Spring / Summer 2005 Volume 1, Issue 2

Board of Trustees Carter Bales, Chairman Advisory Committee to Recommend Luis Rinaldini, Vice-Chairman Land Acquisitions for Nassau County Rosemary Bourne, Secretary & Treasurer Environmental Bond… Robert Bernhard John Bralower Danny Davison n November 2004, Nancy Douzinas Ralph Fumante Ishortly after the Nassau Stephen Green Jane Greenleaf County Environmental Leland Hairr Bonds was passed, County Tom Lieber Virginia Mailman Executive Tom Suozzi Clarence Michalis appointed a non-partisan Jonathan Moore Judy Murray advisory committee to Barry Osborn screen applications and Paul Rabinovitch Patsy Randolph make recommendations Julie Rinaldini Larry Schmidlapp about how bond monies Zach Taylor are to be expended. The Members of the Nassau County Bond Advisory Committee take a Paula Weir break from their weekly meeting. Pictured left to right are Tom Maher, Karl Wellner committee is comprised Cynthia Cooper, Brian Muellers, Chairman, Adrienne Esposito, of nine voting members Lisa Ott, NSLA Executive Director, Dan Donatelli and Neal Lewis. Advisory Board Myron Blumenfeld representing different Anne Cannell geographic areas as well working farms. He also Muellers, held a series of Judith Chapman Louise Harrison as advisors from the Open thanked the North Shore meetings across the county Neal Lewis Robert Mackay Space and Parks Advisory Land Alliance (NSLA) to educate residents about Peter MacKinnon Committee (OSPAC), for bringing the idea the procedure for nominat- Sarah J. Meyland Patricia Pelkowski the Nassau County of an open space bond ing projects for the bond. Kyle Rabin Planning Commission, to his attention. There are four categories Jennifer Rimmer Peter Schiff and experts from the real (continued on page 15) Katie Schwab estate, legal, public works NSLA is well represented John W. Turner Richard Weir and parks departments. on the Advisory C O N T E N T S Tom Zoller Committee with Ralph Director’s Letter 2 NSLA Staff At the first meeting, Fumante, Trustee, Katie North Hills 3 Lisa Ott, Recent NSLA Events 4 Executive Director County Executive Suozzi Schwab and Neil Lewis, Liz Remsen, announced that he Advisory Board Members NY Times Panel 6 Associate Director Conservation Measures 7 Peach Schneir intended to bond the full and Lisa Ott, Executive DEC Hearing 8 Associate Director $50 million this year Director. The committee, Julie Abbate Friend Raiser 10 Office Manager and that his priority was chaired by former Nassau New Board Members 11 Daria Lamb, What is a PDR? 12 Event Coordinator Nassau County's last County Legislator, Brian JCT 13 Mission Statement New Staff 14 NYS Open Space List 16 The North Shore Land Alliance, Inc. ("NSLA") is a land trust formed to LTA Grants 18 protect and preserve, in perpetuity, the green spaces, wetlands and historical Upcoming Events 19 sites of 's North Shore for the enjoyment and benefit of future Contributors 20 generations and the protection and enhancement of homeowner quality of life. Membership 24

1 A Letter From the Executive Director In "Watch Dog" Role for a Land Trust, NSLA Challenges Village of North Hills… Photo courtesyNewsday Dear Friends, was NSLAalerted It was a long, cold winter 2. Thank Nassau County eloquently defended in the beginning of 2005 and a great time to lay Executive Suozzi and the importance of about a development groundwork for our Legislature and Oyster conservation ease- threat to a special 18.4 conservation efforts for Bay Town Supervisor ments, a big hug if acre property in the this year. From the time Venditto and Board I ever meet him. Village of North Hills. I was a young girl, I for providing $45 Known locally as Grace have always been a list million to spend Never before have we Forest, these rare maker but never in my locally on open space been in such a good woodlands are one of life have I felt as good nominations this year. position to make real the last sites on Long about making lists as the conservation happen. Island that contain tulip, ones we are helping to 3. Attend State With the availability of red oak and beech trees. write now. Department of Parks our County and Town In addition, rare wetlands, and Environmental funds, we can now critical in protecting My “To Do” List: Conservation (DEC) leverage local dollars Long Island's drinking NSLA's Liz Remsen & Biologist Dr. Andrew Greller 1. Identify and contact committee meetings with the state, with water, exist on and near visit Grace Forest in North Hills major property owners and work to get more federal tax deductions the site. based on the "Green- Nassau County with private, public be protected. Grace conservation easement Print." Thanks to a properties on the partnerships creating The Village of North Hills Forest is a designated intended to preserve the new system developed New York State Open }an even bigger pool wants to lift a restrictive Special Groundwater property "in perpetuity." for us by the Trust for Space List currently to preserve our last covenant that currently Protection Area (SGPA) Public Lands, with in revision. remaining open spaces. protects Grace Forest in and such open space The trustees in the village data from the Nassau order to build 60 new is needed to provide of North Hills are still County Planning 4. Thank NSLA members Thank you for being our condominiums. NSLA groundwater recharge, reviewing the developer's Commission, we are and friends for all the members and friends and spent months investigat- critical in protecting the subdivision application, able to identify all letters and e-mails helping us throughout the ing land use laws, deep flow aquifers which though they now have to Nassau County they wrote to their year. We are optimistic attending several North supply Long Island's consider open space and properties greater than elected officials asking that this is going to be Hills Village meetings, drinking water. water issues as well as 5 acres and begin that tax deductions a very good year for and educating the village listen to the concerns of to connect them for land conservation conservation on the trustees and residents on Grace Forest is an their residents. NSLA systematically into remain in place. Give North Shore. several issues. ecologically significant will continue to inform wonderful swaths of Senator Schumer, woodland, home to many the residents of North open, green space. who strongly and Sincerely, The Department rare and old growth trees Hills on the pending of Environmental and provides a habitat proposal and encourage Conservation (DEC) for many species of them to attend the public has determined that plants and birds. hearings, speak out and wetlands in Grace Forest demand protection for Lisa W. Ott are of "unusual local Finally, Grace Forest is this rare property before importance" and should protected by a it is too late.

2 Conservation News ‹ Spring / Summer 2005 3 NSLA Holds 2nd Annual Family Picnic... NSLA Sponsors Land Use Planning Workshop…

held its Many Thanks to Our Generous or land use on Long NSLAsecond FIsland, the balance NSLA Trustee Patsy Randolph, annual Family Picnic on Family Picnic Sponsors of open space preserva- NSLA Associate Director Peach th Schnier and Nassau County June 5 at The Nature Andersen Family Lombardi Family tion and economic Planning Commission Director Conservancy's Upland Rosemary Bourne McNicol Family growth is critical. With Patty Bourne during seminar Farms in Cold Spring de Rothschild Family Ott Family that in mind, NSLA Family Picnic Co-Chairs Caitlin Harbor. Many families Donohue Family Remsen Family invited top land use Weissman & Emily Johnson accept flowers and thanks with from all over the North Mollie Eckelberry Romagnuolo Family planner, Randall Arendt, Mollie Eckelberry Shore enjoyed a beautiful Feinstein Family Ryan Family to conduct a seminar afternoon of music, Hahn Family Schlesinger Family focusing on conservation games, crafts, delicious Heaney Family Stern Family subdivision design. On food by Bernard's of Heyke Family Wachtler Family May 26th, 135 land use Glen Head and more. Johnson Family Walsh Family decision makers gathered Upland Farms was the Debra Kirsch Weissman Family at the Hoffman Center perfect setting to talk in Muttontown for a 5 with families about land partnership with The public officials on "steps hour workshop to learn protection and how Nature Conservancy to to take" to preserve conservation design and NSLA is working in educate landowners and open space. the supporting regulatory Co-Sponsors of land use planning workshop, from left: Paul Rabinovitch, Executive framework needed by Director of The Nature Conservancy LI; Loyd Zuckerberg, President of Nassau Land Youngster bounces on hippity Trust; Lisa Ott, Executive Director of North Shore Land Alliance; Randall Arendt, hop during NSLA Family Picnic villages and towns. guest presenter; Ursula Niarakis of the Hoffman Center; Kyle Rabin, Executive Attendees included Director of Friends of the Bay, and William Niarakis of the Hoffman Center Village Mayors, Trustees, Town and County whenever the underlying Planning Board Members, density is one unit per Builders, Architects, acre or lower. Landscape Architects, Engineers, and Realtors. Mr. Arendt's workshop offered valuable "greener" Mr. Arendt's message land use planning tools was clear: in order to and an enlightened vision Children enjoy game tables at Isobel, Josie & Adrienne Family Picnic Lister Family arrives for NSLA Coleman at NSLA Family Picnic achieve a community's for decision makers to The Bertsch Family enjoys craft Family Picnic goal for "growing move forward with con- tables at NSLA Family Picnic greener," model ordi- servation objectives for Planners from Town of Huntington at seminar nances must be adopted. their own communities. In addition to requiring NSLA is deeply grateful a process in which the to Mr.Arendt for sharing conservation areas of a his wisdom, to all the site are determined first, workshop attendees for zoning ordinances must their time and attention, contain, at a minimum, a and to fellow co-spon- requirement that protected sors for the program, lands in conservation The Nature Conservancy, subdivisions are com- Friends of the Bay, Students from East Woods, The von Stade Family at NSLA Family Picnic with Richard prised of at least 50% of Hoffman Center and Green Vale & Cold Spring Harbor Student volunteer Lili Noesen Missy Geddes with grandchild Rodriguez volunteer their time and energy and her sister Maisie at craft at cotton candy cart during the buildable ground Nassau Land Trust. Lloyd Zuckerberg works on design exercise during NSLA Family Picnic tables during NSLA Family NSLA Family Picnic with fellow workshop attendees Picnic

4 Conservation News ‹ Spring / Summer 2005 5 NSLA Board Chair, Carter Bales, Three Land Conservation Measures on New York Times Land Use Panel Under Consideration at State Level...

In addition to local bonding, some good things are happening for land conservation in Albany this year. Those include:

Community Clean Water Preservation Fund Protection and Flood “The Bigger Better (CPF) Prevention Act - Bottle Bill”-

Senator Marcellino and Senator Marcellino and Congressman DiNapoli Congressman DiNapoli Congressman DiNapoli and Senator LaValle have proposed enabling have proposed legislation have proposed legisla- legislation which would to amend environmental tion that would amend allow towns throughout conservation law that both the conservation New York State to would provide the DEC and finance law to From left, Lawrence Downes of NYT, Vivian Toy of NYT and Carter Bales of NSLA impose a real estate with regulatory authority expand the definition of transfer tax of up to 2%, over the state’s freshwater “beverage” in the state he New York Times and NYT Long Island development resonated applied only to those wetlands of an acre or returnable container act T(NYT) presented reporter, Vivian Toy with the crowd, especially homes above the mean, more, regardless of to include noncarbonated a panel discussion on debated the issue of land with regard to decreased with proceeds designated whether that wetland beverages (e.g., bottled preservation versus development vs. open home values due to urban for the purchase of open had previously been water, sports drinks and sprawl on Long Island. space preservation. sprawl and the strain space. This program, mapped by the DEC. fruit juices) and to direct The well attended on natural resources. very similar to those Currently, wetlands less the unclaimed deposit discussion, held on May Quickly engaged in the All who attended are used in eastern Suffolk than 12.4 acres are under monies derived from 10th at the Locust Valley lively discussion, the concerned with Long County, would create a the jurisdiction of the the program to the Library, was moderated audience mostly agreed Island's water supply sustainable income U.S. EPA and Army environmental protection by NYT editorial board that a balance had to be and want increased stream for open space Corp of Engineers who fund (which funds state- member Lawrence achieved between space communication between protection. To qualify, due to the vast inventory wide land conservation Downes.Three panelists, and sprawl. Mr. Bales' towns, villages and Towns must have a of such wetlands have efforts). Such a bill NSLA Board Chair, comments on the residents for a more majority vote of their been very ineffective. would also reduce litter, Carter Bales; Long Island decreased sense of unified approach to residents and a current One hundred fifty nine increase jobs and provide Regional Planning Board community and quality solving land and water master plan with open acres of wetlands vanish a sustainable funding Deputy, Seth Forman, of life due to over- use issues. space objectives. in the US every day. source estimated to be as much as $200 Million.

The CPF passed in the This bill was also passed This bill was also passed Assembly but did not in the Assembly but did in the Assembly but did Bailey’s Arboretum make it out of committee not make it out of not make it out of in the Senate. There is committee in the Senate. committee in the Senate. partici- to be open to the public land is available to the great hope among Major opposition was Senator Bruno was NSLApated as a "living growing public for events and environmentalists that mounted by Senator quoted as saying that in a Spring Garden Show museum, a museum of trail walks. this Bill will be passed Bruno. this Bill was "a give at Bailey’s Arboretum trees and shrubs and next year. away to the greenies." June 4th. In 1911, Frank flowers." Owned by Please call the Village Bailey bought the Nassau County and of Lattingtown for more approximately 45 acres maintained by the information at Land preservationists in New York State have much work to do over the summer in Lattingtown and Friends of Bailey’s 516-676-6920 months to convince their Senators of the importance of these bills. envisioned the property Arboretum, this beautiful

6 Conservation News ‹ Spring / Summer 2005 7 Protection of Long Island's Water… NSLA to Testify at New York State DEC Hearing

and use greatly systems utilizing the sole a point where the blended or piping water in from cases of extreme hard- explored treatment options Limpacts water quality source aquifer system to water would meet the another source would be ship. She further argued and the DEC has not and quantity. Excessive meet the needs of nearly nitrate standard. This prohibitively expensive. that treatment options considered the long term development creates more 2.7 million people on blended water would were available but that impact of choosing the pavment which Long Island, the DEC then be sold to SCWA SCWA's second argument SCWA did not want to path of least resistance. increases water runoff does not have the research customers in the area. is that it is "a coastal expend funds to purchase It is time to demand sound and decreases recharge to or a regional plan to guide community," as defined the technology. SCWA management for Long Long Island's the long term use of The Lloyd aquifer is by the statute, which should address the water Island's water supply. underground aquifer. In Long Island's aquifer. protected by a moratori- defines coastal commu- quality problem in the area its mission to protect land um on drilling under nities as those where the by attacking engineering Members of the Water from overdevelopment, A case is pending at Section 15-1528 of the Magothy aquifer is flaws in the distribution Coalition, including especially the designated DEC which could set a New York State Environ- absent or contaminated system and using new NSLA, the Sierra Club, Special Groundwater dangerous precedent for mental Conservation Law with chloride. Because technology to treat the the East Norwich Civic Protection Areas, the water usage. The Suffolk ("ECL") which provides nitrate contamination water and remove pollu- Association, Residents North Shore Land County Water Authority for a moratorium on forced the closing of tants. Additionally, SCWA for a More Beautiful Alliance ("NSLA") ("SCWA") has applied to granting of new permits two of seven wells in should advocate water Port Washington and has joined a growing drill a water supply well to drill water supply wells the area for which the conservation and better the Lloyd Harbor coalition, called Water into the Lloyd aquifer, the in the Lloyd Aquifer new well is sought they local planning to reduce Conservation Group and for Long Island ("The third layer of Long Island's in areas that are not believe they qualify as the source of the nitrate other interested individ- Water Coalition"), to underground aquifer, due "coastal communities." a coastal community. pollution which is largely uals and groups, had study Long Island's to nitrate contamination SCWA is seeking an due to lawn fertilizer until July 1, 2005 to groundwater supply of the upper glacial and exemption from the Sarah J. Meyland, a new usage and lack of sewers. apply for "party status" and advocate a multi- Magothy aquifer in the current law by advancing member of NSLA's in order to appear and faceted plan for its long area. The new well two arguments. Advisory Board, was an Long Island's underground oppose SCWA's applica- term stewardship. would supply water to author of the moratorium aquifer has held pristine tion. SCWA has indicated the Middleville road SCWA's primary argu- law and is leading the water from the glaciers that they will fight our The New York State wellfield which lies ment seeks an exemption opposition to SCWA's for thousands of years. efforts to gain party status Department of Environ- within the Northport based on the "extreme application. In comments It has taken only 50 years and will file a brief in mental Conservation intermediate zone of hardship" provision of at the public hearing on to contaminate the first opposition to our appli- ("DEC") is responsible SCWA's supply system. ECL §15-1528 (4), May 10th, Ms. Meyland two levels and there is cation. NSLA has for protecting and SCWA proposes to pump arguing that not enough stated that the water no plan to safeguard the approved a joint effort managing the water water from the new well room exists to build a authority had not met future. NSLA strongly of the Water Coalition supply system of Long and blend it with conta- nitrate treatment plant in the law's requirement opposes SCWA's request to seek party status in Island. However, with minated water to bring the area, and that treating that an exemption to the to drill deeper because the SCWA hearing more than 60 major water the nitrate level down to the contaminated water law be granted only in they have not fully before the DEC. Centre Island Land Trust Merges with NSLA... The Area We Serve he Centre Island tion beyond their own of NSLA and work TLand Trust (CILT), community and joined under a larger conserva- founded in 1999 to pro- forces with others to tion umbrella. NSLA's tect and preserve green start NSLA. Based on goal is to create Local NSLA’s designated area spaces, was one of the NSLA's first year of Conservation Chapters, reaches from the southern original founders of success, CILT decided village by village, in boundary of the Northern State Parkway NSLA. The CILT it could better serve its order to meet the concerns to the shore of Long Island Sound and from trustees saw a greater community by becoming and needs of individual the western boundary of Nassau County to need for land conserva- the first local chapter communities. the eastern border of Smithtown Township.

8 Conservation News ‹ Spring / Summer 2005 9 Cold Spring Harbor Friend Raiser Our New Board Members The North Shore Land Alliance is pleased to welcome five new members to its Board of Trustees.

udy and Mike Murray generously hosted a cocktail Leland Hairr Jparty on June 26 to introduce the North Shore Land A North Carolinian, Lee came to New York to complete his PhD studies at New Alliance (NSLA) to friends and neighbors in the Cold York University. He joined the staff of a national environmental, economics and Spring Harbor and Lloyd Harbor area. Mike Murray occupa-tional health consulting firm acquired by the Equitable Life Assurance introduced NSLA Chair, Carter Bales, who thanked the Society and served as Senior Vice President of the Environmental Division. In 1979 he co-founded an environmental consulting firm, headquartered in Garden From left: Ted Lamont, Joan residents for their conservation spirit City, and continues to serve as President. Shepard and Judy Murray and spoke of NSLA's mission to (NSLA Trustee) at June 26 He has been active in the community, having served on the board for 10 years NSLA Friend Raiser preserve land in perpetuity. Executive and President for 2 years of the Family Service League of Suffolk County. For the Director, Lisa Ott, also thanked past 15 years, he has served in the volunteer government of the Village of Lloyd everyone for their interest in NSLA Harbor as Chair of the Environmental Review Board, then Chair of the Planning From left: Keith and and spoke of the importance of Board, and for the past 6 years as Mayor. In 1993 he received Newsday's Volunteer Frances Moffat with neighbors helping neighbors in Mike Murray at of the Year Award. Currently, he also serves on the Board of the Friends of the Bay. NSLA Friend Raiser protecting open space. NSLA's goal Lee and his wife Cheryl have grown children and four grandchildren. is to build trust in North Shore communities by learning more about local needs for preservation. Virginia S. Mailman After graduating from Stanford University, Virginia came to New York and worked for 10 years on the editorial staff of LIFE Magazine. She left LIFE to become NY Bureau Chief of a start-up magazine, Show Business Illustrated, and subsequently started her own public relations firm with two partners. Virginia has served on the Board of the National Council on Alcoholism and won their Humanitarian Award. She has also served as a trustee for the Hazelden Foundation and helped start their New York City Rehabilitation Center. She is currently a trustee of PEN American Center, the oldest writers organization in America. Virginia has three sons, five grandsons and has lived in Glen Cove for 40 years.

Paula Youngs Weir Cheryl and Lee Hairr (New NSLA Rynn and Nancy Berry at the Murrays Paula Youngs Weir co-owns and manages her family's farm on Hegeman's Lane in th Trustee) at NSLA Friend Raiser From left: Henrietta Darrell, Margy Hargraves, Old Brookville. Youngs Farm is in its 113 year of business. After college and a Mark Hopkinson with Ted and Rebecca Bahr on the job as a Consumer Specialist for Talon in the early 70's, Paula returned to the farm Murray's terrace overlooking Cold Spring Harbor to start up the Bakery/Gift Shop extension of the business over twenty five years ago. Her interests in the community and historic preservation have lead her to be past President of the Boards of SPLIA and the Friends of Raynham Hall. Her three children attended East Woods School and during that time Paula served on the East Woods Board as Vice-President, but she best liked running the "Flea Market" at the East Woods Fair for over 17 years. Currently Paula is a Trustee at Sewanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and serves as Membership Chairman. With family ties dating back to 1640, when John H. Youngs settled Southhold, Paula feels the pain of seeing the Long Island we all love being wasted away by massive development.

David H. Taylor, Jr. From left: Jack and Andree Welsh David H. Taylor, Jr. (Zach) has been a life long conservationist. He received an From left: Ted Lamont, Mary Lindsay and with Robin and Paul Vermylen at M.B.A. from Columbia University and an A.B. from Harvard College. Zach served Kay Macy on Murray terrace during NSLA NSLA Friend Raiser at Murrays Friend Raiser for three years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Today, Zach is a partner at Milbank Winthrop and Co. and is a director of the Global Small Cap Fund and the Emerging Markets South Asian Fund. He is a trustee of the Nature Conservancy (continued on page 13) From left: Jan Pratt and Dorothy Cappadona

10 Conservation News ‹ Spring / Summer 2005 11 What is a PDR? Update: Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) NSLA explores “Purchase of Development Rights” to preserve farmland and open space... hanks to the many reduce almost all of the tax rowing in popularity negotiate or turn down here on Long Island’s Tletters and e-mails advantages for easements Gand demand, there an offer. Once an agree- North Shore, PDR sent by our North Shore and gifts to alternative is a legal transaction that ment is made, a perma- programs provide the Land Alliance (NSLA) ways to prevent abuses. will compensate willing nent deed restriction, benefits of open space members and friends, Now we face the task of landowners for not also known as a conser- without the expense of land trusts across the helping policymakers developing their land, vation easement, is maintaining and policing country and national define those alternatives called a .purchase of placed on the property publicly owned land. conservation organiza- and trying to ensure that development rights. which restricts the type tions like The Nature whatever is put into place (PDR). To understand of activities that may Land trusts, like NSLA, Conservancy and Land does not impair conservation. how a PDR works, a take place on the land. who know their commu- Trust Alliance great Senator Charles Schumer landowner must first nities and have established progress has been made their support for conserva- Locally, we need to thank think of the bundle of PDR programs offer trust with residents, are regarding the proposed tion easements, including those politicians who have rights associated with substantial benefits to often called into service changes to tax law affect- our own George Pataki. helped us and ask that they their land, like mineral both communities and to monitor the deed ing land conservation. 3) State and Local officials, continue to support impor- rights. When mineral landowners. Many restrictions so that like Congressman Tom tant land conservation rights are separated landowners, particularly violations do not occur. Those include: DiNapoli and County efforts. We also need to from that bundle, the farmers, are cash poor As a broker and steward 1) At Congressional hear- Executive Tom Suozzi, work hard to ensure that owner is prohibited and land rich. By selling for PDR programs, ings in April, ten Senators have written letters and our most important conser- from drilling for oil or their development rights, NSLA can increase the and Representatives engaged their lobbyists vation properties are listed from mining the land. owners can convert pace and process of expressed their opposition on our behalf. on town, county and state Similarly, when devel- some of the wealth tied land preservation on to the JCT approach, lists, so there is no question opment rights are sepa- up in their land while Long Island. including our own Senator Again, thanks to your about their conservation rated from the land, the maintaining ownership Charles Schumer. involvement, we are cau- value. And, we need to current and future and productive capacity. For more information 2) Five Governors have tiously optimistic that the accelerate our local conser- landowner is prohibited on PDR’s or other con- written Congress to dialogue in Washington vation efforts to guarantee from developing that NSLA is working with servation planning tools, oppose the JCT recom- has shifted from the JCT protection of our last land. The purchase of Nassau County and the please call the NSLA mendations and state proposals to dramatically remaining open spaces. development rights Town of Oyster Bay to office at 516-626-0908 involves the sale of utilize funds from the or refer to our website that right while leaving environmental bonds www. Our New Board Members (continued from page 11) all the remaining rights passed last year for northshorelandalliance in place. various PDR transactions. .org For our communities David H. Taylor, Jr. (continued) PDR is a voluntary (New York and Long Island Chapters), a trustee of the Long Island Land Alliance, transaction, where a a board member of Chanticleer, Co-Chair of his Harvard College class and a land trust or government former trustee of Groton School. Zach lives in New York City and Upper Brookville agency makes an offer with his wife, Missie Rennie Taylor, and two daughters Rennie and Bree. to a landowner to buy their development Karl G. Wellner rights. A land trust often In the investment manage-ment industry since 1983, Karl Wellner is now the President brokers a deal between and CEO of Papamarkou Asset Management. Born in 1954, he holds a Masters degree the landowner and the in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics and speaks several languages. buyer, generally a gov- Karl is a Member of the Vestry of St. John's of Lattingtown Episcopal Church and is ernment agency. The a Board Member of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. landowner is free to He and his wife Deborah live in Millneck and have three children. Photo courtesy The Nature Conservancy

12 Conservation News ‹ Spring / Summer 2005 13 New Staff for the NSLA! North Shore Land Alliance (NSLA) on Advisory Committee to Recommend Land Acquisitions for Nassau County… (continued from front cover)

for which bond monies list, the owner would be which have supplemental Judith L. Goldsborough will be spent: open space, contacted to ask if he or funding sources, provide Judith L. Goldsborough, a.k.a. Peach Schnier, is from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. parks improvement, she is interested in selling a public service for an She is a graduate of the St. Timothy.s School, in Stevenson, Maryland and received stormwater runoff, and their land or an easement underserved community, an A.B., cum laude, from Middlebury College where she met her husband, Rick brownfields remediation. on their land for conser- and/or partners willing to Schnier, who is from Cold Spring Harbor. vation purposes. If the provide stewardship. She obtained a J.D., cum laude, from Washington and Lee University. She Two hundred and sixty property owner is not, was Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas Hunter Lowe of the Maryland Court of two applications were the County walks away After ranking the proper- Special Appeals from 1982-1984, and was an associate with the New York law received by the April 15th and the process ends. If ties, the committee will firm, Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer and Wood from 1984-1986. Prior to joining deadline. They were the property owner is make site visits before NSLA, Ms. Goldsborough was a litigator with The Law Offices of Neal Brickman submitted by mayors, interested, two indepen- making their final recom- in New York working primarily in general commercial practice for thirteen years. municipalities, non profit dent appraisals would be mendation to the County Rick and Peach live in Cold Spring Harbor with their three sons, Nicholas, organizations like the conducted to determine Executive in the late Cameron and Timothy. North Shore Land fair market value and a summer. From there the As Associate Director, Peach will be responsible for Legal Review of Alliance, soccer clubs negotiation would begin list will be reviewed by Zoning Laws/ Recommendations for Conservation Reform, Village Trouble and private citizens. between the owner and the Nassau County Shooting, and conservation transactions. the county. Planning Commission Some confusion has and OSPAC and presented occurred over just what The Advisory Committee to the Legislature before a nomination for the bond meets weekly to review actual acquisition begins. Julie Abbate means. Simply put, it these applications. Julie Abbate is from Billings, Montana, where she met her husband, Charles, who means that someone Decisions are based on One of the most significant is from Oyster Bay. Prior to joining NSLA, she worked in development at Old believes a property is selection criteria which outcomes of this process Westbury Gardens, the Mill Neck Foundation, and Variety Child Learning Center. worthy of conservation gives weight to such has been to begin to build Julie and Charlie live in Oyster Bay with their daughter, Emily. Their son, and its name is added to positives as lands a greater Nassau County Vincent, is currently serving with the U.S. Army and is stationed at Fort Lewis, a list. If the committee adjacent to previously Open Space inventory Washington. reviewing the applications protected properties or and prove, once and for feels that property is lands that fall within the all, that some of the last significant enough to special groundwater great places are right here make it to the top of the protection area, lands in our own back yards. Daria Lamb Daria Lamb has joined NSLA as Consultant for the Premier Wine Auction to be held in September. She previously owned the Book Mark Cafe and Page Two Bakery & Catering Co. in Oyster Bay, both of which she sold in the last two years. Her professional experience is a strong support to our office staff and event co-chairs, Patsy Randolph and Julie Rinaldini. Her responsibilities include coordinating Visit our Website donations, guest lists and suppliers. When asked about working for NSLA, she www.NorthShoreLandAlliance.org said, "This is the perfect project for me: it's varied, challenging and I am glad I am working to help raise money for an organization whose mission I believe in." ‹ Read the latest ‹ Learn more about Land NSLA news. Conservation and Easements

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14 Conservation News ‹ Spring / Summer 2005 15 Over 4,000 acres of Nassau County Open Space added to the New York State List

North Shore projects and their special resource categories are: Approximate Special Groundwater Protection Areas: Acreage „ Enhancement Area 510 acres „ Historic Route 25A Heritage Area 317 acres „ Planting Fields State Historic Park Protection Area 1,082 acres „ Tiffany Creek Preserve Protection and Enhancement Area 450 acres „ Grace Forest 18 acres „ Foundation 500 acres 2,877 acres

Long Island Sound Coastal Area „ Protection Area 424 acres „ Shu Swamp Enhancement Area 213 acres „ Kate Trubee Davison Enhancement Area 300 acres „ Oyster Bay Mill Pond 6 acres Members of the Nassau County delegation to the New York State Open Space Advisory Committee „ Port Washington/Manhassset Bay 7 acres for Long Island at the Long Island State Parks Headquarteres Left to right: Charles Bellivacqua, Tom Maher, Peter Scully, DEC Commissioner for Long Island, Betsy Gulotta, Katie Schwab, „ Keyspan/Glenwood Landing 5 acres Heather Amster, DEC Open Space Coordinator, and Lisa Ott 955 acres

he New York State the following members criteria. The Nassau Long Island Trail System/Greenways TOpen Space List is to the New York State Committee chose to „ Muttontown Preserve Enhancement Area 808 acres updated every two years. Open Space Advisory organize nominations „ SUNY Old Westbury Conservation Area 500 acres Nominations for inclusion Committee for Long around substantial „ Woodbury Hills Parcel 17 acres must be made and voted Island: Katie Schwab previously protected on by a committee of 21 and Tom Maher, Nassau open space areas like the 1,325 acres people appointed by County Planning Muttontown Preserve, County Executives from Commission, Jeff Fullmer, Shu Swamp Preserve Nassau and Suffolk South Shore Estuary and Tiffany Creek This process has helped that our drinking water they have, in effect, pre- Counties and special Reserve, Patsy Randolph, Preserves. After weeks Nassau County and the will be clean and plentiful qualified by appearing appointees from the Rauch Foundation and of presentations, the list NSLA begin to build an for years to come. on a state list. And, when Committee Chairs, Peter North Shore Land Alliance was voted on June 17th open space inventory the day comes that they Scully, DEC Chairman (NSLA), and Lisa Ott, and the following connecting large expanses Private owners whose would like to sell their for Long Island, and NSLA Executive Director. Nassau County properties of undeveloped land lands fall within these property and make that John Norbeck, Deputy were approved. These which will be extremely conservation resource property a part of Long Director of Long Island Each property nomination nominations represent important in planning areas will benefit too. Island's natural legacy, State Parks. must fall within a special an increase in acreage North Shore's future. If they choose to place the state, county, town resource category and from 600 on the last NY These same expanses of a conservation easement or a combination of the Nassau County Executive, score at least 50 points State Open Space list to land, if protected, will or make a gift of land three might be a Tom Suozzi, appointed on specific selection over 4,000. guarantee a healthy, and would like to take potential buyer. rural quality of life for advantage of the tax our children and ensure deductions that apply

16 Conservation News ‹ Spring / Summer 2005 17 NSLA Is the Only Land Trust In New York State Upcoming Events to be Awarded Two LTA Grants

‹ Regional scale land Assemblyman Tom protection projects, a DiNapoli (D-Great new category designed Neck), Chair of the to catalyze landscape Assembly Environ- conservation projects. mental Conservation Committee said, “We The North Shore Land are in a race against the Alliance was awarded a clock when it comes to North Shore Transactional Grant for its conserving New York work on the Littauer prop- State’s open space and Land Alliance erty in Oyster Bay Cove, agricultural lands.” and a Conservation ANNUAL Catalyst Grant for its The Conservation MEETING Senator Carl Marcellino (center) leadership role in the Partnership Program, with Denise Sheehan, acting (Albany, NY) The passage and implement- funded by the Environ- DEC Commissioner, and Ezra nd Milchman, Director of Land Trust Department of Environ- ation of the Nassau mental Protection Fund, Plan to join us at our 2 Fine Wine Weekend Alliance Northeast Program, mental Conservation’s County Environmental cost effectively protects Saturday, accepting NSLA grant checks. th th Acting Commissioner Bonds. Together the open space by leveraging Friday & Saturday, September 16 & 17 October 22nd Denise Sheehan joined grants total $27,900. more private funding for in the beautiful barn at Groton Place, Post Road, Old Westbury state senator Carl conservation purposes. 10:00 am Marcellino, members of State Senator Carl First funded at $250,000 the state assembly, and Marcellino (R-Syosset), in the 2002-03 budget @ The Nature the Land Trust Alliance Chair of the Senate and currently funded at Conservancy in announcing $450,000 Environmental Conser- $500,000 annually, the Friday Night 250 Lawrence Hill in grants and technical vation Committee, who Conservation Partnership features a assistance to 29 land accepted the award for Program has leveraged Road trust organizations across NSLA said, “Open space a total of $800,000 in Live Auction, Silent Auction & Festive Dinner Cold Spring New York State. preservation in commu- state grant funds with Begin with an "Asado style" cocktail hour and international wine tasting. Harbor, NY 11724 nities across New York $3.8 million in private Then enter the barn for a lovely dinner carefully paired with fine wines, Projects awarded state State is both environ- matching funds. and a special live auction featuring unique wines, trips & more. grants this year include: mentally and financially prudent. A continued Since 1995, Governor Saturday Lunch, Silent Auction & Lecture ‹ Strategic stewardship partnership between the Pataki and the New York Continues the fun with a tasting of Long Island wines, and land conservation Land Trust Alliance and State Legislature have and a lecture and delicious lunch. plans for local land the State will continue to committed $13 billion to trusts in Long Island, yield success stories that preserve and protect Genesee River Valley, further a growing tradition New York’s environment. 2005 and the Catskills. of land conservation. In his 2002 State of the Family Picnic Working together, we State address, Governor Both Live and Silent Auctions will offer unique and special wines, (see page 4) ‹ Conservation transac- will protect diverse Pataki outlined a goal of as well as opportunities to bid on cases of wines suited for tions to protect and and ecologically sound preserving an additional stocking up your cellar for the winter months to come. steward 814 acres of open spaces for future one million acres. threatened open lands generations to enjoy.” Come meet others who enjoy fine wines and want to protect our open spaces. in Columbia, Orange, and Nassau counties. Contact our office at (516) 626-0908 For an invitation and more details.

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Many thanks to our generous members who support us in our Mr. & Mrs. Joel M. Fairman Mr. & Mrs. Skip Hargraves Ms. Debra Kirsch Mr. & Mrs. Joel M. Farren Mr. Henry Harris Alan Kisner, M.D. conservation efforts. Caren Johnson & Dennis Fatigati Ms. Louise Harrison Ms. Sue Klein Mr. & Mrs. Steven Feinstein Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Hatton Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Kleinman Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Edward Haug Mr. & Mrs. Sam Kliger Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Bliven Mr. John Connolly Mr. J. Barry Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hawkey Mr. & Mrs. David Knott Mr. Ronald Adelman Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Bloch Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Ferguson Ms. Constance T. Haydock Mr. & Mrs. Tom Koch Mr. & Mrs. Lee Ainslie Mr. & Mrs. Myron Blumenfeld Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Conolly Mrs. Margaret Fernandez Mr. Walter H. Haydock Ms. Rosalie A. Koenig Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Albers Mr. & Mrs. Dixon Boardman Mr. & Mrs. Elliot S. Conway James & Michele Filiault Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Heaney Ms. Georgia Kontogiannis Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Alderson Mrs. Etienne Boegner Mr. & Mrs. Kevin B. Costello Mr. & Mrs. Charles Finelli Mr. Huyler Held Mr. & Mrs. Phedon Kontulis Mr. Gordon M. Allan Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Bonebrake Ms. Christina A. Cotton Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Finley Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson Mr. Bruce Korson Mrs. Patricia Altschul Mr. & Mrs.George H. Bostwick, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter O. Crisp Ms. Lynn Finn Dr. Robert J. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Krasnoff Mr. & Mrs. Len Amoruso Ms. Patricia Bourne Mr. & Mrs. John R. Cronin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Henning, Jr. Mr. Steven Kristel Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Amoruso Ms. Rosemary Bourne Mr. & Mrs. George W. Cutting, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony A. Florence Mrs. Fred L. Heyes Mr. & Mrs. Mort Kunstler Mr. & Mrs. Richard Amper Mr. & Mrs. John Bralower Mr. & Mrs. Norris Darrell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Floyd-Jones Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heyke Mr. & Mrs. Michael LaBranche Mr. & Mrs. David F. Andersen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Breen Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Davison Mr. & Mrs. Eric Fornell Mrs. Charles V. Hickox Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Lafaire Ms. Jean E. Andersen Mr. & Mrs. William Brenizer Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Davison Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George W. Frank Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. Hilbert Mr. & Mrs. David Lamb Ms. Lynda Anderson & Mr. & Mrs. Scott W. Brennan Mr. George P. Davison Mr. & Mrs. Fredericks Mr. David R. Holmes, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lamont Mr. Irv Arenberg Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brisbane Mr. & Mrs. Harry Davison Dr. & Mrs. Steven G. Friedman Ms. Linda Moore Holmes Land Trust Alliance Mr. & Mrs. Carmine Antonelle Mr. & Mrs. Timothy S. Broadbent Mr. Henry P. Davison II Friends of the Bay Mr. & Mrs. John Holtz Mr. & Mrs. James M. Large, Jr. Photos courtesy The Nature Conservancy Photos courtesy Mr. James Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Don Broderick Mr. & Mrs. Willis S. De La Cour, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Fumante, Jr. Mrs. Bruce Hooton Mr. & Mrs. Bryan H. Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Arthur Dr. & Mrs. Gerard Brogan Mr. Robert de Rothschild Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gachot Mr. & Mrs. James Hoover Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Lee Mrs. Lee Ault Mr. Charles Brown Mr. & Mrs. Daniel de Roulet Ms. Nancy Galasso Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hopkinson Ms. Nancy B. Leeds Mr. Richard Aurelio Mr. & Mrs. William Burchfield Mrs. Vincent de Roulet Mr. & Mrs. James C. Gallagher Mr. Alan Houghton Mrs. John H. Leib Mr. & Mrs. Henry D. Babcock Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Burns Dr. & Mrs. Leland Deane Mr. & Mrs John Gans Mrs. George Howard, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lesko Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Bahnik Mr. & Mrs Jacques Busquet Kerry S. Deavers Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gartland Mr. & Mrs. George H. Howard III Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lessing Mr. & Mrs. Harry T. Bahr III Mr. & Mrs. R. Alan Butler, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David H. Deming Mr. Gregory Gavin Ms. Victoria Howard Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Levine Dr. & Mrs. Calvin Butts Mr. Robert J. DeSena Mr. & Mrs. E. M. Geddes Ms. Joan N. Hubbard Ms. Barbara Levine Mr. & Mrs. Carter F. Bales Mr. & Mrs. William Russell Byers, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alvaro Diaz Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gerber Ms. Sally Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Levine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Bancroft, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dan Cahill Congressman Thomas DiNapoli Mrs. Martha Gerry Mr. & Mrs. Waldo Hutchins III Honorable Steve Levy Mr. & Mrs. Vincent C. Banker Mr. & Mrs. Peter Cannell Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dolan Ms. Mary P. Giordano Mr. & Mrs. John E. Huwiler Mrs. Henry Lewis III Mr. & Mrs. William Banks Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Canter Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dolido Dr. Louis W. Gleckel Mr. & Mrs. John Iacone Mr. Neal Lewis Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Bard Mr. & Mrs. William L. Cappadona Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Donohue Ms. Elaine R. Goldman Mr. Rick Indelicato Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Lieber Mr. & Mrs. Terrill E. Barnard Mrs. Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo Mr. & Mrs. Mark Donohue Ms. Michele Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. John Ingleby Mr. George N. Lindsay, Jr. Mr. Michael Barry Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Cardone Mr. & Mrs. Glen Dorsey Dr. & Mrs. Charles Goodwin Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Ingrassia Mrs. Mary D. Lindsay Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Barton Dr. & Mrs. Scott Carlson Mr. & Mrs. James Douglas Mr. Allan Gordon Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Doug Bateson Mr. & Mrs. William A. Carroll Mr. & Mrs. Michael Douglas Mr. & Mrs. Jack R. Grace Mr. & Mrs. Valdemar F. Jacobsen Mr. & Mrs. N. Ridgley Beale Mr. Michael Carter Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Douzinas Mr. & Mrs. John S. Grace Mr. & Mrs. Mark Jarrell Ms. Adelaide Beatty Mrs. Helen Bill Casey Mrs. Eugene Dubois Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Grace Mr. & Mrs. John P. Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Mark Beaumont Mrs. Jean Cattier Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Duckworth Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Grace Mr. & Mrs. Craig Johansen Mr. John P. Bellamente Mr. & Mrs. Jonah Cave Mr. & Mrs. Anthony D. Duke, Jr. Ms. Wendy Grant Mr. Craig M. Johnson Ms. Patricia Bell-Thomson Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Chapman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. P. Benjamin DeWitt Duke Mr. & Mrs. Austen T. Gray Mr. & Mrs. Douglas S. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David Benham Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman III Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dumas Ms. Diana Grayson Mr. & Mrs. Barclay G. Jones III Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bentel Mr. & Mrs. Harry Charlston Mr. & Mrs. William T. Dunn, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Green Mr. & Mrs. Hugh M. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Bentley Mrs. Paul Chase Mr. Lawrence H. Durban Mr. Alan Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Hoyle C. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Berens Mr. Alex Chernoff Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Eastman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Scott Greenfield Mrs. Therese Joslin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Berkowitz Mrs. Thomas Choate Mr. & Mrs. Luis Echeverria Mrs. Jane S. Greenleaf Dr. & Mrs. Carl Juul-Nielsen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bernhard Ms. Constance Cincotta Mr. & Mrs. John E. Eckelberry Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Greenman Honorable Jon Kaiman Mr. & Mrs. Rynn Berry Mr. & Mrs. David Clark Mr. & Mrs. Patrik Edsparr Dr. & Mrs. Donald Gromisch Mr. & Mrs. Albert Kalimian Mr. & Mrs. Todd C. Bertsch Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Clark Ms. Lee MacCormick Edwards Miss Cornelia Guest Dr. & Mrs. James L. Kantor Mr. & Mrs. Eric Best Mr. & Mrs. John Clark Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Elder Mr. & Mrs. David Gugerty Mr. Gary Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Betz Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Elgarten Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gulden Mr. & Mrs. David Katz Mr. Ralph Bieber Mr. & Mrs. John Coleman Ms. Ruth Elias Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Woodward Kaye Mr. & Mrs. Harry Binder Mr. & Mrs. John H. Coleman Karen Beluso & Antonio Elizalde Lee & Cheryl Hairr Ms. Barbara Kelston Mr. & Mrs. Mark Joseph Bitter Dr. & Mrs. Struan Coleman Mr. & Mrs. James G. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hammerman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey E. Kelter Mrs. Mary Lenore Blair Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius E. Colley Mr. & Mrs. Johnston Evans Mr. & Mrs. Blake Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Antoine C. Kemper, Jr.

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lindsay Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. McCurdy Mr. & Mrs. Barry P. Newburger Mr. Kyle Rabin Mr. & Mrs. John S. Sheldon Trust for Public Lands Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lister Mr. & Mrs. Ian McCurdy Honorable Mae Newberger Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rabinovitch Mrs. Edward M. Shepard Mr. John Turner Mr. & Mrs. Barry Lites Ms. Jane Thompson McDermott Mr. & Mrs. William Niarakis Mr. & Mrs. Chris Randolph Dr. & Mrs. Scott A. Siegel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Turner Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Little Ms. Suzanne McFarlane Mr. & Mrs. John Noesen Mr. & Mrs. John Reese Mr. & Mrs. Peter Silver Mr. Theodorus Van W. Cushny, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Carl Lombardi Mr. & Mrs. John McFaul Mrs. Allison Minucci Nolan Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Reilly Mr. & Mrs. David P. Simek Mr. & Mrs. Peter Van Ingen Long Island Drinking Water Mr. & Mrs. Angus P. McIntyre Mrs. Anne L. Nolte Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Remsen Mr. Michael Skurnik Honorable Patrick Vecchio Coalition Mr. Randall P. McIntyre Mr. & Mrs. Michael Norman Mr. Richard P. Remsen Dr. & Mrs. Robert Slifkin Honorable John Venditto Mr. Joseph Lorintz Mr. & Mrs. James M. McLain North Country Garden Club Mr. & Mrs. Richard Remsen Mr. & Mrs. Brooks Slocum Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Vermylen, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John LoRusso Ms. Linda McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Edmond Nouri Residents for A More Beautiful Mr. & Mrs. Alexander J. Smith Mr. & Mrs. David Viklund Ms. Ann Lotowycz Ms. Cathy McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Michael O'Brien Port Washington Mr. & Mrs. H. Brooks Smith Mr. & Mrs. Don Vogel Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Loughlin Mr. & Mrs. Vincent D. McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Matthew O'Connell Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Richards Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Smith IV Mrs. J. B. Von Bothmer Jude Lubrano Mr. & Mrs. Paul McNicol Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O'Hara Ms. Jennifer Rimmer Mr. Herbert L. Smith III Robert L. von Stade & Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McPartland Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Olt Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Luis Rinaldini Mrs. Adele Smithers-Fornaci Elizabeth P. Munson Drs. Alexander and Eve Lupenko Mr. & Mrs. Gary Melius Mr. & Mrs. George O'Neill Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Robin Mrs. Deborah K. Solbert Mr. & Mrs. Philip Wachtler Mr. & Mrs. Luke Lynch Mr. Roberto Mendoza Mr. & Mrs. Peter O'Neill Ms. Alice Cialella & Mr. & Mrs. Douglas S. Soref Mr. & Mrs. Colton P. Wagner Mr. Steve Lyon Mr. Robert G. Merrill Ms. Sharon O'Neill Mr. John Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Frank Soricillo Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wall Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Maas Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Merritt Hon. & Mrs. Victor M. Ort Mr. & Mrs. William D. Roche Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Souther Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace Mr. John Macari Mr. & Mrs. Eduardo Mestre Mrs. Barry Osborn Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Rogers, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Specce Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Walsh Mr. & Mrs. John Macaskill Nancy Metz & George Lindsay Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Ott, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Vito Romagnuolo Mr. Barrie Curtis Spies Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Warner Mr. & Mrs. Malcom Mackay Mr. & Mrs. Charles Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Gunnar S. Overstrom Mr. & Mrs. Louis P. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Dennis A. Spink Mr. & Mrs. Lewis McCoy Warren, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Mackay Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bailey Meyer Oyster Bay Civic Association Ms. Sarane H. Ross Mrs. Robert Staniford, Jr. Mr. Seth Watkins Mr. Robert Mackay Mrs. Sally Meyer Drs. Susan and Gregory Palleschi Mrs. Walter N. Rothschild Mr. & Mrs. James Stebbins Dr. & Mrs. James D. Watson Mr. Peter MacKinnon Ms. Sarah J. Meyland Mr. & Mrs. Edward Palmer Mrs. William F. Russell Mrs. Judith Steers Mr. & Mrs. Richard Webel Ms. Suzanne S. Macklin Hon. & Mrs. Clarence F. Michalis Louise Parent & John Casaly Ms. Diana Russell Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell V. Steinberg Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Weekes Mr. Sayre Macleod III Mr. Ezra Milchman A. Judy Paris Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Ryan Mr. & Mrs. David L. Stern Mrs. Bradford G. Weekes Sheila Mahoney & Charles Riggs Dr. & Mrs. Lewis Milhim Mr. & Mrs. C. Allen Parker Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Saffran Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stiegelbauer Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Weidinger Mrs. Virginia Mailman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miller Ms. Patricia Parmelee Dr. Marilyn Salant Mr. & Mrs. Page Storment Mr. & Mrs. Richard Weir III Dr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Manasia Mrs. Lindley G. Miller Mr. & Mrs. William Parsons, Jr. Mrs. Howard Salembier Mrs. Frances R. Storrs Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Weiss Mrs. Suzanne Manning Mr. & Mrs. Glen Minkin Mr. & Mrs. Scott L. Paterson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Salomone Mr. Jimmy Sunshine Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weissman Mr. Gerald Manolovici Mr. & Mrs. Gonzalo M. Mocorrea Ms. Patricia S. Patterson Ms. Anna Salvatore Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Suozzi Mrs. Patricia Wellington Mr. & Mrs. Keith Moffat Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Paul Marion H. Salvatore Hon. & Mrs. Thomas R. Suozzi Mr. & Mrs. John Welsh Mr. Edward C. Mohlenhoff Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Paumgarten Mr. Joel Sandler Mr. & Mrs. Howard R. Sutherland Mr. & Mrs. Rudolf Welter R. Bonnie Haber & Sven Mohr Ms. Patricia Pelkowski Ms. Patricia Sands Mr. & Mrs. Brian Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Martin Wenz Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mondiello Mr. Paul J. Pellicani Mr. & Mrs. Grover Sanschagrin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Swirnoff Mr. & Mrs. John Werwaiss Ms. Patricia Montgomerie Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pennoyer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III Mr. Michael Tafreshi Mr. & Mrs. Greg Wetanson Mr. & Mrs. James D. Mooney Mr. & Mrs. John Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sbiroli Mrs. Joann Tasso Mr. & Mrs. George Wheatley Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Moore Emily Franchina & Mr. & Mrs. Ernest A. Scalamandre Mr. David Taub Mr. & Mrs. H. Clifton Whiteman Dr. Francis X. Moore, Jr. Franklin H. Perrell Mr. & Mrs. George Scheu Mr. & Mrs. David H. Taylor, Jr. Ms. Kate Whitney Mr. & Mrs. George Braniff Moore Honorable Frank P. Petrone Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Schiff Mr. John W. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wickes Grail A. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Howard Phipps, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Schlesinger Mrs. Nancy B. Taylor Hon. and Mrs. John M. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Moore Mr. & Mrs. Howard Phipps III Dr. & Mrs. David A. Schlessinger Ms. Susan Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Gus Wilmerding Dr. Pablo Morales Mr. & Mrs. R. Stuyvesant Pierrepont Mr. & Mrs. Larry Schmidlapp Mr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Tenney, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wilpon Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Moran Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pilkington Legislator & Mrs. Peter Schmitt Mr. & Mrs. Donald Textor Mr. & Mrs. Harrison M. Wilson Mr. Charles F. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Churchill Pinder Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schnier Mr. & Mrs. Roderick Thaler Mrs. Robert Winthrop Mr. & Mrs. Henry Morgan Mr. & Mrs. James A. Pirtle Mr. & Mrs. James W. Schubauer II Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Thatcher Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Witsell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Walter Morris Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pitts, Jr. Mrs. Charles Schuster T. Roosevelt Sanctuary & Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Wolcott III Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Mortati Mr. & Mrs. Frank Polk, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George Bliss Schwab Audubon Centre Mr. & Mrs. Chris Worth Mr. Eric B. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Manos Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Morton Mr. Gillis Poll Mr. & Mrs. George H. Tilghman Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Worth Mr. & Mrs. Dave Scialabba Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Maple Mr. & Mrs. Brian Muellers Dr. & Mrs. John E. Postley Mr. & Mrs. George H. Tilghman, Jr. Mrs. Marlene Woska Mr. Mark Scili Senator Carl Marcellino Mr. & Mrs. Brian Mullaney Mrs. Richardson Pratt, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Roger Tilles Honorable Diane Yatauro & Ms. Mary Seaman Bernard Yatauro Mr. & Mrs. James Martin Ms. Suzanne Muller Mrs. Millard B. Prisant Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Timpson III Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Sechrest Mr. & Mrs. Frank F. Zerilli Mrs. William I. Matheson Drs. Elisa V. and John C. Muran Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Prugh Mr. & Mrs. Warren I. Titus, Jr. Mrs. Deborah Shalam Ms. A. Jane Zimmerman Mr. & Mrs. Douglas May Mr. & Mrs. Francis Murray Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pulling Mr. & Mrs. James Townsend Mr. & Mrs. John Shalam Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Zito Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Mayrock Mr. & Mrs. Paul Napoli Mr. & Mrs. Eben Pyne Mr. Ed Travagliante Dr. & Mrs. George Sheehan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Zoller Ms. Loretta McCarthy The Nature Conservancy Mr. & Mrs. Peter Quick Mr. Gil Travalin Mr. & Mrs. William Sheeline Mr. Lloyd Zuckerberg Mr. Thomas McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Nesi Mr. & Mrs. William Quinlan Bruce & Virginia Treiber Family

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