rate relief.

Fortunately, such action would have

to go back to the voters for approval.

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.

After 15 years and more than $150M

invested, Taubman Centers Inc.'s

proposal to develop the Cerro Wire

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."

Tree Planting Code AdoptedAn amendment to the Town of OysterBay Zoning Code pertaining to theplanting of trees in connection withthe construction/reconstruction ofone- and two-family dwellings hasbeen approved.

Under the amendment, as a conditionfor the issuance of a building permitfor construction or reconstruction ofa one- or two-family dwelling, but notincluding additions or renovations toan existing dwelling, the applicant(s)will agree to plant, prior to the issuance of a Certificate ofOccupancy, at least one street tree forevery 35 feet, or major portion thereof(50 % or more) of street frontage forthe lot for which the building permitis sought. In addition, the applicant(s)will agree to plant one shade tree foreach 5,000 square feet or majorportion (50 % or more) of the lot area.SUFFOLK COUNTY

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY

CERRO WIRE PROPOSAL DENIED

DANGEROUS PRECEDENT

DEFEATED FOR THE MOMENT

GIS, or Geographic Information System, is thecompilation of hundreds of old fashionedcartographer maps depicting specific geographic features organized into a computerized database.

The computerization of these maps has allowedgovernment agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau,U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Fish and WildlifeService, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency,State Departments of Environmental Conservationas well as local County and Town governments toshare information quickly, accurately and generally atno charge with organizations such as land trusts whose work involves land use issues.

Today, land trusts use GIS to establish conservationgoals, evaluate sensitive environmental areas, conductbuild-out analysis, and identify priority lands forprotection. Additionally, GIS allows governmentsand organizations such as NSLA to conduct educatedand informed analysis which are necessary in thedevelopment of master plans and in solicitingmatching funds from both federal and state governments for land protection.

With the assistance of Cameron Engineering and agrant from the Land Trust Alliance administeredthrough New York State Conservation PartnershipProgram, NSLA compiled an extensive list of localenvironmental resources. For example, our dataincludes the special groundwater protection area,prime agricultural soil, FEMA zones, tidal wetlands,watersheds, roads, village, county and townboundaries, tax data, depth to groundwater, steepslopes, parks and recreational areas. These data layers,laid one on top of another, allow us to analyze specificproperties for a variety of environmental assets.

NSLA staff participated in an introductory GIStraining program conducted by CameronEngineering. The more we learned about thepotential applications for our North Shore specificland conservation mapping, the more excited webecame. Once proficient, we hope to make theseservices available to local villages. GIS mapping hasmany potential applications which we hope to share with local planners as our proficiency grows.

GIS provides powerful information on how thelandscape and environmental properties are today,but more importantly it can project what thelandscape will look like in the future.


LAND CLASSIFICATIONS

Forest

Developed High Intensity

Developed Medium Intensity

Developed Low Intensity

Wetlands

Large Lot Development/Golf Courses

Grassland

Open Water

Shore Land/Beach

WHAT IS GIS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

IN LAND CONSERVATION?


Outline represents the 12 North Shore Villages of Nassau County that contain these valuable natural resources.


On April 27, 2009, the North Shore Land Alliance, inconjunction with Cameron Engineering, held a springpresentation on Regional Conservation Planningprimarily aimed at twelve Nassau County North ShoreVillages. Those villages are Brookville, Centre Island,Cove Neck, Lattingtown, Laurel Hollow, Matinecock,Mill Neck, Muttontown, Old Westbury, Oyster BayCove, Upper Brookville. Robert Svalendka, GISProgram Manager at Cameron Engineering, gave aninformative talk on the practical application of GISmapping as a regional planning tool to aid land usedecisions. The event was held at the Planting FieldsArboretum and was attended by over 75 local municipalleaders, planners, engineers, and attorneys.

The twelve villages were chosen because most of theremaining open space, forests, grasslands and wildlifehabitat in Nassau County is found in these villages, andthese villages have historically recognized the benefit ofintermunicipal cooperation to protect their naturalresources and quality of life. Most of the remainingcontiguous forested areas of Nassau County are in thesetwelve villages as well as the last undeveloped prime

agricultural soils, and a high numbers of breeding birds, and reptile and amphibian species.

Another very significant common denominator forthese twelve North Shore Villages is DRINKINGWATER! The Oyster Bay Special GroundwaterProtection Area (“SGPA”) is located in ten of thesetwelve villages. Protection of the land in the SGPA iscritical to drinking water sustainability. The other twovillages, Centre Island and Cove Neck, contain criticalwetlands and coastal watershed resources. Theencroachment of haphazard development threatens topermanently degrade the water supply, and destroy theremaining bucolic nature of the region.

Unless the North Shore villages can agree on a regionalplan to preserve what is left, not only will the characterof the region be lost, but the water supply for the entirecounty could be jeopardized. Our natural resources donot recognize political boundaries. By working togetheras a coalition, local municipalities can promotedialogue, cooperation and sharing of services for aregional plan to protect these resources

AN INTERMUNICIPAL PLAN TO PROTECT THE NORTH SHORE

Elevation

High: 388

Low: -4

Special GroundwaterProtection Areas

SGPA - Groundwater Protection- 100% ofNassau's Special Groundwater Protection Areais located on the North Shore. Our puredrinking water comes from undergroundaquifers. Protected lands are part of a naturalsystem that filters rain and snow to clean andreplenish our underground water supply.Without protected lands to absorb precipitation,both the quality and quantity of our drinkingwater is threatened. If we do not protect thesource of our drinking water, the costs forfiltration systems will be huge and addpermanent tax burdens to residents. TheNassau County communities of Bayville, GreatNeck, Pt. Washington and Long Beach arealready experiencing saltwater intrusion.

Tree Cover - 90% of Nassau County's Tree Cover is located on theNorth Shore. Trees are beautiful and contribute greatly to the character of ourcommunity. They also absorb harmful CO2 emissions, release oxygen, providecooling, absorb UV radiation, provide food and shelter for wildlife and absorbstorm water to help prevent flooding. We need to maintain and expand our treecover for a healthy future.

Breeding Bird Population The Villages of the North Shore arehome to the majority of the breeding bird population, with 85 speciesidentified in Great Neck and 84 in Oyster Bay Cove and Mill Neck.

Prime Agricultural Soils - Farmlands - 95% of Nassau's PrimeAgricultural Soils are located on the North Shore. Eating fresh food that isgrown locally is healthy and lessens our dependence on foreign oil. Thoughvery few local farms remain, these rich soils provide us with the opportunityto renew old farms and develop new ones, creating additional food sourcesand new jobs for the local economy.


Steep Slopes - The steepest slopes, located exclusively on the NorthShore, 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.


Louis C. Clark Sanctuary inOld Brookville is comprisedmore of water than of dryland. Visit during a wetspring like this year’s andyou will feel invigorated byan explosion of greenaccompanied by thedeafening chatter ofbreeding birds andamphibians. Its wetlandsgive life to all of this. One ofthe Nature Conservancypreserves that NSLA ismanaging, Clark, for whichNSLA will assumeownership later this year, along with neighboringJames Preserve, lies in the headwaters of Cedar SwampCreek, which flows north to Hempstead Harbor, whileproducing one of the largest flows of any in NassauCounty.

NSLA, recognizing the fragility of the myriad values ofthis system, is developing a project to reach out tolandowners in the area to provide information on howto conserve their land and how activities occurring ontheir properties may affect the quality and water levelsof the Creek, the lands and wetlands associated with it,and in turn, Hempstead Harbor and Long IslandSound. While the headwaters area is less denselydeveloped (even relatively rural) than other parts of thewatershed, increasing suburbanization in thecommunities encompassed by it are taxing thisresource. This initiative will be the first in a series ofprograms to inform Long Islanders about thewatersheds they live in.

So what IS a watershed, anyway? It is defined

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 youlive in?

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WATER:NSLA TO LAUNCH INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON WATERSHEDS AND LAND USE

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Cedar Swamp Creek headwaters at Luis C. Clark Sanctuary

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:

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


IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WATER

NSLA plans to identify landowners throughout theheadwaters, develop educational materials and mapsdescribing the Creek and its sensitivity to land use, andhold educational presentations at local sites such as the

Green Vale School (just down the road fromClark Sanctuary); a larger water symposium isalso being considered. We will, in addition,conduct nature walks and volunteerstewardship activities like water sampling forschool groups and adults alike at Clark andJames and install interpretive signage there.Our work will complement outreach thatHempstead Harbor Protection Committee hascarried out in the harbor area. While this is apilot project, we anticipate that it will serve asa model for other watershed education projectsin Nassau County and beyond. We areoptimistic that a better understanding on thepart of residents of how their activities canaffect this system, in both positive and negativeways, will eventually lead to its improvedquality.

We hope that by the time this initiative is completedall North Shore residents will know the names andwhere in the watershed they live.

PRESERVE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

NSLA is looking for hardy volunteers to:Serve as preserve monitorsWork on removing weedsInstall signage

Qualification:

Enjoyment of the outdoors!

If interested, please contact Jane Jackson,NSLA’s Associate Director of Stewardshipat [email protected] or 516-626-0908.

Jacqueline and Mitchell Diamond, residents ofOyster Bay Cove, recently donated a conservationeasement on their 4.56 acre property which isadjacent to the 200+ acre Tiffany Preserve. Theproperty lies within the Tiffany Creek PreserveEnhancement Area designated by New York Statein its 2006 Open Space Plan as a “priorityconservation project” critically important foracquisition and other protective measures, in orderto protect the Tiffany Creek Preserve and theTiffany Creek watershed. It contains old growthwoodlands, native plant diversity, and criticalhabitats for migratory birds and other wildlife.The property also lies within the Oyster BaySpecial Groundwater Protection Area (SGPA), astate designated critical Environmental Area

important to protect from over developmentbecause it provides recharge to portions of thedeep flow aquifer system.

NSLA thanks the Diamonds for their commitmentto conserving the natural resources of our area forthe generations that follow.


TIFFANY CREEK WATERSHED

CONSERVATION EASEMENT

Picture aboved Jackie and Mitch Diamond. The Diamond easement, shaded in yellow, adjoins the Tiffany Creek Preserve.


Many thanks to naturalists and Long Island BotanicalSociety officers Barbara Conolly and Carol Johnstonwho in April led a delightful and well-attended Walk inthe Woods at the Smithers property, acquired in 2008by Nassau County with Environmental Bond Programfunds. 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.

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!

SUNNY SKIES FOR UPPER FRANCIS POND WALK

BY BARBARA CONOLLY AND CAROL JOHNSTON

‘Walks in the Woods’ Calendar

July 31, 6:00 p.m. - This exploration of fields, pondsand woodlands of the Farm at Oyster Bay, Oyster BayCove 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 BeaverBrook, Mill Pond and Cold Spring Brook with TroutUnlimited’s Jeff Plackis.

September 13, Noon - Come explore the fields andforest 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 leada hunt for mushrooms at Fox Hollow Preserve inOyster Bay Cove.

November 1, 1:00 p.m. - Explore the wonderfulwoodlands at Roosevelt Preserve in Roosevelt withNorth Shore Land Alliance’s Jane Jackson.

To register please contact Andrea at (516) 626-0908 [email protected]

Barbara Conolly and Carol Johnston


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 organizationsincluding NSLA, to protect 25,000 acres of open space and natural areas, preserve 10,000 acres of farmland and torestore thousands of acres of land and water habitat. The chart below provides a detailed update of lands conservedisland-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 injoint land purchases stretching scarce preservation dollars even farther. Collectively, the 5-East End towns of SuffolkCounty 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 farmlandpreservation and the absence of a replacement for those revenues. Nassau County and its three towns together saved140 acres of sought-after open space. New York State continues to partner, at a diminished level, in land protection onLong Island.


In the first three years, the coalition of Long Island’s Last Stand has made laudable progress – over 5,800 acres ofland have been protected. But, less than 25% of the target acreage has been saved. We understand andappreciate that Long Island and the world have experienced an economic downturn yet we cannot let our effortsto 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 thereal estate market heats up again, we have a great opportunity to protect more land without heavy competitionfrom speculators, investors and the added pressure of runaway development.

(2) Existing dedicated funding sources can be better leveraged by borrowing against future income andspending 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 andour way of life. For now, conservation revenues are down, but even within this challenge, we can still findopportunities to protect farmland and open space faster in times ahead.

Excerpts printed with permission from The Nature Conservancy on Long Island.


NSLA Partners with the Long Island NatureCollaborative for Kids to Bring Richard Louvto Long Island

When author and journalist Richard Louvpublished his book Last Child in the Woods:Saving Our Children from Nature-DeficitDisorder, its message that kids these days donot connect to the natural world spreadlike wildfire. Countless studies haveconcluded that children’s and adults’exposure to nature can aid their ability tomanage stress and think more clearly.

Environmental education and relatedexperience, such as community serviceprojects outdoors, can make a difference and, in theprocess, increase appreciation of the outdoors amongparticipants in these activities.

Recognizing the importance of these findings, theNorth Shore Land Alliance and the Long IslandNature Collaborative for Kids (LINCK) (a project ofthe Early Childhood Institute) partnered to bringLouv to Long Island on Thursday, March 12, 2009as the keynote speaker of LINCK’s No Child LeftInside: Connecting Children with Nature conference,held at the Islandia Marriott Long Island. Theevent, which drew over 300 hundred attendeesincluding 20 NSLA members who were guests at thekeynote address, was also sponsored by ComputerAssociates, the Rauch Foundation, and otherorganizations.

The conference included a number of hands-onworkshops designed to enable educators, child careworkers, and parents alike to get their children intothe natural world (or, in some case, to take nature tothem!).

As undeveloped land has become increasingly scarce,children’s exposure to the outdoors has waned. Thereis broad consensus that we do not protect what we donot love, and we do not love what we do not know. Itis today’s youngsters who will be faced withtomorrow’s responsibilities for protecting land andstewarding our open spaces, so Louv’s visit to LongIsland to share his knowledge with a local audiencewas timely.

Louv is the Chair of the Children & Nature Network,which supports organizations and individuals workingto link children and nature, and is the author of sevenbooks. Last Child in the Woods won the prestigiousAudubon Medal (also granted to Jimmy Carter,Rachel Carson, and Robert Redford, among others)by the National Audubon Society earlier this year. Ithas earned top ranking from Discover Magazine,Spirituality & Health Magazine, and the NationalSchool Board Journal.

NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE

CONFERENCE MARCH 12, 2009

Dana Friedman, Richard Louv, Lisa Ott, Jane Jackson

Spring 2009 has been a time of lots of activityat the preserves. On April 10, Eagle ScoutMark Ramsey of Laurel Hollow led members ofBoy Scout Troop 170 in a trail restorationproject at Fox Hollow. On May 14, theGrenville Baker Boys and Girls Club partneredwith NSLA at our Cordelia H. CushmanPreserve in Oyster Bay Cove to pull invasivegarlic mustard, remove fallen branches from

the trails, and take in the display of numerouspink lady’s slippers! On May 16, SteveSadaowski of Eastern Mountain Sportsorganized a clean-up day at the RooseveltPreserve.

Non-profit land trusts, such as ours, could notsurvive without the many contributions of ourvolunteers.

CALLING ALL STUDENTS

North Shore Land Alliance is looking fordedicated middle and high school students who

want to earn community service credit whilelearning, getting exercise, and having fun!

Here’s a sampling of volunteer activities throughwhich you can get credit:

Trail restoration and maintenanceCutting and pulling invasive vegetation

Keeping our preserves cleanInstalling signs

Stuffing and sealing envelopes for mailings

Internship opportunities are also available forcollege students.

For more information, please contact Andrea at(516) 626-0908 or

[email protected]

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR

MOST IMPORTANT VOLUNTEERS


VALUED VOLUNTEERS

Shene AndersonJanet BartonJudy BlochBoy Scout Troop 170Tucker BrenizerDana BrisbaneSharon BrodyAnne CodeyColeman Country Family

Day CampBarbara ConollyLynn FinnCarol JohnstonJoseph GrecoGreenville Baker Boys

and Girls ClubGina GutierrezJoel and Peggy Horman

Dan KriesbergPeter and Wendy MartinStella MillerLiana MurphyLaura OttLeslie PietersJeff PlackisRoosevelt Junior-Senior

High SchoolRoosevelt Middle SchoolThe Rosey FamilySteve SadowskiRoccio SelmonskyNancy & Emily SilverCarol & Julie TellerJohn TurnerPeter WarnySeth Watkins


This spring, NSLA will begin stewarding anadditional three Nature Conservancy(TNC) preserves in northeastern Nassau

County, more than doubling the acreage underour management to 135.

Davenport Sanctuary, an eight-acre moistwoodland preserve in Laurel Hollow, contains avariety of hardwoods, including some old-growthtrees, and an understory of flowering dogwood,rhododendron, and mountain laurel. Its easternportion features a one-acre kettlehole pond. Thesite, once part of a 60-acre farm with a blacksmithand sawmill shed that still stands, was acquired byCharles Davenport about 1900, only a few yearsbefore its canopy of American chestnut trees wasdone in by blight introduced in 1904.

Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve’s 42 acres inUpper Brookville are largely forested with areas ofwhite pine (planted in the 1930’s), Americanbeech trees, and oak. If you go in May, you willfind a delightful display of pink lady’s slippers.

The five acres of fields provide habitat for anumber of meadow-loving bird species, butfarming ceased there in the late 1960’s due to lackof a water source. Sidney A. Mitchell and hissisters, Mrs. Mary Dodderidge and Mrs. AnnPayne, donated the Preserve to TNC. Mrs. Iselin,to whom it was dedicated, had devoted her life of100 years to nature.

And in Old Brookville, the James Preserve, likenearby Clark Sanctuary, lies in the headwaters ofCedar Swamp Creek. Its 20 acres are made up offreshwater marsh and swamp, oak-tulip treeforest, and fields. Part of the former Valentine’sFarm (as is the Clark Sanctuary), the parcel hadbeen cleared to create fields for grazing andpasture. Much of the cleared area has nowreturned to forest.

We are delighted to have the opportunity tosteward Davenport, Iselin, and James. Please letus know if you are interested in volunteering orscheduling a visit!

NSLA TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT OF THREE ADDITIONAL

NATURE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES

Ladies Slippers at Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve

Vision Long Island hostedits 22000099 SSmmaarrtt GGrroowwtthhAAwwaarrddss, celebrating thepeople, projects andpolicies advancing SmartGrowth on Long Island, on

June 19th. Among thewinners was North ShoreLand Alliance. NSLA wasbeing honored for ourefforts to passenvironmental bondresolutions in multiplemunicipalities in Nassauand Suffolk Counties.According to Vision Long Island, “This year’swinners represent the great progress that has beenmade toward achieving Smart Growth solutions for Long Island communities.”

Smart growth, defined simply, is environmentally-sensitive land development. Communities acrossthe country are using smart growth strategies todevelop in ways that preserve natural lands, protectwater and air quality, and reuse already-developedland. They conserve resources by reinvesting inexisting infrastructure. By designingneighborhoods that have shops, offices, schools,and other amenities near homes, communities aregiving their residents more options for gettingaround including public transportation andwalking. A range of different types of homesmakes it possible for individuals and families at allstages to find safe, attractive homes they can afford.

Vision Long Island is a nonprofit organization thatpromotes smart growth. It educates, advocates,

plans, designs, and provides technical assistance onsmart growth projects.

We thank Vision Long Island for this recognition.We are proud to be among the people andorganizations that have been honored in past years.NSLA trustee Nancy Douzinas of RauchFoundaton received a Smart Growth Award in2005.

VISION LONG ISLAND RECOGNIZES

NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE

(L to R) Peach Schnier, Jane Jackson, Lisa Ott, Andrea Millwood, Carol Schmidlapp

"The days where we're justbuilding sprawl forever, those

days are over. I think thatRepublicans, Democrats,

everybody recognizes that that'snot a smart way to design

communities." -President BarackObama, Tuesday 2/10, Ft. Myers



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.

SECOND ANNUAL EARTH DAY EVENT AT

ROOSEVELT PRESERVE A SUCCESS

Much gratitude to ournumerous donors and volunteers made

the event possible.

Janet BartonAnne Codey

Councilwoman Dorothy GoosbyNancy SilverPatsy Sands

A to Z RentalsColeman Country

Home DepotMount Sinai Baptist Church

Nassau County Department of Parks,Recreation & Museums

SBS Hardware Stop & ShopWestern Beef

Wild By Nature

NSLA has been working with Nassau County andRoosevelt community partners since fall 2007 tobring new life to the Roosevelt Preserve, a narrow75-acre forested strip that stretches alongMeadowbrook Parkway from the Hempstead Plainsat Nassau Community College. We've done clean-ups, hosted walks in the woods, held Earth Daycelebrations and now thanks to the Land TrustAlliance's New York State Conservation Partnershipgrant program, we will be allowed to do muchmore...including planting a container vegetablegarden.

This spring we were notified that our New YorkState Community Conservation Program grantproposal to bring on a part-time educator toconduct programs at the site was successful! Thesource of funds for this grant is the State’sEnvironmental Protection Fund (EPF). Whilefunding may not arrive until sometime later thisyear, we have decided that this planting project wastoo important to wait for! So on June 3, werounded up a half dozen kids from the County’sEconomic Opportunity Commission’s after-schoolprogram in Roosevelt to plant crookneck squash,zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, collards, tomatoes,nasturtium (whose flowers are edible!), basil, andother herbs in 25 half barrels, along with colorfulsunflowers, marigolds, and dusty miller in theground 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 scavengerhunt, building a fairy house, storytelling, and afall bulb-planting project. Check our website,www.northshorelandalliance.org, later this summerfor a complete schedule.

We feel strongly that consistent stewardship andconstructive programs will enhance the awarenessand apprerciation of natural areas amongcommunity members.

PLANS FOR THE ROOSEVELT PRESERVE ARE GROWING

Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, MimiDeSena and Jane Jackson of NSLA at planting day.


Our planters today, look how they’ve grown.


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 Mailmanfamily. Although we missed Virginia, our belovedfriend and trustee who passed away two years ago, herson Bruce Addison graciously opened the family hometo 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 temperaturesbringing friends and supporters outside to the terrace

overlooking Long Island Sound. After the sun set, wemoved into a delicious dinner and fabulouspresentation. Our keynote speaker, Michael Carr,Executive Director of the Adirondack Chapter of TheNature Conservancy and the Adirondack Land Trust,presented what has been described as the “miracle” inthe Adirondacks.

Mr. Carr, showing his breathtaking aerial photographs,told us about their 2007 purchase of the 161,000 acresof Finch, Pruyn & Co., thus preventing the land frombeing subdivided and developed. This purchase marksa pivotal moment in the history of the Adirondacks.These lands – prized for their bountiful forests,beautiful streams and dazzling lakes – are of immensebiological, ecological and economical importance. Aspart of this deal, the Conservancy agreed to allowlogging to continue to supply wood to the Finch Papermill in Glens Falls, N.Y., a fixture in the region sincethe 1800s that employs about 800 people. Thisagreement allows for responsible management of a“working forest” giving us timber, jobs, sustainableeconomies, wildlife habitat, fresh air and water and amore stable climate.

OPEN SPACE SOCIETY DINNER

FEATURES MICHAEL CARR AND THE “MIRACLE IN THE ADIRONDACKS”

Speaker Michael Carr and NSLA Trustee Zach Taylor

Anita Salembier and Trustee Rosemary Bourne

POLO...PICNIC...PARTY

On Saturday, July 18th, the clouds passed andthe sun shone brightly on the NSLA PoloParty held at the Meadowbrook Polo Club's

Hickox Fields in Old Westbury.

More than 200 friends and neighbors enjoyed avariety of activities outside on the field. For thechildren there were pony rides, a petting zoo, a raptorpresentation from Volunteers for Wildlife, a dogshow, crafts and snacks like ice cream andwatermelon. For the adults there was a farmer'smarket with vegetables and flowers, a bake sale and a

very special wine-tasting presented by CharlesMassoud of Paumonock Vineyards. While the soundsof the Bragg Hollow Band added to the festivities, thehighlight of the day was the exciting 12-goal pologame won by Richard Rothenberg's Terra Firma team.

We are very grateful to the Meadowbrook Polo Clubfor organizing this exciting day for us, to ourvolunteers for their time and energy and to oursupporters, old and new, who attended the Picnic insupport of NSLA's land conservation efforts.


A Special Thank You To OurSponsors

Joann P. BrowneMr. and Mrs. Vincent F. CarosellaMr. and Mrs. Elliot ConwayDr. and Mrs. Stephen CuchelMr. and Mrs. Henry P. Davison IIMr. Robert De RothschildCarolyn DuBoisMrs. Peter K. EwaldSusan GrecoMrs. Jane GreenleafAnne GwathmeyMr. and Mrs. Fredd IsaksenMr. and Mrs. Phedon C. KontulisMaria LauingerCharles Massoud and Paumanok WinesMr. and Mrs. Joseph OnoratoMr. and Mrs. Gil OttMr. and Mrs. Douglas PaulMr. David PearsonMr. and Mrs. Peter J. Pell Mr. and Mrs. Ron RomeoMr. and Mrs. Matthew SchamrothMr. and Mrs. Ted SmithMs. Jean ThatcherThree Harbors Garden ClubMr. and Mrs. Christopher WalkleyDr. Philip D. WilsonMrs. Ethel M. WoolvertonYoungs Farm


Hoyle C. Jones

Hoyle, who recently retired from a 38-year career with Citibank, N.A. in InternationalHuman Resources, is currently an International Human Resources Consultant for severaloverseas financial institutions.

Hoyle serves as Board Chairman of the ASPCA and has been an active board member theresince 1986. He also serves on the Board of Governors at the Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley. Hoyle was bornin 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.

NSLA ELECTS NEW TRUSTEE

WINE AUCTION KICK-OFF PARTY‘WHITHER NEW YORK’

Peter and Jennifer Bliven, Tracey and Jonathan Serko

Jane Greenleaf, NSLA Trustee and supporter, was hostto this year’s July 11th Kick-Off Cocktail Party for the2009 Wine Auction and Dinner. Co-Chairs, Jenniferand Peter Bliven and Tracey and Jonathan Serko,greeted our many Wine Auction committee membersfor wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres at Jane’s beautifullakeside home in Mill Neck. Luis Rinaldini, Lisa Ottand Barbara Hoover spoke about NSLA’s currentconservation projects and the theme and objectives ofthis year’s Wine Auction on September 26th. It was awonderful evening and we thank all our committeemembers who attended the kick-off and give so muchof their time and energy to make the wine auction asuccessful event.

The Explorer’s Club in New York was the hot spot thiswinter when Daniel L. Doctoroff presented “WhitherNew York?” to a large group of our New Yorksupporters. That evening, February 25th, Mr.Doctoroff, President of Bloomberg, L. P. and formerDeputy Mayor of New York for EconomicDevelopment and chief architect of PlaNYC, spokeabout the future of New York City and its manychallenges. Carter Bales, NSLA Chairman, providedthe opening remarks and a slide show of ourconservation successes and the properties we hope to

protect in the future. The evening was so successfulthat we plan to make this cocktail party and speakerseries an annual event. So, be sure to watch for theannouncement of February 2010 New York Event!

Carter Bales, Chair NSLA and Dr. Doctoroff

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 IIIMr. and Mrs. Carter BalesMr. and Mrs. Peter CannellMr. and Mrs. Frank Castagna

and Americana ManhassetMr. and Mrs. George W. Cutting, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Albert KalimianLand Trust Alliance, NY State DEC

Conservation Partnership ProgramMr. and Mrs. Clarence Michalis*Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas PaumgartenMr. and Mrs. Luis Rinaldini*Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. RobertsonMr. and Mrs. David Taylor, Jr.The Nature Conservancy on Long IslandMr. and Mrs. Perry Youngwall

$5,000 - $9,999Mr. Bruce W. Addison

and the Mailman Family*Mr. and Mrs. Rodney BerensMr. and Mrs. O. Francis BiondiMr. and Mrs. Russell Byers, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. William T. ComfortMr. M. Hal Davidson and Ms. Sally PetersMr. and Mrs. David DemingFrank Crystal & Company and AIGMr. and Mrs. Edwin GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Hoyle Jones*Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kazickas

and The Kazickas Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thomas KorossyMr. and Mrs. Patrick MackayMr. and Mrs. Paul McNicolMr. and Mrs. Paul NapoliOyster Bay Land TrustMr. and Mrs. Gregory PierceRauch FoundationMr. and Mrs. Charles Wagner

and the Colton P. Wagner Family*Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey WellesWilliam C. and Joyce C. O’NeilCharitable Fund

$2,500 - $4,999Ackerman, Levine, Cullen, Brickman &Limmer

Mr. and Mrs. Robert BernhardThe Honorable Rosemary Bourne*Mr. and Mrs. Matthew BrudermanCitibank, N.A.Mr. and Mrs. Bayard ClarksonDaniel Gale Sotheby’s International

Realty, Locust Valley OfficeMr. Michel David-WeillMr. and Mrs. Daniel P. DavisonMr. and Mrs. Kostas DouzinasMs. Emily Franchina and Mr. Franklin Perrell

and Franchina & Giordano, PCMr. and Mrs. Maxwell Geddes, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James B. HooverMr. and Mrs. Barclay JonesMr. and Mrs. Ragnar Knutsen*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas LieberMeadowbrook Polo Club*Mr. Robert G. MerrillMrs. Barry OsbornMr. Robert J. OsterhusMr. and Mrs. Howard Phipps, Jr.*Dr. and Mrs. John Postley and

New York Physicians Foundation



Rancho La Puerta*Mr. and Mrs. Peter SchiffMr. and Mrs. Alan Seligson*Mr. and Mrs. David SimekMr. Herbert Smith IIIMr. and Mrs. Ian Snow and

The Wheeler FoundationMr. and Mrs. James Stebbins*Mrs. Susan TaylorMr. and Mrs. Martin Wenz and

Krusos FoundationMr. and Mrs. Karl WellnerMr. and Mrs. John Werwaiss*

$1,000 - $2,499Anton Community Newspapers*Mr. and Mrs. Richard AmperMs. Lynda AndersonMr. and Mrs. Buck AndrewsMr. and Mrs. Ross AuerbachMr. and Mrs. Donald AxxinMr. and Mrs. Roger Bahnik and

The Bahnik FoundationMr. and Mrs. David B. BenhamMr. and Mrs. Peter BlivenMrs. Cornelia W. BonnieMr. and Mrs. George H. Bostwick, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John BralowerMr. and Mrs. William BrenizerMr. and Mrs. Joseph BurnsMs. Anne BusquetMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. CahillMr. and Mrs. Eduardo CanetMr. John Casaly and Ms. Louise ParentMr. and Mrs. Gilbert Chapman IIIMrs. Jane H. ChoateMs. Constance Cincotta

and Mr. Kieran SheaMrs. Lisa ColgateMr. James ConnorsMr. and Mrs. Elliot ConwayDr. and Mrs. Stephen CuchelMr. and Mrs. Roderick H. CushmanMr. and Mrs. John D’Addario

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Deans, Jr.T. Dean Family FoundationMr. Robert de RothschildMr. and Mrs. Daniel de RouletMr. and Mrs. Nelson DoubledayDr. Lee MacCormick EdwardsMr. Martin EliasMr. and Mrs. Johnston L. EvansMr. and Mrs. Thomas GimbelGold Coast Motors and Mr. StephenSchweber*Mr. and Mrs. Jack GraceMr. and Mrs. Austen T. Gray, Jr.Mr. Stephen GreenMrs. Jane GreenleafMr. and Mrs. Leland HairrMr. and Mrs. Landon Hilliard IIIMr. and Mrs. H. Dieter HolterboschMr. and Mrs. Bruce HootenHumes & WagnerMr. and Mrs. Waldo Hutchins III*Mr. and Mrs. Fredd IsaksenDr. and Mrs. Carl Juul-NielsenMr. and Mrs. John KeanMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. KelterMr. and Mrs. Calvin KleinmanMr. and Mrs. Abe KrasnoffMr. and Mrs. James M. Large, Jr.Mrs. John H. LeibMr. and Mrs. Robert D. LindsayMr. and Mrs. Richard LoughlinMr. and Mrs. Paul LowerreMr. and Mrs. John MacaskillMr. and Mrs. Robert I. MacDonaldMad PursuitMr. and Mrs. W. Chi McClean*Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCurdyMr. and Mrs. Russell McKeeMr. and Mrs. Eduardo G. MestreMr. and Mrs. Garfield L. Miller IIIMr. and Mrs. Jonathan MooreMr. and Mrs. Francis Murray IIIMr. and Mrs. Frank J. Olt, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George O’Neill

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ott, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William Parsons, Jr.Mr. Robert Pascucci and Ms. Lisa PuntilloAnonymousMr. and Mrs. Douglas L. PaulMr. David P. PearsonMr. and Mrs. Peter PellMr. and Mrs. Howard Phipps IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert PilkingtonMr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pitts, Jr.Mr. Gillis PollMr. and Mrs. Grant PorterPost Wines and Mr. Michael Douglass*Mrs. Barbara PowersMr. and Mrs. Thomas PullingMr. and Mrs. Martin RemsenDr. and Mrs. A. Joseph RudickMr. and Mrs. J. Wright Rumbough

and Whitehall FoundationMr. and Mrs. Hollis F. RussellMr. and Mrs. Lawrence SchmidlappMr. and Mrs. Francisco P. SegarraMr. and Mrs. Russell SeloverMr. and Mrs. Jonathan Serko

Mr. and Mrs. Brooks SlocumMr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith*Mr. and Mrs. Douglas SorefMr. and Mrs. John SpecceMrs. Robert Staniford, Jr.Sterling Affair and Mr. Peter Fazio*Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan, Jr.Mrs. David S. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey ThielenMr. Clarkson ThornburghMr. and Mrs. George TilghmanMr. and Mrs. Paul Vermylen

and Vanguard Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Peter VolkMrs. Marjorie M. Von StadeMrs. Henry WalterMr. and Mrs. Richard WebelMr. and Mrs. Richard Weir IIIMr. and Mrs. John E. WelshMr. and Mrs. Peter WhiteMr. and Mrs. Fifefield WhitmanMr. and Mrs. Paul WickesMr. and Mrs. J. B. Woodworth*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zoller

$500 - $999Astoria Federal SavingsMr. and Mrs. Henry Bard, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. T. Peter BartleyMr. and Mrs. Ryan BerryMr. and Mrs. Hans BoschMr. and Mrs. Henry BreckMr. and Mrs. Timothy S. BroadbentMr. and Mrs. James A. Brodie*Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chait andMarquis Wines*Mr. and Mrs. John ColemanMr. and Mrs. John CollettMr. and Mrs. Cornelius ColleyDr. E. William DavisMr. and Mrs. Guy de ChazelMrs. Vincent de RouletMr. and Mrs. Mark DeGennaroMr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Donohue, Jr.

Dodds & Eder, Inc.*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DooleyMr. and Mrs. Sam EvansMr. and Mrs. Kim S. FennebresqueMr. and Mrs. Eric FornellMr. and Mrs. John GardinerMr. and Mrs. David GelfandGeorge V. Bullen and Son, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. GlennGold Coast LandscapingMr. and Mrs. Pierre GonthierDr. and Mrs. Charles GoodwinMr. and Mrs. Howard E. Grace*Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Grace, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock HackleyMr. and Mrs. Ira HazanMr. Huyler C. HeldMrs. Fred L. HeyesMr. David R. Holmes, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mark HopkinsonHotel de Crillon, Paris*Mr. and Mrs. Ian HuschleInnocenti & Webel, LLCMr. and Mrs. Alex IpiotisMr. and Mrs. Robert KellanMr. and Mrs. Coe KerrMr. and Mrs. Robert KingstonLand America Commonwealth Title

Co. and Mr. Bill White*Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lessing*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. ListerMr. Richard J. Lundgren Mr. Thomas McGrailMr. and Mrs. Russell McKeeMr. and Mrs. James McLainMr. and Mrs. Matthew MengMr. and Mrs. James D. MooneyMr. and Mrs. George Braniff MooreMr. and Mrs. Ronald J. MoreyNancy Martin Graham TrustMr. and Mrs. Kevin NaughtonMrs. Ann L. NolteNorth Country Garden Club

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. O’ConnellMr. and Mrs. Tim O’Neill Palm Bay Imports and Mr. David Taub*Pasternak Wines and Mr. James Galtieri*Mrs. Ellmore PattersonPeconic Bay Winery*Mr. and Mrs. Charles PlattMr. and Mrs. William QuinlanMr. and Mrs. Raymond RivardoMr. and Mrs. Joseph B. RyanMrs. Harold P. SalembierMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders IIIMr. George B. SchwabMr. and Mrs. Enrique SeniorMrs. William Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Ira SmithMr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith IIIMr. Max StenbeckMr. and Mrs. Howard SutherlandMr. and Mrs. Roderick ThalerMr. and Mrs. Remy TrafeletMr. and Mrs. Charles Trunz IIIMr. Henry van Dyke and Mr. Bruce KnechtMr. and Mrs. Edward von BriesenMr. and Mrs. Nelson WalshMr. and Mrs. Douglas WarnerDr. and Mrs. James D. WatsonDr. Philip D. WilsonMrs. Robert WinthropMr. and Mrs. Samuel Wolcott III

Up to $499A to Z Party Rental*Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. AlbaneseMr. Dennis J. AmatoMr. and Mrs. Albert AnastasiMrs. Jean E. AndersenAndrew Maier InteriorsMr. and Mrs. J. Bryan AnthonyMrs. Reed AnthonyMs. Rita AntonacciMr. and Mrs. Richard AppellMr. and Mrs. James F. ArmstrongMrs. Lee Ault



Mr. and Mrs. Richard AurelioMrs. Nancy AzzaroMr. and Mrs. Henry D. BabcockMs. Joanna BadamiBank of America Matching Gift ProgramMr. and Mrs. William L. BanksMr. and Mrs. Terrill E. BarnardMr. and Mrs. Anthony B. BartonMr. and Mrs. N. Ridgely Beale*Mrs. Patricia Bell-ThomsonBen’s Garden, Inc.*Mr. and Mrs. David L. BergMr. and Mrs. Richard J. BerlinghofMr. and Mrs. Joel H. BernsteinMs. Raffaella BertucciMr. and Mrs. Richard BlankMs. Liane BonoLegislator Judi BosworthMr. and Mrs. Casper BowmanMs. Renee BradleyMr. and Mrs. William BreneisenMr. and Mrs. Sterling B. BrinkleyDr. and Mrs. Gerard X. Brogan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Russell BrooksMr. Lawrence BrownBrunswick Appraisal CorporationMr. Claud Bryant

Mr. and Mrs. Horst BuelteMr. and Mrs. Scott ButlerMr. and Mrs. William J. Candee IIIMr. and Mrs. Stephen E. CanterMr. and Mrs. William L. CappadonaMs. Isabel CardenHonorable Fred J. CarilloMr. and Mrs. Eric CarlstromMr. and Mrs. Vincent F. CarosellaMr. Michael Carr and

Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy*

Drs. Irmgard and Robert CarrasMs. Lauren CarsonMrs. William CaseyMr. John V. CassaraMrs. Jean CattierCerini & AssociatesMr. and Mrs. Gilbert Chapman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Dustin ChaseMr. and Mrs. Peter J. ChaseMr. and Mrs. Li-Yun ChenMr. and Mrs. Eugene ChubaMr. and Mrs. Robert CiulloMr. and Mrs. David C. ClarkMr. and Mrs. Henry C. ClarkMrs. John P. Cleary

Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. ColgroveConcerned Citizens of

Plainview-Old BethpageMr. and Mrs. Robert I. ConnMr. Patrick ConnolyMrs. Joseph B. ConollyMr. George M. CookeMs. Helen CrossonMrs. Betty CuccurulloMr. and Mrs. Robert CzernieckiMr. William DanielloMr. and Mrs. Norris Darrell, Jr.Mr. Daniel P. Davison, Jr.Mrs. W. Tucker DeanAnonymousMr. and Mrs. Claudio Del VecchioMr. and Mrs. Robert DeNataleMrs. Suzanne V. DillenbeckMr. and Mrs. Carl H. Doerge, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Bernard DoughertyMrs. Eugene DuBoisMr. and Mrs. James M. DuffyMr. and Mrs. P. Benjamin DukeMr. and Mrs. William DunnMs. Jackie DutmanDvirka and Bartilucci ConsultingEngineersMr. and Mrs. George EberleMr. James EckelMs. Gloria EisenbergMr. Allan EisingerMrs. Duncan ElderMr. and Mrs. Stephen ElyMr. and Mrs. Peter K. EwaldMs. Patricia FarnellMr. Dennis FatigatiMr. and Mrs. Robert S. FeldmanMs. Lynn Powers FinnMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey ForchelliForesight Services Center, Ltd.Mr. and Mrs. John A. Forlines III

Mr. and Mrs. James D. FormanMr. and Mrs. Patrick J. FoyeMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey FriedmanMr. and Mrs. David FuchsMr. and Mrs. Mario GalloMr. and Mrs. Saverino GalloMs. Marian GirardinMr. Serge GleboffMs. Elaine R. GoldmanMr. and Mrs. Roger GoldsteinMr. and Mrs. Joseph GrecoMr. and Mrs. Robert N. GrecoThe Green Vale SchoolMr. and Mrs. Stanley GreenmanDr. and Mrs. Donald S. GromischMs. Nancy GrutchusAnonymousMrs. Gaines GwathmeyMr. and Mrs. George C. Haggerty, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gregg HaggertyMr. and Mrs. John B. HansonMr. and Mrs. David F. HarringtonMs. Constance HaydockMr. and Mrs. William HeisigMr. Huyler HeldMrs. Peter HendersonMr. and Mrs. Robert V. Henning, Jr.Mr. Gilbert HenochMr. and Mrs. William C. HeymanMrs. Albert L. HoffmanAnonymous

Mr. and Mrs. John HornbostelHotel Intercontinental EsczauMs. Joan HubbardMr. and Mrs. Robert C. HughesHuntington Audubon SocietyMrs. George Hussey, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John IaconeDr. and Mrs. Ron IsrealiJ. K. Landscaping, Inc.Ms. Jane JacksonHonorable Judy JacobsMr. and Mrs. Valdemar F. JacobsenMr. and Mrs. William JagetMrs. Robert D. JayMr. and Mrs. Craig JohansenMr. and Mrs. Hugh M. JonesDr. and Mrs. James L. KantorMr. and Mrs. Gary P. KaplanMr. and Mrs. David A. KarpMr. and Mrs. Christopher D. KelleyDr. Spencer Kellogg IIMs. Barbara KelstonMs. Kathleen KiaerMr. and Mrs. Adam O. KimmickMr. and Mrs. Ian KingMr. and Mrs. Richard KirikianMr. and Mrs. Stuart KirkpatrickDr. and Mrs. Alan M. KisnerMr. and Mrs. Bernard KlappersackKnight & CompanyMr. and Mrs. Harrison Knight

Mr. and Mrs. John M. KarabatosMr. and Mrs. Thomas KontogannisMr. and Mrs. Phedon KontulisMs. Eleanor KostoliniMr. and Mrs. Daniel A. KriesbergMr. and Mrs. Mort KunstlerMr. and Mrs. John M. LaingMr. and Mrs. Frederic R. La MarcaLa Paloma Lodge*Mr. and Mrs. Barry LambMr. and Mrs. David R. LambMr. and Mrs. Edward M. LamontMr. and Mrs. Denis P. LaplaigeMs. Maria S. LauingerMs. Nancy LeedsMrs. Robin LeskoMrs. Henry Lewis IIIMr. Alexander LibermanMr. George N. Lindsay, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew LittauerLittle Flower House*Ms. Marisa A. LizzaMr. and Mrs. John B. LoRussoMr. and Mrs. John P. LubranoDrs. Eve and Alexander LupenkoMs. Sally A. LynchMr. and Mrs. Stephen P. LyonMr. and Mrs. Richard MacDougallMr. and Mrs. Vito MacinaDr. Cynthia J. MacKayMr. Sayre MacLeod



Mrs. Katherine H. MacySenator Carl L. MarcellinoMr. and Mrs. Douglas MayMr. and Mrs. Elliot MayrockMs. Maureen McAllisterMs. Suzanne McFarlaneMr. and Mrs. John M. McFaul, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. McGunigleMr. and Mrs. Robert M. McLaneMrs. Linda McLaughlinMr. Roberto Mendoza, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence MersonMessina Market*Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Meyer, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. MeyerMeyer’s Farm*Ms. Mary B. MinkoffMr. Edward C. MohlenhoffMr. and Mrs. Charles F. MorganMr. and Mrs. Donald MorrongielloMr. and Mrs. Donald MortonMr. James MurphyMrs. Roberta P. MurrayMr. and Mrs. David NadlerNature Air*Mr. and Mrs. Vincent NesiMr. and Mrs. Barry NewburgerMs. Karen Lee NielsenMr. and Mrs. Edmond NouriMr. and Mrs. Kevin O’ConnorMr. and Mrs. Thomas O’HaraMr. John J. O’Kane, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. O’KeefeOld Westbury College FoundationMrs. Sharon O’NeillMs. Judy A. ParisMr. and Mrs. C. Allen ParkerMr. and Mrs. James PeelerDr. and Mrs. Nathaniel PeirceMr. and Mrs. Paul Pennoyer*Mr. and Mrs. John M. PerkinsMr. and Mrs. Evelyn Pick

Mr. and Mrs. R. Stuyvesant PierrepontMr. and Mrs. Frank Polk, Jr.Mrs. Richardson Pratt, Jr.Barbara Ernst Prey*Mrs. Richard I. PurnellMr. and Mrs. Paul RabinovitchMr. and Mrs. Christopher RandolphMr. and Mrs. Robert ReadMr. and Mrs. J. Anthony ReaperMr. and Mrs. John R. ReeseMr. and Mrs. Cornelius J. Reid, Jr.Ms. Margaret RiceMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. RobertsRockefeller Financial ServicesMr. and Mrs. Ron RomeoMr. and Mrs. Arthur RosenfeldMrs. Walter L. Ross IIMr. Scott RothsteinMs. Tara RuoccoMr. and Mrs. Nicholas SabbatiniMs. Marilyn Moffat SalantMs. Luciene SalomoneMs. Patricia P. SandsMr. and Mrs. Gary Sandtorv

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew SchamrothMr. and Mrs. Gregor F. ScheuMs. Denise SchlenerMr. and Mrs. Randolph SchlenerDr. and Mrs. David SchlessingerMr. and Mrs. Richard SchnierDr. and Mrs. Robert SchreiberMr. and Mrs. John E. SchwartzbergMs. Mary F. SeamanMr. and Mrs. John ShalamMrs. Nancy Sage SheaDr. and Mrs. George SheehanMrs. Sandra SheelineMrs. Edward M. ShepardAnonymousSi Como No*Mr. and Mrs. Anthony SimoneschiMr. and Mrs. Mandeep SinghMr. and Mrs. Michael SkurnikMr. and Mrs. Alexander SmithMs. Dianne SmithMs. Deborah K. SolbertMr. and Mrs. Eugene P. SoutherMr. and Mrs. Michael Spielman


Mr. Barrie Curtis Spies

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Spink

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spring

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. David B. Townsend

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Townsend

Mr. and Mrs. James B. 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*

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Watters

Ms. Diana Collins and Mr. Townsend Weekes

Dr. and Mrs. Scott Wells

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

$100,000 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ainslee, IIIMr. and Mrs. Carter BalesGerry Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Luis RinaldiniMr. and Mrs. Remy Trafalet

$25,000 - $75,000Mr. M. Hal Davidson and Ms. Sally PetersMr. and Mrs. Daniel DavisonMr. and Mrs. Kostas DouzinasMr. and Mrs. David KnottMr. and Mrs. David Taylor, Jr.

$10,000 - $24,999Mr. and Mrs. Rodney BerensMr. and Mrs. Maxwell Geddes, Jr.Mr. Walter HaydockMr. and Mrs. Ragnar KnutsenMrs. Marjorie MathesonMr. and Mrs. Paul NapoliMr. and Mrs. Tim O’NeillMr. Robert Pascucci and Ms. Lisa Pontillo

Mr. and Mrs. Donald TextorMr. and Mrs. Richard WebelMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Welles

$5,000 - $9,999Mr. and Mrs. Robert BernhardMr. and Mrs. Daniel de RouletMr. and Mrs. Kim S. FennebresqueDr. and Mrs. Charles GoodwinMr. and Mrs. Hoyle JonesMr. and Mrs. Thomas LieberMr. and Mrs. John MacaskillMr. and Mrs. W. Chi McCleanMr. and Mrs. Russell McKeeMr. and Mrs. Clarence MichalisMr. and Mrs. Garfield MillerMr. and Mrs. Ronald MoreyMrs. Barry OsbornMr. and Mrs. Hugh O’KaneMr. and Mrs. Peter Schiff

$2,500 - $4,999The Honorable Rosemary BourneMr. and Mrs. John BralowerMr. and Mrs. David DemingMr. and Mrs. Elbridge GerryMr. and Mrs. Gilbert OttMr. and Mrs. Robert PilkingtonDr. and Mrs. John E. PostleyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence SchmidlappMr. and Mrs. H. Brooks SmithMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey ThielenMr. and Mrs. Karl Wellner

$1,000 - $2,499Ms. Lynda AndersonMr. and Mrs. Henry BardMr. and Mrs. Key BartowMr. and Mrs. Timothy BroadbentMr. and Mrs. Jody BurnsMr. and Mrs. Russell ByersMr. and Mrs. John ColemanMr. James ConnorsMr. and Mrs. John DalyMr. and Mrs. George EberleMr. and Mrs. Ed GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Leland M. HairrMs. Ellen HarringtonMr. and Mrs. James LargeMr. and Mrs. Peter MackinnonMr. and Mrs. Frank OltMr. and Mrs. Greg PierceMr. and Mrs. Hollis RussellMr. and Mrs. Jonathan SerkoMr. and Mrs. Theodore SmithMr. Max StenbeckMr. and Mrs. Howard SutherlandMr. and Mrs. Clarkson ThornburghMr. and Mrs. Tommy VanderventerMr. and Mrs. Ted Von BriesenMr. and Mrs. Nelson Walsh

THE NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE CONSERVATION ACTION FUND

A REVOLVING FUND TO PURCHASE LOCAL LANDS

GIFTS AND PLEDGES JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2008


Dr. and Mrs. James D. Watson

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Welsh

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wenz

Mr. and Mrs. John Werwaiss

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. Neil Colley

Mrs. Jane Greenleaf

Mrs. Cynthia Hittner

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kelley

Mr. and Mrs Patrick Mackay

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?

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.

Call Barbara Hoover at (516) 626.0908 for more information.

Our children’s chances of having the same

experiences are better because of caring supporters

like you who’ve thought ahead and remembered

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Your actions today will guarantee a bettercommunity for the generations that follow.


“When the natural resources of any nation become exhausted, disaster and decay in every department of national life follows as amatter 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.


THE COMMITTEEAND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OF THE NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE

CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE

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preserve, in perpetuity, the green spaces, farmlands, wetlands, groundwater and

historical sites of Long Island’s North Shore for the enjoyment and benefit of future

generations and the protection and enhancement of quality of life.

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