Salt Marshes and Why We Need to Protect Them – 11 Facts
One of the most beautiful landscapes on the east end is undeniably the saltmarsh of Accabonac Harbor. Accabonac derives from […]
Author: Susan McGraw-Keber
Bay Scallops Fail for the Sixth Year
Since 2019 Peconic Bay scallops have been dying in massive quantities. Cornell Cooperative Extension scientists have been studying genetic variability […]
Special Notice to Shellfish Harvesters in Town of East Hampton : NYSDEC
The Trustees have consulted with NYSDEC and confirmed that the following notice: Shellfish Harvesters in the Town of East Hampton […]
Wainscott Pond, Owned by the Trustees, Would Benefit by C.P.F. Purchase
Without public access to Wainscott Pond, as the owners of the pond, the East Hampton Town Trustees have been unable […]
33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest 2024
The 33rd Annual East Hampton Town Trustees “Largest Clam Contest” was a huge success! Held for the first time at […]
Scallop Season 2024 Change of Opening Date
Draft legislation that would move the start of the scallop season here from the third Monday in October to the […]
Largest Clam Contest
The East Hampton Town Trustees 33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest is scheduled for Sunday, September 29th from 12:00 Noon – […]
Hog Creek Nitrogen Reduction Proposal Approved by Trustees
Photos by Kyril Bromley The Trustees have approved a proposal from Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program mitigate and reduce nitrogen […]
Areas Reopened to Harvest of Shellfish Effective August 28, 2024
Northwest Harbor 8/27/24 Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Shellfish Dealers and Shellfish Harvesters, DEC-Shellfisheries collected water samples in several of the areas […]
Rescission of Temporary Rainfall Closures
Shellfish Dealers and Shellfish Harvesters, DEC-Shellfisheries collected water samples in several of the areas that DEC designated as temporarily uncertified […]