Ospreys Continue to Rebound
Long Island’s osprey population continued its dramatic rebound in the summer of 2022, according to statistics released in late January
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Sea Turtles in Trouble
Pictured Above: A sea turtle rescued by the New York Marine Rescue Center. |. NYMRC Photo via Facebook As of
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DEC Shares Results of Invasive Herbicide Treatment in the Peconic River
After more than a decade of trying to remove a invasive floating primroses from the Peconic River by hand, the
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“A Day in the Life” Celebrates Ten Years
For the past ten years, elementary and high school students from all over Long Island have visited different local waterways
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A “Summer of Discontent” in Long Island Waters
There were record numbers of fish kills, dead zones and toxic tides, intensified by summer heat, in Long Island’s estuaries
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Generations Together: Building an Oyster Reef in Springs
About 50 sixth graders from The Springs School met not far from their school, at the end of Landing Lane
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Harborfest & Maritime Festival Return
Celebrations of the twin ports on the Twin Forks are returning this September to Sag Harbor and Greenport. Harborfest Sag
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New Oyster Reef Restoration Efforts Underway on Shelter Island
The Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program, Sylvester Manor Farm, the Town of Shelter Island and local restaurants have teamed up
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Help for Kelp
As the nascent sugar kelp cultivation industry gets off the ground on the East End, there are many hurdles it
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Film Fest Celebrates the Clean Water Act
The Peconic Baykeeper presents the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, on tour to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Clean
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Shinnecock Bay Named a Mission Blue “Hope Spot”
Pictured Above: Stony Brook researchers set oysters on the man-made reefs in Shinnecock Bay | ShiRP photo Mission Blue, a
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