01.27.2019 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Protecting farms, preserving open spaces The lawsuit brought by the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, which would have crippled Suffolk County’s visionary and nationally heralded Farmland Preservation Program, is no more.
04.10.2018 News Peconic Land Trust to contribute Reel Point consulting funds Three town officials met at Reel Point recently with Melanie Cirillo, the Peconic Land Trust’s (PLT) director of conservation planning, to secure a commitment on the next step to...
03.29.2018 News Town Board moving on effort to save Reel Point At its Tuesday work session, the Town Board gave updates on several issues that have been before the public in recent weeks. There seems to be movement on only...
01.24.2018 News New year, new key players at Sylvester Manor Educational Farm As the staff at Sylvester Manor Educational Farm looks ahead to 2018 and the upcoming summer season, they will do so alongside two new key players who recently joined...
06.28.2017 News Saving Reel Point: Town, Land Trust review consultants’ report on erosion As a March storm lashed Shelter Island with wind-driven rain, John Needham noted an ominous sight — water lapping at his shop door at Coecles Harbor Marina. Mr. Needham,...