Land Is What Connects Us

Our Vision

Founded in 1975, the Pound Ridge Land Conservancy (PRLC) protects over 550 acres of undeveloped land, as owner or through conservation easements, under our management. Today, our footprint includes 20 preserves, three conservation easements, and over 12 miles of hiking trails — and growing!

PRLC serves as a leader and resource for environmental stewardship within the Pound Ridge community. We achieve this mission by: 

  • Promoting community-wide conservation through workshops, hands-on volunteer sessions, guided hikes, and other educational forums. View our events calendar here.

  • Training and educating the next generation of conservationists through summer intern programs, mentoring and guidance, hands-on projects and volunteer opportunities. Volunteer or intern with us here.

  • Distributing instructional resources and reference materials to help our community manage their impact. Read our perspectives here.   

  • Partnering with local and regional land conservation organizations and the Town of Pound Ridge on land preservation issues, outreach, and education. Check out our partners here.

We welcome private, tax-deductible donations of land and conservation easements to permanently preserve undeveloped land and safeguard the rural character of Pound Ridge.

Our Team

Dave Prosser, Land Steward

  • Dave Prosser serves as PRLC's Land Steward. He specializes in natural resource management and environmental education. Most recently, Dave worked for Davey Resource Group as a Consulting Forester and is an ISA certified arborist. He graduated from Paul Smith’s College and holds a Bachelors of Science in Biology. For direct questions, please reach out to Dave at landsteward@prlc.net.

Our Board

Jack Wilson

President

  • Jack Wilson is a lawyer at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP who has lived in Pound Ridge with his family since 2005. Jack has always been interested in the natural world and is committed to working to conserve the local wild spaces that make Pound Ridge special.

Pamela Corey

Vice President

  • Pamela Corey is an attorney whose primary focus in on trust and estate matters. She and her husband Troy have lived in Pound Ridge since 2006 with their lovable rescue mutt, Shadow. Pamela serves as the board’s treasurer with a primary focus on development. She is also an avid photographer whose photos may be viewed in the recent PRLC trail brochure and the upcoming revised website. Pamela loves hiking and nature, keeping Pound Ridge Wild.

Mike Kagan

Treasurer

  • Mike Kagan is a mutual fund manager, who first moved to Pound Ridge in 1972. He treasures his boyhood memories of exploring the Pound Ridge woods, and is committed to preserving those forests for future generations. You will find Mike in our preserves on most Saturday and Sunday mornings removing invasive plants. He has been named the PRLC’s honarary “barberrian” because of the many acres of barberry he has pulled.

Secretary

Mary Anne Condon

  • Mary Anne Condon is a residential real estate broker with Ginnel Real Estate. She has lived in Pound Ridge for more than forty years with her husband who first visited Pound Ridge as a 10 year old, never wanting to live anywhere else. Together they raised three daughters with whom they shared their love of nature, animals and the out-of-doors. A former health care executive, she has been involved in several Pound Ridge organizations, is passionate about preserving the environment and enjoys nature travel and outdoor activities.

  • Dan Aitchison is the Senior Curator of Wildlife for the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation. His work focuses on the study of target wildlife species and monitoring their impacts, creating and implementing adaptive management programs and strategies to mitigate human/wildlife conflicts, public education, developing working relationships with local research organizations, and acting as a liaison with state and federal wildlife agencies. Dan has been instrumental in PRLC’s beaver management program, helping to build 3 beaver flow devices at the Olesen and Halle Preserves. Dan enjoys living most of his time outdoors crafting, backpacking, teaching, camping and exploring.

Dan Aitchison

  • Jim Evans is a commercial real estate broker with Marcus & Millichap, a nationwide commercial real estate company. He moved to Pound Ridge in 2006 with his wife and 2 sons. He is a former scout master and enjoys the outdoors. He is committed to perpetuating sustainability and to preserving land through conservation and supports the PRLC’s local mission. Jim has been on the board of the PRLC since 2009.

Jim Evans

  • Josh Fischer grew up in Bedford, and he and his wife have lived in Pound Ridge since 1988. He is a cabinetmaker and is involved with many community activities with his 2 sons. “I feel we should do everything in our power to preserve the rural, natural beauty of this area”.

Josh Fischer

Vitaly Fiks

  • Vitaly Fiks is financial consultant with well honed analytical skills, a passionate nature photographer and former lawyer. You have already enjoyed Vitaly’s photographs of beavers on our website and on social media. Vitaly enjoys hiking, nature, animals and photography.

  • Emma Flannery is a Pound Ridge newcomer who traded in her city roots for much more green space in 2021. An avid outdoorswoman, Emma can often be found hiking PRLC trails with her husband Paul and their dog, Gibson. When she’s not forest bathing, she works in strategic communications with UNLMTD Partners and specializes in brand reputation and crisis issues management. She is passionate about PRLC’s mission and engaging her neighbors in conservation efforts.

Emma Flannery

Charles Galbreath

  • Charles Galbreath moved to Pound Ridge in 2014 with his wife Kejia, and they subsequently added to the local population with their daughter Avery and bernedoodle Finch. Charles is a macro portfolio manager at Brevan Howard, but he can usually be found beekeeping, raising baby turtles with his daughter, or teaching Finch not to be afraid of frogs 1/1500th his weight. The PRLC preserves are a mainstay for connecting their family to the natural beauty and abundant ecosystems that make Pound Ridge a unique place to call home.

  • Greg Krause is a 5th generation Pound Ridge resident who grew up care taking the Armstrong property with his father and grandfather. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys exploring the local forests with his wife and two young daughters. He is dedicated to conservation and preserving open spaces for future generations to enjoy.

Greg Krause

Ken Okamoto

  • Ken Okamoto is an architect whose primary focus is on local, residential architecture and construction. He, together with his wife Nita, have lived in Pound Ridge since 1996 and have raised three boys in the community. “The Land Conservancy offers an active forum for landowners to take advantage of our beautiful surroundings and to share their experiences and interest in land preservation in our community.”

  • Jon Stein and his wife Polina moved to Pound Ridge in 2019; initially "weekenders," they quickly succumbed to the magic of the forest. Jon is a board member and advisor to growth-stage fintech companies, a member of the PR planning board, and proud dad of two daughters at PRES and a little brother still at home. Abutting Thalheim Preserve on Lake Kitchawan, Jon believes that the rural character and walkable preserves of our community are what connect us and make our special town unique in this part of the world.

Jon Stein

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PRLC is an entirely contribution-supported non-profit that depends on donations to protect our community.

Learn more about the land we’ve protected so far.