Our Preserves

These 3.5 acres, with large rock outcroppings and a stream running through it, is not accessible, since it is landlocked behind residences on Hack Green Road and Siscowit Road.

This is 2.5 acres of beautiful meadowland right on Fancher Road, protecting an important viewshed in town.

These 2.8 acres on Trinity Pass preserves a developable lot in perpetuity and also protects a wooded viewshed.

This 16 acre preserve off of Honey Hollow Road contains mature hardwood forest and a shrubby wetland that provide valuable habitat to wildlife moving into or out of the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.

These 32 acres, off Donbook Road, contain a series of special habits, including fens, highland meadow of cedars and dogwood, and a low-lying bird sanctuary.

This 5.5 acre preserve protects similar geologic formations as are seen on the Bye Preserve — the moss and fern covered boulders filtering water as it percolates into two small ponds at the base of the property.

With almost 9 acres of mature hardwood forest and a stream corridor bordering Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, this parcel extends a vast area of protection to wildlife north of Old Stone Hill Road.

Purchased in 2019, these 6 acres connected over 1,800 acres of contiguous open space. Predominantly a beaver created wetland, the Terry & Oscar Olesen Preserve provides habitat for countless species including great blue heron, wood ducks and river otters, with viewing opportunities from the roadside, including an interpretive sign about the beavers and PRLC’s approach to living in harmony with them.

This 9.7 acre parcel contains two pristine wetlands, the home of box turtles and red efts. Bear sign can be found on the trees. Bird life includes Red Tailed Hawks and Turkey Vultures. It is very close to the Robert Whitehead Preserve. The preserve is named in honor of Judge Leonard Sands and his wife Ann, who owned the land for 50 years.

8 acres of forested land and wetlands that abut Lake Kitchawan, this preserve harbors incredible wildlife within its dense shrub thicket.

This preserve consists of two parcels of shrubby wetland bordering Lake Kitchawan, one which is 35 acres and the other 12 acres. It is pristine habitat for amphibians and local and migratory birdlife.

These 29 acres of woodlands, wetlands, steep slopes and rock outcroppings feels wildly remote. It is bordered by Salem Road and Stone Hill Road. Miss Caldwell and her sons donated the land in memory of her husband and their father, Robert Whitehead, who passed away in 2002. “This land is so beautiful, and it has always been a kind of refuge for our family,” said Miss Caldwell. “We are very happy to be able to preserve it, and we are sure Robert – who loved it as well – would agree whole heartedly.”

Donated in 2022, this 3 acre preserve is adjacent to one of PRLC’s earliest preserves, De la Torre, and resides within a 128 acre contiguous forest patch that drains into the Siscowit Reservoir. The Yaggi preserve boasts high native biodiversity within an upload hardwood forest and hardwood shrub swamp habitats.