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August 21, 2008: The Nature Conservancy Offering Protected Lands for Sale in the Adirondacks
The Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy today announced that it will list for sale—under conservation easement—approximately 90,500 acres of the former Finch, Pruyn & Co. commercial forestland holdings in upstate New York. The sale, being brokered by the real estate company LandVest, is part of the Conservancy’s multi-tiered conservation plan for the 161,000 Adirondack acres it purchased in June 2007.
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576-2082 x162
Email: cprickett@tnc.org |
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August 04, 2008: Dick Cavett Accepts Government Offer To Protect Oceanfront Property In Montauk
Protection of the globally rare Montauk Moorlands has received a significant boost with the acceptance of a joint State-County-Town offer by Richard Cavett, owner of an oceanfront parcel of nearly 77 acres.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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August 01, 2008: Fourth Annual Labor Day Landscape Art Exhibition Celebrates Light of the South Fork
Tom Steele and The Nature Conservancy are pleased to announce the opening of the Fourth Annual Labor Day Landscape Exhibition, titled South Fork Light, on Friday August 29, 2008.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631)329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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July 21, 2008: Study Examines Air Pollution’s Effects on Ecosystems; Finds Widespread, Serious Impacts on New York
No ecosystem type in the eastern United States is free of the effects of air pollution, according to a report released today. From streams and rivers to forests and wetlands, air pollution reduces the benefits these ecosystems provide to society, and damages human health and economies.
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Kini Schoop
Phone: (212) 381-2187
Email: kschoop@tnc.org |
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July 03, 2008: The Nature Conservancy’s 2008 Beaches and Bays Gala Raises Record $700,000 for Conservation
More than 500 guests joined The Nature Conservancy to celebrate the annual Beaches and Bays Gala on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the home of Libby and Shahab Karmely in East Hampton.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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June 26, 2008: The Nature Conservancy’s Eastern New York Chapter Receives 2008 Regional Commuter Choice Award
At a ceremony at the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in lower Manhattan, the Eastern New York Chapter (ENY) of The Nature Conservancy accepted a 2008 Regional Commuter Choice Award.
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Ellen Weiss
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x21
Email: eweiss@tnc.org |
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June 12, 2008: The Nature Conservancy Pays Tribute to the Legacy of the Late Elizabeth Kals Reilley
When Elizabeth Kals Reilley, noted horticultural librarian, scholar, collector of rare books on landscape design and gardener, passed away on March 29, 2007 at the age of 99, both The Nature Conservancy and Long Island lost a valued friend. She had a deep concern for the future of Long Island and left a great legacy for generations to come.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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June 05, 2008: The Conservancy and Partners Announce Support of the “Bigger Better Bottle Bill”
The Long Island’s Last Stand coalition, led by The Nature Conservancy, announced today that it has expressed support for the so-called “Bigger Better Bottle Bill” (A.8044A/S.5850A).
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Kevin McDonald
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x26
Email: kmcdonald@tnc.org
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May 20, 2008: The Nature Conservancy Celebrates Prescribed Fire Awareness Month in June
The Nature Conservancy announced today that the organization will be celebrating “Prescribed Fire Awareness Month,” a resolution introduced by New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle and State Assemblyman Steven Engelbright, and co-sponsored by the majority of Long Island’s senators and assembly members.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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May 13, 2008: The Nature Conservancy’s 2008 Earth and Ocean Gala a Success For Conservation
More than 350 guests joined The Nature Conservancy to celebrate the seventh annual Earth & Ocean Gala on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at The Nature Conservancy's flagship Long Island preserve, Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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May 12, 2008: The Nature Conservancy Hosts “Warhol Preserved: Impressions of the Andy Warhol Preserve, Montauk”
The Nature Conservancy again brings together art and environment as part of its visual arts program for the Andy Warhol Preserve in Montauk.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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April 16, 2008: Eastern New York Chapter Conducts Prescribed Burn at Nellie Hill Preserve
The Eastern New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, along with rangers from the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation and fire specialists from the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, conducted a “prescribed burn” at the Conservancy-owned Nellie Hill Preserve.
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Ellen Weiss
Phone: (914) 244-3271 ext. 21
Email: eweiss@tnc.org |
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April 07, 2008: The Nature Conservancy Praises Investment in New York’s Environment
On Friday, April 4, 2008 the New York State Legislature passed the Transportation, Economic Development and Environmental Conservation budget bill (S 6805-D/A 9805-D). The budget bill included an increase to the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) – bringing the fund to an all-time high of $255 million.
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Paul Hartman
Phone: (518) 690-7857
Jessica Ottney
Phone: (518) 690-7873 |
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April 07, 2008: The Nature Conservancy and Town of East Hampton Preserve Nine Acres on Accabonac Harbor
In partnership with the Town of East Hampton, The Nature Conservancy announced today the protection of 9.5 acres on Accabonac Harbor.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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April 01, 2008: Conservancy Joins Nurseries and Landscapers in Urging Gardeners to Avoid Invasives
As part of a comprehensive effort to reduce the number of invasive plant species introduced to Long Island’s natural areas, The Nature Conservancy, North Shore Land Alliance, Long Island Farm Bureau, Long Island Nursery and Landscape Association, and New York American Society of Landscape Architects are encouraging gardeners to grow native plant species this spring.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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April 01, 2008: Nature Conservancy Spring Gala to Focus on Healthy Forests, Green Buildings as Key to Climate Change
More than 400 prominent New Yorkers will gather with Honorable Hank Paulson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg in Hearst Tower on Monday, April 28th to raise awareness about forest conservation, market-friendly ways to offset greenhouse gas emissions, and to raise more than $2 million to protect threatened forests around the world.
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Kim Chaix
Phone: (212) 381-2190
Email: kchaix@tnc.org |
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March 27, 2008: Six Local Artists Take Inspiration from the Shawangunk Mountains to Create a Multi-Canvas Painting
On Saturday, May 10th, six local artists, CRAGSMOOR SIX (C-6), taking inspiration from the natural beauty of Sam’s Point Preserve, will create a spontaneous collaborative painting, comprised of 90 individual canvases joined as one.
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Heidi Wagner
Phone: (845) 647-7989 x101
Email: hwagner@tnc.org
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March 21, 2008: Shawangunk Fire Team Enters Fourth Season, Looks to Habitat Restoration
The Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership (SRBP) announced plans today to open the 2008 window for prescribed burns, entering the fourth season of this ecologically beneficial practice in the Shawangunk region.
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Cara Lee
Phone: (845) 255-9051
Email: clee@tnc.org |
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March 18, 2008: Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy Announces Sale of Thayer Lake Reserve
The Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy today announced the sale of Thayer Lake Reserve, a 15,500-acre property protected by a conservation easement, to a private buyer. The new landowner, who must maintain and care for the property under the provisions of the easement, will also use the property as a site for ecological research.
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576-2082 x162
Email: cprickett@tnc.org |
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March 18, 2008: The Nature Conservancy’s Eastern New York Chapter to Showcase Natural Gems of Southeastern New York
The Eastern New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy is offering an up close and personal opportunity to enjoy the hidden natural treasures of the preserves of Southeastern New York.
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Marie Jones
Phone: (914)244-3271 ext.22
Email: mjones@tnc.org |
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March 10, 2008: Long Island’s Last Stand 2007 Status Report Released
Representatives of Long Island’s Last Stand, a Nature-Conservancy led coalition of Long Island’s environmental organizations, businesses, civic organizations and community leaders today released their 2007 Status Report.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org
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February 28, 2008: The Nature Conservancy Announces 2008 Earth and Ocean Gala
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it will host its seventh annual Earth & Ocean Gala on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at The Nature Conservancy's flagship Long Island preserve, Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary, in Cold Spring Harbor. Cocktails begin at 6:30 pm, dinner at 7:30 pm.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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February 22, 2008: The Conservancy and Western Suffolk BOCES Team up to Support Education and Shellfish Restoration
The Nature Conservancy and the Outdoor Environmental Education Program, a service of the Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), announced that they will be supporting North Babylon High School in a program designed to educate high school students about Long Island’s bays and shellfish through a year-long hands-on education and restoration program.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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February 14, 2008: DEC and The Nature Conservancy Announce Agreement to Conserve Former Finch, Pruyn Lands
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have reached a conceptual agreement to protect lands formerly owned by Finch, Pruyn and Co. in the Adirondack Park.
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The Nature Conservancy
Connie Prickett
(518) 576-2082 x162
NYS-DEC
(518) 402-8000 |
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January 31, 2008: New York State and The Nature Conservancy Announce Expansion of Hi Tor Wildlife Management Area
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and The Nature Conservancy today announced the purchase of a 55-acre property that protects the watershed of Canandaigua Lake and the West River.
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Jim Howe
The Nature Conservancy
Phone: (585) 546-8030 x26
Paul D'Amato, NYS DEC
Phone: (585) 226-5370 |
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December 21, 2007: CBS News to air scenes of The Nature Conservancy’s 161,000-acre purchase in the Adirondacks
CBS News Sunday Morning, an acclaimed television news magazine, will air video footage of The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack property highlighting tucked-away places that few people have seen or visited. It is expected to run on December 30, 2007 during the “nature” segment of the popular 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. morning newsmagazine anchored by Charles Osgood.
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576-2082 x162
Email: cprickett@tnc.org |
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December 20, 2007: Nature Conservancy Acquires 590 Acres in Lost Clove Valley in the Catskill Mountains
The Eastern New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of 590 acres of property in the town of Shandakan in Lost Clove Valley. This initial protection project involves the fee acquisition of three parcels of steep forested slopes and Balsam high peak the thirty third of the thirty-five Catskill high peaks now protected. Catskills over 3,500 feet.
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Alan White
Catskill Mountain Program Director
Phone: (845) 586-1002
Email: awhite@tnc.org
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November 20, 2007: The Nature Conservancy and Partners Receive State Funding to Protect Bird Habitat
Nature Conservancy/Partner Organizations Receive State Funding to Protect Bird Habitat. Groups to evaluate the importance of prescribed fire in maintaining forests and grasslands in the Shawangunks and surrounding areas.
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914) 244-3271 ext.27
Email: spickett@tnc.org |
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November 01, 2007: Nature Conservancy Completes Land Purchase in the Catskill Mountains
Nature Conservancy Completes Land Purchase in the
Catskill Mountains - Seventy-six Acres of Westkill Wilderness Forest Preserved
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914)244-3271 ext.27
Email: spickett@tnc.org |
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October 10, 2007: Sam's Point Conservation Center Dedicated
Eastern New York Chapter Honors Meg Stewart, Chapter Trustee and longtime supporter.
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914)244-3271 ext.27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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October 07, 2007: The Conservancy & Western Suffolk BOCES Team Up With High School Students To Restore Shellfish
The Nature Conservancy and the Outdoor Environmental Education Program, a service of the Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) are working with Long Island high school students to restore shellfish populations on Long Island.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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August 21, 2007: Labor Day Landscape Art Exhibition Celebrates Beauty of the East End
Twelve artists have joined together to present a Labor Day Landscape Exhibition celebrating the beauty and diversity of Long Island’s East End.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org
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August 07, 2007: Missing Persons: Alan Weisman Imagines a People-free Planet
The Nature Conservancy of New York, New York City Audubon, and the Writers Voice welcome you to a discussion and book signing by Alan Weisman, one of the most esteemed science writers of our time, as he celebrates the release of his latest book, The World Without Us.
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Emily Manley
Phone: (212) 381-2184
Email: emanley@tnc.org |
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August 02, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Launches Public Awareness Campaign Featuring Isabella Rossellini
The Nature Conservancy on Long Island today launched its new public awareness advertising campaign highlighting the importance of the organization’s work to restore declining shellfish populations in Long Island’s bays and harbors.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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July 16, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Receives $75,000 for Environmental Education from Keyspan Foundation
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has been awarded a $75,000 grant for environmental education from the KeySpan Foundation, a long-term supporter of the Conservancy’s work on Long Island. KeySpan additionally supports The Nature Conservancy through its corporate giving program.
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Kara Jackson
Office: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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July 09, 2007: No Child Left Inside: City Kids Buck Nature Deficit Disorder
Thirty-six New York City high school students and mentors left Manhattan on Monday, July 9th, to participate in The Nature Conservancy’s Internship Program for City Youth, a unique program that gives urban youths the opportunity to connect to the natural world.
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Brigitte Griswold
Phone: (212) 381-2186
Email: bgriswold@tnc.org |
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July 03, 2007: Public Access to The Nature Conservancy’s 161,000-acre purchase in the Adirondacks
On June 18, 2007, The Nature Conservancy announced that it purchased 161,000 acres in the Adirondack Mountains of Northern New York. The property was once owned by Finch, Pruyn & Company. After The Nature Conservancy purchased the property, many people have called the Conservancy’s Keene Valley office about access to the lands, which lie primarily in the central lake and tourist area of the Adirondack Park.
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576-2082 x162
Email: cprickett@tnc.org |
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June 18, 2007: The Nature Conservancy and Finch Paper Announce Adirondack Woodlands Transaction
The Nature Conservancy ("TNC") and paper manufacturer Finch Paper Holdings LLC ("Finch Paper") today announced that TNC has purchased all 161,000 acres of Finch’s forestland in the Adirondack Park. The transaction includes an historic 20-year Working Forest Agreement that will ensure the land remains protected open space and that it will continue to support the jobs associated with timber harvesting.
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TNC: Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576-2082 x162
Finch Paper: John Brodt
Phone: (518) 792-3856
Blue Wolf: Kristin Celauro
Phone: (732) 433-5200 |
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June 12, 2007: Eastern New York Chapter Assists Mianus River Gorge Preserve With Critical Land Acquisition
Nature Conservancy’s Eastern New York Chapter Assists
Mianus River Gorge Preserve With Critical Land Acquisition
Chapter Trustees Vote to Extend Funding to Protect Sensitive Wetlands
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914)244-3271 ext.27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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May 15, 2007: The Nature Conservancy 2007 Earth & Ocean Gala a Success for Long Island
Over 500 guests joined The Nature Conservancy to celebrate the fifth annual Earth & Ocean Gala on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at the Conservancy's flagship Long Island preserve, Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor.
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Kara Jackson
Phone:
(631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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May 04, 2007: The Conservancy Lauds Town of Brookhaven for Laying Foundation Block for Success of Last Stand
The announcement of the Community Preservation Fund initiative today in Brookhaven lays the significant foundation block for the success of Long Island’s Last Stand, a Nature Conservancy-led effort to protect the most important remaining 25,000 acres of open space and 10,000 acres of farmland on Long Island.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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April 02, 2007: One Year Later - Will “Long Island’s Last Stand” be a Success?
In January 2006, The Nature Conservancy, with over 100 partners, announced “Long Island’s Last Stand,” a 10-year action plan to save the most significant remaining open space and farmland, and to restore and protect our bays, harbors, and public parklands across Long Island. One year later, how does it fare?
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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March 20, 2007: The Nature Conservancy to Celebrate Nature at 2007 Earth and Ocean Gala
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it will host its sixth annual Earth & Ocean Gala on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at The Nature Conservancy's flagship Long Island preserve, Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary, in Cold Spring Harbor. Cocktails begin at 6:30 pm, dinner at 7:30 pm.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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March 06, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Urges the Public To ‘Go Green’ This St. Patrick’s Day
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches this year, The Nature Conservancy urges the public to think ‘green’ – not necessarily of shamrocks and green-dyed beer – but of how you can help save our environment.
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Kara Jackson
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kjackson@tnc.org |
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February 27, 2007: New York City Young Professionals to Make a Splash, Raise Funds for Freshwater Conservation
The Nature Conservancy’s Young Professionals Council will host their annual benefit, Make a Splash, on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the popular nightclub CAIN, which will be closed to the public during this private event. The proceeds from the event will support The Nature Conservancy’s work in the Delaware River Basin Watershed, one of the leading freshwater conservation programs in the country.
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Evelyn Chen
Phone: (212) 381-2192
Email: echen@tnc.org |
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February 07, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Hires Student Conservation Association Interns to Help Restore Pine Barrens
The Nature Conservancy is working with interns from the Student Conservation Association to restore the Long Island Pine Barrens using techniques including that of prescribed fire. The group is working on a 350-acre demonstration site at the David A. Sarnoff preserve in Riverhead.
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Kara Jackson
Email: kjackson@tnc.org
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20 |
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January 31, 2007: Long Island Students Join the Conservancy And Western Suffolk Boces To Restore Shellfish In LI
The Nature Conservancy and the Outdoor Environmental Education Program, a service of the Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) are working together to engage high school students in shellfish restoration work on Long Island.
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Kara Jackson
Email: kjackson@tnc.org
Phone: : (631) 329-7689 x20
Douglas Schmid
Email: dschmid@wsboces.org |
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January 30, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Announces Stewardship Award
The Nature Conservancy Announces Stewardship Award
This year, recognition has been given to Mr. Henri Plant of Scotia, who has given so generously of his time and resources at the Christman Nature Preserve in Duanesburg, a retreat near and dear to his heart.
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914)244-3271 ext. 27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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January 30, 2007: Eastern New York Chapter Names Oak Leaf Award Winner
Eastern New York Chapter Names Oak Leaf Award Winner; Hudson River Foundation is Honored for its Support
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914)244-3271 ext.27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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November 20, 2006: Beyond The International Center of Photography's Ecotopia
The New York Times prize-winning reporter Andrew Revkin will discuss the overarching themes running through Ecotopia, the acclaimed International Center of Photography (ICP) exhibition currently on view in this midtown museum. Revkin will participate on a panel that includes The Nature Conservancy Lead Scientist, Sanjayan Muttulingam, and the photographer Clifford Ross, whose work can be seen in the exhibition.
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Molly Northrup
Phone: (212) 381-2187
Email: mnorthrup@tnc.org |
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November 16, 2006: Delaware River Basin Program Presented with Coastal America’s Partnership Award
The Eastern New York Chapter’s Delaware River Basin Program Presented with Coastal America’s Partnership Award. Cuddebackville Dam Removal Project Recognized.
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914)244-3271 ext. 27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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November 09, 2006: Westchester Supreme Court Rules in Favor of The Nature Conservancy
Westchester Supreme Court Rules in Favor of The Nature Conservancy. Eugene & Agnes Meyer Nature Preserve to remain intact.
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: 914-244-3271 ext. 27
Email: spicket@tnc.org
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November 08, 2006: NY State DEC Commissioner Sheehan Announces Groundbreaking for the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center
NY State DEC Commissioner Sheehan Announces Groundbreaking for the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
Email: spicket@tnc.org
Wendy Borden
Email: wborden@tnc.org |
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October 23, 2006: Author Jonathan Franzen to Discuss His Bird Problem in Public
The Discomfort Zone and Corrections author to share his ornithological troubles and insight with Conservancy guests on Monday, November 6, at 6:30 pm
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Molly Northrup
Phone: (212) 381-2187
Email: mnorthrup@tnc.org |
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October 02, 2006: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission Awarded Stewardship Prize
Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission and
Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park
Awarded Stewardship Prize. This prestigious award is given to individuals or organizations that have made major contributions to managing, restoring or saving natural areas.
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Christopher Hawver,
Executive Director -
Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Phone: (518) 456-0655, ext. 218
Email: chawver@tnc.org |
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September 27, 2006: Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Preservation of Hither Woods
Twenty years ago, the 557 acre northern portion of Hither Woods fronting on Fort Pond Bay, Montauk, was protected in a precedent setting tripartite purchase by New York State, Suffolk County and the Town of East Hampton with assistance from The Nature Conservancy.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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September 26, 2006: Accabonac Harbor Art Show Raises $4,000 for The Nature Conservancy
An exhibit by 12 nature artists over the Labor Day weekend successfully raised more than $4,000 for The Nature Conservancy.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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September 25, 2006: Southampton Town Agrees to Purchase 65-Acre Parcel on Peconic Bay
Southampton Town Supervisor Patrick Heaney announced today the Town’s intent to purchase 65 acres of woodland and nearly half a mile of natural shoreline on Peconic Bay with sandy beaches and 50 foot bluffs. The Nature Conservancy assisted with the negotiations.
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Kara Groberg
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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August 24, 2006: Labor Day Landscape Art Exhibition Celebrates Beauty of Accabonac Harbor
Twelve artists have joined together to present a Labor Day Landscape Exhibition celebrating the beauty of East Hampton’s Accabonac Harbor. The show will be held at Ashawagh Hall, Springs on Friday, September 1st through Monday, September 4th from 10am to 5pm daily. A portion of the sales from the exhibit will be donated to The Nature Conservancy. The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Saturday, September 2nd from 5pm to 8pm
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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August 18, 2006: NY Nature Conservancy Praises Progress Towards Implementing NE Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a pioneering effort by eight Northeast governors to cut heat-trapping pollution, is one step closer to becoming a reality today as the states released a regulatory template known as the model rule.
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David Higby
Phone: (518) 690-7867
Email: dhigby@tnc.org |
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August 15, 2006: The Nature Conservancy and Central Pine Barrens Commission Hire Interns To Help Control Invasives
The Central Pine Barrens Commission and The Nature Conservancy announced today the hiring of two interns as part of an Invasive Plant Inventory and Assessment Project.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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August 01, 2006: Climate Change Scientist Featured on the Discovery Channel to Speak in Lake Placid
Stephen W. Pacala, recently featured in a Discovery Channel special broadcast on global warming hosted by reporter Tom Brokaw, will be the keynote speaker at the Adirondack Nature Conservancy and Adirondack Land Trust’s 35th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Field Day on August 12, 2006, at Heaven Hill Farm in Lake Placid, New York.
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576–2082 x162
Email: cprickett@tnc.org |
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July 26, 2006: Eastern New York Chapter, Partners Laud Spano, Bradley and Galef
Eastern New York Chapter, Partners Laud Spano, Bradley and Galef Support for the Environmental Protection Fund Cited
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Sharon Pickett
(914) 244-3271 x27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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July 20, 2006: Eastern New York Chapter, Partners Gather to Congratulate Senator Vincent Leibell
State and regional Conservation groups gathered in Putnam County today to show their appreciation for State Senator Vincent Leibell for his support of the Environmental Protection Fund recently approved in Albany
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Sharon Pickett
(914) 244-3271 x27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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July 12, 2006: "Foreigners in Our Own Land:" New York City High School Students Head Into the Wilderness
Thirty-one New York City high school students and mentors left Manhattan on Monday, July 10th, to participate in The Nature Conservancy’s Internship Program for City Youth, a unique program that gives urban youths the opportunity to explore the natural world.
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J. Kim Chaix
Phone: (212) 381-2190
Email: kchaix@tnc.org |
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June 27, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Lauds NYS Legislature For Passing "Seagrass Bill"
The Nature Conservancy applauds the New York State Legislature’s decision to help protect the future of Long Island’s fish, shellfish and waterfowl through the passage of the “Seagrass Bill.”
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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June 27, 2006: Suffolk County Awards The Nature Conservancy 1 Million 'Clams' For Shellfish Restoration Efforts
The Nature Conservancy announced today that Suffolk County has awarded the conservation group $1 million for the restoration of depleted shellfish –specifically hard clams –in the Great South Bay.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: 631-329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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June 12, 2006: Long Island Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Federal Protection of Piping Plovers
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Piping plover’s listing under the Endangered Species Act, a designation that has brought great success to the plight of these birds.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631)329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org
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June 06, 2006: NYC Young Professionals to Raise Funds for the Restoration of Long Island's Beaches and Bays
A sunset summer cruise and party in New York harbor organized by The Nature Conservancy's Young Professional Council is scheduled to help raise funds and awareness for restoration of Long Island's critical bays and ecosystems in the Great South Bay and the Peconic Bays.
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Evelyn Chen
Phone: (212) 381-2192
Email: echen@tnc.org |
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May 22, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Hosts Summer Speaker Series
The Nature Conservancy will host its popular summer speaker series. Four prominent speakers, including two award-winning authors and recognized experts in the field, will take visitors around the world as they discuss conservation topics ranging from our waters to our skies, from natural landscaping, to butterfly ecology.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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May 17, 2006: The Nature Conservancy 2006 Earth and Ocean Gala
Over 500 guests joined The Nature Conservancy to celebrate the fifth annual Earth & Ocean Gala on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at the Conservancy's flagship Long Island preserve, Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 367-3225
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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May 03, 2006: Nature Conservancy's Eastern New York Chapter Announces Hike Schedule
Nature Conservancy's Eastern New York Chapter Announces Hike Schedule
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
Email: spickett@tnc.org |
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April 18, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Receives $15,000 for Environmental Education from Keyspan Foundation
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has been awarded a $15,000 grant for environmental education from the KeySpan Foundation.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7869 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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April 12, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Consolidates Two Chapters Into One
The Nature Conservancy announced today that its two chapter boards on Long Island (South Fork-Shelter Island and Long Island Chapters) will consolidate into The Nature Conservancy on Long Island, effective July 1.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631)662-2248
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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March 21, 2006: Lows Lake Shoreline Protected, Wilderness Canoe Route Significantly Enhanced
The Adirondack Land Trust recently teamed up with Governor Pataki and New York State to protect 1,800 acres along Lows Lake surrounded by thousands of acres of Forest Preserve.
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576–2082 x162
Email: cprickett@tnc.org |
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March 16, 2006: The Nature Conservancy To Celebrate Nature At 2006 Gala
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it will host its fifth annual Earth & Ocean Gala on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at The Nature Conservancy's flagship Long Island preserve, Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org
Kathleen Caputi - Epoch 5 Public Relations
Phone: (631) 427-1713 |
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March 14, 2006: The Nature Conservancy to Protect 600 Acres in Zoar Valley
The Central and Western New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy recently reached agreement to purchase more than 600 acres of land with a total of nearly four miles of frontage on the mainstem of Cattaraugus Creek and its major tributary, the South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek.
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Amy Reinhardt
Phone: (585) 546-8030 x27
Email: areinhardt@tnc.org |
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February 23, 2006: Conservancy's NY State Director Appointed to Commission Overseeing Quality of Land Conservation
Henry Tepper, Director of The Nature Conservancy's New York Chapter, was recently appointed by the Land Trust Alliance to a new commission established to ensure the quality of land conservation.
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Kim Chaix
Phone: (212) 381-2190
Email: kchaix@tnc.org |
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February 17, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Urges Public To Help Reduce Threat Of Invasive Plant Species
As National Invasive Species Awareness Week approaches, The Nature Conservancy on Long Island urges the public to become familiar with invasive species in our area, and to learn what they can do to help prevent the spread of these non-native plants.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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February 10, 2006: Pall Corporation Awards The Nature Conservancy $100,000 for Shellfish Restoration
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has been awarded a $100,000 grant for shellfish restoration from Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL). Headquartered on Long Island, Pall is the world’s leading provider of filtration, separation and purification tools for industrial and life sciences markets.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7869 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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February 08, 2006: Statewide Environmental Coalition Recognizes Conservation Committee Chairs Marcellino and DiNapoli
The Nature Conservancy today applauded Congressman Tim Bishop’s action to fund the Peconic Estuary with $1 million from the Safe, Affordable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
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Willie Janeway
Phone: (518) 273-9408
Jeff Jones
Phone: (518) 265-0719
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February 06, 2006: Young Professionals in New York City to Help Preserve Sensitive Land in the Adirondacks
The Nature Conservancy’s Young Professionals Group will contribute 100 percent of the proceeds raised in its first benefit event to help protect a highly sensitive property in the Adirondacks.
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Evelyn Chen
Phone: (212) 997-1880
Email: echen@tnc.org |
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February 06, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Announces the Launch of a New Volunteer Project
The Nature Conservancy, The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are pleased to launch a new volunteer project Birds in Forested Landscapes - Citizen Science in the Catskill Mountains.
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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January 11, 2006: 100 Groups to Save Most Significant Open Spaces
A coalition of 100 partners announced a 10-year action plan today to save the most significant remaining open space and farmland, and to restore and protect our bays, harbors, and public parklands across Long Island.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631)329-7689 x 20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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January 11, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Partners With 100 Groups
The Nature Conservancy, with over 100 partners, announced a 10-year action plan today to save the most significant remaining open space and farmland, and to restore and protect our bays, harbors, and public parklands across Long Island.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631)329-7689 x 20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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December 20, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Applauds Governor Pataki
The Nature Conservancy applauds Governor George Pataki’s decision that formally commits New York to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a historic multi-state agreement that takes great strides toward reducing carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming.
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Kim Chaix
Phone: (212) 381-2190
Email: kchaix@tnc.org |
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December 19, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Partners With Others To Preserve Keystone Tract
The Nature Conservancy announced today that along with its partners at the federal U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Suffolk County and Southold Town, a keystone tract of 47 acres – part of Southold’s last untouched wetlands – is preserved in Pipes Cove, Greenport.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631)329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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December 15, 2005: Lowe’s Donates $120,000 to The Nature Conservancy to Protect Threatened Wildlife Habitat in New York
Grant restores an abandoned sandmine in the rare inland pine
barrens habitat of Rome, NY.
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Amy Reinhardt
Phone: (585) 546-8030
Email: areinhardt@tnc.org |
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December 13, 2005: Prescribed Burns in Shawangunks Successfully Completed
The first series of prescribed burns in the Shawangunks in over twenty-five years were successfully completed last week at the Spring Farm area of the Mohonk Preserve by the Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership.
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Sharon Pickett
(914) 244-3271 x27
Email: spickett@tnc.org
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Cara Lee
(845) 255-9051
Email: clee@tnc.org |
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December 02, 2005: Land Along East Branch of Fish Creek on Tug Hill Open for Recreation
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Denise M. Sheehan today announced the recently acquired lands along the East Branch of Fish Creek and parts of the conservation easement parcels are now open for public recreation.
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Stephen W. Litwhiler
Phone: (315) 785-2252 |
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November 15, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Applauds Congressional Support for Peconic Estuary in the Transportation Bill
The Nature Conservancy today applauded Congressman Tim Bishop’s action to fund the Peconic Estuary with $1 million from the Safe, Affordable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631)329-7689 X 20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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November 04, 2005: Sam’s Point Conservation Center Wins Award
Sam’s Point Conservation Center Wins Honor Award for Design and Sustainability from the American Institute of Architects
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Sharon Pickett
(914) 244-3271 x27
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Cara Lee
(845) 255-9051 |
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September 29, 2005: The Nature Conservancy and Western Suffolk BOCES To Restore Shellfish, Improve Water Quality
The Nature Conservancy announced today that for the first time, they are teaming up with the Outdoor Environmental Education Program, a service of the Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in order to engage high school students in marine conservation work on Long Island.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 360-3652 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org
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September 27, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Lauds Suffolk County Plans to Control Invasive Plants and Animals
The Nature Conservancy applauds the Suffolk County Legislature’s decision to approve significant legislation to help protect our precious environmental resources by preventing and controlling the threat and spread of invasive plants and animals.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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September 16, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Celebrates the Long Island Beach Festival With Thousands, Support of County
This past weekend, The Nature Conservancy and the Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation hosted the first annual Long Island Beach Festival.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Emily Leogrande
Phone: (631) 854-4980
Jeff Roberts
Phone: (631) 847-2711
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September 10, 2005: Proclamation Declares September 10th "Suffolk County Beach Day"
Legislator Dave Bishop announced today the introduction of a proclamation with the support of County Executive Steve Levy to declare September 10, 2005 Suffolk County Beach Day.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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September 08, 2005: Hurricane Researcher "Dr. Beach" to be Keynote Speaker at Long Island Beach Festival
Dr. Stephen Leatherman, a.k.a “Dr. Beach,” an internationally recognized authority on hurricanes, coastal systems and pioneer in the field of coastal research will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Long Island Beach Festival on September 10th at Smith Point County Park in Shirley, New York.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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August 30, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Hires Director of Philanthropy
The Long Island Chapter of the Nature Conservancy announced today the appointment of Patti Ogden as its new director of philanthropy.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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August 22, 2005: “2005 Survivor” Tom Westman asks “Can our Beaches Survive?”
New York City firefighter, Tom Westman, winner of the 2005 CBS hit “Survivor: Palau” will join The Nature Conservancy and the Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation at this year’s first annual Long Island Beach Festival.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Email: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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August 11, 2005: The Nature Conservancy and Suffolk County Parks Invite All to the Long Island Beach Festival
The Nature Conservancy and the Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation announced today that they are hosting the first annual Long Island Beach Festival. This fun and free day (donation suggested) is open to the public and will take place rain or shine from12pm- 5pm at Smith Point County Park in Shirley, NY on Saturday, September 10th, 2005.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
Emily Leogrande
Phone: (631) 854-4980
Jeff Roberts
Phone: (631) 847-2711
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August 09, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Invites All to Submit Photos for “Favorite Long Island Beach Moments” Contest
The Nature Conservancy invites all shutterbugs to submit their original photos for the “Favorite Long Island Beach Moments” photo contest. Entrants are invited to submit their artwork that reflects the beauty of Long Island’s treasured beaches.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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August 04, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Applauds Congressional Support for Sam’s Point Preserve Conservation Center
The Nature Conservancy today applauded Congressional action intended to help fund the new Conservation Center at Sam’s Point Preserve in the Shawangunk Mountains with $400,000 from the Safe, Affordable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
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Sharon Pickett
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27 |
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August 01, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Awarded $230,000 Grant to Restore Pine Barrens with Prescribed Fire
Grant to Foster Introduction of Prescribed Fire for Benefit of Wildlife, Ensure Public Safety for Area Residents
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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July 07, 2005: DEC Announces New Plant Atlas
Website allows botanists and residents to learn about more than 4,000 plant species.
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Gabrielle Done
Phone: (518) 402-8000 |
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June 20, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Kicks Off Friday Evening Summer Speaker Series
Lectures Take Place July 15th, July 22nd, August 5th, August 12th and August 19th.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org
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June 16, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Receives $500 Grant from Independence Community Foundation
The funds from this grant will upgrade display board and materials used in The Nature Conservancy’s environmental outreach programs.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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June 07, 2005: The Nature Conservancy to Hold Beaches and Bays Gala
Celebration will Honor James Marcus, Vice-Chair of South Fork-Shelter Island Chapter and his wife Ellen
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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May 31, 2005: Eastern U.S. Freshwater Program, partners receive grant from Environmental Protection Agency
Eastern U.S. Freshwater Program and partners receive $287,000 grant from U.S. EPA
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
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May 25, 2005: Annual New York City Spring Gala Raises Funds for Conservation in New York and Brazil
A record 480 guests helped raise $1.62 million for conservation programs in New York and Brazil on Tuesday, May 24th.
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Kim Chaix
Phone: (212) 381-2190
E-mail: kchaix@tnc.org |
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May 22, 2005: Sam's Point Conservation Center Opening Celebrated!
The Nature Conservancy and the Open Space Institute, Inc., celebrated today the opening of the Sam’s Point Conservation Center at Sam’s Point Preserve in Cragsmoor.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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May 13, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Earth and Ocean Gala a Success for Long Island
Celebration honored Thomas J. McAteer, Jr., President & CEO of Vytra Health Plans. Legislator Paul Tonna received Community Conservation Award.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org
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May 11, 2005: Green Mountain Students and The Nature Conservancy Honored
The Conservancy's Southern Lake Champlain Valley Program honored.
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Mary Droege
Director of Ecological Management
Southern Lake Champlain Valley Program
Phone:(802) 265-8645 x21
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May 11, 2005: Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park Receives Member-Item Funding
Sarah Clarkin, Director of the Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park (WWPP) announced today that Senator Hugh T. Farley (R, 44th district) is awarding the WWPP member item funding in the amount of $4,000.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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April 22, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Partners with State, County, Town to Preserve 308-Acre Rare Forest
The Nature Conservancy announced today the permanent preservation of a 308-acre parcel of globally rare forest, located in the heart of the Pine Barrens region, in Westhampton, Long Island.
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Kim Chaix
Phone: (212) 381-2190
E-mail: kchaix@tnc.org |
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April 15, 2005: The Nature Conservancy to hold Earth and Ocean Gala
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it will hold its fourth annual Earth & Ocean Gala on May 12, 2005 at The Nature Conservancy's flagship Long Island preserve, Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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April 12, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Appoints Douglas Cooper to Board of Trustees
The Nature Conservancy announced today the appointment of Douglas A. Cooper, senior litigator and co-managing partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek to the Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy’s Long Island Chapter.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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March 18, 2005: Americorps-NCCC Members Working with The Nature Conservancy to Restore Critical Wildlife Habitat
Two teams are working with The Nature Conservancy in Theodore Roosevelt County Park in Montauk and on Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island through mid-April.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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March 15, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Receives $10,000 Grant from Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Land enhancement and acquisition fund to provide signs at flagship nature preserve.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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March 15, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Receives $10,000 Grant from Roslyn Savings Foundation for Volunteer Program
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Roslyn Savings Foundation to support the conservation organization’s dynamic volunteer program.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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March 01, 2005: Governor Pataki Announces Milestone in Protection of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve
Land Acquisitions Help Fulfill Governor's Goal of 3,000 Acres for Preserve
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
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February 28, 2005: Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park Acquisition
Nature Conservancy Acquires 89 Acres Within
Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
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February 17, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Appoints Paul C. Brennan to Board of Trustees
The Nature Conservancy announced today the appointment of Paul C. Brennan, Hamptons Regional Vice President for Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, to the Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy’s South Fork-Shelter Island Chapter.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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February 04, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Honors Local Officials
Steve Levy & John J. LaValle Named: “Great Leaders For Last Great Places”.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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January 12, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Receives $2,000 Grant from Ridgewood Savings Bank
Grant from Ridgewood Savings Bank to support island-wide effort to curb invasive weeds.
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Kara Grobert
Phone: (631) 329-7689 x 20
E-mail: kgrobert@tnc.org |
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January 04, 2005: 104,000-acre Sable Highlands Project Protects Adirondack Forests, Jobs, Traditional Land Uses...
Domtar Industries Inc. sold 104,400 acres—the fourth largest commercial land holding in the Adirondacks—to The Lyme Timber Company and The Nature Conservancy.
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Connie Prickett
Adirondack Nature Conservancy Land Trust: (518) 576-2082 x162
Tom Howard
Domtar Industries Inc.
(207) 623-7227
Tom Morrow
The Lyme Timber Company
(603) 643-3300
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January 04, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Teams up with Partners to Protect More Than 100,000 Acres in the Adirondacks
The Nature Conservancy Teams up with Partners to Protect More Than 100,000 Acres in New York’s Adirondacks: 104,000-acre deal protects jobs, traditional land uses and ecological resources.
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Emily Whitted
The Nature Conservancy
(703) 841-8745
Tom Howard
Domtar Industries Inc.
(207) 623-7227
Tom Morrow
The Lyme Timber Company
(603) 643-3300 |
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November 29, 2004: Mark King Honored by Friends of the Great Swamp
Mark King, Eastern New York Chapter's Director of Protection, wins Conservation Award
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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November 17, 2004: The Nature Conservancy to Release 250,000 Clams Into Long Island’s Great South Bay in November
The gradual release of a quarter million hard clams into the submerged lands of the Conservancy’s property in Great South Bay is the most ambitious shellfish restoration effort to date.
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Marci Bortman
Phone: (631) 367-3384 x112
E-mail: mbortman@tnc.org
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November 05, 2004: Eastern New York Chapter Test Drives Biodiesel
The Eastern New York chapter announced that they recently have begun a pilot program using the alternative fuel Biodiesel, for fueling the chapter’s Stewardship truck and tractor, the first such Conservancy program in New York State.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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October 07, 2004: TNC and the BBC Launch Sweeping Great South Bay Restoration Plan
Today, The Nature Conservancy, Suffolk County Executives and the Bluepoints Bottomlands Council outlined their collaborative vision for the comprehensive restoration and protection of hard clams and overall restoration of Great South Bay.
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Carl LoBue
Phone: (631) 235-8525 or
(631) 367-3225
E-mail: clobue@tnc.org
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October 04, 2004: The Nature Conservancy's Delaware Basin Program Receives Support From Orange and Rockland Utilities
The Eastern New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has received a $1,500 grant from Orange and Rockland Utilities to aid in the ecological restoration of critical floodplain forest habitat along the Neversink River
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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October 04, 2004: The Nature Conservancy Receives Grant in Support of Shellfish Restoration
The Nature Conservancy announces receipt of a grant in the amount of $15,000 from KeySpan Foundation in support of shellfish restoration work in the Great South Bay.
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Sherry Perlman
Phone: (631) 367-3384 x137
E-mail: sperlman@tnc.org |
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September 16, 2004: TNC, OSI, and Adirondack Council Applaud Senators Clinton and Schumer
Nature Conservancy, Open Space Institute, and Adirondack Council Applaud Senators Clinton and Schumer for Senate Forest Legacy $2.5 Million for Tahawus
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576 - 2082 x162
E-mail: cprickett@tnc.org |
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August 25, 2004: Nature Conservancy Receives Grant for Restoration of Preserve from Iroquois Gas Transmission System
The Eastern New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy has been awarded a grant of $10,000 from The Land Enhancement and Acquisition Fund (LEAF) of the Iroquois Gas Transmission System to support the ecological restoration of the Roger Perry Memorial Preserve in Dover
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org
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June 25, 2004: Conservancy/Partners Conduct Herp Survey
The Eastern New York chapter, along with conservation partners and volunteers recently completed a three day survey of reptile and amphibian populations at the Roger Perry Memorial Preserve in Dover Plains, Dutchess County.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org
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June 23, 2004: Roslyn Savings Foundation Awards TNC with a Grant to Fund Stewardship Program
The Nature Conservancy was recently awarded a $10,000 grant in support of its Volunteer Stewardship Program.
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Sherry Perlman
Phone: (631) 367-3225
E-mail: sperlman@tnc.org |
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June 07, 2004: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center Receives Grant
The Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center has received a grant of $25,000 from the Dorr Foundation to support the development of a science based curriculum.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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June 07, 2004: The Nature Conservancy and the Dutchess Land Conservancy Partner to Preserve Important Wetlands
The Nature Conservancy's Eastern New York chapter and the Dutchess Land Conservancy announced today that they have completed an important conservation project in the town of Northeast in Dutchess County.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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May 28, 2004: Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program to Train Volunteers
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program sponsors free training sessions in aquatic and terrestrial invasive plant identification and monitoring techniques.
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Hilary Oles
Phone: (518) 576 - 2082 x131
E-mail: holes@tnc.org |
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May 21, 2004: TNC and NYFA Present FREE Saturday Series on Art and Nature for New Yorkers
The Nature Conservancy and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) have joined their artistic and environmental talents to create a wonderful free Spring nature and art series called Wild New York that will begin on Saturday, May 22 and continue through Saturday, June 19.
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Jane Bartnett/Maureen Steffens
Bartnett Communications, Inc.
Phone: (516) 897-9017
E-mail: janebartco@aol.com |
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April 28, 2004: Prescribed Burn at Nellie Hill Preserve
Aided by staff from the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, chapter staff and trained volunteers burned two acres, reducing accumulated thatch and cedar cover and "knocking back" some invasives such as multifloral rose, oriental bittersweet and barberry.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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April 19, 2004: Boquet River Shoreline Preserved
The Nature Conservancy's Adirondack Chapter purchased 110 acres on the Boquet River, a tributary to Lake Champlain.
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Chris Maron
Phone: (518) 576 - 2082 x 161
E-mail: cmaron@tnc.org |
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April 08, 2004: Successful Adirondack Partnership Renews Commitment, Expands Reach
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program MOU signed.
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576-2082
E-mail: cprickett@tnc.org |
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April 05, 2004: Nature Conservancy's Delaware River Basin Program Receives Special Recognition Award
The Eastern New York chapter's Delaware River Basin program received a Special Recognition Award from the Water Resources Association (WRA) of the Delaware River Basin.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
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March 15, 2004: Black Swallow-wort Discovered in the Champlain Valley
Steven Flint, invasive species specialist with the Adirondack Nature Conservancy, confirmed what he believes is the only known occurrence in the Adirondack Park of black swallow-wort, an aggressive non-native invasive plant.
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Connie Prickett
Phone: (518) 576-2082
E-mail: cprickett@tnc.org |
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January 27, 2004: Ridgewood Savings Bank Helps TNC Support an Environmental Education and Outreach Initiative
Through a recent $2,000 grant from Ridgewood Savings Bank, The Nature Conservancy plans to provide environmental education and outreach to surrounding communities through its Volunteer Program newsletter, "The Cardinal".
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Sherry Perlman
Phone: (631) 367-3225
E-mail: sperlman@tnc.org |
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October 27, 2003: Coon Mountain Nature Preserve Grows
Coon Mountain Nature Preserve, a popular Champlain Valley hiking destination, is now 72 acres larger.
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Chris Maron
Adirondack Land Trust
Phone: (518) 576-2082 |
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October 09, 2003: Nature Conservancy and Open Space Institute Announce Groundbreaking
The Eastern New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the Open Space Institute, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sam's Point Preserve Conservation Center.
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Cara Lee
Phone: (845) 255-9051 |
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August 08, 2003: Keyspan Foundation Supports The Nature Conservancy and Marine Preservation
Through the generosity of the KeySpan Foundation the Conservancy purchased a 21' Parker to assist conservation efforts in the Great South Bay.
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Sherry Perlman
Phone: (631) 367-3384 |
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June 03, 2003: The Nature Conservancy Appoints Alan White Catskill Mountain Field Representative
As Catskill Mountain Program Director, Mr. White will oversee the Nature Conservancy's efforts in the Catskill Mountain region of Southeastern New York State.
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Sharon Pickett
Philanthropy Coordinator
Eastern New York Chapter
Phone: (914) 244-3271 x27
E-mail: spickett@tnc.org |
