Sam Shine Foundation Preserve

When purchased in 2015, this preserve was Sycamore’s third largest acquisition ever: 339 acres, which is more than half a square mile. Additions acquired in 2018 have increased the property’s size to 478 acres. Together with the neighboring Dan Efroymson Preserve, Sycamore protects 613 contiguous acres here.  The preserve has over a mile of frontage along Beanblossom Creek and is in a prime location to restore habitat for bald eagles and other wildlife.

The preserve is named in thanks for the Sam Shine Foundation’s gift of $1 million towards land purchases in Sycamore’s Beanblossom Creek Bicentennial Conservation Area. This generous grant was crucial to the Beanblossom Creek project, which has allowed Sycamore to preserve over 850 more acres along the creek since 2015.