One of the most beautiful landscapes on the east end is undeniably the saltmarsh of Accabonac Harbor.
Accabonac derives from the Indian name for “place where·ground-nuts grow”, tubers that the Indians boiled and ate, also referred to as the Indian potato.
From Pew Charitable Trusts: To read about salt marshes and why it’s important to protect them, click on the tab below:
Mosquito larvae summer survey program:
In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, the East Hampton Department of Natural Resources, Suffolk County Legislature and Suffolk County Vector Control, the Trustees embarked on an annual summer survey of the saltmarsh six years ago to collect data to assess where mosquito larvae was located and the various stages of the larvae as it grew. The data and location provided Vector Control the information via GPS on the same day.
Scheduled treatment has been targeted to identified specific locations with pellets, not the usual overall spray as had been customary before this program began. In addition to the Trustees, volunteers from the community are invited to help with the surveying of the saltmarsh – it’s the community participation that has made this annual program a success.
