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MARCH Updates & Events

Trails Open 8:00AM – 6:00PM, CLOSED Tuesdays

Please note that the Preserve will be closed Mon-Fri, March 22-26 for spring maintenance work.

© Alexander Novarro/TNC

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Important Trail Updates The Visitor Center and restrooms are temporarily closed. During or following severe weather we may need to close unexpectedly. If the gate is closed, the Preserve is closed. Please do not enter the grounds.

Click here for a trail map of the Preserve

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March Book in the Woods

Maple by Lori Nichols 

© Becca Kusa/TNC

Take a trip through the winter woods to learn how trees change from season to season!

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Come for a half-mile walk on our Red Trail and enjoy our new nature story as you go. With each page, share in an adventure with Maple, a nature-loving kid who has as a special relationship with a tree. See how she and the tree greet the changing seasons with our March book in the woods, Maple by Lori Nichols. 

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Mashomack Musings

Our biweekly column in the Shelter Island Reporter highlights local wildlife and conservation. Be sure to view the latest March columns to learn about animal tracks in the snow and find out more about goldenrod galls and meadow conservation at the Preserve. 

River otter tracks found at Mashomack

© Alexander Novarro/TNC

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Speak Up for Nature:

Your Guide to Environmental Issues in 2021

Read this guide on conservation issues and then act for our planet.

Read the article here

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The Nature Conservancy works across New York, the United States and in 79 countries and territories to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Learn more about our work at nature.org/NewYork.

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The Nature Conservancy

AAQ / Resource: Bruce Nagel + Partners | Architects

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