Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary

Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary
Map of New York
LocationSuffolk County, New York
Coordinates40°51′26″N 73°27′21″W / 40.8573°N 73.4559°W / 40.8573; -73.4559
Area93 acres (38 ha)
Established1981

Uplands Farm Sanctuary is a 93-acre (38 ha) protected area of New York located in Cold Spring Harbor.

History

Effingham Lawrence built Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary in 1917 to manufacture wool and for sheep ranching. J. P. Morgan Jr. bought Uplands Farm in 1926 and gave it as a present to his daughter, Jane Nicholas, and son-in-law, George Nichols.[1] Jane Nichols donated some of the land to the Nature Conservancy in the early 1970s.[2][3] Eventually, when Jane Nichols died in 1981, the land was donated to the Nature Conservancy.[1] The preserve is one of 38 on Long Island that are maintained by the Nature Conservancy.[4]

Features

The park features 2.5 mi (4.0 km) of trails.[5] The trail reaches a maximum height of 157 ft (48 m).[6] Additionally, many types of plants can be viewed within this preserve, including black birch, black cherry, or tulip tree.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Uplands Farm, Street to the Left
  2. ^ "Natured Assured Another LI Toehold". Newsday. November 29, 1971. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jane Nichols, 88, Conservationist". Newsday. December 18, 1981. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Uplands Farm, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  5. ^ Uplands Farm Sanctuary, The Nature Conservancy
  6. ^ Uplands Farm Sanctuary by The Nature Conservancy, The River Chaz
  7. ^ Uplands Farm Sanctuary, Huntington Government

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