A New Harvest from the Peconics
by Beth Young People have been farming the seas all over the world for centuries, but on the East End,
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Nature
East Hampton Embraces Understanding of Rising Seas
How will rising seas due to climate change impact us? That’s a question that coastal communities have been asking all
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DEC Opens Shinnecock Bay Shellfishing, Closes Mattituck Creeks
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that western Shinnecock Bay in the Town of Southampton is
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Red Tide Causes Shellfish Closures in Sections of Peconic, Shinnecock Bays
Effective May 4, 2017, the New York State Department of Conservation has issued a temporary ban on the harvesting of shellfish
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Dr. Gobler’s State of the Bays: Hope and a Changing Climate
“Blooms like it hot,” said the East End’s algae bloom expert, Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook Southampton, acknowledging the
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Dr. Gobler to Give “State of the Bays 2017: Hope at the Brink” Address
This Friday, April 7, 2017 Dr. Chris Gobler will give his annual “State of the Bays” address in the Duke Lecture Hall
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Human Powered: Round Robins Island
I don’t think I’ll ever forget the first time I paddled a kayak across the north race from New Suffolk
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Zeldin Pledges To Protect East End Estuaries
East End Congressman Lee Zeldin was at Veterans Beach on the Peconic Bay in Mattituck on March 13 to announce
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After Winter Storms, Southold’s Town Beach In Danger of Breach
Southold’s Town Beach, which sits on the Long Island Sound in the erosion-prone bowl of Hashamomuck Cove, has fared badly
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Governor’s Budget Includes $200,000 for Peconic Estuary Program
Governor Andrew Cuomo has included $200,000 in the 2017 Executive Budget for the Peconic Estuary Program. Dubbed one of the “Last
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Beach Grass Volunteers Wanted This Weekend
This upcoming weekend, Dec. 10 and 11, 2016, there will be a Southold Town-coordinated beach grass planting at many local
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