Mamaroneck’s Flood Fight: One-Acre Greenway Boost from Nature Conservancy Grant

MAMARONECK, NY (November 4, 2025) — The Village of Mamaroneck is set to complete a 3.1-mile greenway in a flood-prone neighborhood with a one-acre parcel protected through a new grant from The Nature Conservancy in New York, part of a $500,000 statewide award announced Monday to bolster climate resilience.

The Climate Resilience Grant Program, now in its fifth year, awarded funds to 12 projects across the state, including six land protection initiatives and six planning and capacity-building efforts. Selected from a record number of applications, the grants support land trusts, local governments, Tribal Nations and nonprofit organizations in conserving resilient lands, protecting floodplains and shorelines, and building local capacity to adapt to climate change.

In Mamaroneck, the one-acre parcel will fill a key gap in the greenway, enhancing flood resilience and community access to nature in a vulnerable Hudson Valley area.

The $500,000 total will protect more than 1,200 acres statewide, with projects spanning the Adirondacks, Hudson Valley and Western New York. Other land protection highlights include a newly established 276-acre preserve in Allegany County by Western New York Land Conservancy to safeguard drinking water, enhance flood resilience and increase community access to local nature.

Planning and capacity-building grants support initiatives like a regional outreach effort by Paul Smith’s College to amplify rural voices and promote flood resilience in the Adirondack-North Country region.

This year’s awards reflect a growing emphasis on community engagement and broad participation, including Indigenous partners, with several projects led by or benefiting communities facing environmental challenges. All grantees demonstrated clear, tangible benefits for local residents.

“The Climate Resilience Grant Program continues to demonstrate how conservation can deliver tangible benefits for both nature and people,” said Matt Levy, director of land protection for The Nature Conservancy in New York. “We’re proud to support partners who are protecting vital landscapes and building the capacity needed to meet the challenges of a changing climate here in New York.”

“We’re especially proud to see past capacity-building grantees now leading ambitious land protection efforts,” said Levy. “It’s a strong sign that our investments in organizational growth are translating into lasting conservation outcomes.”

Since its launch in 2021, the program has awarded $2.5 million in private funding to support the permanent protection of nearly 12,000 acres of climate-resilient lands and waters across New York. The next round of applications will open in November 2025.

The New York Climate Resilience Grant Program is part of The Nature Conservancy’s larger Connectivity, Climate and Communities Fund, which also includes The Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program. The fund focuses on connectivity to create a network of resilient lands and waters; climate efforts to protect carbon-storing forests, accelerate renewable energy transitions and help communities adapt to flooding; and communities to support resilient livelihoods and connections to natural landscapes.

The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, it creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. It works in 83 countries and territories through a collaborative approach engaging local communities, governments, the private sector and other partners.

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