What's New
Check back often to see the latest news regarding land conservation on Long Island.
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Conservation Updates
Hopping/Pike Farm Stand (Sagaponack): Great News!! The Peconic Land Trust has purchased the Hopping farmland, home to the Pike Farmstand. Read more . . .
McQuade Preserve, Riverhead: The Trust issued a press release on December 17, 2009 on the donation of the McQuade Preserve in Riverhead. The 64.4 acre soundfront preserve was another step in a long-term conservation plan by Ann McQuade to realize the perpetual protection and stewardship of this land. In 2005, she sold the development rights to the land to Suffolk County. This was the first purchase of development rights on open space by the County and an unusual event attesting to the significance of the property. Read more . . .
Anderegg Preserve, Riverhead: The Trust issued a press release on September 17, 2009 on the conservation of the Anderegg Preserve in Riverhead. A 19-acre wooded parcel along Long Island Sound, is dedicated to the memory of J. Philip Anderegg and Etiennette Trouve Anderegg, was made possible through a combination of a generous donation to the Trust for the acquisition of the property by the estate of Mr. Anderegg, overseen by his friend and estate executor Arthur M. Tasker, and a bargain sale of 19 acres of woodland by Randy and Terry Pratt to the Trust. Read more . . .
Special Events
The following special events have been scheduled for 2010! We hope to see you. For more information, see our Upcoming Events Calendar.
Labor Day Weekend: The Tomato Taste-Off at Quail Hill Farm
Upcoming Connections Events:
For an online listing of Connections events . . . or
The September-December 2010 Connections is now available for download (pdf)
The Peconic Land Trust's calendar of recreational & educational events.
Peconic Land Trust Newsletter:
Latest Issues:
2009: Winter The next issue will be mailed late September 2010




