Weekly Progress Report Beach Lane in Wainscott – creating a trench for the cable to be laid. Weekly Status report for #SouthForkWind for the week of March 28, 2022. Click on the tab below: Orsted weekly report ** Receive the status updates directly to your inbox by registering on the website: southforkwind.com
Deputy Clerk Bill Taylor of the East Hampton Town Trustees, third from left, was joined by fellow trustees Deputy Clerk Jim Grimes and Clerk Francis Bock. Also present were commercial fishermen, and Daniel G. Rodgers, their attorney, at right, in discussing the class-action lawsuit they have filed to preserve their right to fish at the beach and use their vehicles to do so.Photo: Christine Sampson The East Hampton Town Trustees and commercial and recreational fishermen have long held the right to fish from the Amagansett. Bill Taylor attests to the history of fishing on this beach from the days when
Deputy Clerk Bill Taylor of the East Hampton Town Trustees addresses the lawsuit brought by both the Trustees and commercial fishermen to retain their right to access the beach by vehicle. Behind Mr. Taylor is Deputy Clerk Jim Grimes and Clerk Francis Bock. Photo by Michael Wright of 27 East. Southampton attorney Dan Rodgers, in beret, is representing commercial fishermen who are party to a lawsuit filed this week by the East Hampton Town Trustees claiming that an easement over a privately -owned Amagansett beach cannot exclude fishermen using 4×4 vehicles to access the property. Photo by Michael Wright of
South Fork Wind Farm Up-date for March 22, 2022. East Hampton Town Trustee, Susan McGraw-Keber visited Beach Lane in Wainscott this afternoon to check in on the work progress of the South Fork Wind Farm construction- according to a foreman, they are ahead of schedule. Jennifer Garvey of SFWF was there to oversee the construction. A camera crew was on hand to film a documentary on this historic first wind turbine project in New York. Stay tuned for more as progress is daily! Beach Lane – Wainscott – trench being built for cable. Cement truck – Looking south to the
East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto Friday, MARCH 25th at 7PM THE EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY 100 Years of the East Hampton Historical SocietyThe History Behind the Facades: Our Buildings Tell Our StoriesClinton Academy and the Schoolhouses East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto
60th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 27, starting at 12 PM Grand Marshal Luncheon Friday, March 25 Annual Cocktail Party Saturday, March 26, 4 pm to 8 pm at Gurney’s Resort The East Hampton Town Trustees will be in the parade this year – hope to see you there! Find more information on the Montauk Friends of Erin website Montauk Friends of Erin Montauk Friends of Erin Parade 2022
New Requirement for Neonicotinoids
With continued sea level rise and a potential increase in storm frequency and intensity due to a changing climate, there is a growing demand for shoreline protection on Long Island. The impacts of hardened shorelines are well established. Developing alternative forms of shoreline protection that do not negatively impact our shorelines, while also providing benefits to our coastal ecosystem, is a priority for the Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) . Living shorelines provide habitat for native plants and wildlife while also providing many other benefits. Demonstration Living Shoreline Project Photo courtesy of Peconic Estuary Partnership Photo: Sea Grant From Sea Grant –
NEW YORK – South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, has received approval of the project’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is the final decision needed from the agency to move the project toward the start of construction. Read complete article from link below. South Fork Wind
An informational meeting will be held on February 3rd at 6:00 p.m. via ZOOM with the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning for prospective applicants interested in applying for a lease under the county’s Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay and Gardiner’s Bay. Oyster farming in Napeague Harbor – Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Click on the link below for more information: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/government/2022120/prospective-shellfish-farmers-take-note Cages of Montauk Pearl Oysters ready to be reset after cleaning and culling. Photo: Mike Martinsen More information about the Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay & Gardiners Bay: https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Economic-Development-and-Planning/Planning-and-Environment/Environmental-Planning-and-Aquaculture/Shellfish-Aquaculture-Lease-Program
Georgica Pond- annual dredging has begun. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Beginning this week, the annual letting of Georgica Pond began followed by dredging that is done for the health of the pond. Read the article below from The East Hampton Star for more information: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/government/2022113/georgica-dredging-begins Go to this link for more information about Georgica Pond and dredging: Georgica Pond Dredging Underway
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.
