The Nature Conservancy Archives - Shelter Island Reporter

04.27.2026 Featured Story

Bringing back an essential natural resource

The Nature Conservancy held a special program at the Mashomack Visitors Center on April 17. The Conservancy’s Senior Coastal Scientist Nicole Maher, took a deep dive into the history...

04.17.2026 Featured Story

Earth Day inspires Island church program on Sunday

In observance of Earth Day, which falls on April 22, Shelter Island Presbyterian Church has a special program planned for Sunday, April 19. During the 10 a.m. service, a...

04.14.2026 Featured Story

Burning the land to save the landscape

The white smoke that billowed from three fires along the eastern side of the 2,300-acre Mashomack Preserve and wafted toward the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, April 10, may have...

04.09.2026 Featured Story

Prescribed Fire planned at Mashomack tomorrow, Friday, April 10

The Nature Conservancy will be conducting a prescribed fire on April 10, 2026. In partnership with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation and under the supervision of The Nature...

12.02.2025 Featured Story

‘Prescribed fire’ at Mashomack through Dec. 20: A tool to regenerate woodlands and reduce risk of wildfire

Seeing rising towers of gray and white smoke soaring skyward accompanied by the sharp odor of burning wood signals danger heading your way. But on occasion, this scenario is...

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