BETHEL, NY — For the month of November, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy will host writer and photographer Sandy Long as the artist-in-residence at the protected Lemons Brook Farm property in Bethel. The Lemons Brook Farm Artist Residency, a collaborative project between the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and Beautiful Traditions (a community arts integration company), integrates land, civil engagement and art. Unlike most artist residencies that focus on the completion of a purposed project within an allowed time, the two-to-four-week residency shares the resident’s time between personal practice and community work. Lemons Brook offers this opportunity for one local artist or writer to focus on how place inspires process.

Long is a writer and photographer who focuses lens and pen on environmental, cultural and community issues. Following a career in higher education administration, Long has freelanced for publications of the Upper Delaware River region, served as a staff photojournalist and columnist for The River Reporter and published several collections of poetry.

Her early experiences with the natural world have inspired her efforts as an advocate for the preservation and protection of wild lands and vital habitats. She continues to share her knowledge and passion through community involvement and by focusing on the natural world in her artistic work.

In 2014, Sandy served as the first Artist in Residence at Shenandoah National Park.

Along with Krista Gromalski, Sandy is co-founder of the marketing and public relations firm, Heron’s Eye Communications, and a lifelong Pennsylvania resident.

To learn more about the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and the Lemons Brook Farm Artist Residency, visit www.DelawareHighlands.org or call 570-226-3164.