Welcome to ELLA!

ELLA’s mission is to bring together town-appointed members of conservation, environmental, and open space commissions from across New York’s Hudson Hills and Highlands to strengthen environmental protection at a regional level, through environmental training, sharing lessons learned, and fostering collaboration.

ELLA now has 138 members

from 34 towns and villages!

Upcoming Events and Learning Opportunities

Winter ELLA Workshop: Biodiversity Assessment
Visit the Resource Library for selected workshop materials


ELLA News and Updates:

Please help:Two minutes could raise $25,000 for Teatown's Eaglefest 2011!
Just released: Fall 2009 ELLA Newsletter
Announcement: ELLA has received a $25,000 grant
from the Westchester Community Foundation!



Teatown thanks the JP Morgan Chase Foundation
and the NYS DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program for initial ELLA funding.