Nature Conservancy Archives - Shelter Island Reporter

10.11.2026 Featured Story

Hunting mushrooms after dark at Mashomack: Fluorescent wonders are revealed

After a nor’easter postponed Mashomack Preserve’s inaugural Fluorescent Fungi hike, the search for the glowing fungi took place on Friday, Oct. 9. Participants were handed UV flashlights and pamphlets,...

03.24.2026 Featured Story

Remembering Mike Laspia: Colleagues pay honor to ‘first employee’

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the team at Mashomack mourn the passing of our friend Michael (Mike) Laspia. The first employee of Mashomack Preserve, when it was protected in...

10.28.2025 Featured Story

Celebrating one of the best: Cindy Belt retires from Mashomack after 35 years

Among the hundreds of people who came to the Manor House on a perfect fall Saturday to celebrate Cindy Belt’s 35 years of service at Mashomack were her sisters,...

03.27.2025 Featured Story

Second Mashomack burn going well: Expected to be completed by late afternoon

A second controlled burn was underway today at Mashomack Preserve. May Yeung, a Nature Conservancy’s media relations official, confirmed that as of 2 p.m. everything was going well. Ms....

02.02.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Kathleen Gleason Cogan

Kathleen Gleason Cogan died Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the company of her children after suffering from a long illness. She was 68. Kathy was a long-time resident of Shelter...

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