The Southold Conservation Advisory Council was established in 1969 by the Town Board under Article 12-F Section 239-x of NYS General Municipal Law. The purpose is to ensure the conservation of the Town’s natural resources, and the enhancement and protection of its environment, while fostering unified action on environmental issues. In Southold, we advise the municipality in the development, management, and protection of its natural resources.
We strongly believe that native gardens benefit both the community and the environment. They improve soil health, reduce stormwater runoff, protect our aquifer, and support pollinators and local wildlife, creating a more resilient and biodiverse environment. Native gardens also require less irrigation and maintenance.
By establishing a native plant garden on a very visible location on Town property, we will model a sustainable habitat to inspire the community to follow suit, while offering learning opportunities for residents and visitors on both native gardening and the Town’s environmental concerns, collaborating with the Town and other NGOs, and providing a stopping area for our full and part times communities and stakeholders.
Southold is a 54 square mile peninsula on the northeastern tip of Long Island, approximately 35 miles long and 1-3 miles wide, surrounded by tidal waters on three sides. Because of this uniquely fragile position, sensitive ecology, and effects of climate change with rising seas, flooding, and fiercer storms, there are steps to care for home and property, drinking water, plantings, buildings, wetlands, and shore front.