Non-Profit Org. US Postage PAID Newburgh, NY Permit #2643 GAINING GROUND EARLY SUMMER 2016 Stories of Land Conservation “More Green in our Daily Lives” —The DuHamel-Handler Easement As city-dwellers, Stancy DuHamel and Carolyn Handler decided that they needed “more green in [their] daily lives.” They had discovered the PAULA SMITH DESIGNS INC. Harlem Valley while visiting friends in Pawling Millerton, NY 12546
[email protected] and when they began to search for a home, it 518.398.9500 seemed like the perfect place to start. In Febru- ary of 1989, they found what they were looking for. They recall, “We turned off Route 22 and drove down a dirt road that curved through the PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Scenic Photos: Kathy Landman hemlock forest of The Nature Conservancy’s Pawling Nature Reserve, and marveled that we were only 75 miles north of New York City. As we passed the wetlands of Duell Hollow, we were taken by the change in topography Upcoming events: and noticed the rich variety of plants and trees along the base of the hills and in the marsh. Our house, built in the early 1800’s, stood at the eastern end of this marsh. Less than a quarter mile up a dirt road was the Appalachian Trail. Join us for a We could not believe our good fortune.” Water Quality Talk at The Fountains of Millbrook— Free and Open to the Public! August 10th from 2 to 3 p.m. And Save the Date for our Annual Fall Country Luncheon on October 9th at Wethersfield Farm in Stanford—By invitation only— please call our office to be added to our mailing list.