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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTNC (Marratooka Lake Preserve)~~S~ffO~x~O ~~O G~1 o - ~ _ ol~~ ~, 1000-115-3-1.4 Baseline Documentation Premises: 16000 Main Road (Rte 25) Mattituck, New York • 10.7 acres Gift of Open Space THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, INC. to TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Deed dated June 26, 1998 Recorded December 1,1998 Suffolk County Clerk - Liber 11931, Page 444 SCTM #: Premises: Hamlet: Purchase Price: Total Parcel Acreage: Zoned: Existing Improvements 1000-115-3-1.4 16000 Main Rd (Rte 25) Mattituck $ -0- (Gift) 10.64f acres (according to survey) R-80 In October 1973 - No improvements; open field & wooded areas C~ ~i ~ ~~ ~~ / MArcH unl - - -.... - ~~7 V u _ s.J~ '' S .~'"ai os i roR Pa No. see sec ua. • 10>-IL010 ~. 6 9.] 9 ~ ILOAICI P].J11c1 t 20A r \1`' C4 4 ~ 1pYN OL SWTIgLO 5 ~ s ~ ~ ~ zt ~,.:T r ~ lzr AQ~ * n.ou Cl S o 4C~m Vt 9 iaYxu~xerv~ai ~~z~ 5 ~ dfM ^ ~ rs iy Vi. n. lA _ ~ ~ 1S y ~9_ R;. .e. ..~ 9 / 2) R~. ryR ~ r A9 \ \ O z.Odct :u •Bi2 s m H.. ° k .,e e 1 Y ' ~, e 25 6 ~ 1 t 1pV ~ 1 0 5'R~ 9 ~ ~" _ veq 2N: i \ e V `' PAN w Z P UNpN LREE © ~^ M ~ y lme SCIYJOL gSTRILi 9 6 1 ~r~] & ~ c10 0[-011: ~ _~ °o o- 3AM~ - l~ uc ~, 2 1.A ...6 .° m. 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Box 1179 u~ 2 Southold, New York 11971 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS ~a- ~ Fax (516) 765-1823 MARRIAGE OFFICER ~ ~ ~ Tele hone (516) 765-1800 RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER y~~ a~~ P FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER 1 l~[ ~` OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF SOUTHOLD THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 22, 1998: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold passed a resolution on 9/16/97 agreeing that it is the Town Board's intent to accept certain property located in Mattituck from the Nature Conservancy, SCTM #1000-115-3-1.4, consisting of approximately 10.7 acres, contingent upon the ability of the Nature Conservancy to make the gift and subject to reasonable terms and conditions; and WHEREAS, the Land Preservation Committee Chairman, Richard Ryan, has reviewed the terms and conditions; and • WHEREAS, the Nature Conservancy has made it a gift with reasonable terms and conditions; therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes Jean W. Cochran, Town Supervisor, to execute any and all documents necessary for accepting or recording the deed for certain property located in Mattituck from the Nature Conservancy, SCTM#1000-115-3-1.4 consisting of approximately 10.7 acres, subject to approval by the Town Attorney; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board accepts this gift of this parcel of property as Open Space, pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Southold Town Code. A. Nev Southold Town Clerk December 22, 1998 C~ ~o~~gUFfO(~-~O • JUDITH T. TERRY = Gyc TOWN CLERK ~ VJ x REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS O ~ RECORDS~MANAGEMENT OFFICER y~~ ~ ~aO~~ FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 Fax (516)765-1823 Telephone (516) 765-1500 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1997: RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold agrees that is their intent to accept certain property located in Mattituck from the Nature Conservancy, SCTM #1000-115-3-1.4, consisting of 10.71 acres, contingent • upon the ability of the Nature Conservancy to make the gift, and subject to reasonable terms and conditions. / Judith T. Terry ~ Southold Town Clerk September 17, 1997 • ~'v ~< / 7 L'/% Lake • Preserve Expands MATTITUCK-The town has agreed to accept title from the Nature Conser- vancy to an 11-acre parcel of woodlands and wetlands on [he north side of Marra- tooka Lake. The land is one of 60 preserves held on Long Island by the Conservancy, which in reviewing its holdings is look- ing for other owners for properties with open space value that are not home to endangered or threatened species. "We feel the town could do just as well," said Bill Jacobs, Nature Conser- vancy preserve manager. The Town Board voted without opposition Tuesday night to accept the title and a proposed management plan. The land, which has just under 800 feet of lake frontage, lies to the east of the five-acre parcel owned by the Matti- tuck-Cutchogue district directly across • the Main Road from the Mattituck School. Willard and Loma Heggen, who purchased the former farm in 1947, deeded it to the Conservancy in 1972. i The eight acres covered by upland shmbs once were cultivated as a pasture and hayfield. The remaining wetlands '. are home to a wide variety of species, such as black cherry and Norway maple. The pond shore is thick with phragmites, an invasive, non-native species Supervi- sor Jean Cochran said should be removed to restore [he scenic vista. The property "will be a nice asset to the town," the supervisor said. "It will be great for kids, bird watchers and na- t~re lovers." The lake area once was inhabited by the Corchaug Indians, whose name for it means "place where deer come to drink." The town's management strategies include restoring the former agricultural acreage to meadows mowed ever one to three years and developing a trail sys- tem, perhaps in concert with the school and [he bfattituck Park District, which • owns afour-acre lakefront parcel di- rectly to the west of the school district's land. Tapping funds from its open space protection account, the town previously purchased a 1.9-acre parcel on [he south side of the lake, a 20-acre glacial kettle hole. 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Copy will be improved by a one or two family Sub Total ~ , dwelling only. Other - r YES or NO GRAND TOTAL ~ If NO, see appropriate tax clause on page # - of this instrument. `5 Real Property Tax Service Agency Verification 6. Title Company Information ,, M Dist. Section Block Lot irr ~l P ~ ~ (~ C ~7 .~DO ~ ~ (~ Company Name Q - Ini ' Title Number l~ U'~C~ l 1~4~~s~ 8 ' FEE PAID BY: ~ Cash Check Charge ~L-tTj~j(,~ ~~~ ~ ~~ Payer same as R & R f ~ 5,3t~j~ ~I 1v ~' J • NAME: (or if different) ~ ~ tXJ ADDRESS: RECORD & RETURN TO ~ (ADDRESS) • -.!. • THIS INDENTURE MADE the Z4 day of June, 1998 between The Nature Conservancy, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, with a principal office at 1815 North Lynn Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209 and maintaining a Long Island Chapter Office at 250 Lawrence Hill Road, Cold Springs, New York 11724, party of the first part, and the Town of Southold, New York, with an address at Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York 11971, party of the second part, WITNESSETH THAT, the party of the first part, in consideration of One Dollar ($1.00) and other valuable consideration paid by the party of the second part, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, does grant, gift, demise, and convey unto the party • of the second part, its successors and assigns, all that certain piece or parcel of land, situated and being in Mattituck, Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the southern line of Main Road where the same is intersected by the westerly line of land now or formerly of Doyle, said point being located 145.99 feet from the w.~esterly line of Sunset Avenue when measured along the southerly line of Main Road; running thence S 7° 59' 20" W 536.54 feet along lands now or formerly of Doyle, Pedro, Sobieray and Hine to a monument and land now or formerly of Wirsing; thence the following two courses and distances: 1) N 88° 37' 40" W 135.84 feet, to a monument; 2) Along said land of Wirsing S 7° 59' 20" W 2401 feet through a monument to Marratooka Lake; Thence running in a westerly direction 790± feet along Marratooka Lake to land now or formerly of Mattituck School district; running thence N 27° 11' W 3681 feet along said land of Mattituck School district to a monument and land now or formerly of Otto Anrig; running thence along said land of Anrig the following three courses and distances: • Martatooka Preserve } • 1) N 53° 05' E 156.75 feet to a monument; 2) N 58° 35' E 142.0 feet to a monument; 3) N 18° 55' W 85.0 feet to the southerly line of Main Road; Thence running along the southerly line of Main Road N 66° 30' E 145.0 feet to land now or formerly of Heggen, thence along said land of Heggen the following nine courses and distances: 1) S 16° 50' E 125.0 feet; 2) S 0° 42' W 163.01 feet; 3) N 81 ° 48' E 105.07 feet; 4) S 67° 33' E 99.54 feet; 5) S 28° 15' E 76.06 feet; 6) S 62° 19' E 68.89 feet; 7) N 88° 55' E 79.37 feet to a pole; 8) N 31 ° 29' W 442.07 feet to a pole; 9) N 20° 30' W 87.32 feet to the southerly line of Main Road; Thence along the southerly line of Main Road the following two courses and distances: 1) N 78° 30' E 227.0 feet; 2) N 82° 09' 20" E 406.08 feet to the point or place of the beginning. TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the party of the first part of, in, and to Main Road adjoining said premises to the center line thereof. TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the party of the first part in and to land under water of Marratooka Lake adjoining said premises. TOGETHER with all right, title and interest, if any, of the party of the first part of, in, and to any streets and roads abutting the above described premises to the center lines thereof; TOGETHER with the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of the party of the first part in and to said premises. Marratooka Preserve 2 • This conveyance is made subject to the express condition and limitation that the premises conveyed shall forever be held as a nature preserve for scientific, educational, and aesthetic purposes, and shall be kept entirely in its natural state, excepting only such fences, foot trails, improvements, and property maintenance activities as may be appropriate to effectuate the foregoing purpose without impairing the essential natural character of the premises. Should the premises cease to be used solely as provided herein, then the estate hereby granted to the party of the second part shall cease to exist and shall revert to and vest in the party of the first part. Said reversion shall not be automatic, but in the nature of a right of entry for condition broken or executory interest, which right, if exercised by the party of the first part upon violation of the above conditions, is • exercised by mailing a notice of violation by certified mail to the party of the second part. Said notice shall describe the breach and shall declare that the power of termination will be exercised if the breach is not corrected within a period of ninety days. A copy of the notice shall simultaneously be recorded on the appropriate land records. The party of the first part shall have the right to enforce this restriction by an action in law or in equity before a court of competent jurisdiction. The party of the second part agrees to erect and maintain a permanent plaque or other appropriate record at a prominent location on the within described premises bearing the following statement: "This area was acquired by the Town of Southold with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy." • Marratooka Preserve 3 ~1~~~31~~449~ ~, .. • TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the premises herein granted unto the party of the second p:~rt, the successors or assigns of the party of the second part forever. AND the said party of the first part covenants that it has not done or suffered anything whereby the premises have been encumbered in any way whatsoever. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the party of the first part has duly executed this deed the day and year first above written. WITNESS: The Nature Conservancy, Inc. ~ ~+, / By. ~~~ ~ K~ied~~ Ifs: e~p`~ yni Hereunto Duly Authorized • State of New York ) County of Rensselaer )ss On the Z6 day of June in the year 1998 before me personally came Jonathan C. Kaledin, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides in Niskayuna, New York; that he is the Regional Counsel of The Nature Conservancy, the corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; and that he signed his name thereto by authority oft e board of directors of the corporation. ~~~ -- otary Public h1EU11UE E WIXIl1N1p. NoWY-tA1e YOik Cgn~N111pn B~Yp Mq t~fi~ • Marratooka Preserve a C~ r-, N E W S A R T I C L E • 4 • The'Suffoik'limes'• December t0; 1998 Mattituck preserve comes home 11-acre Marratooka tract given to Southold by TNC By Suzanne Farrell CUTCHOGUE-"This was my playground," said Shell Wirsing Cullison of the 11-acre Marra- tooka Lake Preserve, which The Nature Conser- vancy of Long Island recently donated to the Town of Southold. "It was a wonderful place to grow up." Ms. Cullison, the granddaughter of Willard and Lorna Heggen, who owned the land prior to its establishment as a nature sanctuary in 1973, hosted a ceremony Dec. 3 commemorating the land trans- fer, apart of the town's ongoing land preservation effort, A reception followed in one of the two homes overlooking Marratooka Lake that's still owned by Ms. Cullison's family. The [own plans to maintain the property, which is bordered by Route 25 and land-owned by the Mat- tituck School and the Mattituck Park districts, as a natural preserve for scientific, educational and ecological purposes. It also intends to establish nature trails within the preserve for passive recreation such as bird watching, photogra- phy and nature education. "I think this is a great opportunity to enhance the use of the land," said Jim McMahon, the town's director of community development. "We've already had preliminary discussions with the Matti- tuck School District as well as the park district. We'll have the opportunity to develop trails for viewing the waterfowl. And by clearing away some of the brush we can create more open field space that will provide for a greater variety of wildlife in the preserve." The Nature Conservancy said in a statement that it selected the town as the most appropriate recipi- ent of the land because Southold has the resources needed to watch over the preserve and because the land is near other property owned by the town. Another factor, it said, was the town's past efforts to protect open space. "The town has taken a number of very positive actions to preserve its natural areas by passing two farmland preservation bond acts in the last three years," according to the Conservancy's Stuart Lowrie. "It has partnered with the Conservancy and the Peconic Land Trust to protect both ecologi- See Preserve, page 28 Lowrie of The Nature Conservancy at the Marratooka Lake ceremony last Thursday. .~~, LJ Preserve... -From page 4 tally significant areas and farmland." The environmental preservation group also said it gave the preserve to the town because the land doesn't contain endangered species or natu- ral communities whose survival would depend on the group's con- tinued management, and m order to turn resources spent at Marratooka Lake to new projects. "We have 63 preserves that a lot of time and money go into," said Bill Jacobs, director of preserves for the Nature Conservancy. "We feel that by partnering with government agen- cies we can protect existing preserves and, at the same time, free up our time to protect additional sites." 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HEGGEN, his wife, p~~ • ~ ° residing et Main Road, Mattituck, Lang Island, New York - <" ~ 1f'` c': ~ _`N I ~ o x party of the first part, and THE NATURE CONSERVRNCY, a non-profit - ~- j\ I ~ corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the ~\yl n ti District of Columbia and maintaining its principal-office at ti ~ lOhO North Kent Street, grlington, Virginia party oC the second part, 'K'1'TNFSSEfH, that the party of the first part, in consideration of TEN $ 0 01 0 0----- ' --~--- dollars, lawful money of 4he United States, poi 1 by the party of the second part, does heretic grant and release unto the party of the second part, the heirs or :, successors .and assigns oC the party of the second part Corecer, , :..a ;; .; -. . . AII. that certain plot, piece or parcel oC land,'with the buildings and improvements Ihereon.~erecled, situate, lying and being inRKAC Mattituck; Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New • ye rk, bounded and described as follows: BE GINNING at a point in the southern line of Main Road where the same is intersected-hy the westerly line of land now or for- merly of Doyle, said point being located 145.99 feet from the westerly line of Sunse t~, Avenue when measured along the southerly line of Main Road; running thence 5 7° 59' 20" W 536.54 feet along lands now or formerly of Doyle, Pedro, Sobieray and Hi t ne o a monument and land now or formerly oP Wirsing; thence the following two courses and distances: 1) N 88° 37' 40" W-135.84 feet, to a monument; 2) Along said land of Wirsing S '7° 59' 20" W 240± feet, through a monument to Marratooka Lake; thence running in a westerly direction 790'- feet along Marratooka Lake to land now or formerly of Mattituck School district; running thence N 27° 11' W 36f3± feet alon id g sa land of Mattituck School district to a monument and land now or formerly of Otto gnrig; ,running thence along said land of gnrig the following three courses and distances: ~`° REAL ESTATE ~K $iATf ©F + ~~ TRANSFER TAX ry.`s ~ ! ^NFW YOR ~ K + q 4 ' :,~ ~ v..OQ OG . ,,, $ (inonte I. ~ ^ -. PB 109AY. ~•- -____ ---- - -- ~ NO V 2 1973 r.--, _ " r~ :: ^ f? ;` ! L n ~, LFGT cR A4 n C_;:TSJN '-. --- LIBER /5~J PACE~JJ • • • 1) N 53° O5' E 156.75 feet to a monument; 2) N 58° 35' E 142.0 feet tc a monument; 3) N 18° 55' W 85.0 feet to the southerly line of Bain Road; thence running along the southerly line of Main Road N 66° 30' E 145.0 feet t° other land of the Party of the First Part, thence along other land of the Party of the First Part the following nine courses and distances: 1) 5 16° 50' E 125.0 feet; 2) 5 0° 42' W 163.01 feet; 3) N 81° 4B' E 105.07 feet;` 4) S 67° 33' E 99,94 feet; ' 5) S 28° 15' E 76.Ofi feet; 6) S 62° 19' E 68.89 feet; 7) N 88° 55' E 79.37 feet to a pole; 8) N 31° 29' W 442.07 feet to a pole; 9) N 20° 30' W 87.32 feat to the southerly line of Main Road; thence along the southerly line of Main Road the following -tw^ courses and distances: 1) N 78° 30' E 227.0 feet; 2) N 82° 09' 20~' E 406.08 feet to the point or place of beginning. TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the party of the first part of, in and to the Main Road, adjoining said premises to the center line thereof. TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the party of the first part, in and to land under water of Marratooka Lake adjoining said premises. ~~;. ~ NOV 2 193 i 4 k ~~ ~ u-:i:;S~N ~` ,~ , ~_ .. ,_ ... __... ~' _. PA _Clerk of Suhio~: Cw~tty ~.. _. • ~~ ~~ M A N A G E M E N T P L A N • ~ ~ d,~_ ~ ~=~L/. ~~gQFFO~~-CO o G ~ = y • JUDITH T. TERRY ` TOWN CLERK us x REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS MARRIAGE OFFICER O • aO~' y?J~ RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER ~ ~ ~ FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 Fax (516)765-1823 Telephone (516)765-1800 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 28, 1997: RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Supervisor Jean W. Cochran to execute the Management Plan for the Marratooka Lake Preserve, as prepared by The Nature Conservancy, Long Island Chapter, for the 11-acre Preserve which has been conveyed to the Town of Southold subject to the express condition that it shall forever be held as a nature preserve for scientific, educational, ecological, and aesthetic purposes; said plan all in accordance with the approval of the Town Attorney. Judith T. Terry ~i~~ Southold Town Clerk October 29, 1997 U • Management Plan for the Marratooka Lake Preserve Jean Cochran, Supervisor Town of Southold 53095 Town Hall P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 INTRODUCTION The Marratooka Lake Preserve, Mattituck, New York ,was donated to the Town of Southold in 1997 by The Nature Conservancy, Long Island Chapter, located at 250 Lawrence Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724. The approximately 11-acre Preserve was originally donated to The Nature Conservancy in 1973 by Mr. & Mrs. Willard J. Heggen. The Preserve was conveyed to the Town of Southold subject to the express condition that it shall forever be held as a nature preserve for scientific, educational, • ecological, and aesthetic purposes. DESCRIPTION The Marratooka Lake Preserve consists of 10.7 acres on the north shore of Marratooka Lake. Approximately 8 acres, or 80% of the Preserve, is successional shrubland. Most of this area is former pasture, hayfield, and cropland. Approximately 2 acres, or 20% of the Preserve, consists of freshwater wetland and black cherry, black locust, and Nonivay maple woodland and hedgerows. The pond shore is rich in aquatic plants, wildflowers, and ferns such as pickerelweed, swamp loosestrife, jewelweed, iris, marsh St. John's-wort, and marsh and royal ferns. Further back from the water, red maples shade the shoreline and its rich shrub zone of highbush blueberry, sweet pepperbush, and white swamp azalea. The shore contains significant amounts of phragmites, an invasive non-native species. The Preserve has approximately 790' of frontage on Marratooka Lake. The lake is a "kettle hole" pond, originally formed by a leftover large chunk of ice from the Pleistocene glaciers. The lake is fed by groundwater and runoff from the uplands of the surrounding area. • More than 190 species of plants, 86 species of birds, 8 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 12 mammals have been observed at the Preserve. The Preserve contains no foot trails or parking for visitors. CULTURAL HISTORY The area around Marratooka Lake was first inhabited by the Corchaug Indians. This tribe, one of the thirteen tribes on Long Island that made up the Alogonquin family of the great Delaware Indian Band, is believed to have settled in the area in about 5,000 B.C.. In the 1600's, the Corchaugs sold the area designated as Mattituck to the New Haven Colony in Connecticut. The Colony later sold the land to the people of Southold. For a number of years, the land was held in common. It was eventually divided and sold to the inhabitants. One of these early landowners was William Purrier. His land contained Mattituck Lake, now known as Marratooka Lake. When William died, the property was passed to his grandson, Thomas Reeves. In the 1800's, the land and lake were acquired by Joseph Parker Wickham, a • New York City merchant. The land passed into the hands of Joseph's son, Charles, who established a farm. Charles named the lake "Marratooka" meaning "place where the deer come to drink." Charles' farm became well known for its butter and ice. In the early 1900's, the area of the Marratooka Lake Preserve was sold to Preston Ruland. Preston lived there fortwenty-six years. In 1947, the property was sold to Willard J. and Loma E. Heggen. The Heggens donated the property to The Nature Conservancy in 1973 so that it would be maintained as a nature preserve in perpetuity. MANAGEMENT GOALS In keeping with the conveyance language of the deed, the Town will maintain the property as a nature preserve for scient~c, educational, ecological, and aesthetic purposes. The long-term management goals are as follows: 1. Maintain the Preserve in its natural state, except for such foot trails and property maintenance activities as may be appropriate without impairing the Preserve's natural character. • • 2. Provide opportunities for the public to enjoy passive recreation such as walking, photography, bird watching, and the quiet contemplation of nature, being careful to prevent degradation of natural communities and wetland areas, including the shoreline. 3. Restore and maintain the former agricultural fields (now shrublands) as meadows for native wildflowers, grasses, birds, butterflies, and other native plants and animals (if the Town determines such restoration and/or maintenance to be feasible). 4. Strive to work cooperatively with the Mattituck School District and the Mattituck Park District to protect, manage, and use the three adjoining properties. Determine the feasibility of restoring the former scenic views of the lake on the School and/or Park District property. 5. Protect the shoreline and water quality of Marratooka Lake. MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES • In order to achieve the above management goals, the Town, at its discretion, may implement some or all of the following management strategies: Determine the feasibility of restoring the former agricultural fields currently in shrubland to meadows with mowing and brush cutting. Maintain the meadows with periodic mowing every 1 - 3 years. Mow after November 1 to allow the development of late-blooming wildflowers, grasses, and butterflies. 2. Develop and maintain a public foot-trail system to provide opportunities for passive recreation such as walking, bird watching, and educational activities. Give special attention to: 1) preventing degradation of wetlands, including the shoreline; 2) minimizing human disturbance of native plants and animals; 3) controlling unauthorized uses such as mountain bikes, horses, off-road vehicles, and dumping; 4) controlling erosion; and 5) minimizing disturbance to neighbors. Use the AMC Field Guide to Trail Building and Maintenance, by Robert D. Proudman and Reuben Rajala (Boston, MA, Appalachian Mountain Club, 1981) as a guide for trail maintenance. 4. Meet with the Mattituck School District and Mattituck Park District to discuss the access, use, and maintenance of the three adjoining properties. Seek to develop and implement a memorandum of understanding (M.O.U.) or • cooperative management agreement for the three properties. • 5. Determine the feasibility of developing and implementing a plan to control phragmites in an ecologically-sensitive manner. Obtain required wetlands permits from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 6. Discuss with the Mattituck School District and the Mattituck Park District the restoration of the former scenic views of the lake from the Main Road to the west of the Preserve on Park and/or School District property. 7. Erect and maintain a sign in a prominent location stating "This area was protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy." CONCLUSION If carefully protected and maintained, the Marratooka Lake Preserve has the potential to provide ahigh-quality scientific, educational, ecological, and aesthetic resource for the citizens of the Town of Southold. • THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD c,~n,.~,,,,~_, Sig Jean W. Cochran 11/13/97 Date Print name Supervisor, Southold Town Title C~ J a Mar ratooka Lake Preserve ~ ~ , Sun sal I Lan. 1S 11 ~ ~ ~ QOO It. Roule , it . . 11 . 11 "II ! 4 } ~I I } } }. . . .;'II - - II _ r II I I -II w ~ 1 ~4 } PRIVATE :~~: •:II _ a # 4 ,vF '4 . e ,~T 1 S I I ~ % x . as `X~ ~ I 1 ,1jv pp ,\ ~ C li _ ____ _ _ _ -~ _ _ _ _ y.t ... ~ F i ~ ? ~ ~ ,h n .. ~ LAKE SCALE : IEGEND+ D I30 aOPEN FIELD-iIMOT HY I ~ FEET (APPRO%a 0 RED MAPLE lOW DECIDUOUS GROWTH (MIXED) + ! MI%ED CONIFERS PICK EREIW EE D/LOOSESTRIFE Q ELEVATION IN FEET (APPROX) 1902 • ~-4~'.F MARRATOOKA LAKE PRESERVE . Mattituck Suffolk County 11 Acres Of Interest An outstanding 11•acre parcel of land, Marratooka Is one of the few undisturbed ket• tlehole areas on Long Island. It borders on Mar• ratooka Lake of 22 acres. A great variety of vegeta- tion is found here because of the differing habitats of the Sanctuary. The shores of the Lake are rich in aquatic plants such as pickerelweed, water•milfoil, and swamp loosestrife. The two major fields on the eastern portion of the Sanctuary are mowed and consist mainly of timothy grass. The woodlands vary from black cherries and black locusts sur- rounding the Lake, to Norway maples and black locusts surrounding the open fields. The Lake attracts osprey, heron, and a variety of ducks. Small mammals, such as op• posums, masked shrews, eastern cottontails, white-footed mice, red foxes and gray squir- rels may be found, as well as a variety of amphibians and reptiles. • History The preserve was donated to The Nature Conservancy in 1972 by Mr. & Mrs. Willard J. Heggen. The area was originally Inhabited by the Corchaug Indians. The word, "Marratooka" is Indian for "where the deer come to drink". After sale by the Indians the land was held in common for a number of years. Later the area was subdivided and sold to private Interests. It was then used to pasture farm animals and, later, for potatoes, sweet corn and alfalfa. Admission to Preserve Like other preserves, this area is open to individuals and groups who obtain prior permission from the Conservancy and who abide by the Conservancy's policies on preserve use. Directions Take the Long Island Expressway to the end (Exit 73) and then follow County Road 58 east. In approximately 4 miles, Route 58 merges with Route 25. 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