2026 Peconinic Thank you!
June 15, 2026
By Yvette DeBow-Salsedo
You, and your family, friends, and neighbors make conservation happen on Long Island. Thank you for joining us at the 40th Annual Peconinic on Saturday, June 6. Take a few moments to look back at some of the fun we had.
If you didn't have the chance to join us this year -- save the date for 2027. The 41th Peconinic will be on Saturday, June 5th, 2026
A big thank you to everyone who joined us! Our work is only made possible thanks to donors like you!
Thank you to our Peconinic Donors: contributions, raffle prizes, and volunteers!
Sally and Michael Alex • Susan and Gary Allen • Amber Waves Farm • Carla Ash • Balsam Farms • Stephanie Davis and Richard Baldwin • Robin and Jeroen Bours • Leonard & Loretta Braun • Briermere Farm • Jerry Brown and Lois Peltz • Susan Bieger • Jonathan Buck • Jonathan Buck Holly Cato • Tim Caufield • Common Ground Jewelry • Cornell Cooperative Extension • Steve Curry and Carol Groneman • Barbara and Joseph Czekala • Guido and Marge Dossena • Nancy Gilbert and Richard Wines • Bill and Diane Greenberg • Georgianne and Douglas Gregg • Susan Griffin and Robert Kuisis • Geoffrey Juell • Kathleen Kirkpatrick • Mary Korpi • Ethna and Lester Lay • Susana and Matthew Little • John and Dorothy MacDonald • Anna Maxwell and Arthur Falino • Deborah Ostrosky • Nancy Posel • Montauk Daisy • Peninah and Harold Neimark • Bonnie Nelson • Margaret Newman and Peter Marren • North Fork Arts Center • NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Beverley and Michael O’Connor • Patchogue Theater • Joel and Anne Reitman • John and Rita Sepenoski • Judy Saner • Martin Schwartz • Karen and George Shaughness • Jim Slezak • SoFo • Margaret Steinbugler and Joseph O’Brien • Sweet Woodland Farm • Christopher Tatti and Regina McLean • The Bridgehampton Club • The Classy Camera • The Giving Room • The Village Cheese Shop • The Weathered Barn • John Turner • Adrienne and Larry Wilber • Gillian Wilson • Donna Wagner and Stuart Close
Thanks to:
- Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons for introducing us to Vald the Turkey Vulture
- Sweet Woodland Farm for the tea blending demonstration
- South Fork Natural History Museum for the environmental craft
- NYS DEC for the educational tabling
- Back to the Bays for the oyster painting
- East Bound Freight for the music
- Gemeli's Gelato for ice cream
- Hampton Oyster Company for the oysters.
. . . and to YOU for making our work possible. Thank You!!!
Yvette DeBow-Salsedo
Vice President
ydebow@peconiclandtrust.org