Earth Day, Hinckley Yachts Buys Port of Egypt, Advice from the Southold YETI, Restitching Ecological Communities
Good Morning, and Happy Earth Day!
• We’re expecting cloudy skies today, with a high temperature near 52 degrees and a 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11 a.m., with a south wind 8 to 14 miles per hour, gusting as high as 24 mph. It will be mostly cloudy overnight, with a low around 41. Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 64, and Friday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
• Port of Egypt Marine, a marina that was established as a fishing station by the Lieblein family 80 years ago on a stretch of Route 25 between Southold and Greenport, has been sold to Hinckley Yachts. Read More.
• Today, on Earth Day, the Beacon welcomes a new column from the Southold Youth Environmental Task Force Initiative, “Advice From the Southold YETI.” In the first installment, task force chair Phoebe Faint reminds residents (and the town), Don’t Cut Down That Tree!
• While Southold Town has not recently made progress on advancing a tree clearing code, the Southold Town Board did celebrate Arbor Day at its Tuesday evening meeting, honoring the student winners of the town Tree Committee’s annual Arbor Day Poster Contest. See Some of the Posters.
• The Quogue Wildlife Refuge hosts a virtual lecture on “Restitching Ecological Communities” in celebration of Earth Day this evening from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Find Out More.
• Hamptons Doc Fest and the Southampton Arts Center celebrate Earth Day with their annual Docs Equinox program this coming weekend, revolving around the theme of “Wildlife 360∞: Celebrating All Creatures Great and Small.” Find Out More.
• Stony Brook ecology professor Chris Gobler warned of the dangers of septic systems polluting the bays at a press conference on the downtown Riverhead waterfront Tuesday, in advance of his State of the Bays address Friday at Stony Brook Southampton. Read More.
• Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead hosts a New York Blood Center blood drive today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can also be made online here.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
April 22
Plum Gut Harbor: 2:09 a.m., 2:55 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 1:20 a.m., 1:51 p.m.
Greenport: 2:59 a.m., 3:49 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 3:46 a.m., 4:24 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 2:50 a.m., 3:37 p.m.
New Suffolk: 4:11 a.m., 4:42 p.m.
South Jamesport: 4:29 a.m., 5:10 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 1:22 a.m., 2:08 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 12:26 p.m.
April 23
Plum Gut Harbor: 3:18 a.m., 4:04 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 2:26 a.m., 2:57 p.m.
Greenport: 4:07 a.m., 5:02 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 4:50 a.m., 5:29 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 3:57 a.m., 4:53 p.m.
New Suffolk: 5:17 a.m., 5:48 p.m.
South Jamesport: 5:29 a.m., 6:12 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 2:25 a.m., 3:10 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 12:51 a.m., 1:30 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at first light here today.
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