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From our friends over at FrOGS: This coming Saturday, April 26th, 2014 at 9am, join Dr. Jim Utter of FrOGS at the Oblong Land Conservancy’s Slocum-Mostichetti Preserve on Pleasant Ridge Road, Dover, NY for some bird watching.  Learn to identify resident and migrating birds as well as about their springtime activities! Enjoy this wonderful preserve […]

                                 In a unique public-private partnership, Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT), Westchester Land Trust (WLT) and Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) announced today that together the organizations have permanently protected a critical landholding in the Ice Pond Conservation Area […]

Brewster, NY — Blue Bells are the blue flowers that carpet the forest floor in spring – taking advantage of the fact that the trees are still leafless and sunlight still reaches the forest floor.  Their color reminds us how glorious Spring can be, especially after the Winter we just experienced! To celebrate, the Putnam […]

The past few weeks and months have been a whirlwind of activity at PCLT.  Four new properties were added to PCLT’s preserve roster, totaling 222 acres.  This brings PCLT’s total acreage protected to over 1000 acres.  Each property goes through a rigorous evaluation by PCLT’s Acquisitions Committee of its preservation value before it is accepted. […]

The Putnam County Land Trust invites anyone interested in land preservation in Putnam County to join them at their 45th Anniversary Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction on April 5th. With a number of recent acquisitions in the past few months, PCLT now protects over 1000 acres in Putnam.  PCLT President Judy Terlizzi said, “We are […]

There are a few great events coming up, sponsored by our friends at FrOGS: Turtles! On Wednesday, March 12th at 7pm at the Patterson Library, premier turtle researcher Michael Musnick teams up with John Foley to presents the lives and habitats of Wood Turtles and Box Turtles. Hike the South Hollow Preserve! On Saturday, March […]

David Zhou, PCLT member and preserve steward, has released his first video of PCLT’s preserves.  Nicknamed “TRAILers”, these videos are short stories about the PCLT preserves and the people who care for them.  Aside from being a special place in these dedicate peoples’ lives, they know the best seasons and areas to visit.  Hearing their […]

PCLT has applied for a grant from MVP Healthcare.  Winners will be determined based on the number of votes received.  Each person can vot one time each day.  If you vote for 10 days that is 10 votes.  Please help us win.  The grant is for $2500 and will help us to open a new […]

If you haven’t seen this video, check it out.  It includes interviews from many local experts, business people and Putnam County residents.

Happy New Year everyone!  And now that its 2014, PCLT’s annual dinner & auction fundraiser is just around the corner!  Make your reservations early, by clicking the link below to print and mail your reservations and journal ads. Save the date -2014 Dinner Reservation Form