Nancy (Boyd) Willey

Nancy (Boyd) Willey 1902–1998, was an American

Nancy was born in

She was a consummate letter writer during the 1940s,

In 1954 Nancy and Malcolm divorced, and she moved back to New York. In 1965 she retired to the cottage at 174 Main street in the village.^[citation needed]

She created the Old Sagg-Harbor committee, a collection of environmentalists and preservationists dedicated to protect the views of Sag that her mother had painted. A spin off, the Sag Harbor Conservation and Planning Alliance (CAPA), worked on environmental conservation issues.^[7] The Little Northwest Creek was being eyed for development and in 1974 they were able to get the town board to acquire the property. Other groups, modeled after hers, have taken to advocating for Sag harbors historical preservation and environmentalism.^[8]

When she died her will provided that the Annie Boyd Cooper house would transfer to the Sag Harbor Historical society. The Annie Cooper Boyd House was the foundation of the Old Sagg-Harbour Committee, also the environmental group Sag Harbor Conservation and Planning Alliance (CAPA). This ecological conservation group saved Little Northwest Creek and wetlands from developers, and worked to preserve Barcelona Neck, home of the Grace Estate.^[9] Other successful exploits in conservation include the Trout Pond nature habitat^[10] and the nature trails in the Long Pond Greenbelt.^[11]

See also

• Northwest Alliance - Nature preservationists
• Van Scoy Burial Ground Northwest Harbor

References

External links

• THE STORY OF SAG HARBOR Pamphlet – January 1, 1949 [1]
• Documentary - “The Plow That Broke The Plains” film by Pare Lorentz, 1936.^[1]