Maureen Murphy and Donna DiGiovanni of the Friends of the Ashley Schiff Preserve hosted a table during the Stony Brook University’s annual Earth Day celebration, Earthstock! Thanks for the students and local community members for visiting the table to learn more about the Preserve!

Stony Brook ISO members made a visit to the Preserve, and our Vice-President Maureen Murphy lead the walk for them! Hope you guys had a great time!

Rest In Peace, Lee Koppelman. Koppelman served as a director of the Center for Regional Policy Studies at Stony Brook University, and had great influence on Long Island sustainability. As one of the first planners to suggest the idea of preserving space in the interest of health and future generations, he always put balance and…

Annemarie Waugh’s Project is in video format! visit the link here https://vimeo.com/user15425793

The Year in Review 2021 is available now! Visit the link here (https://ashleyschiff.org/the-year-in-review-2021/) and download to read about the work of the Student Volunteers, John Turner during the 52nd Anniversary, Student Highlight (Matthew Stanton), and a special interview with Annemarie Waugh, the 2021 Ashley Schiff Preserve Scholarship Winner.

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