Environment | East End Beacon

North Fork Audubon Board Members (l-r) Theresa Dilworth, Peggy Lauber, Mimi Fahs and Paola Marra in the rain garden at the Red House in Greenport.

Not Just For The Birds: North Fork Audubon Celebrates at 50

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Beth Young 0 Comments

Pictured Above: North Fork Audubon Board Members (l-r) Theresa Dilworth, Peggy Lauber, Mimi Fahs and Paola Marra in the rain

Environment Top Stories

Flotilla Highlights Threats to Mattituck Inlet

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 Beth Young 0 Comments

A flotilla of nearly two dozen kayakers, accompanied by the Long Island Soundkeeper, took to the waters of Mattituck Inlet

Environment

Peconic Land Trust Closes on Mattituck Farmland

July 12, 2022August 4, 2022 Beth Young 0 Comments

The Peconic Land Trust closed in late June on a 15-acre farm field along the scenic byway of New Suffolk

Climate Change Community Environment

Celebrating Dragonfly Day

June 8, 2022June 9, 2022 Beth Young 0 Comments

At the urging of New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele, New York has recognized June 9 as Dragonfly Day since

Community Environment

Back to the Bays Day Returns

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Beth Young 0 Comments

Cornell Coperative Extension’s Marine Program is again holding its annual “Back to the Bays Day” centered on music, art, shellfish

Environment Top Stories

DEC Commemorates Arbor Day with Dedication of Peconic Estuary Access in Southold

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Beth Young 0 Comments

The first unrestricted boat ramp access to the Peconic Estuary was officially dedicated on Arbor Day, April 29, with a ceremony hosted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation celebrating the former owners of the property, who were instrumental in helping it become a public access.

Lighting a test fire to determine if conditions were favorable for a prescribed burn in the Rocky Point State Forest on April 25.

Environment Top Stories

Prescribed Burns Get Underway in the Pine Barrens

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 Beth Young 0 Comments

Pictured Above: Lighting a test fire to determine if conditions were favorable for a prescribed burn in the Rocky Point

Climate Change Environment Top Stories

Celebrating A Pioneering Environmental Organization

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Beth Young 1 Comment

The East End has changed an awful lot in the 50 years since the Group for the East End first opened its doors in Bridgehampton, but what hasn’t changed are the tools necessary for citizens to protect the environment of the places they love.

Environment

Suffolk To Push Treasury Department to Reverse Septic Replacement Tax Liability

April 19, 2022June 10, 2022 Beth Young 0 Comments

Suffolk County’s Septic Improvement Program has faced an uphill battle from its start back in 2014, when the county began looking for volunteers to install new advanced wastewater treatment systems to replace their aging septic systems.

Left to Right: Michael Madigan (Open Space Council), Mark Haubner, (Drawdown East End), Karen Blumer (Open Space Council), Rachel Carpitella (LI Organics Council), Beth Fiteni (Green Inside and Out), Kenny Rothwell (Winter Brothers Waste Management) on a recent tour of the Brookhaven Landfill

Climate Change Climate Local Now Environment Top Stories

Climate Local Now: Taking a Lead on Zero Waste for Long Island

April 16, 2022April 21, 2022 Beth Young 1 Comment

We’ve talked in the last few columns about a Circular Economy which includes Zero Waste as a principle, and about a Repair Café, which is one of the very local actions in which everyone can take part. Today we are presenting a real-world example of this for all of us on Long Island—Taking A Lead on Zero Waste (TALZ-LI).