Squibnocket Pond Reservation Newest Jewel in Conservation Properties
Newest conservation acquisition will be renamed Squibnocket Pond Reservation.
Newest conservation acquisition will be renamed Squibnocket Pond Reservation.
Purchase price is $27 million for two distinct sections of the property.
Purchase price is $27 million for two distinct sections of the property.
Preserve includes secluded frontage on Squibnocket Pond.
Preserve includes secluded frontage on Squibnocket Pond.
Osprey pole on Aquinnah hillside.
Osprey pole on Aquinnah hillside.
Red Gate Farm encompasses 340 acres of windswept coastal dunes.
Red Gate Farm encompasses 340 acres of windswept coastal dunes.
Purchase includes half a mile of Atlantic-facing beach.
Purchase includes half a mile of Atlantic-facing beach.
Stone walls criss cross land.
Stone walls criss cross land.
“This is perhaps the most significant acquisition in the history of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation." Adam Moore said.
“This is perhaps the most significant acquisition in the history of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation." Adam Moore said.
“Someone said this is why we created the land bank,” and I think that’s true, James Lengyel said.
“Someone said this is why we created the land bank,” and I think that’s true, James Lengyel said.
Kennedy-Schlossberg family had many options and they chose conservation.
Kennedy-Schlossberg family had many options and they chose conservation.
In 2013, Caroline Kennedy and her husband Edwin Schlossberg gifted an additional 30 acres north of Moshup Trail to the Vineyard Conservation Society.
In 2013, Caroline Kennedy and her husband Edwin Schlossberg gifted an additional 30 acres north of Moshup Trail to the Vineyard Conservation Society.
Town of Aquinnah also played an active role in the purchase.
Town of Aquinnah also played an active role in the purchase.
The purchase of 304 acres of undeveloped land at Red Gate Farm from the Kennedy family includes a mile of pond frontage and half a mile of Atlantic-facing beach. The property, which will be renamed Squibnocket Pond Reservation, will be open to the public after a yearlong biological study.