We have now a very promising method of returning The American Chestnut from extinction.
All it took was splicing in a wheat gene!
Category: Habitat Restoration
Our Earth Day Message: Planting Native
The mission of the Long Island Conservancy is to help communities restore native habitat, whether in their open spaces or in their own yards. We support local stewardship, working with municipalities to teach the public about the importance of planting native. The future of our native wildlife depends on how well we can protect and… Continue reading Our Earth Day Message: Planting Native
Book The Long Island Conservancy
Long Island is facing an environmental crisis. What native habitat we have left is rapidly vanishing. We can do something about this.
Go Native This Spring!
Go native in your yard this spring!
We Must Reconnect Habitat: The Legacy of P22
We must reconnect habitat: The fate of P22 tells us how important it is for us to link together local nature. It has been so fragmented by development, our animals have no real home any more.
The Right To Native Plants
Increasingly, people are challenging local zoning laws and home owner\’s association rules governing how one maintains one\’s yard, asserting our right to native plants
Native Plants at Meadow Croft
The Long Island Conservancy, with the support of Spadefoot Design and Construction, has been engaged by The Bayport-Bluepoint Heritage Association to restore habitat at Meadow Croft, the historic estate of John Roosevelt, Theodore\’s first cousin. Removing Invasive Plants, Planting Natives With the guidance of The Suffolk County Parks Department and it\’s Director of Historical Services,… Continue reading Native Plants at Meadow Croft
We Must Seed The Future
The young people of Sayville are helping to harvest native wildflower seeds to be planted in beds throughout the community
Saving Turtles: Protecting The Nests
Saving turtles at Meadowcroft will be challenging. The six snapping turtle nests on the lawn were clearly predated by raccoons — not mowed over as some were quick to claim. Getting people to accept this explanation will be half the problem. The other half will be covering the nests well enough that the raccoons can\’t dig the nests out.
We Champion LI\’s Native Plants
The Long Island Conservancy and Marshall Brown are champions for native plants and for local habitat restoration. We need to plant natives in our yards as habitat for local wildlife.