Category Archives: Habitat Protection

Town of Putnam Valley -10 acres. Frederick Dill Preserve in Putnam Valley is a 10-acre flat flood plain just off Quincy Road. The property is largely scrub and brush, and the south side of the property is bound by Peekskill Hollow Brook, making current access difficult. There are unconfirmed rumors of an old boy scout […]

Town of Kent – 6.0 Acres. Preserve Overview:  These six acres consist mostly of sedge and young red maple marsh.  Located near the headwaters of the Peekskill Hollow Brook, this wetland acts as a filter, keeping waters downstream clear and allowing fish and other wildlife to prosper.  Bring waterproof boots or waders.  From Rt. 52 in […]

On Prospect Hill in Southeast. Check back soon for more info.

Route 22Patterson Town of Patterson – 17.0 Acres. HistoryElena Hill donated Seventeen acres along the East Branch Croton River to the Land Trust in 2000. Mrs. Hill is an avid conservationist who lived in Patterson for many years. The donated land includes the confluence of the Haviland Hollow Brook and the East Branch Croton River […]

North Horsepound RoadKent Town of Kent – 19.67 acres. These two parcels in the town of Kent were the donation of Stephen Hick, Julie Paulsen and Marilynn Price, children of Dorothy Phillips Hick and Gerald Hick. They donated these parcels to the land trust to be forever green and requested the preserve be named in […]

Town of Patterson – 115.7 acres. Abbeyfield LaneBrewster The Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Preserve is not yet open to the public.   More info to come.  Check back soon.

181 Barrett Hill RoadMahopac Towns of Carmel & Putnam Valley – 26 acres. In February of 2011, Mahopac residents Saul and Ingrid Chase generously donated 22.51 acres of their property to the PCLT. The donated land, which includes two parcels in the town of Carmel and one in the town of Putnam Valley, are contiguous […]