09.18.2026 Featured Story Preserved properties get volunteer oversight Members of the Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board are studying a draft of a proposed policy that would involve the use of volunteer stewards. Advisory Members lead efforts at...
08.14.2026 Featured Story Invasion of the mugworts: Green Options Committee weighs in There was a discussion by CPF members about how to proceed with stewardship efforts at the West Neck Preserve that has been subject to controversy. The property was purchased...
01.12.2024 Uncategorized Consultant outlines West Neck preservation plans Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board members got an overview Monday morning of plans for the stewardship of the West Neck Preserve at the corner of Nostrand Parkway and West...
10.19.2023 Featured Story Walk in the woods through preserved properties Three summers ago, Susan Carey Dempsey took us on a tour of the Island’s trails through its preserved lands. We thought it was time to get out onto the...
09.19.2023 Featured Story Shelter Island Preservation Fund to honor Jim Dougherty The Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board (CPFAB) will honor former supervisor Jim Dougherty by naming a trail on one of the existing preserves. Mr. Dougherty died Aug. 19. He...