New York To Require Boater Education to Prevent Whale Strikes
Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Whale Awareness Act, which required boater safety education on avoiding whale strikes, on
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Nature
DEC Tests Show Local Dead Geese Likely Had Bird Flu
As dead geese continue to wash up on shores along the Peconic Estuary, the New York State Department of Environmental
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Living Shoreline at Indian Island Wins National Award
There’s a hidden treasure at the far tip of Indian Island County Park in Riverhead known now primarily to fishermen
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In Riverhead, Sen. Gillibrand Highlights Funding Threats to Peconic Estuary
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in Riverhead Monday to share her concerns with local environmental groups and the public about
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Blue Water Task Force Warns of Bacteria at Beaches, as Volunteers Collect Record Amount of Data
The Blue Water Task Force, a volunteer science program involving three East End nature organizations, had a banner year on
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Whale Sightings Are Up
While researchers along the East Coast have been documenting an “unusual whale mortality event” since 2016, there is a lot
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State of the Bays Returns
On Wednesday, April 2, Dr. Christopher Gobler of SoMAS at Stony Brook University will present his annual “State of the
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Students Explore Sandy’s Lessons for Sag Harbor’s Soggy Future
Hurricane Sandy was a formative experience for many young people on the East End who experienced the floodwaters inundating the
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Baykeeper Launches Community Project to Document Peconic Bay Shoreline
Pictured Above: Peconic Baykeeper Director of Outreach Alexa Annunziata and Baykeeper Pete Topping install a station at the New Suffolk
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Students Explore Sag Harbor’s Soggy Future
The Guild Hall Teen Arts Council and Sag Harbor based architect Nilay Oza will share their collaboration, The Sag Harbor
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A Bad Year for Algae Blooms has Scientists Wondering: “Where’s The Tipping Point?”
Pictured Above: The Gobler Laboratory and The Nature Conservancy’s overview of trouble spots in Long Island waters last year. Toxic
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