the mission of the orange county land trust is to orange

The Orange County Land Trust has beenawarded three New York State Conserva-tion Partnership Program grants totaling$37,000 by the New York State Depart-ment of Environmental Conservationand the national Land Trust Alliance,with the largest grant for the creation ofand improvements to urban communitygardens in Middletown, Port Jervis andNewburgh.

With a Conservation Catalyst Grant of$19,500, the Land Trust will help estab-lish community gardens in low to mod-erate income neighborhoods in the citiesof Middletown and Port Jervis and makeimprovements to “The People’s Garden”in the City of Newburgh. Communitygardens transform vacant city lots intolush urban green space where cityresidents can grow their own healthyfresh fruits and vegetables at little cost.This program will help expand knowl-edge and skills on healthful living, aswell as help overcome socioeconomic

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSDeanna J. Prisco, President

Mary Yrizarry, Vice President

Marlena Lange, 2nd VP

Herb Stein, Treasurer

Bruce Lott, Secretary

Lynn Barber

Elmire Conklin

David A. Getz, P.E.

Jo Marvel Hull

Lucy Joyce

Lester Lain

Jacques Levine

Andy McLaughlin

Andrew Mills

Howard Protter, Esq.

Dennis Smith

Mark Taylor, Esq.

Stuart Turner

Albert C. Valk

Francis Wickham

ADVISORY COUNCILDr. Douglas F. McBride,Chairman

Christopher Davis

F. Edward Devitt

Paul Dolan

Seymour Gordon

Joseph “Bud” Kassel

Louis V. Mills, Founder

James H. Ottaway, Jr.

David L. Rider, Esq.

Klara Sauer

C. Sidamon-Eristoff

Sandra van Heerden

Brian Varley

Jean Wort

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 5:30-7:30 PMOCLT HOLIDAY PARTY THE MILLS HOUSE, 10 MULBERRY ST. MIDDLETOWN, NY

FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010: SAVE THE DATE!OCLT ANNUAL BENEFIT RECEPTION & SILENT AUCTIONPlace to be determined

For a complete listing of upcoming OCLT outing/events, go to: www.oclt.org

“Community gardensnot only beautify and

make productive avacant urban lot, but

are a source of fresh,healthy and low cost

produce for cityresidents. These

gardens can bring acommunity together,

with a sense ofpurpose and

independence.”

~ Jim Delaune, OCLT Executive Director

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Upcoming Events

Orange County Land TrustThe Mills House

10 Mulberry Street Middletown, New York 10940

barriers to accessing healthy foods and interacting with the natural world. Community gardens engage city residents in conservation and land stewardship, andhelp revitalize our cities.

For this project, the OCLT will partner with the Orange County Department of Health, numerous agencies within the three cities, and the Master Gardeners programat Cornell Cooperative Extension. A matching grant of $6,500 will be provided by theOrange County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, and funding will also beprovided by Healthy Orange, a project of the OC Department of Health, the City ofPort Jervis and the Middletown Industrial Development Agency (IDA).

The mission of the Orange County Land Trust is topreserve the fields, forests, wetlands, ridgelines andriver corridors in and around Orange County throughvoluntary land conservation for the benefit of people.

Our Mission

photo: Mills Family Memorabilia now on display at OCLT office

photo The People’s Garden in Newburgh is open tothe public and will see improvements such as raised bedsand a new tool shed

I have been so inspired by thepeople I’ve met recently, fromso many different fields herein the county, people that areas concerned with the protection of our naturalareas, as those of us in theconservation community. It is amazing how land pro-tection and conservation cancross so many paths, and affect so many people in ourcommunities- our cities aswell as our rural and suburban areas.

In this issue, you will readabout our urban communitygardens project, a new areafor the Land Trust that willengage residents of our threecities in conservation andland stewardship activities.For this project, we will part-ner with the Orange CountyDepartment of Health, numerous agencies withinthe cities of Port Jervis, Middletown and Newburgh,and Cornell CooperativeExtension. In addition to

Letter from the Executive Director:Partnering to Preserve our rural heritage, Protect ournatural resources and Plan for our future


NYSDEC and the Land TrustAlliance, funding for this project will also come fromOrange County Agricultureand Farmland ProtectionBoard, Healthy Orange andthe City of Port Jervis. Thiscollaborative effort will transform vacant urban lots in these three cities into lushcommunity-owned and managed gardens where residents can grow fresh produce and connect with theland. Green, open space anda connection to nature, withaccess to healthy foods andclean water, are goals we allshare for our residents andwill work together to achieve.

I was equally inspired last August when our leaders incounty government decidednot to auction 129-acres offorested land along theShawangunk Ridge, but, because of its high conserva-tion value, decided to ensurethat these lands remain pris-tine forever. We applaud the efforts of our partners inthis preservation effort- the NY-NJ Trails Conference andthe Nature Conservancy aswell as our County Executive,Ed Diana and David Church,our Commissioner of Planning.

Collaboration and partnership.Together, we are much morethan the sum of our parts.Jim

James Delaune Executive Director

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Mohonk Preserve

New York-New Jersey Trail Conference

Occupations, Inc.

Orange County Audubon Society

Orange County Bicycle Club

Orange County Chamber of Commerce

Orange County Citizens Foundation

Orange Environment

Scenic Hudson

The Dyson Foundation

The Ganlee Fund

The Garden Club of Orange & Dutchess Counties

The Healing Hill Garden

The Land Family Foundation

The Nature Conservancy

GOVERNMENT

City of Middletown, IDA

County of Orange

The Honorable Aileen Gunther

NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program

The Honorable Annie Rabbitt

Village of Walden

IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

3C Beef

Acorn Hill Farm

Al Buckbee Family

Andy Mills

Applewood Winery

Arrow Web Designs

Atlantic Kayak Tours

Aveda Day Spa

Bavarian Gardens

Bellvale Creamery

Black Meadow Orchids

Blooming Hill Farm

Blue Island Farm

Bob Ewald

Bobolink Dairy and Bakeyard

Buddhapesto

Business Design Solutions

Café Pitti

Cheech Barber

Chester Printing

Commodore Chocolatier

DeBuck Sod Farm

Destination Farms

DevineDesign.com

Dines Farms

Doug and Christine Stage

Dr. Stephen Hamel

Freedom Air, Inc.

Havana 59

Hudson Highland Cruises

Jamaica Bay Keeper

James Delaune

Janet's Baked Good

Jim Ullrich

Jo Marvel Hull

John D. Madura Farms

John Yrizarry

Joseph Luchi

Judy Schwartz

The Conservation Partnership Program is a public-private initiative funded through New York State’s dedicated Environ-mental Protection Fund (EPF) and is administered by the LandTrust Alliance in coordination with the NYSDEC. Other grants to the Land Trust include a $9,500 Conservation TransactionGrant to help facilitate the purchase of development rights(PDR) to a historic 166-acre family farm in the Town of Minisink,in partnership with the NYS Department of Agriculture andMarkets and the County of Orange. The third grant is a Capacity& Excellence Grant in the amount of $8,000 to complete a surveyand update property records for the Land Trust’s 255-acre FullerMountain Preserve in the Town of Warwick.

“We are delighted to be awarded three NYS Conservation Partnership grants this year,” said Deanna Prisco, president ofthe Orange County Land Trust. “We are especially excitedabout working to create more green space in our urban areas,and are looking forward to engaging city residents in land conservation, in addition to protecting more working farms in the county and updating survey records for one of our nature preserves,” she said.

STAFF DIRECTORYJAMES DELAUNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

NICOLE CARROLLDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

CAROLINE HAMLINGCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

SARAH HUTTONOFFICE MANAGER(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

DEBBIE MARTUCCIBOOKKEEPING CONSULTANT(845) 343-0840, X15

KARIN ROUXDIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION ANDSTEWARDSHIP (845) 343-0840, [email protected]

MEREDITH TAYLORPROJECT COORDINATOR(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

Orange County Land TrustThe Mills House 10 Mulberry Street

Middletown, NY 10940T: (845) 343-0840 F: (845) 341-0898 www.oclt.org

The Orange County Land Trust is

pleased to welcome Nicole Carroll as

our new Development Director.

As Development Director, Nicole will

be responsible for the planning and

implementation of the annual

fundraising program for the Land Trust.

Nicole has an extensive 12-year back-

ground in the fields of fund develop-

ment, public relations and non-profit

administration.

She has worked in development at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange

County, McQuade Children’s Services in New Windsor and St. Luke’s

Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Nicole is a 2009 graduate of Leader-

ship Orange and a 2008 Rising Star of Orange County award recipient.

She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and History from SUNY Binghamton

and a M.A. in American Studies from the College of William and Mary.

She is a Certified Fundraising Professional (CFRE) and a member of the

Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Nicole Carroll is OCLT’s New Development Director

Lewis Sign Co.

Lynn's Goat Cheese

Mountain Products Smokehouse

My Saddle Brook Farm

Mythix

Nancy McNamara's Organic Farm

Nick Zungoli

Nina's Restaurant

No Hope Funny Farm

Old Erie Pub

Paul Dolan, ABC News

Peach Grove Inn

Phillips Bridge Farm Project

Phyllis Lehman

Ramsey Outdoor Store

Rider, Weiner & Frankel, P.C.

Robert Augello, Esq.

Rock and Snow

RPM Ecosystems

Storm King Lodge

Techni Growers

The Farmer's Daughter

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The River Grill

The W. Rogowski Farm, LLC

Tony Boffa's Italian Restaurant

West Point Tours

Winding Hills Golf Club

Woody's All Natural

MEMORIAL LISTINGS 2008,IN MEMORY OF ROBERT AUGELLO

Mrs. Georgia Anderman

Mr. William Arnold

Ms. Thais Ashkenas

Mr. Charles Augello

Mr. Ben Augello

Ms. Dawn Berry

Ms. Bobbette Biddullph

Mr.and Mrs. Martin Borko

City of Middletown IDA

Laurence Clemente

Nancy Cohen

Ms. John Compitello

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Conklin

County Attorney’s Office

Ms. Colette De Thomas

Ms. Nancy Depalma

Mr. Peter Diamond

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dlugatz

Ms. Barbara Doty

Phyliss Dunitz

Harold Einbinder

Ms. Michele Ellerin

Mr. Donald Ellison

Fellenzer Realty, L.L.C.

Ms. Stacey Finkelstein

First Federal Savings of Middletown

Ms. Rita Forrester

John Gebhards

Linda Gette

Beverly Goetschius

Ms. Lila Green

Ms. Penny Gullette

Hill-N-Dale Abstracters, Inc

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hull

Ms. Nanci Itzla

Jacobowitz and Gubits, LLP

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson

Judelson, Giordano & Siegel

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kelly

Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Kleeman

Mr. Jeffrey Kramer

Mr. Lester Lain

Marlena Lange

Mrs. Carol Levine

Ms. Minna Levine

Mr. Alan Levine

Steven Lindemann

Mr. Lawrence Lissauer

Mr. James Lowe

Ms. Kathleen Lupino

Hedda Maleh

Richard Mamelok

Eleanor Mamelok

Maple Hill Elementary

Nancy Markoff

Sandra Martin

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas McBride

Middletown Housing Associates L.P.

Rick Minkus

Ms. Kate Morris

Ms. Janice Nappo

NY-NJ Trail Conference

Ms. Evelyn Noelle

Kevin O'Shea

Orange County Government Center

Mr. Larry Osofsky

Nancy Portnoy

Mr. Stanley Price

Mr. and Mrs. Carman Prisco

Mrs. Robin Rabinowitz

Lynn Riccardulli


Ms. Betty Roberts

Ms. Nancy Roberts

Ms. Edna Rosen

Sandra Sciortino, Esq.

Mr. Stephen Shaw

Mr. and Mrs. William Siegel

Mr. James Steenrod

Mr. and Mrs. David Stewart

Ms. Beatrice Sustack

Mrs. Thelma Swana

Mr. Bruce Thompson

Town of Monroe

Mr. William Usis

Ms. Celeste Van Fleet

Donald Walton

Mr. Paul Wasmund

Ms. Susan Webber

Cynthia Weintraub

Mr. and Mrs. John Yrizarry

GIFT MEMORIUMS

In Memory of Ken Beuermanfrom Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kirby

In Memory of Zimri Allen Enosfrom Mr. Randall Enos

In Memory of James K. Harrisonfrom Mr. and Mrs. Rainey Taylor, Jr.

In Memory of Fred Hayesfrom Mr. and Mrs. Rainey Taylor, Jr.

In Memory of Elliott McClungfrom Dr. and Mrs. James McClung

GIFT HONORARIUMS

In Honor of Bob Augellofrom Steven Lindemannfrom Ms. Betty Robertsfrom Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Kleeman

In Honor of Doug McBridefrom Mrs. Joan Augello

In Honor of Steve Diamondfrom Marlena Lange

In Honor of Rodger Friedman from Ms. Joan Slyker

In Honor of Peter Garrisonfrom William and Jane St. Onge

In Honor of Marlena Langefrom Catherine Swyka

In Honor of Louis V. Millsfrom Ms. Sharon Sprague

In Honor of Catherine Swykafrom Marlena Lange

In Honor of Cathie Swykafrom Mr. Michael Needleman and Ms. Laura Breitman

In Honor of Nick Zungolifrom Martin and Carol Kivell

Lindie Scorsone

Sydney Shapiro

Robert and Mary Ellen Shute

William and Lois Siegel

Dennis and Kathleen Smith

R. J. Smith

Eunice E. Tenney

Celeste Van Fleet

Donald Walton

Jurgen Wekerle

Jessica Wickham

PROTECTOR

Ajit and Liza Antony Antony

Edward L. and Pam Arace

Peggy Arizmendi

Steven Auerbach

Karen Barber

Michael Bender

Susan Blakeney

Charles Brown, VMD

Edward and Pamela Butler

Al Cammisa

Leonard Charney

Susan Chipoletti

David and Liana Church

Maureen Crush

John and Anusia Dawson

Peter Diamond

John Fort and Kara Lynn Dorsey

Georgina Dupcak

Clare Earl

William and Louise Earnest

Randall Enos

Dorothy Fischbeck

Francis and Janet Fitzpatrick

Janet Ford

David and Janet Getz

Lloyd and Anita Goldsmith

Sidney and Phebe Goldstein

Rosalind Golembe

Ralph Grimaldi

Patrick and Judith Hanlon

Eric and Mary Hanson

G. and Marjorie Hart

Atilla Hasnay

Robert and Sophie Hinshalwood

James Hoekema

Lola Horwitz

Douglas Hovey

Richard Hoyt

Jonathan and Michelle Hull

Ben and Elisa Humphrey

Joan James

Graham and Ellen Jamison

Ivan and Carole Jennings

Les and Tammy Kirby

Martin and Carol Kivell


John Knipp

James and Karen Knox

Charles Krogslund

Nancy Kumpel

Rocco and Debbie Landesman

Tanya Laurer

Andrew Lawrence

Carol Levine

Joseph Luchi

Joan Mamelok

Richard Mamelok

Les Mance

Thomas Marks

Ralph and Debbie Martucci

Jocelyn Mathiasen

Anne Matsui

Timothy and Marian McDermott

Thomas McKelvey, Jr.

Charles McNerney

Gregg Merksamer

Andrew and Deborah Mills

Virginia Moore

Sara Morrison

George Muser

Jeanne and Martin Myles

Joan Nagrod

The Honorable Michael Newhard and Judy Pedersen

Patricianne Norton

Anne and Fred Osborn, III

Jeffrey Page

Allen Paradie

Oliver and Kathleen Parker

Nancy Peckenham

Emily Peyton

Howard and Deborah Protter

Betty Roberts

Robert and Lynda Roven

Mark and Barbara Rubin

Klara Sauer

Marjorie Schempf

Susan Scher

Bob Schlesinger

Nancy Shapiro

Tom and Kelly Sheridan

Robert Slechta

William and Jane St. Onge

Bill Steidle

Suzanne Straton

Lucy Swift

Jim and Liz Tarvin

Edward Tate

Philip Tavani

Alonso Taylor

Maryann Van Loan

Jill Varricchio

Susan Webber

James Wolfe

Neil Zimmerman

Irving Zuckerman

FRIEND

Anonymous

David Applebaum

Karen Arent

Barry Babcock

John and Elisa Baranowski

Louise Belfiglio

John Blenninger

The Honorable Melissa Bonacic

Phyllis Briller

Christina Brodzky

Pauline and Ward Brower

Kimberly Bulkley

Elizabeth Case

Gerald Coblin

Marvin and Genevieve Cohen

Mary Creagh

Charles and Joan Daviet

Constantine DeMeo

Gary Derkacz

F. Edward Devitt

Kelly Dobbins

Mike Duffy

Phyliss Dunitz

John and Tina Edel

Lynn Edsall

Cheryl Ferguson

Ann Field

Bill and Jayne Fiero

Frank Fischer

William and Frances Francisco

Claske Franck

Kirsten Gabrielsen

Gary Genetti

Arthur and Shirley Giegerich

Kate and Paul Goodspeed

Mark and Virginia Grebeldinger

Art and Jane Groves

John and Mary Ann Grybowski

Richard Hamilton

Kathleen Harrison

Phyllis Hartzell

Francesca Haysom

Carl Helstrom

Thomas Hoffman

Harvey and Minerva Horn

Geoffrey and Carole Howard

Paul Hughes

Sears Hunter

Edmund and Monica Irlbacher

John Izzo

Barbara Jacobs

Robert Jaffee, MD

James Riley

Freeborn and Joan Jewett, Jr.

Joan Jewitt

Richard Kaisted

Richard Kelly and Family

William Kelly, Jr.

Vega Lalire

Martin Lavanhar

John and Helen Lee, Jr.

Lawrence Lezak, Esq.

Steven Lindemann

Maureen Love

Barbara Lubasch

Kathleen Lupino

Diane Malinowski

Ruth Manyin

Betty Marchulitis

Andrew Maroney

David and Patricia McConnell

Lee McIntyre

Jeanette Meola

Andrew Meyer

GertrudeMigel

Cornelia Miller

Diane Mogelever

Ken Mogul

Robert Montarro

Jim Mooney

Ian Morrow

Ann Muller

John and Marie Nash

Ronald and Phylis Nathan

Michael Needleman and Laura Breitman

Daniel Nimetz

Diana Noger

Candice O'Connor

Holly O'Hern

Robert Panuto

Brandon and Laura Rainoff

Anthony and Anne Rash

John Revella

Ira and Judith Rosner

Paul and Caroline Sardella

Ben Schneeberg

John Schofield

Faye Schuerholz

Samuel and Marianne Shorter

Mr. & Mrs. Simon Sidamon-Eristoff

Elaine Simpson

Herman Slovitsky

Joan Slyker

Ann Smith

George Smith

Joan Smith

Jerome and Paula Spector

Sharon Sprague

Robert Staab

Marjorie Stewart

Catherine Swyka

Glenda Teabo-Sandoe

Burton Thelander

James Thelen

Keith Todd

Charles and Virginia Tonneson

Adele Truman

Ann Vail

Craig Weiss

Robert and Valentina Wells, Jr.

Mary Whitehill

David Whitworth

Daniel Yanosh

BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS

Adams Fairacre Farms

Advance Testing Company

Allied Financial

2009 Annual Benefit Dinner andSilent Auction a Great Success!

More than 350people attended thisyear’s annual benefitdinner and silentauction, held on thegrounds of the historic GlenmereMansion in Chester. Honored for theirleadership in landpreservation in

Orange County were Carol Ash, NYS Commissioner of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation, Paul and JoAnn Dolanof NYC and Greenwood Lake, and Orange County- Officeof the County Executive, OC Department of Planning,OC Legislature and Office of the County Attorney.

Photo Top: JoAnn Dolan, honoree with Jean Wort, OCLT advisor, andGraham Skea. Photo Left: Honorees Carol Ash, NYS Commissioner ofParks, Recreation & Historic Preservation and County Executive Ed DianaPhoto Right: David Church, OC Commissioner of Planning andCharlie Murphy, VP of MidHudson Pattern for Progress, with HonoreePaul Dolan.

• Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP• Mid-Hudson Valley

Federal Credit Union• Morgan Wheelock, Inc.

Landscape Architects• N.A.S. Security Systems• New York Football Giants, Inc.• Pietrzak & Pfau Engineering

& Surveying, PLLC• Precision Roofing• R.J. Smith Realty• Rider, Weiner & Frankel, PC• S.E.T. Designs, Inc.• Scott Snyder, Inc.• Sotheby’s• The Turner Miller Group• The Walt Disney Company• Voss Excavating

Our beautiful 2010 calendar, featuring thephotography of nationally acclaimed Sugar Loafartist Nick Zungoli, captures the natural beautyof Orange County in 12 seasonal images. Thecalendar is available for $12 in local stores (goto www.oclt.org for locations), on our website atwww.oclt.org or by calling (845) 343-0840, x12.Makes a great holiday gift!

Thank you to our sponsors Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP and Maar Printing.

Buy your 2010 OCLT Calendar at Mainframe Gallery,

513 East Main Street in Middletown, and they will

donate $10 to the Land Trust for every calendar sold!

Order Your Land Trust 2010 Calendar

2010

Why I Volunteer Dena Steele

Consider receiving your newsletters from us online! You’ll save paper andthe Land Trust will save money, allowing us to protect more of the naturalareas and working farmland that mean so much to all of us. To sign up,please e-mail us at [email protected] and state “green me!” and we’ll begin sending you news and newsletters via your e-mail.

“GREEN ME!”

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Alpine Environmental Consultants

Ambac Financial

Antiquarian Books

Bank of America

Bell Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.

Blue Island Farms

Bobolink Farm

Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Chester Printing

DeBuck's Sod Farm

Desrochers Studio



First Pioneer Farm Credit, ACA

Hill-N-Dale Abstracters, Inc.

Hudson Baylor Corporation

Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union

Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP


Keith's Farm

Lanc & Tully Engineering and Surveying, PC

Lewis Sign Co.

McCarey Landscaping

Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union

Ms. Harriet Earnest, CPA

My Sister's Closet

Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Orange County Trust Co.

Orange Regional Medical Center

Prince in New York Music Corp./Elizabeth Cotnoir

PTM Realty Investments


Roe's Orchards

Roger J. Ferris Engineering and Land Surveying

Seekamp Lumber

Seely & Durland

Serene Foam Corp.

Taylor Biomass Energy LLC

The Exposures Gallery

The General's Garden

The Valley Table Inc.

The Walt Disney Company

Tracker Archaeology Services

Turner Miller Group

Valuation Consultants, Inc.

Westfair Communications

WVT Communications

FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

Adirondack Mountain Club, Knickerbocker Chapter

Allied Activities Fund of Chester High

Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan

Disney Worldwide Outreach

Dow Foundation

Garden Club of Orange & Dutchess Counties

Garden Lovers' Club

Hudson Highlands Land Trust

IBM Int'l. Foundation Matching Grants Program

Land Trust Alliance

Mary W. Harriman Foundation

Thank you to our 2009 Annual Benefit Dinner Sponsors:• Glenmere Mansion• Gusciora Construction• Arrow Park, Inc.• Bank of America• Blue Spruce Construction Corp. • C.R. Wolfe Heating• Dayne Lossee, Inc.• DeGraw & DeHaan, Architects, LLP• DJM Enterprises• Earth and Sun Energy Systems, Inc.• Esposito & Associates• Faith Ferguson Productions• First Federal Savings of Middletown• Gerard Associates• Golden Family Foundation• Hudson Valley Clean Energy• Ira Wickes/Arborists• J.M. Electric & Son, Inc.

I initially volunteered at OCLT as an

intern as part of my course

requirement for a Rutgers University

Extension Environmental Steward-

ship class. I chose OCLT because I

wanted to learn more about the

process a land trust must follow to

protect open space. The professionals

and volunteers at OCLT impressed

me with their knowledge and

commitment to open space in

Orange County, and I learned a tremendous amount about all the

aspects involved in their efforts. However, deep down inside, I

believe I volunteered to make sure that when the solitary sandpiper

is looking for a place to rest on his way to Argentina, he will find the

same puddles and ponds he stopped at last spring; that the the

bob-o-link will perhaps nest at Hunter Farm so his song is not

silenced by development, that the dead oak trees that house pileated

woodpeckers will not be cut down, and 20 years from now my son

will be able to cross over Mt. Peter and still see hawks flying overhead,

out over the farms and trees of Warwick.

remain undisturbed.It is for this reasonthat our smallestpreserve, the RoyPreserve located inthe Amity wetlandsregion of Warwick, willremain accessible onlyby water through theuse of a canoe, kayak or other

non-motorized watercraft along the Pochuck Creek, so as not to disturb the delicate wetland habitat.

Be sure to visit oclt.org for Land Trust sponsored events includingguided hikes, family outings and outdoor workshops held on ourpublic nature preserves! You can also sign up to be a fan on facebook.com.

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Warwick collage artist Laura Breitmanwill raffle an original work of her art-a Hudson Valley scene valued at$3,000- during her fall/winter studioshow with all proceeds donated tothe Orange County Land Trust!Studio show dates are Sat and Sun,Nov 28-29, Dec 5-6 and Dec 12-13 ather 39 Mountainside Road studio inWarwick, from 11am to 4pm, with ademonstration of her collagetechnique held each day at 1pm.The price of a raffle ticket is $25 andthe drawing will be held at 4pm onDec 13. For more info call(845)258-4796 or visit Laura’s websiteat www.laurabreitman.com

Glass blower Gary Genetti of GenettiGlass Studio, (www.genettiglass.com)

and jewelry maker Mena Messina of Messina Jewelry Designs,(www.amityartists.com/messina) will also open their studio at 74Walling Road on Dec 5 and 6, from 11am to 4pm. Glass blowingdemonstrations will be held throughout the day and unique gift items,including hand blown glass ornaments and jewelry, will be on sale,with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the OCLT. Rustic artist,furniture maker and architectural consultant Daniel Mack(www.danielmack.com) will hold a 2-day exhibit “Spirit into Matter”at his 14 Welling Avenue studio.

All four artists are museum quality craftsmen and artists.

Maps will be available at each studio.

In 2008, the OCLT protected over 745 acres of land, for a total of nearly 4,000acres the Land Trust has helped preserve since its inception in 1993! Of the745 acres with conservation easements held by the OCLT, two properties arehistoric working farms (one still awaiting closing) in the towns of Minisinkand Wawayanda. Both farms had their development rights purchased withfunds from Orange County’s Open Space Plan and New York State. Anadditional 30 acres of land along the Pochuck Creek in Warwick was donatedto the Land Trust for a public nature preserve. In 2008, the Land Trust alsoplaced a conservation easement on 155-acres of forested lands along theShawangunk Ridge in Sullivan County. An additional 27 acres in the townof Chester, adjacent to Goosepond Mountain State Park, was also protectedwith a conservation easement in 2008.

The Land Trust also completed in 2008 the protection of 259 acres of ArrowPark lands in Monroe and Tuxedo in a cooperative $5.3 million effort withthe State of New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.These lands have been added to Sterling Forest State Park and are in addi-tion to the 145 acres of Arrow Park lands previously protected by the LandTrust. The success of this conservation effort was also due to support fromthe Highlands Coalition, New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, NationalFish and Wildlife Foundation and other conservation organizations.

2008 Annual Report

Sources of Funds:Individual Donations $132,795 (38%)

County Funding $100,000 (28%)

Grants andBusiness Sponsorships 85,700 (24%)

Interest from Investments 37,972 (10%)

2008 Operating Income: $356,467

2008 Operating Expense: $514,800*

Uses of Funds:Land Protection $253,300 (50%)

Education, Fundraising and Stewardship $168,500 (32%)

Administration $93,000 (18%)

Net Assets: $2,544,506Value of Land Holdings: $1,578,547

Thanks, Contributors!

Your planned gift can make a lasting difference in our communities forgenerations to come! Please consider helping us protect our natural areasand working farms by:

• Joining the Louis V. Mills Society, a 3-year pledge club to support the operations of the OCLT

• Contributing to one of our endowment funds managed by the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan, the interest from which provides for the future stewardship of our protected lands

• Establishing your own endowment fund for as little as $5,000 with the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan

• Arranging a planned gift to the OCLT

Please contact Nicole Carroll at (845) 343-0840, x11 or at [email protected] to learn more about giving opportunities.

Preserve News: OCLT Manages Nine Public Nature Preserves in Orange County

The Board of Directors, volunteers and staff at Orange County Land Trustsincerely thank all whose 2008 contributions helped us protect more of thenatural areas, working farmland and scenic ridgelines we all love and value!Thank you for helping create a legacy of conservation that will make a lastingdifference in our communities for generations to come.

LAND CHAMPION

Will Brown and Barbara Felton

Caroline and David DeWilde

Mr. James H. Ottaway, Jr.

Robert and Barbara Swanson

BENEFACTOR

Betsy Shamonsky

The Breeman Family

James and Susan Goodfellow


Louis V. Mills

The Honorable Houston A. Stebbins and Dena M. Steele

T. Marshall Swartwood

LEADER

Agnes Akers

Lynn Barber

Albert and Judy Buckbee

Elmire and Howard Conklin

Donald and Cecilia Hanson

Nancy Hays

Lester Lain

Marlena Lange

Jacques Levine

Frederica Linick

Eleanor Mamelok

James and Elaine McClung

Jonathan Mogelever

Carman and Deanna Prisco

Peter and Barbara Regna

Herb and Veronica Stein

Mark Taylor

John and Mary Yrizarry

CONSERVATOR

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Augello

Charles Augello

Joan and Bob Augello

Robert Bose

Ralph and Midge Decker

Andrew and Jenna Field

John Gebhards

Mike and Barbara Gilman

Thomas Gilmore

David and Caroline Hamling

JoAnn Hanson

Richard and Jo Hull

Lucy Joyce and Christian Lewis

Bud and Ruth Kassel

Arthur and Phyllis Lain

Lee and Jaci Murphy

William and Allison Rabsey

David and Jeanette Redden

Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff

Steve Skye

Norman and Kip Smith

Rainey and Mary Taylor, Jr.

Guy Tudor

Stuart and Ruth Turner

Jean Wort

STEWARD

Catherine Bookey

Martin and Penelope Borko

Wisner and Gladys Buckbee

Jim and Karen Clark

Floyd and Nancy DeAngelo

Jim and Sophie Delaune

James and Amy Delaune

Marty and Linda Dlugatz

Paul and JoAnn Dolan

Roger Ferris

Elizabeth Fisher

Robert Fury

Peter Garrison

Harold and Gay Janks

Thomas and Jeanine Glendening

George and Mary Goodman

Seymour and Shirley Gordon

Peter Gottesman

Terry Hawkins

Andrew and Trish Herskee

John Hicks

Stephen Hunter, Esq.

Charles and Lillian Judelson

Sandra Kissam

Alan Levine

Jane and Gordon Lord

Bruce Lott

Joc and Ann MacKinnon

Jonah Mandelbaum

Geerd and Marcia Mattheus

A. Cushman and Jean May

Andrew and Karuna McLaughlin

John Meder

Roger and Susan Metzger

Kiki Nelson and Rodger Friedman

John Oberg

Robert and Linda Onofry

Raynard Ozman, Esq.

James Patterson

Sarah Peacock

Lynn Peebles and Douglas L.S. Land

Fred Perkins, Jr.

Ray Quattrini

The Orange County Land Trust owns and manages nine nature pre-serves in Orange County ranging in size from 30-255 acres. Each pre-

serve offers a distinctdiversity of habitat andunique scenery, and all arefree and open to the publicevery day of the year for passive recreation such as hiking, birding and naturestudy. The 150-acre Moonbeams Preserve inthe Town of Wallkill hasmarked hiking trails and atrail head kiosk with valu-

able information on the natural history of the area as well as a trailmap. Thanks to a grant from Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt, the255-acre Fuller Mountain Preserve also boasts a trailhead kioskwith trails that lead to spectacular views of the Warwick Valley.Hunter Farm Preserve in the Town of Wawayanda is the site of TheTadpole Trail, the Land Trust’s educational nature trail for childrenwhich has a ¾ mile trail with 7 learning stations- an excellentdestination for school groups, summer camps and families.An active fundraising campaign is underway at HamptonburghPreserve, the future site of a ½ mile universal access trail that willmake nature accessible to people of all abilities. A hard packedtrail and a raised bed boardwalk will lead people through a varietyof woodland and wetland habitats to a viewing platform overlook-ing the Wallkill River. Laurel Hill Preserve in the Town of Minisinkis slated to receive a trailhead kiosk and trails next spring, thanks toa grant from Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther. The Land Trust iscurrently working on management plans for the remaining pre-serves, ensuring that public access to each preserve highlights thebest characteristics of each, while ensuring that natural areas

Warwick Artists Support Open Spacewith Open Studio Tours

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Ways of Giving to the OCLT

Photo left: OCLT volunteers help construct trails at Fuller Mountain Preserve in Warwick . Photo lower left: The Tadpole Trail supported with a grant from Orange & Rockland Utilities and individual donations. Photo above: Traditional stonewall building and restoration workshop led by Robbie Haldane at the Moonbeams Preserve.

Artist Laura Breitman in her Warwick studio. Laura’s collages comprise thousands ofpieces of fabric that create astonishingly realistic, photo-like images.

*Reimbursements received in 2009

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Lindie Scorsone

Sydney Shapiro

Robert and Mary Ellen Shute

William and Lois Siegel

Dennis and Kathleen Smith

R. J. Smith

Eunice E. Tenney

Celeste Van Fleet

Donald Walton

Jurgen Wekerle

Jessica Wickham

PROTECTOR

Ajit and Liza Antony Antony

Edward L. and Pam Arace

Peggy Arizmendi

Steven Auerbach

Karen Barber

Michael Bender

Susan Blakeney

Charles Brown, VMD

Edward and Pamela Butler

Al Cammisa

Leonard Charney

Susan Chipoletti

David and Liana Church

Maureen Crush

John and Anusia Dawson

Peter Diamond

John Fort and Kara Lynn Dorsey

Georgina Dupcak

Clare Earl

William and Louise Earnest

Randall Enos

Dorothy Fischbeck

Francis and Janet Fitzpatrick

Janet Ford

David and Janet Getz

Lloyd and Anita Goldsmith

Sidney and Phebe Goldstein

Rosalind Golembe

Ralph Grimaldi

Patrick and Judith Hanlon

Eric and Mary Hanson

G. and Marjorie Hart

Atilla Hasnay

Robert and Sophie Hinshalwood

James Hoekema

Lola Horwitz

Douglas Hovey

Richard Hoyt

Jonathan and Michelle Hull

Ben and Elisa Humphrey

Joan James

Graham and Ellen Jamison

Ivan and Carole Jennings

Les and Tammy Kirby

Martin and Carol Kivell


John Knipp

James and Karen Knox

Charles Krogslund

Nancy Kumpel

Rocco and Debbie Landesman

Tanya Laurer

Andrew Lawrence

Carol Levine

Joseph Luchi

Joan Mamelok

Richard Mamelok

Les Mance

Thomas Marks

Ralph and Debbie Martucci

Jocelyn Mathiasen

Anne Matsui

Timothy and Marian McDermott

Thomas McKelvey, Jr.

Charles McNerney

Gregg Merksamer

Andrew and Deborah Mills

Virginia Moore

Sara Morrison

George Muser

Jeanne and Martin Myles

Joan Nagrod

The Honorable Michael Newhard and Judy Pedersen

Patricianne Norton

Anne and Fred Osborn, III

Jeffrey Page

Allen Paradie

Oliver and Kathleen Parker

Nancy Peckenham

Emily Peyton

Howard and Deborah Protter

Betty Roberts

Robert and Lynda Roven

Mark and Barbara Rubin

Klara Sauer

Marjorie Schempf

Susan Scher

Bob Schlesinger

Nancy Shapiro

Tom and Kelly Sheridan

Robert Slechta

William and Jane St. Onge

Bill Steidle

Suzanne Straton

Lucy Swift

Jim and Liz Tarvin

Edward Tate

Philip Tavani

Alonso Taylor

Maryann Van Loan

Jill Varricchio

Susan Webber

James Wolfe

Neil Zimmerman

Irving Zuckerman

FRIEND

Anonymous

David Applebaum

Karen Arent

Barry Babcock

John and Elisa Baranowski

Louise Belfiglio

John Blenninger

The Honorable Melissa Bonacic

Phyllis Briller

Christina Brodzky

Pauline and Ward Brower

Kimberly Bulkley

Elizabeth Case

Gerald Coblin

Marvin and Genevieve Cohen

Mary Creagh

Charles and Joan Daviet

Constantine DeMeo

Gary Derkacz

F. Edward Devitt

Kelly Dobbins

Mike Duffy

Phyliss Dunitz

John and Tina Edel

Lynn Edsall

Cheryl Ferguson

Ann Field

Bill and Jayne Fiero

Frank Fischer

William and Frances Francisco

Claske Franck

Kirsten Gabrielsen

Gary Genetti

Arthur and Shirley Giegerich

Kate and Paul Goodspeed

Mark and Virginia Grebeldinger

Art and Jane Groves

John and Mary Ann Grybowski

Richard Hamilton

Kathleen Harrison

Phyllis Hartzell

Francesca Haysom

Carl Helstrom

Thomas Hoffman

Harvey and Minerva Horn

Geoffrey and Carole Howard

Paul Hughes

Sears Hunter

Edmund and Monica Irlbacher

John Izzo

Barbara Jacobs

Robert Jaffee, MD

James Riley

Freeborn and Joan Jewett, Jr.

Joan Jewitt

Richard Kaisted

Richard Kelly and Family

William Kelly, Jr.

Vega Lalire

Martin Lavanhar

John and Helen Lee, Jr.

Lawrence Lezak, Esq.

Steven Lindemann

Maureen Love

Barbara Lubasch

Kathleen Lupino

Diane Malinowski

Ruth Manyin

Betty Marchulitis

Andrew Maroney

David and Patricia McConnell

Lee McIntyre

Jeanette Meola

Andrew Meyer

GertrudeMigel

Cornelia Miller

Diane Mogelever

Ken Mogul

Robert Montarro

Jim Mooney

Ian Morrow

Ann Muller

John and Marie Nash

Ronald and Phylis Nathan

Michael Needleman and Laura Breitman

Daniel Nimetz

Diana Noger

Candice O'Connor

Holly O'Hern

Robert Panuto

Brandon and Laura Rainoff

Anthony and Anne Rash

John Revella

Ira and Judith Rosner

Paul and Caroline Sardella

Ben Schneeberg

John Schofield

Faye Schuerholz

Samuel and Marianne Shorter

Mr. & Mrs. Simon Sidamon-Eristoff

Elaine Simpson

Herman Slovitsky

Joan Slyker

Ann Smith

George Smith

Joan Smith

Jerome and Paula Spector

Sharon Sprague

Robert Staab

Marjorie Stewart

Catherine Swyka

Glenda Teabo-Sandoe

Burton Thelander

James Thelen

Keith Todd

Charles and Virginia Tonneson

Adele Truman

Ann Vail

Craig Weiss

Robert and Valentina Wells, Jr.

Mary Whitehill

David Whitworth

Daniel Yanosh

BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS

Adams Fairacre Farms

Advance Testing Company

Allied Financial

2009 Annual Benefit Dinner andSilent Auction a Great Success!

More than 350people attended thisyear’s annual benefitdinner and silentauction, held on thegrounds of the historic GlenmereMansion in Chester. Honored for theirleadership in landpreservation in

Orange County were Carol Ash, NYS Commissioner of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation, Paul and JoAnn Dolanof NYC and Greenwood Lake, and Orange County- Officeof the County Executive, OC Department of Planning,OC Legislature and Office of the County Attorney.

Photo Top: JoAnn Dolan, honoree with Jean Wort, OCLT advisor, andGraham Skea. Photo Left: Honorees Carol Ash, NYS Commissioner ofParks, Recreation & Historic Preservation and County Executive Ed DianaPhoto Right: David Church, OC Commissioner of Planning andCharlie Murphy, VP of MidHudson Pattern for Progress, with HonoreePaul Dolan.

• Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP• Mid-Hudson Valley

Federal Credit Union• Morgan Wheelock, Inc.

Landscape Architects• N.A.S. Security Systems• New York Football Giants, Inc.• Pietrzak & Pfau Engineering

& Surveying, PLLC• Precision Roofing• R.J. Smith Realty• Rider, Weiner & Frankel, PC• S.E.T. Designs, Inc.• Scott Snyder, Inc.• Sotheby’s• The Turner Miller Group• The Walt Disney Company• Voss Excavating

Our beautiful 2010 calendar, featuring thephotography of nationally acclaimed Sugar Loafartist Nick Zungoli, captures the natural beautyof Orange County in 12 seasonal images. Thecalendar is available for $12 in local stores (goto www.oclt.org for locations), on our website atwww.oclt.org or by calling (845) 343-0840, x12.Makes a great holiday gift!

Thank you to our sponsors Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP and Maar Printing.

Buy your 2010 OCLT Calendar at Mainframe Gallery,

513 East Main Street in Middletown, and they will

donate $10 to the Land Trust for every calendar sold!

Order Your Land Trust 2010 Calendar

2010

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Consider receiving your newsletters from us online! You’ll save paper andthe Land Trust will save money, allowing us to protect more of the naturalareas and working farmland that mean so much to all of us. To sign up,please e-mail us at [email protected] and state “green me!” and we’ll begin sending you news and newsletters via your e-mail.

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Alpine Environmental Consultants

Ambac Financial

Antiquarian Books

Bank of America

Bell Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.

Blue Island Farms

Bobolink Farm

Central Hudson Gas and Electric

Chester Printing

DeBuck's Sod Farm

Desrochers Studio



First Pioneer Farm Credit, ACA

Hill-N-Dale Abstracters, Inc.

Hudson Baylor Corporation

Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union

Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP


Keith's Farm

Lanc & Tully Engineering and Surveying, PC

Lewis Sign Co.

McCarey Landscaping

Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union

Ms. Harriet Earnest, CPA

My Sister's Closet

Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Orange County Trust Co.

Orange Regional Medical Center

Prince in New York Music Corp./Elizabeth Cotnoir

PTM Realty Investments


Roe's Orchards

Roger J. Ferris Engineering and Land Surveying

Seekamp Lumber

Seely & Durland

Serene Foam Corp.

Taylor Biomass Energy LLC

The Exposures Gallery

The General's Garden

The Valley Table Inc.

The Walt Disney Company

Tracker Archaeology Services

Turner Miller Group

Valuation Consultants, Inc.

Westfair Communications

WVT Communications

FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

Adirondack Mountain Club, Knickerbocker Chapter

Allied Activities Fund of Chester High

Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan

Disney Worldwide Outreach

Dow Foundation

Garden Club of Orange & Dutchess Counties

Garden Lovers' Club

Hudson Highlands Land Trust

IBM Int'l. Foundation Matching Grants Program

Land Trust Alliance

Mary W. Harriman Foundation

Thank you to our 2009 Annual Benefit Dinner Sponsors:• Glenmere Mansion• Gusciora Construction• Arrow Park, Inc.• Bank of America• Blue Spruce Construction Corp. • C.R. Wolfe Heating• Dayne Lossee, Inc.• DeGraw & DeHaan, Architects, LLP• DJM Enterprises• Earth and Sun Energy Systems, Inc.• Esposito & Associates• Faith Ferguson Productions• First Federal Savings of Middletown• Gerard Associates• Golden Family Foundation• Hudson Valley Clean Energy• Ira Wickes/Arborists• J.M. Electric & Son, Inc.

I initially volunteered at OCLT as an

intern as part of my course

requirement for a Rutgers University

Extension Environmental Steward-

ship class. I chose OCLT because I

wanted to learn more about the

process a land trust must follow to

protect open space. The professionals

and volunteers at OCLT impressed

me with their knowledge and

commitment to open space in

Orange County, and I learned a tremendous amount about all the

aspects involved in their efforts. However, deep down inside, I

believe I volunteered to make sure that when the solitary sandpiper

is looking for a place to rest on his way to Argentina, he will find the

same puddles and ponds he stopped at last spring; that the the

bob-o-link will perhaps nest at Hunter Farm so his song is not

silenced by development, that the dead oak trees that house pileated

woodpeckers will not be cut down, and 20 years from now my son

will be able to cross over Mt. Peter and still see hawks flying overhead,

out over the farms and trees of Warwick.

I have been so inspired by thepeople I’ve met recently, fromso many different fields herein the county, people that areas concerned with the protection of our naturalareas, as those of us in theconservation community. It is amazing how land pro-tection and conservation cancross so many paths, and affect so many people in ourcommunities- our cities aswell as our rural and suburban areas.

In this issue, you will readabout our urban communitygardens project, a new areafor the Land Trust that willengage residents of our threecities in conservation andland stewardship activities.For this project, we will part-ner with the Orange CountyDepartment of Health, numerous agencies withinthe cities of Port Jervis, Middletown and Newburgh,and Cornell CooperativeExtension. In addition to

Letter from the Executive Director:Partnering to Preserve our rural heritage, Protect ournatural resources and Plan for our future


NYSDEC and the Land TrustAlliance, funding for this project will also come fromOrange County Agricultureand Farmland ProtectionBoard, Healthy Orange andthe City of Port Jervis. Thiscollaborative effort will transform vacant urban lots in these three cities into lushcommunity-owned and managed gardens where residents can grow fresh produce and connect with theland. Green, open space anda connection to nature, withaccess to healthy foods andclean water, are goals we allshare for our residents andwill work together to achieve.

I was equally inspired last August when our leaders incounty government decidednot to auction 129-acres offorested land along theShawangunk Ridge, but, because of its high conserva-tion value, decided to ensurethat these lands remain pris-tine forever. We applaud the efforts of our partners inthis preservation effort- the NY-NJ Trails Conference andthe Nature Conservancy aswell as our County Executive,Ed Diana and David Church,our Commissioner of Planning.

Collaboration and partnership.Together, we are much morethan the sum of our parts.Jim

James Delaune Executive Director

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Mohonk Preserve

New York-New Jersey Trail Conference

Occupations, Inc.

Orange County Audubon Society

Orange County Bicycle Club

Orange County Chamber of Commerce

Orange County Citizens Foundation

Orange Environment

Scenic Hudson

The Dyson Foundation

The Ganlee Fund

The Garden Club of Orange & Dutchess Counties

The Healing Hill Garden

The Land Family Foundation

The Nature Conservancy

GOVERNMENT

City of Middletown, IDA

County of Orange

The Honorable Aileen Gunther

NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program

The Honorable Annie Rabbitt

Village of Walden

IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

3C Beef

Acorn Hill Farm

Al Buckbee Family

Andy Mills

Applewood Winery

Arrow Web Designs

Atlantic Kayak Tours

Aveda Day Spa

Bavarian Gardens

Bellvale Creamery

Black Meadow Orchids

Blooming Hill Farm

Blue Island Farm

Bob Ewald

Bobolink Dairy and Bakeyard

Buddhapesto

Business Design Solutions

Café Pitti

Cheech Barber

Chester Printing

Commodore Chocolatier

DeBuck Sod Farm

Destination Farms

DevineDesign.com

Dines Farms

Doug and Christine Stage

Dr. Stephen Hamel

Freedom Air, Inc.

Havana 59

Hudson Highland Cruises

Jamaica Bay Keeper

James Delaune

Janet's Baked Good

Jim Ullrich

Jo Marvel Hull

John D. Madura Farms

John Yrizarry

Joseph Luchi

Judy Schwartz

The Conservation Partnership Program is a public-private initiative funded through New York State’s dedicated Environ-mental Protection Fund (EPF) and is administered by the LandTrust Alliance in coordination with the NYSDEC. Other grants to the Land Trust include a $9,500 Conservation TransactionGrant to help facilitate the purchase of development rights(PDR) to a historic 166-acre family farm in the Town of Minisink,in partnership with the NYS Department of Agriculture andMarkets and the County of Orange. The third grant is a Capacity& Excellence Grant in the amount of $8,000 to complete a surveyand update property records for the Land Trust’s 255-acre FullerMountain Preserve in the Town of Warwick.

“We are delighted to be awarded three NYS Conservation Partnership grants this year,” said Deanna Prisco, president ofthe Orange County Land Trust. “We are especially excitedabout working to create more green space in our urban areas,and are looking forward to engaging city residents in land conservation, in addition to protecting more working farms in the county and updating survey records for one of our nature preserves,” she said.

STAFF DIRECTORYJAMES DELAUNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

NICOLE CARROLLDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

CAROLINE HAMLINGCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

SARAH HUTTONOFFICE MANAGER(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

DEBBIE MARTUCCIBOOKKEEPING CONSULTANT(845) 343-0840, X15

KARIN ROUXDIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION ANDSTEWARDSHIP (845) 343-0840, [email protected]

MEREDITH TAYLORPROJECT COORDINATOR(845) 343-0840, [email protected]

Orange County Land TrustThe Mills House 10 Mulberry Street

Middletown, NY 10940T: (845) 343-0840 F: (845) 341-0898 www.oclt.org

The Orange County Land Trust is

pleased to welcome Nicole Carroll as

our new Development Director.

As Development Director, Nicole will

be responsible for the planning and

implementation of the annual

fundraising program for the Land Trust.

Nicole has an extensive 12-year back-

ground in the fields of fund develop-

ment, public relations and non-profit

administration.

She has worked in development at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange

County, McQuade Children’s Services in New Windsor and St. Luke’s

Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Nicole is a 2009 graduate of Leader-

ship Orange and a 2008 Rising Star of Orange County award recipient.

She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and History from SUNY Binghamton

and a M.A. in American Studies from the College of William and Mary.

She is a Certified Fundraising Professional (CFRE) and a member of the

Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Nicole Carroll is OCLT’s New Development Director

Lewis Sign Co.

Lynn's Goat Cheese

Mountain Products Smokehouse

My Saddle Brook Farm

Mythix

Nancy McNamara's Organic Farm

Nick Zungoli

Nina's Restaurant

No Hope Funny Farm

Old Erie Pub

Paul Dolan, ABC News

Peach Grove Inn

Phillips Bridge Farm Project

Phyllis Lehman

Ramsey Outdoor Store


Robert Augello, Esq.

Rock and Snow

RPM Ecosystems

Storm King Lodge

Techni Growers

The Farmer's Daughter

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The River Grill

The W. Rogowski Farm, LLC

Tony Boffa's Italian Restaurant

West Point Tours

Winding Hills Golf Club

Woody's All Natural

MEMORIAL LISTINGS 2008,IN MEMORY OF ROBERT AUGELLO

Mrs. Georgia Anderman

Mr. William Arnold

Ms. Thais Ashkenas

Mr. Charles Augello

Mr. Ben Augello

Ms. Dawn Berry

Ms. Bobbette Biddullph

Mr.and Mrs. Martin Borko

City of Middletown IDA

Laurence Clemente

Nancy Cohen

Ms. John Compitello

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Conklin

County Attorney’s Office

Ms. Colette De Thomas

Ms. Nancy Depalma

Mr. Peter Diamond

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dlugatz

Ms. Barbara Doty

Phyliss Dunitz

Harold Einbinder

Ms. Michele Ellerin

Mr. Donald Ellison


Ms. Stacey Finkelstein


Ms. Rita Forrester

John Gebhards

Linda Gette

Beverly Goetschius

Ms. Lila Green

Ms. Penny Gullette

Hill-N-Dale Abstracters, Inc

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hull

Ms. Nanci Itzla

Jacobowitz and Gubits, LLP

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson


Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kelly


Mr. Jeffrey Kramer

Mr. Lester Lain

Marlena Lange

Mrs. Carol Levine

Ms. Minna Levine

Mr. Alan Levine

Steven Lindemann

Mr. Lawrence Lissauer

Mr. James Lowe

Ms. Kathleen Lupino

Hedda Maleh

Richard Mamelok

Eleanor Mamelok

Maple Hill Elementary

Nancy Markoff

Sandra Martin


Middletown Housing Associates L.P.

Rick Minkus

Ms. Kate Morris

Ms. Janice Nappo

NY-NJ Trail Conference

Ms. Evelyn Noelle

Kevin O'Shea

Orange County Government Center

Mr. Larry Osofsky

Nancy Portnoy

Mr. Stanley Price

Mr. and Mrs. Carman Prisco

Mrs. Robin Rabinowitz

Lynn Riccardulli


Ms. Betty Roberts

Ms. Nancy Roberts

Ms. Edna Rosen

Sandra Sciortino, Esq.

Mr. Stephen Shaw

Mr. and Mrs. William Siegel

Mr. James Steenrod

Mr. and Mrs. David Stewart

Ms. Beatrice Sustack

Mrs. Thelma Swana

Mr. Bruce Thompson

Town of Monroe

Mr. William Usis

Ms. Celeste Van Fleet

Donald Walton

Mr. Paul Wasmund

Ms. Susan Webber

Cynthia Weintraub

Mr. and Mrs. John Yrizarry

GIFT MEMORIUMS

In Memory of Ken Beuermanfrom Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kirby

In Memory of Zimri Allen Enosfrom Mr. Randall Enos

In Memory of James K. Harrisonfrom Mr. and Mrs. Rainey Taylor, Jr.

In Memory of Fred Hayesfrom Mr. and Mrs. Rainey Taylor, Jr.

In Memory of Elliott McClungfrom Dr. and Mrs. James McClung

GIFT HONORARIUMS

In Honor of Bob Augellofrom Steven Lindemannfrom Ms. Betty Robertsfrom Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Kleeman

In Honor of Doug McBridefrom Mrs. Joan Augello

In Honor of Steve Diamondfrom Marlena Lange

In Honor of Rodger Friedman from Ms. Joan Slyker

In Honor of Peter Garrisonfrom William and Jane St. Onge

In Honor of Marlena Langefrom Catherine Swyka

In Honor of Louis V. Millsfrom Ms. Sharon Sprague

In Honor of Catherine Swykafrom Marlena Lange

In Honor of Cathie Swykafrom Mr. Michael Needleman and Ms. Laura Breitman

In Honor of Nick Zungolifrom Martin and Carol Kivell

The Orange County Land Trust has beenawarded three New York State Conserva-tion Partnership Program grants totaling$37,000 by the New York State Depart-ment of Environmental Conservationand the national Land Trust Alliance,with the largest grant for the creation ofand improvements to urban communitygardens in Middletown, Port Jervis andNewburgh.

With a Conservation Catalyst Grant of$19,500, the Land Trust will help estab-lish community gardens in low to mod-erate income neighborhoods in the citiesof Middletown and Port Jervis and makeimprovements to “The People’s Garden”in the City of Newburgh. Communitygardens transform vacant city lots intolush urban green space where cityresidents can grow their own healthyfresh fruits and vegetables at little cost.This program will help expand knowl-edge and skills on healthful living, aswell as help overcome socioeconomic


See Annual Appeal LetterA donation from HudsonBaylor Corporation, arecycling company inNewburgh, launchesOCLT’s year end appeal

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OCLT Awarded NYSConservationPartnership Grants

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Over 350 peopleattended this year’sbenefit dinner atGlenmere Mansion

Orange County Land Trust

Autumn/Winter ‘09 Newsletter2008 Annual Report

Protecting your Local TreasuresOpenSpaceNews

OCLT AWARDED THREE NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM GRANTSFUNDS FOR COMMUNITY GARDENS, FARMLAND PROTECTION AND WARWICK PRESERVE

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSDeanna J. Prisco, President

Mary Yrizarry, Vice President

Marlena Lange, 2nd VP

Herb Stein, Treasurer

Bruce Lott, Secretary

Lynn Barber

Elmire Conklin

David A. Getz, P.E.

Jo Marvel Hull

Lucy Joyce

Lester Lain

Jacques Levine

Andy McLaughlin

Andrew Mills

Howard Protter, Esq.

Dennis Smith

Mark Taylor, Esq.

Stuart Turner

Albert C. Valk

Francis Wickham

ADVISORY COUNCILDr. Douglas F. McBride,Chairman

Christopher Davis

F. Edward Devitt

Paul Dolan

Seymour Gordon

Joseph “Bud” Kassel

Louis V. Mills, Founder

James H. Ottaway, Jr.

David L. Rider, Esq.

Klara Sauer

C. Sidamon-Eristoff

Sandra van Heerden

Brian Varley

Jean Wort

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 5:30-7:30 PMOCLT HOLIDAY PARTY THE MILLS HOUSE, 10 MULBERRY ST. MIDDLETOWN, NY

FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010: SAVE THE DATE!OCLT ANNUAL BENEFIT RECEPTION & SILENT AUCTIONPlace to be determined

For a complete listing of upcoming OCLT outing/events, go to: www.oclt.org

“Community gardensnot only beautify and

make productive avacant urban lot, but

are a source of fresh,healthy and low cost

produce for cityresidents. These

gardens can bring acommunity together,

with a sense ofpurpose and

independence.”

~ Jim Delaune, OCLT Executive Director

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Upcoming Events

Orange County Land TrustThe Mills House

10 Mulberry Street Middletown, New York 10940

barriers to accessing healthy foods and interacting with the natural world. Community gardens engage city residents in conservation and land stewardship, andhelp revitalize our cities.

For this project, the OCLT will partner with the Orange County Department of Health, numerous agencies within the three cities, and the Master Gardeners programat Cornell Cooperative Extension. A matching grant of $6,500 will be provided by theOrange County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, and funding will also beprovided by Healthy Orange, a project of the OC Department of Health, the City ofPort Jervis and the Middletown Industrial Development Agency (IDA).

The mission of the Orange County Land Trust is topreserve the fields, forests, wetlands, ridgelines andriver corridors in and around Orange County throughvoluntary land conservation for the benefit of people.

Our Mission

photo: Mills Family Memorabilia now on display at OCLT office

photo The People’s Garden in Newburgh is open tothe public and will see improvements such as raised bedsand a new tool shed

the mission of the orange county land trust is to orange

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