Town of Putnam Valley – 1.68 acres. Maria Ritchie and Dorothy De Rose are two sisters who in February 2012 donated property held in the family for more than 50 years to the Putnam County Land Trust. This 1.68-acre wooded parcel sits along the east bank of the Peekskill Hollow Brook on White Road in […]
Category Archives: Preserves
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Town of Southeast – 36.0 Acres. Temporarily closed for bridge replacement History This 36.5-acre preserve was part of the Gage family farm. Elihu Gage came from Cape Cod and was among the ten pioneers who settled in the strip of land in eastern Putnam County known as the Oblong. For many years ownership of this […]
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On Prospect Hill in Southeast. Check back soon for more info.
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The first preserve acquired by the Putnam Land Trust, Field Farmstead was donated by Helen Field Gatling in 1971. This 21-acre parcel was once a part of the farm belonging to her ancestor Samuel Field. Mr. Field was the first settler of record in the Town of Southeast.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Town of Southeast – 13.0 Acres. HistoryThis 13-acre preserve was donated to the Putnam Land Trust in 1991 by Henry and Vera Keil of Cold Spring, New York. Exploring The PreserveThe preserve is a mix of scrub/shrub wetland and wet meadows, and includes a stream that feeds directly into the East Branch of the Croton River. This extension of the […]
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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.
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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 […]
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Trails COMING SOON! 398 Bullet Hole RoadPatterson Town of Patterson – 93 acres. This preserve was donated to PCLT in December 2012. Check back soon for more info! Below is a portion of the initial press release from January 2013 announcing the preserve: The Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT) recently announced it has received a […]