Otter Creek Preserve

Otter Creek Preserve
Otter Creek
Location within New York
Nearest cityMamaroneck
Coordinates40°57′N 73°43′W / 40.95°N 73.72°W / 40.95; -73.72
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Established1974
Governing bodyWestchester Land Trust
Websitewestchesterlandtrust.org/preserves/otter-creek-preserve/

The Otter Creek Preserve is a protected area of salt marshes in Mamaroneck, New York. It was transferred to the Westchester Land Trust in 2015.[1][2] The preserve contains about 90% of the productive salt marshes in Westchester County.[2]

Otter Creek Preserve was designated a Geologic Area of Particular Concern by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in 1978.[2] In 1984, a proposed housing development in Rye Neck was debated for its possible effects on the preserve.[3]

References

  1. ^ Newman, Joyce (2015-11-05). "Mamaroneck's Otter Creek Now in Westchester Land Trust". Larchmont Loop. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Our Staff and Board". Thousand Islands Land Trust. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  3. ^ Andersen, Tom (1984-11-13). "Conservancy: Wetland may be threatened". The Daily Times. pp. A3A5. Retrieved 2026-02-12.