Category Archives: News

In a unique public-private partnership, Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT), Westchester Land Trust (WLT) and Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) recently protected a 115-acre parcel of land in the Ice Pond Conservation Area of the Great Swamp — a region of statewide ecological significance — in the Town of Patterson, New York. The protection […]

Scouts work on PCLT Preserves over the years. Sorry, this isn’t a newsflash of a bald eagle sighting on PCLT land.  This is about Eagles of another feather.  Over the past number of years most of Putnam County Land Trust’s preserves have been improved by the efforts of Boy Scouts earning their Eagle Scout Rank.  […]

Brought to you by our friends at FrOGS and the Oblong Land Conservancy: Butterfly Walk at the Slocum-Mostachetti Preserve Saturday, August 2 For more info, contact the Oblong Land Conservancy at 845-855-3266 or oblongland@gmail.com Butterfly Walk led by Bill Wallace, who has studied and catalogued the Butterflies of the Great Swamp for ten years. Wear […]

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!!!! Tickets are $50 per person.  Space is extremely limited, and tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis.  To reserve your ticket(s) email events@pclt.net or call 845/278-2808.  Once your reservation is confirmed, payment must be received within 5 business days.  Checks should be payable to ‘Putnam County Land Trust’ and […]

PCLT Member and Steward David Chau has created the second TRAILers video, this one is for the Danner Preserve on the Putnam and Westchester border. After checking out the video, visit the Danner Preserve page for directions, description and maps.

Local Conservation Groups Benefit from State Conservation Initiative Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced in April that $1.4 million in Conservation Partnership Program grant money would go to 50 non-profit land trusts across the State.  Both the Oblong Land Conservancy (OLC), based in Pawling/Dover, and the Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT), based in Patterson, are beneficiaries […]

  …AT THE ROBERT & JOSEPHINE KOESTNER PRESERVE The Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT) is looking for volunteers for a work party on Sunday, June 1, 2014.  From 9 am to 12 noon, volunteers will be gathering to do trail work at the Robert and Josephine Koestner Preserve.  The Koestner Preserve is a 1.68 acre […]

Five former Putnam County Land Trust boardmembers  were recently awarded Emeritus status as they “retired” from the PCLT Board. These were talented and giving volunteers whose service as trustees contributed to the organization’s success over the past several years, and they will be missed.  While some had been off the board for a number of […]

On April 24th Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced $1.4 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants for 50 nonprofit land trusts across the State with the purpose of boosting tourism and public access.  PCLT was one of fifty organizations to receive a portion of the competitive grant funding.  The $9,000 grant will enable the all-volunteer Putnam […]

PCLT lost two great friends in April.  Denis Castelli and Karen Correll both passed away, and will be sorely missed. Denis was a PCLT trustee for many years, and was the driving force behind the fundraising for, gutting of, and renovation of the PCLT’s headquarters, the Dorrie O’Brien House.  A constant figure in the community, Denis […]