Oblong Land Conservancy

02/09/2022

Brilliant anywhere!

10/03/2018

Hey all! Join us for a nature photography workshop this Saturday with Lori Adams at Roger Perry Preserve in Dover Plains. I'm sure some of you have been there for our white sand yoga, and this is another great opportunity to enjoy and photograph the unusual biodiversity of this beautiful piece of land.

09/10/2018

This month! Foraging walk with Farm Naturalist & Mycologist Alanna Burns of Harlem Valley Homestead Space is limited, please RSVP on the website if you want to join us!

06/21/2018

Another great event! First Saturdays Program - July 7- Nature Photography at Corbin Hill

Saturday, July 7, 2018
8:30 AM 10:30 AM

The Oblong Land Conservancy is proud to host a Free nature photography workshop with professional photographer Lori Adams, co-sponsored with Harlem Valley Appalachian Trail Community (HVATC). Focal length, depth of field, shutter speed, ISO, white balance and resolution will be discussed and put into play during the walk.

Where to meet: The entrance to the Corbin Hill property is located south of the Dover Oak Tree on West Dover Road. Look for Oblong Land Conservancy signs.

What to bring: Appropriate clothing and footwear (light clothes, high socks, hiking shoes or boots), tick/bug repellant and sunscreen.

Bring cameras and lenses you have questions about. Macro, telephoto, extension tubes, monopods, all welcome. (Tripods may be cumbersome.) While camera phones are welcome, this workshop is geared toward cameras with more controls.

In Case of Rain: If it is raining, we will have to postpone this event. If rain is in the forecast, bring a light rain jacket. If in doubt, call or text Dorian Winslow's cell phone at 917-734-7331.

Space is limited. You must go to the oblong website to register: https://www.oblongland.org/events/

06/13/2018

Sign up now it's filling fast! Photo workshop with Lori Adams at
https://www.oblongland.org/events/

05/18/2018

Please join us, limited space available!!!!!

First Saturdays Program - June - Learning To Live With The Land In The Harlem Valley - With Josh Viertel - 147 Old Forge Rd. Wingdale NY 12594
Saturday, June 2, 2018
10:00 AM 12:00 PM

On this two hour talk and tour, we will tour the farm, and learn about sustainable beef, egg, vegetable, honey bee and mushroom growing. The Harlem Valley Homestead is developing a diversified working farm on 250 beautiful acres nestled between the Appalachian Trail and the Tenmile River into a center where people can come, stay, and have transformational experiences learning about food and farming. Come learn about this new project in our community and get an introduction to growing food in a way that is founded on creating ecological resiliency.

Note: Please bring your own tick repellent, sunscreen, ad comfortable walking shoes. It may be muddy depending on weather. Limited space available!

About Josh:

Josh Viertel has been farmer, activist and educator in the sustainable food movement for 20 years. From 2008-2012 he served as president of Slow Food USA, the US branch of the global Slow Food movement. Before his work at Slow Food, Josh was a founding director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project which built an organic farm on campus to bring local, sustainable food to the University. Josh has been listed as one of the seven most powerful voices in the food movement by Forbes and Michael Pollan. Now he is working with friends and neighbors to develop Harlem Valley Homestead, a farmstay and retreat center integrated into a diversified working farm. Harlem Valley Homestead’s mission is to deepen our connections to place, to each other, and to ourselves through hands on learning and transformational experiences in rural and agrarian living. Josh lives and works in the Harlem Valley where he grows, forages, catches or hunts most of what he eats.

Register on our website - https://www.oblongland.org/events/

05/14/2018

Thanks to all that came out to our first First Saturday earlier this month at Peckham Quarry! Please post any photos here!

07/07/2017

We're giving away free milkweed plugs at the Pawling Farmers Market tomorrow morning from 9am to 1pm. While supplies last!

06/09/2017

What a wonderful gift!

The estate of Kathryn D. Wriston has given 835 acres of rugged hardwood forest, meadows, and wetlands straddling the border of Connecticut and New York to the Connecticut Audubon Society to be preserved as a sanctuary. Called Deer Pond F...

04/20/2017

Wild Flowers of the Great Swamp this Sunday, 4/23

04/03/2017

Amazing!

03/24/2017

The Bear Reality

03/10/2017

A beautiful place and a message worth listening to.

Friends of the Great Swamp www.frogs-ny.org Founded in 1990, the Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) is a volunteer non-profit organization made up of residen...

03/07/2017

The Oblong Land Conservancy is pleased to announce the addition of two new Board members, Lynn Martin and Jonathan Howe! Welcome Lynn and Jonathan!!

03/01/2017

The GREAT SWAMP QUILT, made by members of FrOGS in honor of the Friends of the Great Swamp 25th Anniversary in November 2015, will be on display at Dover Plains Library for the month of March.

02/10/2017

Read all about the great place we live.

Where History and Nature Meet

01/12/2017

Nothing like helping to save the planet WHILE supporting the Oblong Land Conservancy! Just head out to the Pawling Hannaford and buy this bag!

12/30/2016

Starting January 1st and for the entire month of January, when you pick up a blue Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag at the Pawling Hannaford, we receive $1! Help support the Oblong Land Conservancy and purchase the blue bag with the good karma message! Visit www.hannaford.bags4mycause.com for details!