Recently, you may have seen a news article discussing the newest addition to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s New York...
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April 2026: Fish Thicket Preserve
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ April 24, 2026
While it is easy to hold up the ideal nature preserve as one which is removed from any semblance of...
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March 2026: Returning to EPCAL
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ March 27, 2026
Of all the parcels included in our “The Best of the Rest” campaign, few are more unique, or more contested,...
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February 2026: The Month When It Snowed
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ February 27, 2026
In previous 12 for 12s, I’ve extolled the virtue of hiking after the snow falls. With just an inch or...
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January 2026: Cathedral Pines County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ January 30, 2026
For this first 12 for 12 of 2026, we took a trip to an emblematic Pine Barrens park. Perhaps best...
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December 2025: Sears-Bellows County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ December 26, 2025
Nestled away in Hampton Bays, just south of Hubbard County Park, is a vast Pine Barrens preserve with extensive trails,...
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November 2025: Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ November 28, 2025
This month, we’re revisiting Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. This central Brookhaven preserve contains much of the Carmans River southern watershed...
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October 2025: Southaven County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ October 31, 2025
This month, we’re returning to Southaven County Park, a place that the Society has a long history with. In 1993,...
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September 2025: Cranberry Bog Nature Preserve
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ September 26, 2025
For as long as there have been human beings, there have been human beings who work hard in opposition to...
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August 2025: Frank Melville Memorial Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ August 29, 2025
Sometimes, you don’t have the time to go for a long trek through the Pine Barrens. Sometimes, you don’t want...
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July 2025: Smith Point County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ July 25, 2025
It’s the middle of summer which means it’s hot, we’re months away from the next songbird migration, and ticks are...
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June 2025: Shorefront Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ June 27, 2025
This month, our 12 for 12 hike is to a location a little different than usual. While this series has...
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May 2025: Hubbard County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ May 30, 2025
This month, we headed out to Hubbard County Park, the place “Where the Pine Barrens Meets the Sea.” If that...
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April 2025: EPCAL
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ April 30, 2025
Why not EPCAL? That’s the question I want to try to answer in this month’s 12 for 12, which is...
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March 2025: Suffolk County Environmental Center
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ March 28, 2025
12 for 12! This month, we’re heading west to the Suffolk County Environmental Center (SCEC), in Islip. Operated by the...
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February 2025: Mashomack Preserve
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ February 28, 2025
12 for 12! This month, we’re visiting Shelter Island, nestled in the Peconic Estuary, and its environmental jewel, Mashomack Preserve!...
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January 2025: Ridge Conservation Area
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ January 31, 2025
12 for 12! We’re starting off the New Year right with a visit to the DEC’s Ridge Conservation Area. This...
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December 2024: Wading River Marsh Preserve
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ December 27, 2024
For the final installment of 2024’s 12 for 12 posts, we’re going to a somewhat unknown preserve. The Wading River...
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November 2024: Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ November 30, 2024
12 for 12! This month, we’re heading over to Great River to visit the Bayard Cutting Arboretum. This finely curated...
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October 2024: Belmont Lake State Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ October 31, 2024
12 for 12! This week, we’re heading all the way to the western side of Suffolk County to visit Belmont...
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April 2026: Fish Thicket Preserve
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ April 24, 2026
While it is easy to hold up the ideal nature preserve as one which is removed from any semblance of...
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March 2026: Returning to EPCAL
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ March 27, 2026
Of all the parcels included in our “The Best of the Rest” campaign, few are more unique, or more contested,...
Read More
February 2026: The Month When It Snowed
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ February 27, 2026
In previous 12 for 12s, I’ve extolled the virtue of hiking after the snow falls. With just an inch or...
Read More
January 2026: Cathedral Pines County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ January 30, 2026
For this first 12 for 12 of 2026, we took a trip to an emblematic Pine Barrens park. Perhaps best...
Read More
December 2025: Sears-Bellows County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ December 26, 2025
Nestled away in Hampton Bays, just south of Hubbard County Park, is a vast Pine Barrens preserve with extensive trails,...
Read More
November 2025: Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ November 28, 2025
This month, we’re revisiting Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. This central Brookhaven preserve contains much of the Carmans River southern watershed...
Read More
October 2025: Southaven County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ October 31, 2025
This month, we’re returning to Southaven County Park, a place that the Society has a long history with. In 1993,...
Read More
September 2025: Cranberry Bog Nature Preserve
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ September 26, 2025
For as long as there have been human beings, there have been human beings who work hard in opposition to...
Read More
August 2025: Frank Melville Memorial Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ August 29, 2025
Sometimes, you don’t have the time to go for a long trek through the Pine Barrens. Sometimes, you don’t want...
Read More
July 2025: Smith Point County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ July 25, 2025
It’s the middle of summer which means it’s hot, we’re months away from the next songbird migration, and ticks are...
Read More
June 2025: Shorefront Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ June 27, 2025
This month, our 12 for 12 hike is to a location a little different than usual. While this series has...
Read More
May 2025: Hubbard County Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ May 30, 2025
This month, we headed out to Hubbard County Park, the place “Where the Pine Barrens Meets the Sea.” If that...
Read More
April 2025: EPCAL
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ April 30, 2025
Why not EPCAL? That’s the question I want to try to answer in this month’s 12 for 12, which is...
Read More
March 2025: Suffolk County Environmental Center
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ March 28, 2025
12 for 12! This month, we’re heading west to the Suffolk County Environmental Center (SCEC), in Islip. Operated by the...
Read More
February 2025: Mashomack Preserve
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ February 28, 2025
12 for 12! This month, we’re visiting Shelter Island, nestled in the Peconic Estuary, and its environmental jewel, Mashomack Preserve!...
Read More
January 2025: Ridge Conservation Area
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ January 31, 2025
12 for 12! We’re starting off the New Year right with a visit to the DEC’s Ridge Conservation Area. This...
Read More
December 2024: Wading River Marsh Preserve
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ December 27, 2024
For the final installment of 2024’s 12 for 12 posts, we’re going to a somewhat unknown preserve. The Wading River...
Read More
November 2024: Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ November 30, 2024
12 for 12! This month, we’re heading over to Great River to visit the Bayard Cutting Arboretum. This finely curated...
Read More
October 2024: Belmont Lake State Park
By Long Island Pine Barrens Society
/ October 31, 2024
12 for 12! This week, we’re heading all the way to the western side of Suffolk County to visit Belmont...
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The 2023 12 for 12 PDF Guide is now available for download!
