Category Archives: News

Join the Celebration! 362 Acre Acquisition – Protects Environmentally Sensitive Haviland Hollow Brook! Please join FrOGS for a celebratory reception at Claire’s Garden Center, 210 County Road 68 (Haviland Hollow Road) Patterson, NY on Friday, December 6th at 11am.  Haviland Hollow Brook is designated as the benchmark (cleanest) stream in the Great Swamp – the […]

Know any Girls Scouts looking for an idea for their Gold or Silver Award?  Christine Zirkelbach is PCLT’s coordinator for Girl Scout Gold and Silver Projects and we have a few project that we would love to have done:  Perhaps a Rain Garden or Memorial Garden at the Dorrie O’Brien House, or stream bed remediation […]

Our friends over at FrOGS (Friends of the Great Swamp) are hosting a special program for families called “Where They Go in Winter” with the live animals of The Nature of Things on Sunday, November 17   at   2 PM at the Patterson Library. The Nature of Things is an environmental outreach program that presents quality live animal presentations to schools […]

Attendees of  the Moss Walk with Dr. William Buck were treated to a beautiful day and a wonderful education on finding, identifying, and the characteristics of, mosses found locally.  Dr. Buck’s main theme?  There is incredible life going on in the smallest things we don’t even notice every day. More photos below…  

PCLT Member Andrew Falk with PCLT Trustees Susan Horan and Karen Bond at the FrOGS Art show last week.  What a weekend!  The were lots of beautiful photos, paintings, and jewelry for sale – not to mention the  great interactive displays, videos and information booths of other local organizations.  The Chuckie Goodnight Foundation even had […]

OCTOBER 26TH & 27TH, 2013 ABOVE:  At the 2012 FrOGS Art Show:  A group of children at the invertebrate exhibit, learning about the small creatures that inhabit our ponds & streams; while other visitors are viewing some of the many displayed artworks in the background. PCLT will be at the FrOGS Art Show and Celebration […]

The long-awaited Moss Walk with Bill Buck is set for October 20th at 1pm.  We’ve had to postpone this popular event twice – once for injury and once for travel – so let’s hope ‘the third time’s the charm”.  The location of the walk is to-be-decided. If you are interested in going, email us at […]

A notice from our neighbors at Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS):   Friends of the Great Swamp Canoe Trips 2013! Trips will depart from and return to the Patterson Environmental Park. ——————————————————  Saturday, September 21   9 AM  (returning around Noon) & 1 PM  (returning around 4 PM) ————- Sunday, September 22 9 AM   (returning around Noon) […]

The event will be held at the Starr Ridge Banquet and Conference Center at 38 Starr Ridge Road in Brewster on Saturday, April 5th, 2014 at 5:30pm.

The October 6th Moss Walk is postponed until further notice due to travel.  Check our website and facebook page for updates and rescheduling.