120 results for “farms to the future”
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New York State Grants Seeding Programs at Peconic Land Trust
Regional Aquifer Protection Land Acquisition Program Peconic Land Trust is so pleased to receive the Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) funding by the Department of Environmental Conservation (...
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Donor Spotlight | Arthur Beckenstein
For the Love of Nature
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Peconic Land Trust Receives Grant From NYS DEC and Land Trust Alliance to Assist Riverhead Town with the Revitalization of its Farmland Protection Programs
APRIL 29, 2016. SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK. John v.H. Halsey, President of the Peconic Land Trust, is pleased to announce that the Trust has been awarded a grant from the New York State Department of Env...
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The Next 40 Years
During 2022, the Trust engaged its board, staff, donors, and stakeholders in a comprehensive strategic planning process to map its future. Mapping the Future sets forth a bold set of goals and objecti...
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Good News for the Environment in the New York State Budget
Earlier this month, we heard the news: Funding for the environment was strong in this year's state budget. The budget includes a historic $400 million in funding for the Environmental Protection Fund ...
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Peconic Land Trust : Major Conservation Legislation Congress passed will have local benefits
SOUTHAMPTON, NY (December 31, 2015) – Peconic Land Trust, a land conservation organization working to protect Long Island’s working farms, natural lands and heritage, praises a bipartisan congressiona...
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Donor Spotlight | Remembering Adam Lewis
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Happenings at the Ag Center Community Gardens: A Note from Jessie
When I was a child, probably about 12 years old, I decided that every day I lived was an opportunity to learn something new. That’s been the driving force behind how I live my life. Keep learning, kee...
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A Note From Layton | Soil, Cover Crops, and Winter Harvest
Come mid-October at Quail Hill Farm we, your farmers, are starting to pack it in: as a coda to the ramp-up to our growing season in April and May, autumn brings a host of tasks to prepare the farm for...
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Meet Our Staff | Irene Sierra, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Operations
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Latest phase in the restoration of Peconic Land Trust’s Widow’s Hole Preserve in Greenport, the Planting of Beach Grasses for the “Living Shoreline,” Completed
The Peconic Estuary Program has funded the salt marsh restoration work being carried out by Peconic Land Trust with technical assistance from Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program. June 24, 201...
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Suffolk County Farmland Preservation Program Challenged
In September 2016, the New York State Supreme Court ruled against Suffolk County in a decision that bars its Farmland Preservation Program from permitting agricultural structures, including barns deer...
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Ways to Give
Gifts of Securities
Gifts of stock can be an effective way to protect the places you love.
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A Letter of Thanks From Staff Member Dan Heston
I’m writing to you from one of our beautiful North Fork farm fields protected by the Trust. Over the last few months, I’ve come to appreciate these fields more than ever. As I’ve watched others shut...