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Our friends over a FrOGS are holding their 20th Annual Celebration of the Great Swamp. An art & photography show, children’s activities, and more!! When: Saturday & Sunday, October 22 & 23. Hours are Saturday 11 to 5 & Sunday Noon to 4 Where: Christ Church on Quaker Hill, Pawling, NY ~ Free Admission ~ […]

The Land Trust Alliance (LTA) has selected the Putnam County Land Trust and the Accredited Oblong Land Conservancy to receive the Alliance’s National Land Trust Excellence Award for all-volunteer land trusts. This is one of three awards given each year among the more than 1600 land trusts across the country. It is the first time […]

June 4th, 2016: In celebration of National Trails Day, Saturday June 4th, PCLT is holding a Walk in the Woods with naturalist Jim Nordgren who will take us on a walk on the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Preserve, one of PCLT’s newest and largest preserves. The event is scheduled for 1:30 pm and the address is […]

The Putnam County Land Trust is seeking individuals to serve on its Board of Trustees. The current  Board consists of men and women from diverse backgrounds who share a commitment to preserving open space within Putnam County. The mission of the Land Trust includes managing the many wonderful properties it owns – for recreation and […]

Join our friends at Great Hollow Nature Preserve on May 1st at Noon for an afternoon full of family fun! They will have a barbecue, live music, guided hikes, and several demonstrations. At 1pm there will be a speaking ceremony with owner Gary Goldring, Attorney General George Jepson, New Fairfield First Selectman Susan Chapman, and […]

The Putnam County Land Trust is hosting a bird house building event on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 40 Abbeyfield Lane, Brewster NY from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.   This is an event for children who must be accompanied by a parent or adult. The cost is $10 per child and includes the bird house […]

Due to construction on a nearby property (not owned by PCLT) and in the interest of safety, our Field Farmstead Preserve will be closed until further notice.

PCLT’s Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction will be April 16th, 20016. Get your tickets now by downloading and printing the below reservation form….   Click this link:  2016.pclt.dinner.reservation.form

Brought to you by our friends at FrOGS… Carol Gracie, engaging speaker, retired botanist of the New York Botanical Garden, and photographer and co-author (with Steve Clemants) of Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States and Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast: A Natural History, will enchant us with […]

Mark your calendars! The 2016 PCLT Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction will be Saturday, April 16, starting at 5:30pm. We are getting the word out now in hopes that everyone who supports land conservation in Putnam County will be able to join us and make our 47th Anniversary Dinner the biggest yet.