Conservation Links

Dozens of organizations are involved in land preservation, environmental protection, and wise land use. Here are links to some of them.

 

Land Trust Alliance, umbrella organization for non-profit land preservation

Teatown Lake Reservation, one of the county's oldest nature preserves

The Nature Conservancy, preserving the last great places

Mianus River Gorge Preserve, 750 acres, where The Nature Conservancy was born

Trust for Public Land, preserving land for people

Open Space Institute, 90,000 acres in New York State

Pound Ridge Land Conservancy, WLT's local partner

Scenic Hudson, preservation, advocacy and smart growth in the Hudson Valley

Federated Conservationists of Westchester County, watchdog for all things environmental in our county

Riverkeeper, hard-nosed advocacy on the river and in the watershed

Pace University Land Use Law Center, practical help from law professors

Audubon New York, conservation, education and birds

Bedford Audubon, Sawmill River Audubon, Central Westchester Audubon, Hudson River Audubon Society of Westchester, Bronx River/Sound Shore Audubon, conservation, education and birds on the local scene

New York League of Conservation Voters, rating the politicians

Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition, fighting for watershed protection and against filtration

Westchester County, planning, parks, nature preserves, biodiversity

League of Women Voters of Westchester, voters guides and studies of environmental issues

New York City Department of Environmental Protection/water supply protection, water supply, land acquisition, land use

Smart Growth Online, clearinghouse for better land-use

Clean Air NY, promoting breatheable air in the metropolitan region

Private Landowner Network, a resource for private conservation

More to come...

These links are provided as a convenience for visitors to this web site. The WLT is not responsible for their content.

Please contact Tom Andersen (Tom@Westchesterlandtrust.org) if you discover a link error, or if you'd like your organization to be added to the list.