Application for July 9-11 6:00AM – 6:00PM SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2024 CONTACT: Grace Kelly-McGovern 631-854-0095, 631-219-9592 The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control plans to treat parts of the following marshes by helicopter to control mosquito larvae. Should weather conditions prevent completion of the work, it will be continued on the next suitable day. Time and date of the application: July 9 – 11, 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Method of application: Low altitude helicopter, granular application Name of Pesticide: VectoPrime FG [Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and Altosid (Methoprene)] EPA# 73049-501 Approximate location(s): Marshes that
Sunday, July 21 @ 7:30PM Location: LTV Studios -Industrial Road in Wainscott Painting by Savio Mizzi. It is said that every seashell has a story. But what about those who pick up shells, who live by the sea and love the beach, who fish and clam, sail and swim, boat and bathe and so much more? What are their stories? LTV aims to find out. On Sunday, July 21st at 7:30PM, the studio will present “Sea Stories!” Curated by Wainscott-based writer John McCaffrey, the event will feature dramatic readings of original work by East End artists, including William Norwich,
Mosquito larvae Accabonac saltmarsh Photo Susan McGraw-Keber The survey of the saltmarsh has been an annual program that provides Suffolk County Vector Control with specific areas that have significant mosquito larvae present. The Trustees have organized and participated in this program for the last six years- this marks the seventh summer. The treatment consists of pellets instead of an over-all spraying of pesticide and targets only the “hot spots” of mosquito larvae. Mosquito larval checks will take place early in the week of July 8 and 22nd, August 5, 18, and September 2nd. The surveying will typically take place on
EH Trustees John Aldred and Patrice Dalton at the Springs Advisory Committee ask for “Citizen Scientists” for the annual mosquito larvae water sampling project – Photo Christopher Walsh 27 East / June 18th, 2024 Two members of the East Hampton Town Trustees attended the Springs Citizens Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday to appeal for volunteers to help them in an ongoing project that has reduced the aerial application of mosquito larvicide over Accabonac Harbor in recent years. Patrice Dalton, who is also a member of the committee, and John Aldred told the gathering at Ashawagh Hall in the hamlet on
John “Barley” Dunne, Director of The East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery and South Fork Sea Farmers shows how the new oyster seedlings that were grown at the Shellfish Hatchery, are prepared for growing in the harbor waters. John “Barley” Dunne -Director of the EH Shellfish Hatchery 2023 Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Town of East Hampton: The East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery is fully integrated, producing mass quantities of shellfish food, in the form of microalgae, conditioning broodstock to spawn both actively and passively, spawning and rearing larvae and producing and maintaining equipment. Spawning as well as larval and early juvenile rearing take place
This year, the East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship award was presented to graduating senior, Dylan Cashin. The Trustees read several applications from graduating students, their names, unknown to them. Of those entries, Dylan Cashin’s essay to the Trustees was voted to be outstanding and included her interest in growing kelp in the Trustee waters and her important community service efforts. The Trustees application asks for the student to describe the work and responsibilities of the Trustees and Dylan’s essay proved to be thoughtful, accurate, and passionate as she has been involved with her cultivation of kelp in our local waters.
At the last Trustee meeting of June 10th, Samantha Schurr of the Town of East Hampton Department of Natural Resources gave a presentation about our local Piping Plovers of East Hampton. The annual program helps the town protect this endangered species by cordoning off areas where the plovers have laid their eggs. East Hampton has been successful in preserving the species and continues to monitor the hatchlings as they arrive. Note: When walking on the beach avoid the areas that are marked and keep dogs out of those areas. For the complete report click on the tab below. PIPING PLOVER
June 7, 2024 – Larchmont, NY – Long Island Sound’s horseshoe crab population is a big step closer to safety. The State Assembly passed A10140 early Friday evening, followed quickly by the Senate’s passage of companion bill S3185A. The legislation bans the taking of the species for commercial and biomedical purposes. It allows takings for scientific and educational purposes, to be regulated by the Department of Environmental Conservation. “This is a terrific victory for a threatened species,” said David Ansel, vice president of water protection for Save the Sound. “Horseshoe crabs have been virtually unchanged for 450 million years and survived
Date: Thursday – June 20th Time: 5:30 – 6:30PM Subject: Join trustee David Cataletto to learn about the incredible history of the heroes and tragedies from early colonial days to 1900’s. Hear a few Sea Shanties at the end of the presentation! To register for this FREE event email: director@amagansettlibrary.org
Native plant guides for most regions of the U.S. for feeding the hummingbirds. Did you know that 80% of a hummingbird’s diet is insect protein! Planting native plants on your property will also supply the hummingbird with the insects necessary for survival. For complete information from USDA.gov (U.S. Department of Agriculture) about wildflowers, pollinators, and how to attract hummingbirds click on the link below: USDA.gov (pdf)
Wainscott Pond PhotoL Doug Kuntz EH Star The season’s first toxic algal bloom in a South Fork body of water has been detected in Wainscott Pond, the County Department of Health Services announced Monday. “Due to these findings, health officials ask residents not to use or recreate in these waters and keep their children and pets away from the area,” the department said in a statement. Stony Brook University performed the analysis. The blue-green algae, which are naturally present in lakes and ponds here, have risen to concerning levels, with “floating scums on the surface of the water” that give
Statement from Orsted Regarding Mooring System in Use
“As part of the fish monitoring study outlined in the SFW Fisheries Study Work Plan, the Stony Brook University team is conducting a regular visit to the sensor array off Wainscott today to collect data from sensors, replace batteries, and deploy new retrievable moorings alongside the previous moorings. As the Stony Brook team is deploying new moorings alongside the existing moorings there’s no change to the mariners briefing, our standard method for updating mariners on the presence of equipment in navigational waters. Members of the fisheries outreach team, in collaboration with the research team, have worked with the fishing community to select an alternative mooring, one that is smaller, lightweight and retrievable, and is more compatible with commercial fishing in response to the feedback we’ve received from the community on original deployment of cement moorings.”
Images of the mooring system and a diagram are shown below.
