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The 2010
Peconic Land Trust Annual Fund Campaign is On!
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Contributions from our supporters are critical to our work in conserving Long Island working farms and natural lands now and for future generations.
Please Contribute Today!
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Connections programs convey the Trust's goal to connect people to the land around us. Join us!
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7:40 p.m.
"WEHM Zumba Class to benefit the Trust at HGC in Sag Harbor"
The Hamptons Gym Corp and WEHM radio DJ Anthony are teaming up to benefit the Peconic Land Trust with a Zumba class this Thursday at their gym in Sag Harbor on Bay Street. Led by instructor Jacqui Perrine, come and check out the hottest fitness class around, have a blast, meet Anthony and a few of us brave souls from the Trust -- all in support of land conservation! HGC is forgoing the class fee for this one special evening - and just asks all Zumba-goers to make a donation to the Trust. Hope to see you there.
1:00 p.m.
"Putting Your Garden to Bed, Part II"
Your roses need special care in the fall to ensure healthy spring growth. Garden Manager Rick Bogusch and horticulturalist Jeff Negron will provide a hands on demonstration in the garden on pruning, fall fertilization, and the proper steps to protect roses from the cold. Come prepared to be outside and walk the garden.
$5/person. Space is limited and reservations are requested. Rain cancels.
3:00 p.m.
"Bringing the Outdoors In: A Holiday-scape for your Home"
Come and meet horticultural designer Richard Udice of C. Whitmore Gardens in Amagansett for a fun and inspiring demonstration that will have you rethinking your traditional holiday home interiors!
$20/person. Space is limited to the first 25 RSVPs. Call Today!
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Trust Announces the Sale of the Manorville Horse Farm
Under threat of development,
the Trust purchased the property to hold
until a conservation buyer could be found.
In March 2007, the Peconic Land Trust p urchased the Williams Horse Farm, a 15.3-acre farm property located in the center of the Manorville farm belt. At that time, the farm was under threat of development. The property sits within a significant agricultural corridor in the Town of Brookhaven, and its loss would have been detrimental to the area's rural character. Simultaneous with the acquisition in 2007, the Trust sold the land's development rights to the Town--thus protecting the property in perpetuity.
Since then, the Trust has worked with the current leaseholder to maintain the property as an active horse farm.
 On October 8, 2010, the Trust sold the protected farmland to a young farm couple -- Christopher Nellen and Elizabeth Baron -- who intend to continue the horse operation as well as introduce other agricultural activities to the land, including vegetable crops and a bee-keeping operation.
"This is a wonderful outcome for this property," said Project Manager Stephen Searl. "This is a significant farm operation in the Town of Brookhaven, and its continuation as a farming operation was of prime importance to the Trust. With this sale, we were able to achieve our two stated goals from the inception: protection of the agricultural property (through the sale of development rights to the Town) and conveyance of the property to a conservation buyer with an interest in agriculture."
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CPartner news:
New Suffolk Waterfront Fund
Poised to Complete Acquisition
...loans from The Conservation Fund
and donations from individuals and grants from foundations make possible the transfer of property by December 2010 deadline
The Peconic Land Trust is pleased to announce that the  non-profit New Suffolk Waterfront Fund (Fund) will acquire the 5.5-acre New Suffolk Waterfront parcel, overlooking Cutchogue Harbor by the end of the year. The Trust purchased the property in December of 2007. At the time of acquisition, an expanded boat storage operation was being proposed for the waterfront; as an alternative, local residents expressed serious interest in acquiring the property for public purposes. To assist the community, the Trust drew from its revolving fund and other Trust assets to acquire the property, and then spent the past three years working with the Fund and the broader community to develop a conservation plan for the waterfront.The Conservation Fund, a national conservation organization that assists communities to acquire and protect landscapes valued for recreation, wildlife habitat, history and more, will provide a short-term loan to the New Suffolk Waterfront Fund to  bridge its current fundraising gap. In addition, the Waterfront Fund has received support from over 500 individuals, as well as philanthropic organizations including the Laura P. Winship Fund at the San Diego Foundation. "We are very pleased that we have been able to assist the community in realizing a dream to protect this waterfront, long a source of community pride and interest, available to them while they undertook a fundraising initiative. We wish the New Suffolk Waterfront Fund all the best as they take on the next phase of life for this important, historic property," said Trust Vice President Tim Caufield.To learn more about the New Suffolk Waterfront Fund's plans for the property, please visit their website at www.newsuffolkwaterfrontfund.org.
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 Great Gifts for the Holidays
Visit the Peconic Land Trust gift shop and consider giving the gift of conservation to your friends and family!  Bridge Gardens Membership: a beautiful gift that keeps giving all year round. Individual and Family memberships are available.  True East: Farming Ancestral Lands on Long Island's East End by Wendy Chamberlin tells the story in pictures and prose of four farm families from Eastern Long Island. The perfect coffee table book.   For the Chef: The Quail Hill Farm Cookbook and French Fridays at the Farm are both wonderful ways to bring the bounty of Quail Hill into your kitchen.  Notecards: The images of farmland, wetlands, and the gardens provide the perfect opening for personal notes. The Trust has three  unique sets of notecards that make wonderful gifts . . . as well as being a great gift to yourself!   T-shirts and baseball caps. Let everyone know your support for the Peconic Land Trust and Quail Hill Farm.
Visit the Peconic Land Trust gift shop for more information on these and other great gift ideas! Happy Shopping! Thank you for all your support.
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Keep up with last minute news as well as activities and initiatives on the Peconic Land Trust's Facebook page.
Each week we profile a local farmstand on Facebook as well as make announcements on upcoming programs and last minute activities.
Join us online.
In addition to our main Facebook page, we now have pages for Quail Hill Farm, Bridge Gardens and Charnews Farm. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Peconic Land Trust Conserves Long Island's working farms, natural lands, and heritagefor our communities now and in the future.
To learn more, visit us online at www.PeconicLandTrust.org or call 631.283.3195.A copy of the last financial report filed with the New York State Attorney General may be obtained by writing to: New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, Attn: FOIL Officer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271 or Peconic Land Trust, PO Box 1776, Southampton, NY 11969. |
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