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# East Hampton Town Trustees

The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton

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- [Notice to Poachers: Stiff Fines & Penalties](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/06/notice-to-poachers-stiff-fines-penalties/) - Last year, non-residents without shellfishing permits, came by vans and cars at night to several our waterways including Georgica Pond, Napeague Harbor, and other bodies of water where shellfish are known to inhabitat. In particular, the blue-claw crabs are singled out. The poachers goal has been to disperse and fill their buckets before speeding away
- [East Hampton Town Trustee Tim Garneau is Honored](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/06/east-hampton-town-trustee-tim-garneau-is-honored/) - Tim Garneau, an East Hampton Town trustee and volunteer for many civic-minded groups, was recognized by the town board last Thursday for his leadership in the relocation of Little League playing fields from Pantigo Place in East Hampton to the recreational facility on Stephen Hand’s Path in Wainscott. Article and photo by Christopher Walsh: East
- [Stuart Vorpahl's Handbuilt Vessel on Display](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/stuart-vorpahls-handbuilt-vessel-on-display/) - Stuart Vorphal, the iconic former East Hampton Town Trustee, fisherman, historian, and secretary of the East Hampton Bayman's Association, built the steel boat now on display at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum at the corner of North Main Street and Cedar Street. "Mr. Vorpahl was a certified welder and built several boats, but his
- [Town of East Hampton Celebrates 375th Anniversary !](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/06/town-of-east-hampton-celebrates-375th-anniversary/)
- [Meeting: August 10, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/08/meeting-august-10-2026/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business 180 Springy Banks Rd, Dock Repair IV. Old Business 8 Harbor Lane /dock on private property Pussy’s pond parking lot behind the General store - Update V. Committee Reports Blue-Green Algae update Accabonac mosquito larvae survey Mooring Policy (trustees) Lionhead stormwaters drain evaluation Coming up 8/14,
- [Meeting: July 27, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/07/meeting-july-27-2026/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Christian Scheider – Interested purchaser in Lazy Point – wants to show board renovation plans Breg Holz – 38 Association Rd – First Coastal – Dune Restoration III. New Business IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Beaches Request from Amagansett Village Improvement Society to install a bench at
- [Meeting: June 22, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/06/meeting-june-22-2026/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Accabonac Marsh Mosquito Larvae Survey Blue Green Algae Update PEP Eel Grass Mapping & Signage update Special Events Recurring seasonal events on Trustee beaches. Three Mile Harbor Request made by East End Moorings, Inc. on behalf of the owners
- [Recission of Emergency Shellfish Harvest Prohibition](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/07/recission-of-emergency-shellfish-harvest-prohibition/) - Please be advised that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has rescinded the emergency designation of shellfish lands for Three Mile Harbor, effective as of 12:00 p.m., Thursday, July 16, 2026. All normally certified areas of Three Mile Harbor in the Town of East Hampton are reopened to shell fishing. Rescission Order 07-16-2026
- [DEC Update Policy Regarding Eelgrass Harvesting & Planting](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/06/dec-update-policy-regarding-eelgrass-harvesting-planting/) - The New York State DEC has updated it's policies to require that specifics about projects involving the harvesting/planting of seagrass and seagrass seeds be reported to the agency through the Seagrass Coordinator. This will help ensure proper tracking of seagrass transplanting efforts and adherence to best management practices in the Marine and Coastal District of
- [Temporary Shellfishing Closure](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/07/temporary-shellfishing-closure-2/) - Please be advised, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Marine Resources, has designated THREE MILE HARBOR as temporarily uncertified for the harvest of shellfish, due to the heavy rains. The closure will be effective beginning at sunrise on July 7, 2026 All of THREE MILE HARBOR and it's tributaries are included in this
- [Meeting: April 27, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/04/april-27-2026-meeting-agenda/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Largest Clam Contest State of the Bays Symposium - Synopsis Blue Green Algae – Wainscott Pond Update Windfarm Trawl Survey – Final survey 2026 Mosquito Larvae Survey Update VI. Administrative The following bills need to be paid:
- [Meeting: May 11, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/05/meeting-may-11-2026/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment: III. New Business Accabonac/Hog Creek - Update on Pussy's Pond Safety - Beach Fire Information Horseshoe Crabs 2026 Monitoring - Update and information IV. Old Business Suffolk County Aquaculture Lease program – upcoming meeting on May 18 in person, 7 pending applications with presentations and discussion. V. Committee
- [Meeting: May 29, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/05/meeting-may-29-2026/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Request from Molly Graffam, Ph.d, of Cornell Cooperative Extension, for a permit to conduct a Submarine Groundwater Discharge investigation in the Northwest area of Accabonac Harbor. III. New Business Request from Kim Shaw, Director of Natural Resources Department, to the Trustees, to hire a Piping Plover monitor intern.
- [Meeting: June 8, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/06/meeting-june-8-2026/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Website Renewal of website maintenance contract Three Mile Harbor Request from Drew Bennett, P.E., P.C., on behalf of East Hampton Marina, SCTM#300-120-1-11, for a permit to replace the existing wood bulkhead in place with a cantilevered vinyl sheeting bulkhead
- [Meeting: March 9, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/03/march-9-2026-meeting-agenda/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Dr. Christopher Gobler, of Stony Brook University, presenting 2025 Water Quality Data Analysis. III. New Business Winter Impacts on Aquaculture Gear – John “Barley” Dunne. Inquiry from Brody Eggert, of the Eastern Long Island Surfrider Foundation, regarding beach grass plantings. IV. Old Business NYS DEC - Review Safety
- [Meeting: March 23, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/03/march-23-2026-meeting-agenda/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Bubbler systems for use with residential docks. IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Three Mile Harbor Request from Seacoast Enterprises Associates, Inc. for a amendment to their10-Year Maintenance Permit for Three Mile Harbor Marina, 6 Boatyard Rd, SCTM# 300-120-1-2, 3 & 10 and to close
- [Meeting: April 13, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/04/meeting-april-13-2026/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Quote for installation of Attic stairway IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Aquaculture Request from Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) to establish six (6) SeagrassNET sites for the purpose of scientific investigation and monitoring and to monitor a permanent seagrass site in Nageague Harbor. Request from
- [Cornell Cooperative Ext. Marine Program: Bottom Trawl Survey Notice](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/04/cornell-cooperative-ext-marine-program-bottom-trawl-survey-notice-2/) - NEW INFORMATION APRIL 2026 Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey Notice Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine Program will be conducting a bottom trawl survey throughout NY state waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately April 21 - 27, 2026 (See chart below). The East Hampton Town Trustees commissioned the study of fish migration near the
- [Meeting: January 26, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/01/january-26-2026-meeting-agenda/) - Due to the Inclement Weather expected on Sunday Jan. 25th through Monday, Jan. 26th, the Meeting will be held via ZOOM and streamed LIVE on LTV's YouTube channel. The public may access the channel by clicking on this link: LTV YouTube Channel. Agenda I. Roll Call II. New Business East Hampton Village Code changes –
- [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/03/for-immediate-release-2/) - East Hampton Town Trustees Respond to Mass Waterfowl Die-Off at Georgica Pond East Hampton, NY – March 13, 2026 - The East Hampton Town Trustees are issuing this statement to provide transparency by outlining the sequence of events and actions taken in response to a significant die‑off of geese recently discovered on the beaches surrounding
- [Trustees Alert Public to Potential Risk](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/03/new-york-state-dec-launches-avian-influenza-reporting-form/) - The Trustees have received reports of deceased birds around Trustee water bodies. With the increased incidence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) across the country, the NYS DEC has been monitoring the occurrence and impact of this virus within New York State. The virus quickly spreads across populations and has the ability to infect mammalian
- [Meeting: February 23, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/02/february-6-2026-meeting-agenda/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business NYS DEC - Review Safety protocol and reporting suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (HPAI) infected birds and carcasses. V. Committee Reports Hog Creek Request made by Chris Carillo, Esq. on behalf of David Wagner Irrevocable Trust of 237 Kings Point Rd., SCTM#
- [Trustee Board Meeting Rescheduled - February 23, 2026 Due to Blizzard State of Emergency](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/02/trustee-board-meeting-rescheduled-february-23-2026-due-to-blizzard-state-of-emergency/) - Due to the impending blizzard, the Town of East Hampton as declared a State of Emergency effective 6:00 a.m. February, 22, 2026. As all Town offices will be closed on Monday, February 23, 2026, the East Hampton Town Trustee regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 will be rescheduled. Further updates regarding a
- [Swallowed by Gardiner's Bay in Napeague](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/02/swallowed-by-gardiners-bay-in-napeague/) - Sooner or later, the empty cottage that once stood on a sandy coastline was felled when the bay's frozen temperatures forced the pilings out of the bottomland, taking the cottage with it into the bay's frigid waters. The cottage once stood high on stilts and since 2024, it had been surrounded by water as the
- [Trustees Adopt Multi-Year Permit Fee Structure](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/02/trustees-adopt-multi-year-permit-fee-structure/) - During the regular meeting of January 26, 2026, the East Hampton Town Trustees adopted a fee structure for Multi-Year General Permits. This new structure comes as a result of an increase in the number of requests made by property owners and their agents for multi-year permits. Waterfront properties require certain maintenance to protect the shoreline
- [Trustees Vote to Double the Scholarship Fund for the Annual EHHS Graduate Award](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/02/trustees-vote-to-double-the-scholarship-fund-for-the-annual-ehhs-graduate-award/) - The Trustees voted to increase the annual scholarship award to a graduating student of East Hampton High School that will assist in their higher learning education. The current award is $1,500 and this year, it will increase to $3,000. The goal is to maintain the $3,000. annually but how to maintain the sum will require
- [Trustees Consider the Village Beach Season -](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/02/trustees-consider-village-beach-season/) - In recent weeks, the East Hampton Town Trustees, who own the beaches, and the East Hampton Village board members, have had discussions about the possibility of extending the summer season for the beach that would prohibit dogs and the use of trucks through Columbus Day in October, providing the public a longer season devoid of
- [Iconic Lazy Point Stilt House Falls After Decades Over Water - By Taylor K. Vecsey](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/02/iconic-lazy-point-stilt-house-falls-after-decades-over-water-by-taylor-k-vecsey/) - (Article published in BehindTheHedges.com on Feb. 2, 2026 and written by Taylor K. Vescey. Image provided by Tim Tierney of SkyHamptonAerial. ) A much-photographed house that sat above the water off the end of Mulford Lane on Napeague’s Lazy Point toppled into iced-over Napeague Harbor, its wooden stilts snapping over the weekend during this long winter cold
- [Cornell Cooperative Ext. Marine Program: Bottom Trawl Survey Notice](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/02/cornell-cooperative-ext-marine-program-bottom-trawl-survey-notice/) - Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine Program will be conducting a bottom trawl survey throughout New York State waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately February 2 - 8, 2026 (See chart below). The East Hampton Town Trustees commissioned the study of fish migration near the proposed landing site of the South Fork Wind
- [NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/01/notice-to-the-public/) - Due to the winter storm expected to begin Sunday, Jan. 25th through Monday, Jan. 26th, the regular meeting of the East Hampton Town Trustees, scheduled for Monday, January 26, 2026 will be held via ZOOM at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be streamed LIVE on LTV's YouTube Channel (click on this red link to access).
- [The Animal Who Has Survived 300 Million Years](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/01/the-animal-who-has-survived-300-million-years-its-technically-not-a-crab/) - It's Technically Not a Crab Horseshoe crabs (family Limulidae) are among Earth’s oldest living animals. They’ve survived for hundreds of millions of years, endured mass extinctions, and remained remarkably unchanged throughout the process. Even today, they continue to play a vital role in science and medicine. From the long-dead swamps of the Paleozoic epoch to
- [Meeting: January 12, 2026](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/01/meeting-january-1-2026/) - All meetings are held at the Town Hall of East Hampton on Pantigo Road. The meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of the month, begin promptly at 6:30 PM, and can be viewed LIVE here or on Channel 22. The program is provided by LTV Studios in Wainscott. Agenda I. Roll Call
- [Landmarks & Legends - East Hampton Unveiled](https://ehtrustees.com/2026/01/landmarks-legends-east-hampton-unveiled/) - Presented by East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto!
- [Season's Greetings and Wishes for a Happy & Peaceful New Year in 2026!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/12/seasons-greetings-and-wishes-for-a-happy-peaceful-new-year-in-2026/)
- [Meeting: December 8, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/12/meeting-december-8-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business Sag Harbor Water Quality Initiative Contribution Ancient Hwy. Tree Removal V. Committee Reports Dredging Update Accabonac Harbor - Louse Point Update Fresh Pond Update Georgica Pond Moorings Fee reimbursement for Impounded Moorings VI. Administrative Payment of the Bills The following bills need
- [East Hampton Middle School Students - "Do Good Be Good Club"](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/east-hampton-middle-school-students-do-good-be-good-club/) - Trustee and sixth-grade teacher at the Middle School, David Cataletto, was at the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery on Three Mile Harbor to help glue eelgrass seeds to clams. It's one of the projects the "Do Good Be Good Club" participates in to help grow eelgrass in our harbor waters. David formed the group only last year
- [Meeting: November 24, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/november-24-2025-meeting-agenda/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment John McGinn, of 275 Three Mile Harbor HC Rd, SCTM# 300-75-1-32.2, requests a two-year renewal of Trustee Permit T-3-21, as work under permit was delayed due to litigation. Samantha Schurr of the ToEH Natural Resources Dept. – Piping Plover Presentation III. New Business: Trustee Jurisdiction - Northwest IV.
- [Trustees and EHMS Students march in the 2025 Santa Parade](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/12/2025-santa-parade/) - Trustees John Aldred, David Cataletto (also an EHMS teacher) and Patrice Dalton were joined by Cataletto's East Hampton Middle School Do Good, Be Good Club for the 2025 Santa Parade put on by the Village of East Hampton. The Students rode in or walked alongside the Trustee pump out boat tossing candy to parade attendees.
- [Mosquito Water Sampling &  Suffolk County Vector Control](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/12/mosquito-water-sampling-suffolk-county-vector-control/) - John Aldred, a Deputy Clerk of the East Hampton Town Trustees , is a former lifeguard, part-time ichthyologist, environmental analyst, and founding director of the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery. A tall, slender man with a gray ponytail bun and metal-rimmed glasses, he has also been counting mosquitoes for the Suffolk County Division of Vector Control
- [Napeague Harbor - Trustees Begin the Process to Open the East Channel](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/napeague-harbor-trustees-begin-the-process-to-open-the-east-channel/) - After many years, the Trustees agreed at the November 10th meeting to initiate the project to open the east channel. Following years of discussion, the East Hampton Town Trustees, who have jurisdiction over most of the town’s waterways, bottomlands, and beaches outside of Montauk, have taken an initial step toward potentially opening the east channel
- [Georgica Pond's Seasonal Opening](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/georgica-ponds-seasonal-opening/) - November 12, 2025, Thursday morning, brought an important seasonal moment to Georgica Pond: the bi-annual mechanical opening to the Atlantic Ocean. Under crisp fall skies, the East Hampton Town Trustees carved a channel through the beach berm, allowing the Pond to reconnect with the ocean in a dramatic rush of foamy water and swirling sand. For
- [Meeting Agenda October 17, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/10/meeting-agenda-october-17-2025/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment: Application submitted by Scott Dobriner, of Inter-Science Research Assoc., on behalf of Traumhaus 1 LLC, SCTM# 301-15-5-11.1, for a permit for Dune Restoration (with no modification to the underlying revetment). III. New Business: Suffolk County draft legislation enacting permit requirements for PRB’s Snow Fence at Main Beach Complaint Ancient
- [Meeting: October 27, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/10/meeting-october-27-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Clearwater Beach Property Owner's Association Request to renew for a multi-year dredging permit Northwest Creek Duck Blinds Unremoved Duck Blinds IV. Old Business Clearwater Beach Property Owner's Association Request to renew for a multi-year annual dredging permit V. Committee Reports Georgica & Ponds Committee Georgica
- [Cornell Cooperative Extension to Conduct Bottom Trawl Survey:](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/cornell-cooperative-extension-to-conduct-bottom-trawl-survey/) - The Trustees' agreement with Orsted included a five-year study of fish migration near the landing site of the South Fork Wind Farm export cable that registers and documents annual samples of fish and various invertebrates from the ocean at Beach Lane in Wainscott and westerly. The documentation is a compilation of surveys conducted before, during,
- [ Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey Notice ](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/cornell-bottom-trawl-survey-notice-2/) - Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine Program will be conducting a bottom trawl survey throughout NY state waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately November 17 - 23, 2025 (See chart below). The East Hampton Town Trustees commissioned the study of fish migration near the proposed landing site of the South Fork Wind Farm
- [Meeting: November 10, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/meeting-november-10-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Mary Ann Eddy, Sag Harbor Village Trustee – Presentation on the Sag Harbor Water Quality Initiative III. New Business 2025 Fall Cornell Bottom Survey, as part of South Fork Wind Farm Fisheries Study IV. Old Business Ancient Highway Shed Removal V. Committee Reports Georgica & Ponds Committee A
- [Lake Montauk Dredging Project](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/lake-montauk-dredging-project/) - The long-anticipated dredging of Lake Montauk began at the start of November with the arrival of the dredge Oyster Bay. The need for dredging became urgent as safe passage for approximately 500 fishing vessels utilize the waterway. For details, click on the link below. 27 East / east Hampton Jack Motz
- [Notice: Trustee Office Renovation](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/11/notice-trustee-office-renovation/) - The Trustee's office located at 267 Bluff Road in Amagansett, will be unavailable to the public for office renovations. Monday, November 10th - Thursday, November 20th. Office staff is available via email: trustees@ehamptonny.gov Office telephone 631-267-8688. Please call in advance if a service or appointment is required. Meetings will be held normally as scheduled at
- [Georgica Pond Dredging](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/03/georgica-pond-dredging-underway/) - The dredging of Georgica Pond is done annually by the East Hampton Town Trustees. A permit from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, (NYSDEC) provides for 15,000 cubic yards of sand to be removed from the mouth and 950 cubic yards of sand to be removed from Georgica Cove. Every year during the winter months
- [Scallop Season Opening Day](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/10/scallop-season-opening-day/) - There has been confusion in years past regarding the Opening Day of Scallop season in East Hampton Town Waters. Since last Scallop season, the Town of East Hampton has updated the Town Code such that both Town and Trustee regulations align regarding opening day. Opening Day for Scallop Season 2025 will be Nov. 9, 2025.
- [The 34th Trustees' Largest Clam Contest!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/10/the-34th-trustees-largest-clam-contest/) - Sunday, October 5th, was perfect—the Amagansett Life-Saving Station was host to the Trustees' 34th Annual Largest Clam Contest, and the event was showered with plenty of sunshine. Everyone enjoyed clam chowder, clam pies, live music from The Lynn Blue Band, and plenty of prizes for the winners of the Largest Clam Contest! The turnout was terrific, and as
- [Meeting: September 22, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/09/meeting-september-22-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment: Laurie Wiltshire of LPS & Billy Mack of First Coastal regarding a new application at 25 Terry Drive, in Sag Harbor, SCTM # 302-3-4-6, for permission to replace their bulkhead. III. New Business: Private Kayak Racks on Trustee Beaches IV. Old Business Clearwater Beach POA – Request for
- [NRDC - Nature's Voice Fall 2025 Announcement - UN Ocean Conference](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/09/nrdc-natures-voice-fall-2025-announcement-un-ocean-conference/) - The NRDC (National Resources Defense Council) announced in its Fall issue of "Nature's Voice" that at the most recent United Nations Ocean Conference, 37 countries announced the launch of the first-ever high-level political initiative to tackle ocean noise pollution on a global scale. Led by Panama and Canada, with support provided by NRDC and other
- ["Forever Chemicals" & Clean Waters](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/09/forever-chemicals-clean-waters/) - In a significant reversal that threatens the drinking water of millions of Americans, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) announced plans to scrap health standards for four toxic PFAS chemicals and to delay the implementation of standards for two more. Just last year, the agency finalized those same standards, prompting an immediate lawsuit from industry. It
- [Join the Trustees for the 34th Annual Clam Contest 2025!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/09/join-the-trustees-for-the-34th-annual-clam-contest-2025/) - Mark your calendar! This year, the Largest Clam Contest will be held on the traditional Sunday, October 5th, 2025. Details and instructions for entering the clam chowder contest are below!
- [U.S. Coastal Guard Plan to Remove Buoys Receives Negative Response](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/09/u-s-coastal-guard-plan-to-remove-buoys-receives-negative-response/) - The United States Coast Guard, which earlier this year proposed to remove hundreds of navigational markers along the Northeast coast, including buoys, day beacons, and lights, has unveiled the buoys it plans to eliminate, with several candidates for discontinuation in and around East Hampton Town waters. The proposal to discontinue 350 buoys in the First
- [Oysters Galore for the Public Tasting!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/09/oysters-galore-for-the-public-tasting/)
- [Meeting: September 8, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/09/meeting-september-8-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Clearwater Beach Property Owner's Association Request to renew for a multi-year annual dredging permit Northwest Creek Duck Blinds Unremoved Duck Blinds IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Accabonac Protection Committee APC - Special Event Aquaculture Final Mosquito Larvae Count Latest blue green algae counts in
- [Meeting: August 25, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/08/meeting-august-25-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Nichole Maher, Senior Coastal Scientist, at The Nature Conservancy - Accabonac Harbor: A restoration priority informed by art, mosquitoes, & birds III. New Business Pump Out Boat – replacement and spare parts – Estimate $1,309.00 IV. Old Business Budget for Largest Clam Contest V. Committee Reports Accabonac 315
- [PUMP OUT SERVICE RESTORED](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/08/pump-out-service-suspended/) - UP-DATE: Pump-out service has been restored: August 8, 2025 Due to Hurricane Erin off shore, the pump out service in Lake Montauk and Three Mile Harbor will be suspended. Service in Lake Montauk has been suspended for Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 and Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Service in Three Mile Harbor will be suspended for
- [Cyanobacteria Bloom in Georgica Pond](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/08/cyanobacteria-bloom-in-georgica-pond/) - Please be advised that analysis of surface water samples taken by SUNY Stony Brook has confirmed a new cyanobacteria bloom in Georgica Pond. Cyanobacteria is more commonly known as blue-green algae. The presence of blue-green algae poses a risk to public health. As such, officials advise residents to avoid using, swimming or wading in the
- [Construction Updates for the South Fork Wind Farm](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/construction-updates-south-fork-wind-farm/) - Construction Updates Weekly Status Report for the week of March 13, 2023 report
- [Special Notice:  Shellfish Harvesters in East Hampton](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/08/special-notice-shellfish-harvesters-in-east-hampton/) - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Shellfisheries Section (department) has determined that Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) Part 41, “Sanitary Condition of Shellfish Lands” required modification to correct the URL to the webpage that posts notices of changes in classification online. The department has also determined that water
- [Oyster Reefs - The More the Merrier!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/08/oyster-reefs-the-more-the-merrier/) - East Hampton High School sophomores Zoe McDonald and Hudson Tanzmann, who are interning with South Fork Sea Farmers, the nonprofit educational arm of the town’s shellfish hatchery and its community oyster garden program, came to the August 11th Trustee meeting with Bob Tymann of SFSF to present a plan for an oyster reef installation in
- [Meeting: August 11, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/08/meeting-august-11-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Request from Bob Tymann, of South Fork Sea Farmers and EHHS Science Students, Zoe McDonald and Hudson Tanzman, to install two new oyster reefs in Three Mile Harbor. III. New Business Request from Peter Mendelman, of 60 Harbor View La, CTM# 300-57-6-3, to recategorize the docks off the
- [South Fork Wind Farm Export Cable : Export Cable - Bottom Trawl Survey Scheduled](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/08/south-fork-wind-farm-export-cable-export-cable-bottom-trawl-survey-scheduled/) - Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey Notice Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine Program will be conducting a bottom trawl survey throughout NY state waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately August 10 - 15, 2025 (See chart above). The East Hampton Town Trustees commissioned the study of fish migration near the proposed landing site of
- [Reminder:  Shellfish Safety Vp Control Plan Requirements](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/08/reminder-shellfish-safety-vp-control-plan-requirements/) - To help ensure the safety of New York’s shellfish during the summer months, harvesters and shippers must comply with the following Vp Control Plan requirements and other handling provisions: ALL SHELLSTOCK MUST BE SHADED AT ALL TIMES FROM MAY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31 The control measures are intended to reduce the potential for postharvest growth
- [The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/07/the-invasive-spotted-lanternfly/) - Seen on the East End- in Town of East Hampton - The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) provides information below. https://dec.ny.gov/nature/animals-fish-plants/spotted-lanternfly Scientific Name: Lycorma delicatul Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) or SLF, is an invasive insect pest from Asia that primarily feeds on trees of heaven (Alianthus altissima) but can also feed on a wide variety
- [Meeting: July 28, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/07/meeting-july-28-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call Appoint Richard Whalen, Esq. as temporary Trustee Attorney II. Public Comment III. New Business East Hampton Fire Department ‘s Annual Main Beach Fireworks Fundraiser – Request from Duane Forrester, Chief Engineer to hold the event on Sunday August 17 Acknowledgement of receipt of Neil & Anita Pilzer and Eric & Lynn
- [Important Up-date!                                Suffolk County Department of Public Works- Vector Control](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/07/important-up-date-suffolk-county-department-of-public-works-vector-control/) - *Due to this week's unsettled weather forecast, applications are starting today, July 23rd, at noon. *The Accabonac Harbor salt marsh will be surveyed for mosquito larvae locations tomorrow, Thursday, July 24th, by Deputy Clerk Trustee John Aldred and crew. As is standard procedure, the information will be sent to Vector Control. The treatment of pellets
- [Accabonac Harbor & the Saltmarsh Sparrow](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/07/accabonac-the-saltmarsh-sparrow/) - Several years ago, the Trustees initiated the weekly surveying of the salt marsh at Accabonac Harbor, spearheaded by former Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, in conjunction with Suffolk County Vector Control, to determine where mosquito larvae were present each summer season. Instead of a helicopter that sprayed pesticide over the entire salt marsh, Trustees John
- [Trustees:  Vote for Special Season for Taking Clams](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/07/trustees-vote-for-special-season-for-taking-clams/) - "Clam powering" or "churning" with a motorboat engine is a method used to harvest soft-shell clams by directing the outboard motor's propeller towards the bottomland to loosen the soil and expose the clams. This technique is typically employed in shallower waters where clams burrow into the soft sediment. Here's how it generally works: Engine positioning: The
- [Resolution Adopting the Taking of Soft Clams and Razor Clams in Trustee Waters](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/resolution-adopting-the-taking-of-soft-clams-and-razor-clams-in-trustee-waters/) - The following Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton. Resolution #2024-32 Adopted on April 22, 2024. Photo: Shutterstock.com Photo: Pangea Shellfish Company RESOLUTION
- [Meeting: July 14, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/07/meeting-july-14-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Request from Scott Dobriner, of Inter-Science Research Associates, Inc, to renew Trustee Permit BEA-1-24 for revetment reconstruction. LHBA – Bulkhead repair – new, contact agent to let them know they will be on the agenda Powering of Soft Clams – Request from Baymen to renew
- [Temporary Shellfishing Closure](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/07/temporary-shellfishing-closure/) - Please be advised, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Marine Resources, has designated THREE MILE HARBOR as temporarily uncertified for the harvest of shellfish, before, during and after the 2025 Clamshell Foundation Fireworks event. The closure will be effective at sunrise on Saturday, July 12, 2025 through Wednesday, July 16,, 2025 (inclusive of
- [Three Mile Harbor Temporary Closure Begins July 12th -  Annual Fireworks!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/07/three-mile-harbor-temporary-closure-begins-july-12th-annual-fireworks/) - The Department of Environmental Conservation announced a Temporary Closure of Shellfish Harvest in Three Mile Harbor for the Annual Fireworks Show beginning on Saturday, July 12th. The harbor is expected to reopen on Thursday, July 17th. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the temporary closure of shellfish harvesting for Three Mile Harbor
- [Meeting: December 9, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/meeting-december-9-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment EHHS Students & Bob Tymann – update on Oyster Reef project III. New Business Beaches Request from Eric Brown, Esq. of the Law Office of Ackerman, Pachman, Brown et al, to use the parking lot at the end of Atlantic Beach for overflow contractor parking during the renovation
- [Meeting: November 25, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/11/meeting-november-25-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Georgica Dredging Bid Package Proposed Suffolk County Resolution No. 1917-2024, “A local law to amend chapter 25 of the Suffolk County Code to Permit Conservation of Working Waterfronts.” Legislature Ann Welker has requested Trustee board support. IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Accabonac: Louse Point
- [Meeting: November 15, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/11/november-15-2024-meeting/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment EHMS Surfrider Club assisting EH Hatchery with seeding Eelgrass Peggy Schlitt – Application to purchase of Lazy Point Lease at 273 Shore Rd, Lot # 8S from Michael Walton. SCTM#: 300-84-9-2.1 III. New Business IV. Old Business Reminder – Kayaks to be removed from racks by Nov. 15th.
- [Meeting: January 13, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/01/meeting-january-13-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Election of Officers Trustee Clerk Trustee Deputy Clerk Trustee Deputy Clerk III. Annual Resolutions: Reading of the Annual Resolutions - Click here for link to 2025 Resolutions IV. Bonding Bonding - 3 Clerks and 1 Secretary - each bonded for $1,400,000.00. Annual Premium for each bond is $3,500.00. V. Administrative
- [Meeting: October 18, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/10/october-18-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment CCE Fisheries Study presentation III. New Business Request from Inter-Science to use Trustee beach to access existing revetment to perform Test excavations on the revetment fronting on 201 Lily Pond Rd on Oct. 29, 2024. USGS Buoy in Georgica Pond Kim Shaw- Request to extend length of employment
- [EHHS Awards Night 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/06/ehhs-awards-night-2/) - The Trustees are pleased to announce that this year's graduating senior recipient of The East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship Fund is Jocelyn Garcia. Jocelyn will attend George Washington University in the Fall, where she will major in biology. We look forward to Jocelyn's success in her studies and future endeavors. Presenting the scholarship award was
- [Mosquito Control Treatment](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/06/mosquito-control-treatment/) - Please be advised, The Suffolk County Department of Public Works' Division of Vector Control will be treating marshes in the Town of East Hampton. The application will occur between June 25th - June 27th. A low altitude helicopter will make the applications between 7 :00 am - 6:00 pm over the following Marshes: Accabonac Harbor
- [Meeting: June 23, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/06/meeting-june-23-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Request from Natural Resources Dept. for a Letter of Support for Grant Application to fund stormwater abatement and water quality improvement project in Montauk. IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Accabonac/Hog Creek ZBA Notice received regarding 39 Old Fireplace Rd. Aquaculture Suffolk County Aquaculture Lease
- [Meeting: June 9, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/06/meeting-june-29-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Request received from Quincy Davis to sell her leasehold at 203 Shore Rd, Lot 26 S, in Lazy Point, Napeague, Amagansett IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports VII. Administrative Payment of the Bills – Seacoast Enterprises Inc. $20.80 (boat supplies); East Hampton Marina - $103.03
- [Cyanobacteria Blooms Found in Wainscott Pond](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/06/cyanobacteria-blooms-found-in-wainscott-pond/) - Please be advised that surface water samples taken by SUNY Stony Brook were positive for the presence of new Cyanobacteria Blooms, more commonly known as blue-green algae, in Wainscott Pond. As these bacterial blooms pose certain health risks, residents are advised to take precautions. Recreation in/around the pond is ill advised. Keep children and pets
- [Meeting: May 29, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/meeting-may-29-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business 2025 Water Quality Monitoring Proposal – Dr. Christopher Gobler V. Committee Reports Accabonac Harbor Salt Marsh Restoration Project – Stakeholder meeting update Old Stone Hwy Bridge Repair update New Moon Mosquito Larvae Survey PEP Communication from Joyce Novak – Eelgrass and Restoration
- [Surprising Benefits from Wild Lawns!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/surprising-benefits-from-wild-lawns/) - Spring has brought the bees, birds, and insects out of hibernation- flowering bushes and flowers are opening to provide pollinators with nectar and pollen is the signal that leaves are opening and the summer season is just around the corner. Instead of pesticides that thwart nature's bounty, earthday.org offers a few suggestions and information on
- [Wave Safe: Protect Yourself to Save Others!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/wave-safe-protect-yourself-to-save-others/) - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of summer, which means boating, beach days, and swimming in the ocean. Here are important safety tips to help you in an emergency. As scuba divers remind themselves, "Plan your dive and dive your plan!" Having a plan is smart if you must
- [South Fork Sea Farmers Invitation to Shellstock !](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/south-fork-sea-farmers-invitation-to-shellstock/) - Mark your calendar! You're invited! *** This is a FREE event! Keep scrolling! Check out additional information and videos about South Fork Sea Farmers! Water is Life Oyster gardening and reef construction enhance marine ecosystems and foster community engagement and conservation efforts. Join us in cultivating a healthier environment for everyone. Preservation starts with you.
- [Give Turtles a Brake](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/give-turtles-a-break-in-may-and-june/) - In May and June, motorists on the East End should be on the alert for turtles crossing the road. Turtles are long-lived and well-adapted to their natural environment, as they can retreat to the safety of their shell when threatened by predators. But the turtle's shell provides no protection against being struck by a car
- ["Eelgrass is the Miracle Plant"](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/eelgrass-is-the-miracle-plant/) - Robert (Rob) Vasiluth is an innovative crusader who believes he has just the right method to resurrect the growth and sustainability of eelgrass in the Peconic waterways - with the approval of the Trustees last year, Mr. Vasiluth is eager to expand the project and assess last year's plantings. A few weeks ago, Mr.Vasiluth returned
- [Eelgrass is Catching On!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/eelgrass-is-catching-on/) - Henry Cooper of East Hampton High School introduced a plan to transplant eelgrass from Napeague Harbor to Accabonac Harbor, where they had previously built oyster reefs with the approval of the Trustees. Bob Tymann, head of the education committee for South Fork Sea Farmers, under whose guidance students have constructed the oyster reefs, introduced Henry
- [Meeting: May 12, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/meeting-may-12-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Horseshoe Crab Spawning Survey IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Accabonac Harbor Request from South Fork Sea Farmers to establish eelgrass meadows in Accabonac Harbor adjacent to one of the already constructed oyster reefs. Request from Due East Planning, Inc. on behalf of the owners
- [The 34th Annual Largest Clam Contest!](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/the-34th-annual-largest-clam-contest/) - At the previous Trustee meeting, it was announced that this year's annual "Largest Clam Contest" will be held on Sunday, October 5th, from Noon until 3 P.M. at the Amagansett Life-Saving Station on Atlantic Avenue. Although the Trustees had considered September, it's already stacked with numerous events on the month's Sundays, the traditional day for
- [It's Horseshoe Crab Mating Season 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/05/its-horseshoe-crab-mating-season/) - Citizen scientists of East Hampton are invited to join the Trustees! The Trustees are gearing up for the annual horseshoe crab monitoring season, which will begin this month and continue through June. Beginning this weekend, the count of the mating horseshoes will occur during the evenings at high tide during the full and new Moons.
- [DEC Notice:  Shellfish Harvesters & Shippers](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/notice-shellfish-harvesters-shippers-from-the-dec/) - NOTICE TO SHELLFISH HARVESTERS (DIGGERS) AND SHIPPERS **2025 Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) CONTROLS, HARVEST, HANDLING, and OTHER TIME TO TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS** REMINDER THAT Vp CONTROL MEASURES FOR POSTHARVEST HANDLING AND IMMEDIATE COOLING OF OYSTERS AND HARD CLAMS, AS APPLICABLE, UNDER NEW YORK STATE DEC’S 2025 Vp CONTROL PLAN BEGIN ON MAY 1 ALL SHELLSTOCK MUST BE SHADED AT ALL TIMES FROM MAY 1
- [Welcome, Kim Quarty! New Executive Director of Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/welcome-kim-quarty-new-executive-director-of-friends-of-georgica-association/) - "We are very pleased to introduce you to our new Executive Director, Kim Quarty. Kim joins our team as a distinguished professional conservationist and has worked with the Peconic Land Trust since 2008, most recently as the Director of Conservation Planning. We are very excited to have someone of Kim’s caliber join our organization and
- [Meeting: April 28, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/meeting-april-28-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Request from Ed Havel to replace the fence panels along the existing perimeter at his lease home at Lazy Point, 160 Shore Rd, SCTM # 300-85-1-20.1 IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Largest Clam Contest – date selection East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship – progress
- [Earth Day - April 22nd](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/earth-day-april-22nd/) - Join Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker, Surfrider, and SOFO at Long Beach Road with a bucket, gloves, and a smile! Time: 3:00 - 5:00PM Register at Volunteer.Surfrider.org - See the link below. https://x.gldn.io/e/gCWmLAoTDSb
- [Meeting: April 14, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/meeting-april-14-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business NYSDEC Launched online platform for public to report suspected cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in birds. Suffolk County Working Waterfront Survey IV. Old Business CCE Spring Trawl Survey 2024 Water Quality Report – Updated data from Dr. Gobler Accabonac Marsh Restoration Baby Beach
- [Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey Notice Spring 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/cornell-bottom-trawl-survey-notice-2025/) - Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine Program will be conducting a bottom trawl survey throughout NY state waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately April 12-18, 2025 (See chart below). The East Hampton Town Trustees commissioned the study of fish migration near the proposed landing site of the South Fork Wind Farm Export Cable.
- [Gobler Lab Research Lecture       "State of the Bays" 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/gobler-lab-research-lecture-state-of-the-bays-2025/) - On April 2nd, Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University gave a report about our local waterways and how we can help during the changing climate conditions that have adversely impacted the conditions for marine and plant life. Record-breaking temperatures, dangerous bacteria and worsening water quality are all affecting Long Island’s bays, according to the
- ["Do Good-Be Good Club"](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/do-good-be-good-club/) - Trustee David Cataletto's students of the club at the Middle School helped the East Hampton High School oyster growers prepare them for spat and Three Mile Harbor where they'll have a "home" come June! Middle School teacher and Trustee, David Cataletto, and members of the new "Do Good, Be Good Club", recently helped East Hampton
- [Coastal Wetland Habitat](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/coastal-wetland-habitat/) - Wetlands are a pivotal part of the natural system, providing tremendous benefits for coastal ecosystems and communities. They provide us with clean water, flood protection, abundant fisheries, and more. Coastal Wetlands: Too Valuable to Lose Look beyond the beauty of our coastal wetlands, and you’ll find this habitat hard at work. Wetlands filter our water,
- [Reducing Vessel Strikes to North Atlantic Right Whales](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/reducing-vessel-strikes-to-north-atlantic-right-whales/) - North Atlantic right whale vessel speed restrictions reduce the likelihood of lethal collisions between vessels and these endangered whales. Right Whale Migration in an Urban Ocean Endangered North Atlantic right whales are at heightened risk for vessel strikes because they spend a lot of time at or close to the water surface. Vessel strikes are
- [Montauk's Friends of Erin Parade](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/04/montauks-friends-of-erin-parade/) - This year's Montauk Friends of Erin Parade took place on March 30th. Joining in the parade were the East Hampton Town Trustees and students of the East Hampton Middle School, seen here with Trustee Ben Dollinger. The photo, taken by Trustee and Middle School teacher, David Cataletto, was joined by his students who are members
- [Students Seed the Harbor with Oysters](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/10/the-east-hampton-shellfish-hatchery-and-middle-school-students-seed-the-harbor-with-oysters/) - Fall is the annual seeding of a harbor in East Hampton- and there was no better a day than on October 18th when the weather felt like a sunny summer day and the breeze was light. On this day, 25,000 oyster seedlings were distributed into Northwest Harbor that the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery had grown
- [Trustees Accept Proposal to Manage Transient Mooring Program For The 2025-2029 Seasons](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/03/trustees-accept-proposal-to-manage-transient-mooring-program-for-the-2025-2029-seasons/) - During the regular meeting of the board held on Monday, March 24, 2025, the East Hampton Town Trustees passed a resolution accepting a proposal submitted by Seacoast Enterprises Associates, INC to manage the Transient Mooring Program in Three Mile Harbor from 2025 - 2029. The passed and adopted resolution can be found below. 2025 -
- [Join Trustee David Cataletto](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/03/join-trustee-david-cataletto/) - Sponsored by the East Hampton Historical Society : FREE admission!
- [Montauk Inlet:  Emergency Dredging is Complete](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/03/montauk-inlet-emergency-dredging-is-complete/) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers has successfully completed an emergency dredging project at the Lake Montauk Inlet. The inlet had been reduced to water depths of three feet in some areas, according to pre-dredging surveys by the Army Corps, but is now cleared to 12 feet, making the inlet safe again for the
- [Meeting: March 24, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/03/meeting-march-10-2025-2/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Dr. Christopher Gobler - 2024 Annual Water Quality Report SUNY Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation John "Barley" Dunne - Director of the Shellfish Hatchery - Town of East Hampton - Update on current projects III. New Business Accabonac/Hog Creek: Request from Andrew Baird of First
- [2025 Kayak Lottery Information](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/03/2025-kayak-lottery-information/) - The 2025 Kayak Lottery will take place today, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. We understand that everyone is eager to hear the results as it gives us a glimmer of hope that the Summer season is around the corner. We kindly ask that you refrain from calling or emailing our office to ask if you have
- [Trustees to Join the 63rd Annual Montauk Friends of Erin Parade](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/03/trustees-to-join-the-63rd-annual-montauk-friends-of-erin-parade/) - On Sunday, March 30th, the Trustees will once again don their "Irish Green" to participate in the annual Montauk Friends of Erin Parade. The parade begins at 12:00 noon on Edgemere Road. The Trustees will be joined by the East Hampton Middle School's Surfrider Club and new community service club called "Do Good Be Good"
- [Meeting: March 10, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/03/meeting-march-10-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Lazy Point: Request from Ronald Webb for permission to do minor repairs to 176 Shore Rd. List on file. IV. Old Business St Patrick’s Day Parade in Montauk: The Trustees will be participating in the Montauk St Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday March 30, 2025,
- [Freeze on Federal Funding May Prohibit Sag Harbor & Southampton Estuary Projects](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/02/freeze-on-federal-funding-may-prohibit-sag-harbor-southampton-estuary-projects/) - Due to a grant freeze on funding for two important projects - one in Sag Harbor and the other in Southampton, by order of the Trump administration, at the last Trustee meeting, Deputy Clerk John Aldred brought the Peconic Estuary Partnership's letter of explanation to the board's attention. At present, it is uncertain as to
- [Oyster Farmers](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/02/oyster-farmers-meeting-for-season-2025/) - Meeting for Season 2025! Date: February 27th - ThursdayTime: 5 PMLocation: 36 Gann Road / East Hampton Hi Oyster Gardeners! This is a reminder that our first presentation of the year is scheduled for this Thursday 2/27 at 5 pm at 36 Gann Rd., East Hampton (location & parking information below). This meeting will be a hybrid
- [Meeting: February 24, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/02/february-24-2025-meeting-agenda/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Joyce Novak, of Peconic Estuary Partnership Update III. New Business V. Old Business Revisit the application submitted by Michael Doall, Assoc. Director for Bivalve Restoration & Aquaculture (The Gobler Lab), SBU School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, for the Oyster Restoration Plan in Georgica Pond. Funds from Orsted
- [Meeting: February 10, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/02/february-10-2025-agenda/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Baby Beach – additional area devoted to pedestrian only access. PEP – Federal funds on pause. Transient Mooring Program - Request for Proposals V. Old Business Trawl Survey VI. Committee Reports Beaches Sand Fencing Special Events Committee recommendations VII. Administrative Payment of the Bills The
- [Trustee's Elections & Committee Assignments 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/02/trustees-elections-committee-assignments-2025/) - In their January 13th meeting of the year, the Trustees held the annual vote committee assignment appointments and vote for the position of Clerk and two Deputy Clerks. For the year 2025, Francis Bock will return as the Clerk of the Trustees, Jim Grimes as a Deputy Clerk, and John Aldred will serve his first
- [Georgica Pond:  Healthy Oysters Flourish](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/02/georgica-pond-healthy-oysters-flourish/) - Georgica Pond is home to a healthy group of oysters! During the East Hampton Town Trustees meeting a representative from Stony Brook University's Gobler Lab reported that the oysters growing in Georgica Pond have exceeded what was expected as they are the highest in number the lab has ever seen in Long Island's waters! This
- [Meeting: January 27, 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/01/meeting-january-27-2025/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Michael Doall, Assoc. Director for Bivalve Restoration & Aquaculture (The Gobler Lab), SBU School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, Oyster Restoration Plan Georgica Pond. Robert Vasiluth, of Save Environmental, with an update on the eel grass seeding project and an additional request to expand seeding area. III. Annual
- [Kayak Lottery Opens](https://ehtrustees.com/2025/01/kayak-lottery-opens/) - The Trustees' annual Kayak Lottery opens Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. EST. Your completed application will serve as your lottery entry. Detailed information including the link to complete your application can be found here: KAYAK LOTTERY INFORMATION.
- ["Forever Chemicals" Restrictions:   PFAS Found in Drinking Water](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/forever-chemicals-restricts-pfas-found-in-drinking-water/) - In the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) "Nature's Voice newsletter this Fall, it reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricted six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water. This is the first time that the agency was successful in the attempt to restrict what is called "forever chemicals" in water. The PFOAS are prevalent
- [Vermont Joins New York to Protect Bees](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/vermont-joins-new-york-to-protect-bees/) - Information from "Nature's Voice" - Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Six months after the State of New York passed a law targeting neonic pesticides, Vermont followed to prohibit the use of seeds coated with deadly neurotoxic chemicals that have impacted the bee population at great loss. Just one neonic-coated corn seed has enough of the
- [Drilling Begins for South Fork Wind](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/drilling-begins-for-south-fork-wind/) - The Life Boat vessel, "Jill" arrived off the shores of Wainscott this week. The platform can raise it's platform high above the ocean's waves. It will serve as a work station during the offshore segment of the installation of the cable connection for the South Fork Wind project by Orsted US. To read the full
- [Wishing All a Peaceful Holiday Season and New Year in 2025!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/wishing-all-a-peaceful-holiday-season-and-new-year-in-2025/)
- [UPDATE: Emergency Shellfishing Closures](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/update-emergency-shellfishing-closures/) - Please be advised, the Emergency Shellfish Closures enacted by the New York State DEC on December 10-11, 2024 have been updated. The following areas remain closed to shellfishing: All that area lying within a 250-yard radius from the orange monument located on the southern shoreline at the entrance to Hands Creek. See the map below
- [Six Seasons - Scanty Scallops](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/six-seasons-scanty-scallops/) - For the sixth season in a row, scallops have been hard to come by to harvest on the East End. Nantucket has a different story though...with more adult scallops found in Nantucket Harbor since 2012- read on for more information by Jon M. Diat of the East Hampton Star and his suggestions for all who
- [Emergency Shellfishing Closures](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/emergency-shellfishing-closures/) - Please be advised, due to the extremely heavy rainfall, stormwater runoff and localized street flooding associated with the rainfall event of December 10,2024 through December 11, 2204, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Shellfisheries Bureau has issued a temporary closures to the harvest of shellfish at the following locations: All the area of
- [Plastic Free Holiday Gift Ideas](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/plastic-free-holiday-gift-ideas/) - Beyond Plastics has a few ideas for gift giving this holiday season and none of them include the purchase of plastic items - If there’s one time of the year that’s become synonymous with over-consumption and waste, it’s the holiday season. Fortunately, you can spread cheer with thoughtful gifts for your loved ones that don’t
- [Horseshoe Crabs:  A Bill to Ban the Harvesting in New York](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/12/horseshoe-crabs-a-bill-to-ban-the-harvesting-in-new-york/) - Before the year's end, Governor Kathy Holchul has the opportunity to sign the bill that would protect the prehistoric horseshoe crab that has endured and survived five extinction periods, from harvesting for bait and biomedical purposes. Notably, the Group for the East End and the life-long defender of all wildlife, conservation biologist Dr. Jane Goodall,
- [Georgica Pond Cut - Fall 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/11/georgica-pond-cut-thursday-november-14-2024/) - Maintenance of Georgica Pond requires that the pond is opened to flow into the ocean waters - purifying the pond and cleansing it of the summer's waters as it flows into the ocean. The Trustees open Georgica Pond twice a year to the ocean—in the Fall and Spring. The cut provides a balanced salinity, oxygen,
- [Meeting: October 28, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/10/meeting-october-28-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business USGS Buoy in Georgica Pond Sag Harbor and North Haven Water Quality Initiative Agreements V. Committee Reports Accabonac Request from Keith Grimes, Inc on behalf of 91 Water's Edge to renew Trustee Permit A-3-23 for bulkhead reconstruction. Accabonac Harbor Channel Northwest Sign
- [Georgica Pond:  The Eagles of Fall](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/11/georgica-pond-the-eagles-of-fall/) - The first two bald eagle nest trees at Georgica Pond succumbed to the southern pine beetle. The FOGP report that they are searching for a new nest, but in the meantime, the eagles are still hunting at Georgica Pond. Enjoy these two spectacular photographs taken by FOGP member Alfred Ross at Georgica Cove a few days
- [Do Good Be Good Club](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/11/east-hampton-middle-school-do-good-be-good-club/) - What's going on with the new East Hampton Middle School's community service club "Do Good Be Good" efforts? East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto, is also a middle school teacher, oyster farmer with the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery, and the Director of the newly founded community service club, "Do Good Be Good." Last week he
- [Salt Marshes and Why We Need to Protect Them - 11 Facts](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/10/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 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
- [Wainscott Pond, Owned by the Trustees, Would Benefit by C.P.F. Purchase](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/10/wainscott-pond-owned-by-the-trustees-may-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 to monitor the water quality in Wainscott Pond which is besieged annually by blue green algae bloom during the summer months. With warmer temperatures, blue green algae is expected, however, leaving Wainscott Pond without maintenance
- [Kayak Permit Holders 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/10/kayak-permit-holders-2024/)
- [Bay Scallops Fail for the Sixth Year](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/10/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 in the effort to find more resilient scallop seeds to grow in the bays. Here's an excerpt from the article: "Scientists from around the region have settled on there not being one single factor but
- [Special Notice to Shellfish Harvesters in Town of East Hampton : NYSDEC](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/10/special-notice-to-shellfish-harvesters-in-town-of-east-hampton-nysdec/) - The Trustees have consulted with NYSDEC and confirmed that the following notice: Rescinds the seasonal shellfish harvest closure in the northeast portion of Napeague Harbor and Modifies some statute language regarding the southwest portion of Napeague Harbor, which is currently and remains seasonally closed to shellfishing. Shellfish Harvesters in the Town of East Hampton The New
- [33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/10/the-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 the Amagansett Life-Saving Station on Atlantic Avenue, the gray skies did not put a damper on the Trustee's popular event! Your East Hampton Town Trustees: The Clerk- Francis Bock, Deputy Clerks- Bill Taylor and Jim
- [Meeting: September 9, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/09/meeting-september-9-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Eric Brown of Ackerman Partners and Scott Dobriner of Inter-Science on behalf of Traumhaus 1, LLC - 75 West End Rd, Traumhaus 2, LLC - 69 West End Rd and the Village of East Hampton 79 West End Rd with a request to reconstruct a contiguous rock revetment
- [Meeting: September 23, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/09/meeting-september-23-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Mary Ann Eddy – Sag Harbor Water Quality Initiative Power Point Natalie Mongan – Beach Measurement Project III. New Business Special Events on Town Beaches Wainscott/ Georgica Launch Ramp at pull off – Clean up ahead of hunting season IV. Old Business Resolution to Delay the Opening of
- [Meeting: March 25, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/meeting-march-25-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Dr. Robert Tyman, South Fork Sea Farmers - application to construct an Oyster reef in Three Mile Harbor Dr. Christopher Gobler – Water Quality Report 2024 Christine Ganitsch - No-Spring Fling Clean-Ups III. New Business IV. Old Business Update on the Trustees participation at the St Patrick’s Day
- [Scallop Season 2024 Change of Opening Date](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/09/scallop-season-date-change/) - Draft legislation that would move the start of the scallop season here from the third Monday in October to the Sunday after the first Monday in November was floated by Nicholas Coritsidis, an assistant town attorney, at last week’s town board work session. It would take effect in both East Hampton Town and town trustee
- [Meeting: August 12, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/08/meeting-august-12-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Rick Whalen Esq., on behalf of homeowners off Crooked Highway, with a request from said homeowners to pave portion of the Trustee Road. Cornell Cooperative Extension – Kimberly Barbour, PhD - Hog Creek Water Remediation project III. New Business Request from Laurie Petroske to sublet her Lazy Pt
- [Meeting: July 22, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/meeting-july-22-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Resident comment regarding Three Mile Harbor Fireworks Annette Metzger from LPS, on behalf of Linda Badkin, 224 Shore Rd, Lazy Point lot #19N, to demolish current residence and sheds, construct and reposition new home and install new On-Site Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS). III. New Business Request from Duane
- [Meeting: July 8, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/meeting-july-8-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Jean Galante of Land Planning Services, on behalf of Susan Halpern, owner of 48 Georgica Close Rd, SCTM# 301-7-3-6, with a new application for Phragmite Management. III. New Business Update on Horseshoe Crab Legislation IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Aquaculture: Harmful Algae Blooms (HABS) – report Mosquito
- [Meeting: June 24, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/meeting-june-24-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Napeague Dredging – County - Needs Letter of Permission IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Aquaculture: Harmful Algae Blooms (HABS) – report Horseshoe Crab monitoring: Final 2024 Season Counts Mosquito Larvae Survey: Update on the 2024 Accabonac Harbor Mosquito Larvae Survey Pump Out Boats: Update
- [Meeting: June 10, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/meeting-june-10-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Kim Shaw – Piping Plover Monitoring program presentation III. New Business Flamingo update Coastal Resilience Forum Montauk IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Accabonac / Hog Creek Louse Point Launch Ramp Louse Point Channel Dredge PEP Meeting update VI. Administrative Payment of the bills: Seacoast Enterprises - $595.36
- [Meeting: May 31, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/meeting-may-31-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Sara Davison, Executive Director of the Friends of Georgica Pond, with a request for the sampling of water and sediments at Georgica Cove, for a Photocatalytic Lab experiment III. New Business Reclassification of a section of Napeague Harbor to seasonally uncertified for shellfish harvesting IV. Old Business Trustees
- [Meeting: May 13, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/agenda-may-13-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Larry Kane and George Kane, requesting approval to purchase the lease at 281 Shore Rd, SCTM # 300-84-9-1.1, Lots # 6S & 7S in Lazy Point, Napeague. Billy Mack, of First Coastal, on behalf of Green Acres LLC, Robert Rifkind, owner of 3 Eel Cove Rd, SCTM #
- [Largest Clam Contest](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/09/largest-clam-contest/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees 33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest is scheduled for Sunday, September 29th from 12:00 Noon - 3:00PM. A fun community event, we hope you'll join us at the AMAGANSETT LIFE SAVING STATION located at 160 Atlantic Avenue! Contest Rules
- [Areas Reopened to Harvest of Shellfish Effective August 28, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/08/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 that DEC designated as temporarily uncertified (closed) on August 19, 2024, after the extraordinary rainfall event in excess of three (3) inches in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on August 18 - 19, 2024. Testing results from those samples indicated that the
- [Hog Creek Nitrogen Reduction Proposal Approved by Trustees](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/08/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 in Hog Creek. The second of three phases of a project to identify and remediate nitrogen-rich groundwater intrusion in Hog Creek in Springs was detailed to the East Hampton Town Trustees this month, in a
- [Meeting: August 26, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/08/meeting-august-26-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Request from Robert Tyman, Phd, of South Fork Sea Farmers to construct a Oyster Reef off Barcelona Point. Shannon Corcoran from Inter-Science regarding the Devon Yacht Club Robert Vasiluth updates on Eel grass seed planting III. New Business IV. Old Business Update on the Cornell Cooperative Extension -
- [Rescission of Temporary Rainfall Closures](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/08/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 (closed) on August 19, 2024, after the extraordinary rainfall event in excess of three (3) inches in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on August 18 - 19, 2024. Testing results from those samples indicated that the following areas can be re-opened to
- [Tremendous Rainfall & Flooding Makes Water Unsafe](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/08/tremendous-rainfall-flooding-makes-water-unsafe/) - Carissa Katz 8/22/24 - The East Hampton Star The recent heavy rainfall and flooding has made our waters unsafe according to reports provided by Concerned Citizens of Montauk (CCOM) last Sunday, August 18th. The water samples were taken from Springs, Napeague, Montauk, and East Hampton...all indicated the water bodies had high levels of enterococcus bacteria
- [Be Advised: Shellfish Closure Notice](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/08/be-advised-shellfish-closure-notice/) - Due to the extremely heavy rainfall and extraordinary volume of rainwater runoff associated with the rainfall of August 18, 2024 through August 19, 2024, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Shellfisheries Bureau has temporarily closed the following areas to shellfish harvest in East Hampton: "All that area of Northwest Harbor lying east of
- [Horseshoe Crab Season 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/horseshoe-crab-season-2024/) - From the May 30th 2024 issue of The East Hampton Star- the beginning of the spawning season of the horseshoe crabs in our waters. The East Hampton Town Trustees have been involved with Cornell Cooperative Extension for the last seven years to help tag and measure the horseshoe crabs and provide valuable data for the
- [Suffolk County Treatment of Mosquito Larvae Schedule: July](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/suffolk-county-treatment-of-mosquito-larvae-schedule-july/) - Suffolk County is treating the following marshes by helicopter for mosquito larvae today July 23rd - July 26th: Cedar Point County Park Napeague Beach Hampton Accabonac Harbor Learn more by visiting Suffolk County Vector Control's website. Vector Mosquito Control For current and future notices and/or further information: Suffolk County Division of Vector Control 631-852-4270 Spraying
- [Georgica Pond: First Blue-Green Algae Bloom - No Crabbing for health reasons](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/georgica-pond-first-blue-green-algae-bloom-no-crabbing-for-health-reasons/) - A toxic algal bloom has been detected in Georgica Pond, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced Friday, July 19, 2024. No Crabs should be taken during the algal bloom. "Due to these findings, health officials ask residents not to use or recreate in these waters and keep their children and pets away from
- [Cedar Point County Park Beach Cleanup](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/cedar-point-county-park-beach-cleanup/) - Sponsored by SOFO, Surfrider Foundation/Eastern Long Island, and Suffolk County Legislature - Join the fun and meet your neighbors!
- [Gaelin Rosenwaks Presents: Studying the Ocean from Plankton to Sperm Whales!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/gaelin-rosenwaks-presents-studying-the-ocean-from-plankton-to-sperm-whales/) - SOFO SPONSORED - August 1 @ 6:30 pm South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center - Bridgehampton For centuries, we have been fascinated by the sperm whale, the world’s largest toothed predator. Like many of our co-inhabitants on the planet, sperm whales were nearly hunted to the brink of extinction. While the most famous
- [All About Neonicotinoids and Why We Need to Stop Using Pesticides](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/9475/) - Neonicotinoids 101: The Effects on Humans and Bees What you need to know about the toxic insecticide that’s decimating populations of pollinators. *Courtney Lindwall Around the world, bees and other pollinators are dying off in droves, with potential long-term impacts to ecosystem health and food security. Scientists are now pointing to a highly toxic and
- [North Atlantic Right Whales](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/north-atlantic-right-whales/) - ATTENTION BOATERS OFF OF NJ AND NY: Aggregations of North Atlantic Right Whales are Foraging Offshore of New Jersey and New York NOAA Fisheries sent this bulletin at 07/12/2024 01:38 PM EDT Two Dynamic Management Areas/Right Whale Slow Zones have been declared near Hudson Canyon where right whales have been sighted. Mariners are requested to
- [For Immediate Release:](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/for-immediate-release/) - Shellfish Dealers and Harvesters in the Town of East Hampton The NYSDEC Division of Marine Resources will designate all of Three Mile Harbor, in the Town of East Hampton, as temporarily uncertified for the harvest of shellfish before, during and after the 2024 Clamshell Foundation’s Fireworks Event. The closure will be effective at sunrise on Saturday, July 13,
- [Cornell Cooperative Ext. Marine Program Presents:](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/cornell-cooperative-ext-marine-program-presents/)
- [South Fork Wind: Reports 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/south-fork-wind-reports-2023/) - As part of the contractual agreement with Orsted and Eversource, the East Hampton Town Trustees negotiated for specific studies to be conducted annually. Click on each tab to open a report: SFW Annual Trawl Survey 2023 SFW Acoustic Telemetry Fishers Brochure 2023 SFW Annual Acoustic Telementry Report
- [Is It an Invasive, Native, or Non-Invasive Plant?](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/is-it-an-invasive-native-or-non-invasive-plant/) - How to tell the difference and why it matters- from the National Audubon Society. Research shows that native plants can help create a healthier ecosystem that supports a higher diversity of wildlife. The plants we choose for our yards, gardens, and public spaces have a huge impact on birds, yet so much of ornamental landscaping
- [Mariner's Notice for Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/mariners-notice-for-cornell-bottom-trawl-survey/) - Mariner's Notice: Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey Notice Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine Program will be conducting a bottom trawl survey throughout NY state waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately July 11-15, 2024 (See chart below). The East Hampton Town Trustees commissioned the study of fish migration near the proposed landing site of
- [Mosquito Larvae Treatment](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/mosquito-larvae-treatment-2/) - July 9th - 11th 2024
- [Beach Safety Tips for Swimming](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/beach-safety-tips-for-swimming/) - Town of East Hampton Favorites: Beach Safety Reminder! Know the water conditions. Always swim near a lifeguard. Be aware of your surroundings. Do not underestimate the power of the surf. Watch the winds. Remember, boogie board and surfboard leashes can break. Dig holes no deeper than knee high of the smallest person in your group,
- [Riptides- Safety Precautions](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/riptides-safety-precautions/) - Town of East Hampton Stay Safe: Beware of Riptides! As summer heats up, many of us will head to the beach for some fun in the sun. But remember, the ocean can be unpredictable and riptides are a serious danger. Here’s what you need to know: What is a Riptide? A strong, narrow current
- [Mosquito Larvae Treatment](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/mosquito-larvae-treatment/) - 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
- [Sea Stories!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/07/sea-stories/) - Sunday, July 21 @ 7:30PM Location: LTV Studios -Industrial Road in Wainscott ​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
- [Suffolk County Vector Control:              Mosquito Treatment Schedule](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/suffolk-county-vector-control-mosquito-treatment-schedule/) - 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
- [Mosquito Larvae Water Sampling Summer 2024:  "Citizen Scientists" Sought to Volunteer](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/mosquito-larvae-water-sampling-summer-2024-citizen-scientists-sought-to-volunteer/) - 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
- [South Fork Sea Farmers Presents:  Oyster Growing Videos Step by Step!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/south-fork-sea-farmers-presents-oyster-growing-videos-step-by-step/) - 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. Maintenance of oysters with Jeff Ragovin of South Fork Sea Farmers- if you're an oyster farmer, here is important
- [East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery: A Hatchery Season - Documentary](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/east-hampton-shellfish-hatchery-a-hatchery-season-documentary/) - Learn how seeds are grown for clams, scallops, and oysters at the shellfish hatchery - right up until they're ready to be given to our harbors to mature and help keep our waters clean and thriving. Copyright 2003 BN Productions. Produced and Directed by Bruce Nalepinski. Written and Narrated by John Aldred. Original music by
- [East Hampton High School Senior Awards Night!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/east-hampton-high-school-senior-awards-night/) - 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
- [Piping Plover Report 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/piping-plover-report-2023/) - 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
- [Amagansett Life-Saving Station Free Event!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/amagansett-life-saving-station-free-event/) - 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
- [Horseshoe Crab Protection Bill Passes NYS Legislation](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/horseshoe-crab-protection-bill-passes-nys-legislation/) - 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
- [Indigenous Plants Feed Birds!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/indigenous-plants-feed-birds/) - 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
- [Montauk Library Presents:](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/montauk-library-presents/)
- [Wainscott Pond:  Season's First Blue-Green Algae Bloom](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/wainscott-pond-seasons-first-blue-green-algae-bloom/) - 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
- [Hampton Pride Parade!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/hampton-pride-parade/) - The third annual Hampton Pride Parade took place on a sublime June 1st Saturday -the sun was shining and the skies were blue- the multi-colored rainbow flags were flying and everyone was in a festive mood! The Trustee's truck was adorned with a Pride flag- Deputy Clerk Bill Taylor and Trustee David Cataletto joined the
- [Water Quality Improvement Projects 2024-](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/06/water-quality-improvement-projects-2024/) - Applications are now being accepted by organizations or property owners in the Town of East Hampton. TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR SECOND ROUND OF WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN 2024 The Town of East Hampton announced this week that it would be issuing the second round of a Request for Applications (RFA)
- [Montauk:  Coastal Resiliency & the Future of Our Town](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/montauk-coastal-resiliency-the-future-of-our-town/) - Date: June 9th- Sunday at Montauk Library 4:00 - 5:30pm RSVP as seating is limited. Go to:@PreserveMontauk.org/Events
- [New York State Department of Environmental Conservation:](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/new-york-state-department-of-environmental-conservation/) - Special Notice to All Shellfish harvesters in the Town of East Hampton To read the notice, use the gray scroll bar on the right. SNTSH-05-29-2024-East-Hampton-NAPH.Legal-SizeDownload
- [East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery- It's Oyster Growing Season!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/east-hampton-shellfish-hatchery-its-oyster-growing-season/) - On Sunday, May 5th, new and returning "oyster farmers" who joined The East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery's program to grow oysters and attend classes to learn about our local shellfish- scallops, clams, and oysters, had their first of the season's maintenance and set-up. Trustee David Cataletto and former Trustee Susan McGraw-Keber, and new team "farmers" Gordian
- [Change of Meeting Date: Memorial Day Weekend](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/change-of-meeting-date-memorial-day-weekend/) - Due to the three-day Memorial Day weekend holiday, the next Trustee meeting will be held on Friday, May 31st, at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend or watch the meeting on Local TV, Inc. channel 22!
- [DEC Urges New York Drivers to 'Give Turtles a Brake'](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/dec-urges-new-york-drivers-to-give-turtles-a-brake/) - Each May and June, Motorists Advised to be on the Alert for Turtles Crossing Roads World Turtle Day is May 23 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today reminded New Yorkers that turtles are nesting in May and June and encouraged motorists to ‘give turtles a brake.’ In New York, thousands
- [Lazy Point Association Cleans-Up the Beaches & Roads](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/lazy-point-association-cleans-up-the-beaches-roads/) - On May 11th at 9AM, the members of the Lazy Point Association gathered at the boat launch to help pick up litter on the beaches and roads in their community. The Town of East Hampton Litter Action Committee organized a month-long effort entitled "No-Fling Spring" at various locations designated for litter clean-ups that began on
- [New "Citizen Scientist" Initiative to Document Coastal Change in the Peconic Estuary](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/new-citizen-scientist-initiative-to-document-coastal-change-in-the-peconic-estuary/) - About Peconic Baykeeper: Peconic Baykeeper is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring Long Island’s drinkable, swimmable, and fishable waters. Established in 1998, Peconic Baykeeper uses science, education and law to defend critical watersheds from the tips of the Twin Forks through the Great South Bay. For more information contact: Peter Topping -
- [Shellfish Closure Advisory](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/shellfish-closure-advisory/) - Please be advised, due to the extremely heavy rainfall, extraordinary amounts of stormwater runoff and the localized flooding associated with the rainfall event of May 15, 2024 through May 16, 2024, all of the area of Northwest Harbor lying southeasterly of a line extending northerly from Barcelona Point to Cedar Point, Three Mile Harbor, Hog
- [Special Meeting: April 29, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/special-meeting-april-29-2024/) - April 29, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING minutesDownload
- [Meeting: April 8, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/meeting-april-8-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Sara Davison Friends of Georgica Pond annual report III. New Business IV. Old Business Seaview Appeal Bond Update Accabonac Marsh Restoration project – is a permit needed? V. Committee Reports Aquaculture State of the Bays update Powering of Soft Clams Accabonac 23 Water’s Edge, SCTM# 300-103-5-34 & 35,
- [Meeting: April 22, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/meeting-april-22-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business Trustee contribution to Piping Plover Monitor Intern for the 2024 season Resolution to collect a fee for special events on Trustee Beaches under EH Village jurisdiction V. Committee Reports Aquaculture: Resolution for taking soft clams and razor clams by powering Guidance for
- [Meeting: March 22, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/03/march-22-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Special Announcement: Dr. Gobler will be presenting on April 12, not tonight. III. Public Comment: Sara Davison, Georgica Pond Aquatic Weed Harvester Kevin McAllister of Defend H20 - FIMP Tyler Armstrong, representing Land Marks, on behalf of John McGinn and Cary Davis, owners of 275 Three Mile Harbor- Hog Creek Hwy,
- [Horseshoe Crab Spawning        May 7th 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/horseshoe-crab-spawning-may-7th-2024/) - A tagged horseshoe crab was discovered at Flying Point in Southampton by photographer and resident Danny Sit at the end of April this year. The photo was sent to Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Matt Sclafani, Marine Educator. Jennifer Lander of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and a biologist with the Marine Invertebrates,
- [Skip Pesticides on Your Lawn!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/05/skip-pesticides-on-your-lawn/) - In addition to helping your pets avoid these issues including the possibility of cancer, chemicals on your property end up in your well water! Let your lawn be a pollinator for bees - dandelions, clover, moss, and native plantings are all beneficial for birds and pollinators! From PRFCT EARTH PRJCT - helpful tips for creating
- [Meeting: March 11, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/meeting-march-11-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Request from Russell Schlitt, leaseholder at 161 Shore Rd, Lot 36S, SCTM# 300-85-1-33.1, in Lazy Point, for permission to do an emergency roof replacement. III. New Business Request from Land Use Ecological Services, Inc. on behalf of the owners of 31 Lookout Lane, SCTM# 300-83-4-9, to reconstruct the
- [Meeting: February 26, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/02/meeting-february-26-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Committee Reports Three Mile Harbor Request from First Coastal, on Behalf of Landfall Property Owner’s Association, to remove existing bluff staircase and install a new staircase in a new location. PEP Meeting update V. Administrative Payment of the Bills: None Minutes: Minutes from the
- [Meeting: February 12, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/02/meeting-february-12-2024/) - AGENDA I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Harbor Management Committee: Sag Harbor Village Harbormaster and Trustees – Outer Mooring Management Georgica and Ponds: Billy Mack of First Coastal on behalf of Michael Schultz with a application for Phragmite removal at 1 Eel Cove, Wainscott. SCTM# 300-200-3-19. Aquaculture: Robert Vasiluth of SAVE Environmental -Eelgrass Restoration Project
- [Hamptons Pride Parade - June 1, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/hamptons-pride-parade-june-1-2024/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Tom House - 631-537-6646 - hamptonsprideinc@gmail.com Third Annual Hamptons Pride Parade, Saturday, June 1, 2024 April 2024 You are cordially invited to make history again in East Hampton Village's Third Annual Hamptons Pride Parade on Saturday, June 1st. Following the last two years’ inaugural, runaway successes, Mayor Jerry Larsen has asked local
- [East Hampton Litter Action Committee 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/east-hampton-litter-action-committee/) - NO-FLING SPRING EVENTS Please Join Us Litter Pickup Dates April 20 - 9:00 East Hampton/Sag Harbor CAC Meet at the Senior Center Parking lot on Springs Fireplace Road. April 20 - 10:00 AM Springs CAC Springs Fireplace Road. Meet at Ashawagh Hall. April 20 - 10:00 AM East Hampton Litter Action
- [Piping Plovers Report 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/piping-plovers-report-2023/) - Last week the Town of East Hampton's Natural Resources department began the installation of cordoning off areas that are known to be the sites of where Piping Plovers, an endangered species of birds, are laying their eggs. Please be aware of the protected Piping Plover nesting locations. Don't disturb these areas and if you bring
- [Rate the Oysters: Tasting & Rating!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/rate-the-oysters-tasting-rating/) - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SHUCKING, SET UP, & CLEAN-UP!
- [East Hampton High School Science Research Symposium](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/east-hampton-high-school-science-research-symposium-2/) - April 11, 2024 The Science Research program is a three-year program where students partake in a rigorous, applied science research experience. Science research is demanding, and for that reason,self-motivation and a high work ethic are vital to success. One of our goals for this program is to help each Science student fuel their interests in
- [East Hampton High School:  Science Research Symposium](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/east-hampton-high-school-science-research-symposium/) - The community is invited to attend- Thursday, April 11th at 6 PM!
- [East Hampton Library Presents:](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/east-hampton-library-presents/) - "The Story of Plastic" A film by Deia Schlosberg - An award winning documentary- Sponsored by Accabonac Protection Committee (APC) and Concerned Citizens of Montauk (CCOM) Register in advance- See below for details.
- [Georgica Pond - Blue Crabs, Illegal Poaching, Beach Clean-Up & More!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/georgica-pond-blue-crabs-illegal-poaching-beach-clean-up-more/) - From the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation newsletter - Georgica Pond is famous for its blue claw crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Generations of East Hampton residents have fished for them using traps or baited lines. What a thrill it is to feel a crab bite your line and then slowly reel it in! As predators, the
- [Spring Beach Clean-Ups 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/spring-beach-clean-ups-2024/) - Beach and roadway clean-ups for community members to participate in! As we receive additional events they will be posted here! It's takes a village (and town) has never been more true! Thank you for your participation! "No-Fling Spring" Clean-Ups - April 20- May 18 Christine Ganitsch of the Town's Litter Committee announced at the last
- [National USLA Junior Lifeguard Competition:  August 6, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/national-usla-junior-lifeguard-competition-august-6-2024/)
- [It's Turtle Time!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/its-turtle-time/) - Female turtles are now traveling to lay their eggs...please drive with care. If you see a turtle in the road, please stop and take it in the direction it was headed, to the other side of the road. Turtles can also be found in salt marshes, ponds, and lawns- they often resemble rocks at first
- [Hampton Lifeguard Association Kick-Off Party 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/04/hampton-lifeguard-association-kick-off-party-2024/) - HLA’s SUMMER KICK OFF FUNDRAISERSaturday, May 4th at The Clubhouse5:00-9:00pm DJ CK Beats • Line DancingChance Auction • Silent Auction • 50/50 RaffleHalf price bowling at 5, 6 & 7p.m. code for discount HLA2024*Lanes must be booked by May 3rd before 3pmHalf price arcade • Half price mini golf The Clubhouse food & beverage available
- [East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue & Hampton Lifeguard Association](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/east-hampton-volunteer-ocean-rescue-hampton-lifeguard-association/) - SUMMER 2024 will be here soon! East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue and Hampton Lifeguard Association is dedicated to protecting and educating our community members - there are several instructional programs offered - see below! More information is available on the official website to register to enroll in a specific instruction! https://hamptonlifeguardassociation.com/ The East Hampton Star
- ["State of the Bays, 2024"](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/state-of-the-bays-2024/) - Dr. Christopher Gobler of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University will present his annual lecture, "State of the Bays 2024," in the Duke Lecture Hall inside Chancellor's Hall on the Stony Brook Southampton campus on April 3 at 7pm. Student project presentations will be held before and after Dr. Gobler's
- [Dr. Christopher Gobler: Annual Water Report 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/gobler-water-report-2023/) - While most waters in East Hampton Town were often of a high quality in 2023, what happens on the land affects what happens to surface waters, and more people and more land use mean more nitrogen loading, leading to more harmful algal blooms, the town trustees were told on Monday during an annual report on
- [Oyster Reef #4 Coming to Three Mile Harbor](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/oyster-reef-4-coming-to-three-mile-harbor/) - East Hampton High School student and intern with the not-for-profit South Fork Sea Farmers Jocelyn Garcia presented a proposal to install a fourth oyster reef on Three Mile Harbor's bottomlands, which the trustees own. Jocelyn and her classmate, Nick Cooper who is also an intern but unable to attend the meeting, have been working with
- [Montauk Friends of Erin Parade](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/montauk-friends-of-erin-parade/) - 2024 GRAND MARSHAL STEVE “PUCK” DOLAN Montauk Friends of Erin chose -Steve 'Puck' Dolan- to be the 62nd Grand Marshal for the Montauk St. Patrick’s Day Parade. After 38 years, Steve Dolan, or "Puck" as everyone knows him, retired as head bartender. Although he doesn’t have any immediate retirement plans, he’s ready to enjoy some
- [The Largest Clam Contest 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/02/the-largest-clam-contest-date-2024/) - Mark your calendars now for the Trustees 33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest! After having to cancel two dates last year due to inclement weather, the Trustees have set the date for Sunday, September 29th from 12 Noon to 3PM. The annual event celebrates the Trustees historic jurisdiction of the town's bottomlands of the waterways including
- [Neonicotinoids Ban in New York State](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/neonicotinoids-ban-in-new-york-state/) - The March 14th issue of the Express-News Group edition for 27 East - The Accidental Beekeeper: "New state legislation takes popular pesticide off shelves" The new law will phase out most neonics by 2027. This is great news for not only bees but also human beings. Neonicotinoid products (often referred to as "neonics") are used
- [South Fork Wind Farm is Switched On!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/south-fork-wind-farm-is-switched-on/) - Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul and Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland joined members of the East Hampton Town Board and the East Hampton Town Trustees along with various members of the Southampton Town Board as the Governor announced that construction consisting of a 12-turbine, 132 megawatt wind farm, located 35 miles off Montauk Point,
- [Beach Cleanup! Beach Lane Wainscott](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/beach-cleanup-beach-lane-wainscott/) - Sponsored by Friends of Georgica Pond and Surfrider Foundation / Eastern Long Island Saturday, March 30th 10AM - 11:30AM To sign up email: info@friendsofgeorgicapond.org Please state how many people will be joining the cleanup!
- [Water Quality Study: Sea Exchange Strategies](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/water-quality-study-sea-exchange-strategies/) - Conducted through Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan Explores Options to Improve Water Quality April 9 Webinar to Present Study Results - Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released findings from a regional study of the impacts of exchanged sea
- [Napeague Harbor to Grow Eelgrass with "Save  Environmental"](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/02/napeague-harbor-to-grow-eelgrass-with-save-environmental/) - At the last Trustee meeting, Rob Vasiluth of SAVE Environmental was granted permission and a letter of support to seed Napeague Harbor with eelgrass. This will be the second season he will do this with the assistance of the Director of the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery, John "Barley" Dunne. Mr. Vasiluth anticipates a more robust
- [Spring Brings New Beginnings](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/03/spring-brings-new-beginnings/) - Spring is sprouting! Just days away, it's a great time to plan for gardens and healthy landscapes in our town. With one aquifer to provide our drinking water, we need to turn our attention to how to rethink what we put on and in the ground! From ChangEHampton! Here are some ideas found right here
- [Meeting: September 26, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/september-26-2022/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business New Kayak rack at Mile Hill Tim Treadwell, Senior Officer Marine Patrol, to address board regarding new legislation on fueling from town docks and updates on Poaching. Richard Whalen, Esq, on behalf of 6 property owners, regarding a request to Crooked Highway IV. Old Business Bob Tyman and South Fork
- [Massachusetts Plants "Ugly Oysters" to Repopulate Oyster Beds](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/02/massachusetts-plants-ugly-oysters-to-repopulate-oyster-beds/) - From East Coast Ocean News: Shellfish growers in Massachusetts recently planted more than 10,000 oysters on a one-acre site in Nasketucket Bay as part of the Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration (SOAR) program. These oysters can help populations flourish and keep coastal habitats healthy. Working with The Nature Conservancy and Pew Charitable Trust Supporting Oyster
- [Meeting: January 22, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/meeting-january-22-2024/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment East Hampton High School Research student, Finn O’Rourke – Fundraising effort to purchase Lotek Pop-up Satellite Tags for student Shark movement research project. Trustee record digitization – Richard Seery of Seery Systems. III. Committee Assignments Committee assignments per the Clerk IV. New Business Gerard Drive Culvert and dredging
- [Sugar Kelp Approved to Grow in Trustee Waters](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/sugar-kelp-approved-to-grow-in-trustee-waters/) - "The East Hampton Town Trustees voted unanimously on Monday (January 22) to grant a request from Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences for a research project to grow sugar kelp in waters under trustee jurisdiction between Barcelona Point and Little Northwest Creek. This research project is part of the
- [Whales and Protection: 50 Years Since the Endangered Species Act Was Enacted.](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/02/whales-and-protection-50-years-since-the-endangered-species-act-was-enacted/) - NOAA Fisheries (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and partners convened an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, the discovery of the Rice’s whale, and recent advancements in marine mammal research and conservation. NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service share responsibility for implementing the Endangered Species Act. We are
- [Up-Date: The Montauk School Science Fair:   Winners!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/02/up-date-the-montauk-school-science-fair-winners/) - Here are the list of winners from this year: 8th Grade 1st Valentina Balducci 2nd Elle Reidlinger 3rd Augie Swain 7th Grade 1st Timmy Mullen, Cole Deland 2nd Sydney Powers, Alison Rade 3rd Rishi Ortiz, Francisco Estrella-Neat 6th Grade 1st Alex Uihlein 2nd Tomas Ramos, Tiberius Tyler 3rd William Hess, Harry Flight 5th Grade 1st
- [Montauk School's Annual Science Fair 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/montauk-schools-annual-science-fair-2024/) - The annual Montauk School Science Fair is always an exciting event for students, teachers, parents, and judges alike. This year it was held on Friday, January 26th - from 10AM - 3PM in the school's gymnasium. The participants included students in grades 4 - 8th. Trustee Celia Josephson who serves on the Trustee's Education committee,
- [East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery : Time to Register for Oyster Gardening 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/east-hampton-shellfish-hatchery-time-to-register-for-oyster-gardening-2024/) - If you're a seasoned oyster gardener or someone who would like to grow your own oysters for the first time, now is the time to sign up for The East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery's 2024 season! EHSEED information 2024Download EHSEED APPLICATION-NEWDownload EHSEED application RETURNINGDownload 2024 scheduleDownload John "Barley" Dunne, the Director of The East Hampton Shellfish
- [Trustees Dredge Georgica Pond](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/trustees-dredge-georgica-pond/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees started the annual dredging of Georgica Pond a few days ago. Dredging helps to maintain the health of the pond by allowing it to flush into the ocean, taking with it an abundance of water that accumulated over the past months. The dredging project is permitted under a five-year permit
- [Trustees Grant Funds to EHHS Student for a Shark Study](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/trustees-grant-funds-to-ehhs-student-for-a-shark-study/) - At the January 22nd Trustee meeting, Finn O'Rourke, an East Hampton High School sophomore, presented his shark project to be conducted beginning this year and continuing through 2026 when he will graduate. Finn is studying with his science teacher, Dr. Stephanie Forsberg, a former Town Trustee. The sharks will be caught by rod and reel
- [Meeting: January 8, 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/meeting-january-8-2024/) - Agenda 2024 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING I. Roll Call: II. Election of Officers: Clerk 2 Deputy Clerks III. Annual Resolutions: Reading of the Annual Resolutions IV. Bonding: Bonding of 3 Clerks and 1 Secretary, the premium of each bond of $1,400,000.00 is $3,500.00 V. Administrative: Payment of the Bills: a) East End Excavating - $1000 (opening of
- [South Fork Wind Up-Date in Mid-January](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/south-fork-wind-up-date-in-mid-january/) - South Fork Wind is at the halfway point for the construction and installation of the twelve wind turbines located 35 miles off the coast of Montauk Point. Another big milestone for #SouthForkWind as it reaches a the halfway-finished milestone, with 7 of the 12 turbines complete and supplying #offshorewind energy to the Long Island grid.
- [Trustees First Meeting of 2024](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/trustees-first-meeting-of-2024/) - The first East Hampton Town Trustee board meeting of 2024 was dedicated to the reading of the Resolutions for the year ahead. January 8th, 2024- The East Hampton Town Trustees began the year with the annual organizational meeting. As is customary, three trustees were sworn in by Carole Brennan, the town clerk. Celia Josephson, one
- [Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/11/uninvited-the-spread-of-invasive-species/) - Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species is an exciting and informative 55-minute film by Westfield Production Company. The documentary introduces the concept of invasive species and highlights some of the species threatening New York's environment and economy, while also showing some innovative ways that New York State is combatting these threats. Uninvited features the collaborative work of DEC
- [Trustees Support Town for Public Beach Access](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/09/statement-from-trustee-clerk/) - The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton stand in full support of a condemnation of the 4,000 ft. stretch of beach known as “Seaview”” that was recently awarded ownership to adjacent homeowner’s associations in February of 2021 by a ruling of the New York State Supreme Court. The more
- [Meeting: October 14, 2016](https://ehtrustees.com/2016/10/october-14-2016/)
- [Meeting: February 14, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/02/february-14-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Jim Walker on behalf of Devon Yacht Club requesting renewal of Trustee Permit NAP #1-21 for dredging and beach grading. III. Report of the Clerk: Seaview Conversation (See Resolution below) IV. New Business: New Permit application from Three Mile Harbor Marina for the addition of Finger Piers and request to close out
- [Meeting: September 13, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/09/september-13-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Melissa Winslow, Senior Environmental Analyst, Town of East Hampton and Billy Hajek, Planner, Village of East Hampton to discuss the Cove Hollow Pipe Project Tim O’Rourke and Dr. Andy J. Danylchuk – “Stripers in the Lake” Study David Larkin and Terry Marks- 10 Ingalls Rd and 11 Ingalls Rd –
- [Meeting: August 9, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/meeting-august-9-2021/) - AUGUST 9, 2021 MINUTES Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Presentation of NW Harbor Area Research FindingsSteven Boerner and Richard Whalen, Esq: Richard Whalen, Esq representing Cynthia Crain, the owner of 864 Springs Fireplace Rd, SCTM # 300-63-3-29.5, regarding the dimensions of her dock. III. New Business Aquaculture Preliminary committee discussions of kelp culture
- [Meeting: August 23, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/august-23-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment John “Barley” Dunne, Director of the East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery to discuss kelp culture in Trustee waters. Bob Tymann, who works with the South Fork Sea Farmers, with a proposal for an Oyster Reef in Accabonac Harbor Thomas Osborne of Osborne and McGowan, P.C., on behalf of
- [Meeting: August 14, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/august-14-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Susan Knobel, owner of 100 Shore Rd, SCTM# 300-85-1-27.1, with a request to renew her burlap sandbag permit to protect her home from storm erosion Jim Walker from Inter-Science on behalf of Ginny Schmidt, owner of 235 Kings Point Rd – SCTM# 300-24-1-32- application for Bluff Restoration Jim
- [Meeting: August 28, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/august-28-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Request from South Fork Sea Farmers, Bob Tyman, Nicholas Cooper and Jocelyn Garcia, for permit modifications to Trustee Permits A-2-22 and A-3-22 to relocate the reef sites. III. New Business 2023 Largest Clam Contest IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports VI. Administrative Payment of the Bills: a) East
- [Meeting: December 11, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/12/meeting-december-11-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Proposed New Kayak Lottery Entry Process PEP – Water Quality App Project Dr. Gobler- PEP - Peconic CHANGES Project site considerations Northwest Harbor Trustee Record Digitization Georgica Dredging Bid Results IV. Old Business Docks – Resolutions resulting from comprehensive dock inventory Draft - Resolution Prohibiting
- [Meeting: November 27, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/meeting-november-27-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Transfer portion of checking balance to NYCLASS Dredging of Northwest Creek Inlet The Nature Conservancy - Salt Marsh Adaptation & Resiliency Teams (SMARTeams) Academy Long Island, NY: Developing capacity and plans for salt marsh restoration across the NY marine IV. Old Business Dock Policy Items
- [Meeting: October 13, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/october-13-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Request from Richard J. and JoAnn Hamilton to Assign the Lazy Point Lease for 145 Shore Rd to John Marks Lot # 40 S – SCTM# 300-85-1-31.1 Delay Opening of Scallop Season – Resolution Collapsing osprey tower on Accabonac marsh Letter from Christine Ganitsch requesting
- [Meeting: October 23, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/meeting-october-252023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business WQTAC and CPF projects recommended for funding in the 2nd half of 2023 IV. Old Business Request from Richard J. and JoAnn Hamilton to Assign the Lazy Point Lease for 145 Shore Rd to John Marks Lot # 40 S – SCTM# 300-85-1-31.1 Request from
- [Meeting: September 8, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/meeting-september-8-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business Nicholas Cooper, Jocelyn Garcia & Bob Tyman of South Fork Sea Farmers request one-year renewals for Trustee Permits A-2-2022 and A-3-2022. V. Committee Reports Largest Clam Contest – Updates Mosquito Larvae Survey – End of Season sampling & resulting treatments. VI. Announcements
- [Meet the New 2024 East Hampton Town Trustees!](https://ehtrustees.com/2024/01/meet-the-new-2024-east-hampton-town-trustees/) - The new East Hampton Town Trustees photographed at Accabonac Harbor by Annmarie McCoy. Left to Right Front Row: Patrice Dalton, Bill Taylor, Francis J. Bock, Jim Grimes, & Celia Josephson. Left to Right Back Row: David Cataletto, John Alred, Tim Garneau, and Ben Dollinger.
- [Surfrider LI Chapter :  "Skip the Stuff" Proposal to the Village](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/12/surfrider-li-chapter-skip-the-stuff-proposal-to-the-village/) - Surfrider Long Island Chapter's Coordinator, Jenna Schwerzmann and members came to LTV Studios to propose to the Village of East Hampton legislation to "Skip the Stuff" - single-use plastic utensils, condiments, napkins, and other items take-out restaurants or delicatessens regularly provide to customers at check-out that end up as debris in our environment. New York
- [Oceana: Most Boats Speeding in Slow Zones to Protect Critically Endangered North Right Whales](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/oceana-most-boats-speeding-in-slow-zones-to-protect-critically-endangered-north-right-whales/) - Group says NOAA must strengthen safeguards and improve enforcement to save this species from extinction Oceana released a new report finding that most boats are speeding through slow zones designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which only around 340 remain. Oceana analyzed boat speeds from November 2020 through July 2022 in slow zones
- [Trustees Travel to the South Fork Wind Project](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/12/trustees-travel-to-the-south-fork-wind-project/) - On December 7th the East Hampton Town Trustees Jim Grimes, David Cataletto, and Susan McGraw-Keber joined Orsted US, Eversource, PSE&G, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and a host of New York State agencies, representatives from the office of Governor Kathy Hochul and various environmental organizations and agencies on the Rhode Island Fast Ferry from Greenport
- [Be Smart With Fertilizer & Commercial Leaf Blower Rules](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/12/be-smart-with-fertilizer-commercial-leaf-blower-rules/)
- [Trustees Vote to Ban Docks in Three Mile Harbor, Ponds, Bottomlands & Northwest Creek](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/12/trustees-vote-to-ban-docks/) - The last Trustee meeting of the 2023 year was held on Monday, December 11th. "During the meeting, the East Hampton Town Trustees codified new policies on docks and other floating structures in waters under their jurisdiction, including a prohibition on construction of any new residential piers or fixed or floating docks in the entirety of
- [Meeting: November 13, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/november-13-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Hearing Regarding whether to extend the current dock prohibition into a permanent prohibition of Three Mile Harbor where docks are not prohibited and other policy considerations. III. New Business Request from Matthew Jedlicka of L.K. Mclean Associates, P.C., on behalf of the Town of East Hampton for a
- [ChangeHampton!  End of Year Summary : What We Can Do for Our Planet](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/12/changehampton-end-of-year-summary-what-we-can-do-for-our-planet/) - You already know what we are facing—after the hottest year on record in the US since we started recording temps in 1880; forest fires, floods, droughts, the impact of rising temperatures on our forests, agriculture, oceans and marine life; the complexity of contaminants in our drinking water and bays, and in the air; the increased
- [Amagansett Life-Saving & Coast Guard Station Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/amagansett-life-saving-coast-guard-station-christmas-tree-lighting-celebration/) - East Hampton Town Trustee and member of the Board of Trustees of the Life-Saving Station, David Cataletto, will be on hand to help with the First Annual Christmas Tree-Lighting. The local Kiwanis organization and the Coast Guard Station are working together to provide a festive event for all in our community - there will be
- [Surfrider Foundation Eastern L.I. Event- "Skip the Stuff"](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/12/surfrider-foundation-eastern-l-i-event-skip-the-stuff/) - A nationwide campaign to stop billions of unused straw, utensils, napkins, condiment packets, and other accessories that are routinely included take-out and delivery orders. Surfrider Foundation of Eastern Long Island Chapter is attending a public meeting on December 15th at 10:30AM at LTV Studios: 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott. The public is invited to attend and
- [The First Turbine of the South Fork Wind Farm is Up!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/the-first-turbine-of-the-south-fork-wind-farm-is-up/) - MONTAUK, NY — A new day dawned this week, representing a milestone in the quest for renewable energy, as the first offshore wind turbine for South Fork Wind was installed off the coast of Montauk. All 12 turbines are expected to be installed by the end of 2023 or early 2024. Read the full article
- [Installation of the First South Fork Wind Turbine](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/installation-of-the-first-south-fork-wind-turbine/) - "Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday the completed installation of the first of 12 turbines for the South Fork Wind farm, which will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in the United States in federal waters. When completed, the 130-megawatt wind farm, situated in a federal lease area around 35 miles off Montauk, will
- [National Climate Assessment:  Serious Reality Check](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/national-climate-assessment-serious-reality-check/) - "Change is hard but essential if East Hampton Town and the wider world are going to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, officials of the Nature Conservancy said this week in the wake of the United States government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment, issued last week. Coastal retreat is inevitable, said Alison Branco,
- [Trustees Mull Permanent Ban on New Docks in Three Mile Harbor](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/trustees-mull-permanent-ban-on-new-docks-in-three-mile-harbor/) - "Five people spoke during the East Hampton Town Trustees’ public hearing on Monday regarding whether the body will permanently prohibit new docks in Three Mile Harbor, where docks are not prohibited now on its eastern shore, and enact other changes to its dock policy." Full article by Christopher Walsh: The East Hampton Star
- [Potential Dock Policy Considerations for the Public Hearing](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/11/potential-dock-policy-considerations/) - UPDATE: The Trustees have left the Public Comment period open until 5:00 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2023 for anyone wishing to submit a written comment. You may email your comments to trustees@ehamptonny.gov. If you prefer to use USPS, please mail them to P.O. Box 7073 Amagansett, NY 11930. The Trustees have spent the past two
- [Trustee Resolution 2022 – 28: To Appoint Counsel and Authorize Legal Proceedings](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/02/trustee-resolution-2022-28-to-appoint-counsel-and-authorize-legal-proceedings/) - During the regular meeting of the Board on February 14, 2022, the Board of Trustees unanimously passed and approved a resolution to appoint Daniel A. Spitzer, Esq. and the law firm of Hodgson Russ LLP to represent the Trustees and the residents of the Town who wish to use the Trustees’ Fishing Reservation for commercial
- [Don't Rake Your Leaves](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/dont-rake-your-leaves/) - Every Fall we rake our leaves away to reveal the green lawn we've pampered during the Spring and Summer seasons- all the fallen leaves of yellow, orange, and brown are actually not "dead" leaves, but filled with organic nutrients that return to the soil making it a rich organic fertilizer! Local landscapers are reporting more
- [Meeting: September 25, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/september-25-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Request from Drew Bennett on behalf of the Maidstone Club at 95 Dunemere La, SCTM # 301-9-4-11 & 17 for permission to stabilize 2 small areas of shoreline on Hook Pond. III. New Business IV. Old Business Largest Clam Contest Rescheduled date Sag Harbor Water Quality Initiative Resolution
- [Trustees:  Recommendations On  Up-Dated Policy on Docks](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/trustees-recommendations-on-up-dated-policy-on-docks/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees heard recommendations from a subcommittee charged with formulating an updated policy on docks on Monday, following an inventory of structures in waterways under their jurisdiction initiated almost two years ago. Although formal language is yet to be drafted, the recommendations and subsequent discussion confirmed their understanding that there are noncompliant
- [Public Notice](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/public-notice/) - Please be advised, the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing on Nov. 13, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall to hear public comments regarding extension of the prohibition on the construction of new docks in the currently unprohibited portion of Three Mile Harbor.
- [The Amagansett Life-Saving Station Presents:](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/the-amagansett-life-saving-station-presents/) - East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto will moderate this FREE event.
- [Extension to Dock Moratorium](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/extension-to-dock-moratorium/) - During the regular meeting of the board held on Oct. 13, 2023, the Trustees passed and approved a resolution which enacted a temporary extension of the moratorium on all new residential docks, catwalks, floating docks, floating structures and platforms in Trustee waters until December 31, 2023. While the Trustees have largely concluded their review, assessment
- [Delay of Opening of Scallop Season in Trustee Waters Until November 12,  2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/delay-of-opening-of-scallop-season-in-trustee-waters-until-november-12-2023/) - On Monday, October 13th during the Trustee's meeting, the following resolution was read. Note that the reason for this delayed opening is to permit additional time for scallops to spawn. The resolution was passed and adopted.
- [All About Pesticides, Neonicotinoids, Herbicides, Fertilizers, & Insecticides](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/all-about-pesticides-neonicotinoids-herbicides-fertilizers-insecticides/) - THERE ARE PESTICIDES—THEN THERE ARE NEONICS At ChangeHampton we recommend that you avoid the use of any chemical fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and herbicides on your yard or in public spaces. This is to keep you, your loved ones, your pets, and the environment—especially birds and insects—healthy. Those chemicals, aside from their toxicity on your lawn, leach into
- [Cornell Cooperative Extension: Eel Grass Installation at Haven's Beach](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/cornell-cooperative-extension-eel-grass-installation-at-havens-beach/) - Cornell Cooperative Extension To Host Marine Meadows Workshop at Havens Beach on Saturday, October 21st - 10AM - 2PM Public Welcome! Eelgrass serves as a habitat for oysters. Oysters help filter and keep our waterways clean. With funding support from the community, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Marine Team will host a Marine Meadows Workshop on October
- [Town of East Hampton 375th Anniversary Parade](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/town-of-east-hampton-375th-anniversary-parade-2/) - October 14, 2023 - Saturday - After postponing the parade previously due to inclement weather, the Town of East Hampton lucked out in the morning with a few hours of no rain - just cloudy skies. This year's Grand Marshal was Chief Robert Pharaoh of the Montauketts, as announced last month by Supervisor Peter Van
- [ChangeHampton.org: Keep Our Water Free of Chemicals](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/changehampton-org-keep-our-water-free-of-chemicals/) - DYK? Suffolk County uses more pesticides than any other county in the state—6.5 million pounds annually (according to a Department of Environmental Conservation 2021 study) including some 1700 different products. Suffolk County Water Authority only tests for some 400 of those. We already know our drinking water is contaminated with "forever chemicals" or PFAS. We need more
- [The Opening of Georgica Pond](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/the-opening-of-georgica-pond-october-11-2023/) - October 11, 2023 The Trustees open Georgica Pond twice a year to the ocean—in the Fall and Spring. The cut provides a balanced salinity, oxygen, and migration of fish and other living organisms inhabiting the pond that benefit each. Historically, the letting of the pond has been done since pre-colonial times. On October 11, 2023,
- [Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey Notice](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/cornell-bottom-trawl-survey-notice/) - Cornell Cooperative Extension -Marine Program will conduct a bottom trawl survey throughout New York State waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately October 16-23, 2023.
- [Clam Contest and Event Canceled](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/clam-contest-cancelled/) - We are canceling both the contest and the event due to the DEC NY shellfish harvesting closures.
- [Trustee's Annual Clam Contest & Event Cancelled](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/clam-contest-event-cancelled/) - The Trustees have cancelled BOTH the contest and the event due to the DEC NY shellfish harvesting closures. Please read the article in The East Hampton Star for all the information written by Christopher Walsh. There is more about the cause of the cancellation here on the Trustee website under "News & Events." EH STAR
- [The East Hampton Star's Editorial - A Stark Warning](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/the-east-hampton-stars-editorial-a-stark-warning/) - Regarding the cancellation of the annual Trustee's Largest Clam Contest- Editorial October 5, 2023 For what we think is the first time in a third of a century, the East Hampton Town Trustees Largest Clam Contest has been canceled on account of the weather. The decision came after the annual event had already been put
- [East Hampton Middle School's Surfrider Junior Club & Trustee Adventure!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/east-hampton-middle-schools-surfrider-junior-club-trustee-adventure/) - It was a perfect early Fall day on October 5th for paddle boarding and seeding Three Mile Harbor with 25,000 oysters from the East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery with Director, John "Barley" Dunne. In time, if all goes well with water temperatures and weather conditions, the oysters will mature enough to be harvested by our
- [Invasive Spotted Lanternfly is Here](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/invasive-spotted-lanternfly-is-here/) - Recently, community members have spotted the invasive Spotted Lanternfly. An invasive species, they originate from various parts of Asia, including China and Vietnam. While not dangerous to humans, they destroy plants and trees and will eventually cause widespread economic harm. Experts say those hesitant to kill lanternflies they spot need to know that the choice is
- [Notice:  Re-Opening to Harvest of Shellfish](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/10/notice-re-opening-to-harvest-of-shellfish/) - Shellfish Dealers and Shellfish Harvesters in the Towns of Huntington and East Hampton DEC-Shellfisheries collected water samples in several of the areas that DEC designated as temporarily uncertified (closed) on September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2023, after the extraordinary rainfall event in excess of three (3) inches in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on September
- [Temporary Closure of Shellfishing in Town of East Hampton:](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/temporary-closure-of-shellfishing-in-town-of-east-hampton/) - Effective immediately, the following areas are closed to the harvest of shellfish: Town of East Hampton: All that area of Northwest Harbor, including its tributaries lying easterly of a line extending northerly from Barcelona Point to Cedar Point; Three Mile Harbor, Hog Creek, and Accabonac Harbor. Information about temporary closures and reopenings will be available
- [The Arts Center at Duck Creek Presents:  Celebrating Bonac](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/the-arts-center-at-duck-creek-presents-celebrating-bonac/) - Sea Shanties performed by Town of East Hampton Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc and East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto! Sunday, October 1st - 3 to 5 PM / Duck Creek Arts / East Hampton
- [Invitation—Celebration of the East Hampton Town Hall Pollinator Garden](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/invitation-celebration-of-the-east-hampton-town-hall-pollinator-garden/)
- [The Truth About Wind & Whales](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/the-truth-about-wind-whales/) - Opponents of offshore wind have wrongly blamed the renewable energy for recent whale strandings and deaths. Wind turbines do not cause whale deaths! HERE ARE THE FACTS: In 2017 the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared an “unusual whale mortality event” for whales. This designation was based on data that showed a steep increase
- [Trustee Adventures: Seeding Three Mile Harbor: Clam & Oysters- September 15 , 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/trustee-weekend-adventures-in-pictures-september-15-16-2023/) - The annual Fall seeding of Three Mile Harbor - 2,000 oysters and 240,000 clams, were scattered in the waters this past Friday! This year the students of Southold Junior and Senior High School joined us to help spread the seedlings grown at the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery located in Montauk and East Hampton. Director John
- [Trustee Adventures:  Litter Action at Lazy Point!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/trustee-adventures-litter-action-at-lazy-point/) - On Saturday, September 16th, the Lazy Point Association members and residents volunteered to participate in the Town of East Hampton Litter Action Committee's town-wide clean-up of beaches and roads from Montauk to Wainscott. Trustee Susan McGraw-Keber and the residents of Lazy Point spent the morning working together to gather debris. After the summer season, we
- [Lobsters Scarce in Western L.I.](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/7419/) - Long Island Sound lobstermen have held out hope that waters from Northport to Mattituck might see a resurgence after a decadeslong decline. But the numbers aren't materializing. New York state reported record-low landings of lobsters in 2022, the first year in which the dwindling number of lobstermen reported a catch that fell under 100,000 pounds. The 82,987 pounds reported
- [WARNING: Ocean Beaches CLOSED to Swimming](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/warning-ocean-beaches-closed-to-swimming/) - UPDATE: As of Saturday afternoon, September 16th, the East Hampton Ocean Rescue/ Life Guard Association has re-opened the beaches for swimming again as hurricane "Lee," has passed the east end and is now located on Cape Cod, headed to Maine and Nova Scotia. Caution is still advised, and no one should swim alone. Lifeguards were
- [WHOI Projects Awarded](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/whoi-projects-awarded/) - Woods Hole, Mass. (Thursday, Sept 7, 2023) – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers are among the 17 projects that have been awarded funding by NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program on behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP). The funding is the first large-scale public investment of research specifically focused on marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR), with a goal
- [East Coast Whales: What is Causing Their Deaths?](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/east-coast-whales-what-is-causing-their-deaths/) - Activists are blaming a recent spate of humpback strandings off New York and New Jersey on seismic exploration by offshore wind companies. But scientists say the deaths are not unusual and are likely due to increased ship traffic and entanglements with fishing gear. BY ANDREW S. LEWIS • MARCH 8, 2023 *The number one cause of death of whales and other marine
- [Despite Court Ruling- New York State Law Could Protect Long Island Wetlands -](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/despite-court-ruling-new-york-state-law-could-protect-long-island-wetlands/) - Small freshwater wetlands like this provide habitat for dozens of species, offer protection against flooding and help clean water that filters into underground aquifers such as on Long Island. But in May, the U.S. Supreme Court declared they don’t merit protection under the federal Clean Water Act, which for the past 50 years has empowered
- [The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Has Landed Here -](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/the-invasive-spotted-lantern-has-landed-here/) - Photo Andrew Gaites The spotted lanternfly, a pest now common in New York City, has made its way to the East End. On Tuesday, Andy Gaites, the principal environmental analyst in East Hampton Town's Department of Land Acquisition and Management, found two on an ailanthus tree just south of Halsey's Marina, in a preserve at
- [Town of East Hampton 375th Anniversary Parade](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/town-of-east-hampton-375th-anniversary-parade/)
- [East Hampton Litter CleanUp Day  9/16 - Locations](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/east-hampton-litter-cleanup-day-9-16-locations/) - Join the Town of East Hampton's Litter CleanUp Day at one of these locations on September 16th! Reach out to the organizers via email to sign up! Our community members are all welcome! Trustee Susan McGraw-Keber will join the Lazy Point Association members at 9AM at the boat ramp to help pick up litter at
- [Cancellation of Executive Session](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/cancellation-of-executive-session/) - Please be advised, the Trustees have hereby cancelled the executive session which was previously scheduled to take place on Friday, September 8, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
- [Town Hall Garden Tour](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/town-hall-garden-tour/) - SPECIAL GARDEN TOUR SUNDAY, Sunday, September 10th @ 11 AM. COMMUNITY NATIVE/POLLINATOR GARDEN AT EAST HAMPTON TOWN HALL. A public-private project between ChangeHampton and Town of East Hampton. The starting point of our garden tour 159 Pantigo Rd., EH. Photo: Abby Lawless LEARN ABOUT POLLINATOR/NATIVE GARDENS, RAIN GARDENS & BIOSWALES Photo by Laurie Petroske The
- [Key Environmental Legislation Awaits Signature by Governor](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/key-environmental-legislation-awaits-signature-by-governor/) - The New York League of Conservation Voters is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bevy of bills that passed the State Legislature in the 2023 session. These are key bills in our continued fight for a cleaner environment and more sustainable New York. These six bills range from ensuring clean drinking water for New
- [Trustees:  Fewer Seasonal Boats for 2023 Summer](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/09/trustees-fewer-seasonal-boats-for-2023-summer/) - The Trustees will soon calculate this season's number of vessels that utilized our pump-out boats that service boats of Montauk and Three Mile harbors at the end of this season. Observing the last few years, including those of the pandemic when there was a noticeable increase of use of our free services for the collection
- [Look Up Tonight: It's a Super Blue Moon!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/look-up-tonight-its-a-super-blue-moon/) - Photo NASA So-called "super" because it's slightly closer to Earth and "blue" because it's the second full moon in a month. It peaks at 9:36pm ET on Aug. 30 (0136 UTC on Aug. 31). Tonight: The full Moon will be Wednesday night, August 30, 2023, appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 9:36 PM
- [Meeting: July 10, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/meeting-july-10-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Peter Mendelman – 60 Harborview Lane - Emergency Bulkhead Replacement Robert Vasiluth founder of Save Environment – Eel Grass Project III. New Business Slow Down for Wildlife – Turtle and Deer fatalities IV. Old Business Duck Blind removal updates Lions Head Beach Association Pond – Blue Green Algae
- [Meeting: July 12, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/07/july-12-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Tim O’Rourke – Striped Bass Study III. New Business Beaches 38 Two Mile Hollow Rd – SCTM: 301-10-1-32 – Application for sand fencing Trustee Beach Clean-up at Barcelona Point Beach, also known as the Linda Gronlund Memorial Nature Preserve Napeague/ Lazy Point Illegal clearing at the end of
- [Meeting: July 24, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/meeting-july-24-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment 85 West End Road & 93 West End Road - SCTM# 301-15-5-14.1 & 16.2 - Scott Dobriner of Inter-Science - 5-year permit for staircase and dune maintenance 60 Harborview Lane - SCTM# 300-57-6-3 - Peter Mendelman - Emergency Bulkhead Replacement III. New Business 2023 Largest Clam Contest Suffolk
- [Meeting: July 24, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/07/july-24-2017/) - I. Public Comment: Simon Kinsella- Wainscott Pond II. New Business: Accabonac- a) Application of Clearwater Beach Property Owner’s Association- bulkhead replacement; b) Maslin- request for extension to sand placement permit (HC #4-16) at 307 Kings Point Road; Beaches- a) ZBA Hearing of 7/25 re: application of G. & A. Gavalas at 43 Marine Boulevard; b)
- [Meeting: June 26, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/06/meeting-june-26-2023/) - LOCATION AND TIME CHANGE OLD TOWN HOUSE, BUILT IN 1731, ON THE GROUNDS OF THE CLINTON ACADEMY, 149 MAIN ST, EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE AT 5:30 PM Agenda I. Roll Call II. Trustee History Reading on Trustee History by Trustee David Cataletto III. Public Comment IV. New Business V. Old Business Schedule date for Executive Session
- [Meeting: June 26, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/06/meeting-june-26-2017/)
- [Concerning Vibrio Vulnificus:  A Pathogenic Waterborne Bacterium](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/concerning-vibrio-vulnificus-a-pathogenic-waterborne-bacterium/) - A species of waterborne bacteria that can cause life-threatening wound infections has killed three people and sickened others in New York and Connecticut. One East Hampton Town resident was sickened after swimming off Gerard Drive in Springs. Photo & article: Christopher Walsh East Hampton Star *Tune in to the East Hampton Town Trustees meeting on
- [New!  Trustee Mug & Chowder!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/new-trustee-mug-chowder/) - The 33rd Annual The East Hampton Town Trustees: 2022-2023 "Largest Clam Contest" will soon be here! September 24th/Sunday/ 12 Noon- 3Pm at the Amagansett Life-Saving & Coast Guard Station Museum located at 160 Atlantic Avenue, Amagansett, NY 11930 This year, when you purchase our NEW mug with the Trustee emblem, you'll also get a mug
- [Oyster Reef Project](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/oyster-reef-project/) - Skye Tanzmann and Nick Cooper of East Hampton High School, were recognized for their efforts to build an oyster reef in Accabonac Harbor waters. Ms. Tanzmann is also the recipient of this year's annual scholarship from the East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship Fund. This past Spring, Tanzmann and Cooper interned with the not-for-profit South Fork
- [Pump Out Station Closure](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/pump-out-station-closure/) - Please be ADVISED: The Montauk Self-Serve Pump Out station will be CLOSED on SEPT. 5, 2023 for the installation of the new, upgraded holding tank system. The installation may take two to three days. The station will NOT be operational during this period. Please plan accordingly. Have your vessel holding tank emptied prior to this
- [Suffolk Legislators Nix Water Quality Referendum on Ballot](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/suffolk-legislators-nix-water-quality-referendum-on-ballot/) - The Suffolk County Legislature's vote came in the wake of a report that water quality in Long Island’s coastal zones has hit an all-time low, “with water bodies awash in fish kills, dead zones, toxic algal blooms, and fecal bacteria,” according to an advisory issued last Thursday by Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School
- [WANTED](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/wanted/) - BY THE EAST HAMPTON TOWN TRUSTEES LARGEST CHOWDER CLAM! Amagansett Life-Saving Station / Atlantic Avenue / Amagansett Date: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 Time: 12 Noon - 3PM
- [Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/08/cornell-bottom-trawl-survey-2/) - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County will conduct the Summer trawl survey this week, beginning August 2nd and ending August 8th. Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine Program will be conducting a bottom trawl survey throughout NY state waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately August 2-8, 2023 (See chart below). The East Hampton
- [Water Quality Report: Below NYS Standards - Poor Condition](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/long-island-waters-water-quality-in-poor-condition/) - According to a report issued last week by Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University and the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, the coastal zones on Long Island, East Hampton included, do not meet the New York State and federal guidelines for water quality. In fact, the report indicates our waterways are at an
- [South Fork Wind Farm Substation is Installed](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/south-fork-wind-farm-substation-is-installed/) - Construction of the South Fork Wind farm continued this week with the installation of its offshore substation. Photo: South Fork Wind / Orsted This is the first American-made offshore wind substation constructed by more than 350 workers across three states, according to a spokeswoman for the developers, Orsted and Eversource Energy. The developers of the
- [Water Quality Declared at an "All Time Low"](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/water-quality-declared-at-an-all-time-low/) - Chris Gobler of Stony Brook University joins with Adrienne Esposito, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, and Kevin McDonald of The Nature Conservancy for a report on water quality. Credit: The Suffolk County News Dr. Chris Gobler, of Stony Brook University's Gobler Laboratory, met with Citizens Campaign for the Environment and the Nature Conservancy earlier today
- [Partial Shellfish Closures Lifted](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/partial-shell-fish-closures-lifted/) - Please be advised: Accabonac Harbor REMAINS CLOSED to shellfishing. Effective immediately the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has lifted closures in certain areas that were temporarily closed due to the extreme rainfall event of July 16, 2023. The following areas have been reopened to the taking of shellfish: All normally certified areas of
- [Portugese Man O' War Jellyfish at Indian Wells Beach -](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/portugese-man-o-war-jellyfish-at-indian-wells-beach/) - John Ryan Jr., the head lifeguard of the East Hampton Town calls them "sea pests" but the sting by a Portuguese man-o-war jellyfish is more than just a "pest" as it packs a powerful and painful sting that needs immediate attention to help relieve discomfort. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), although
- [Whale Watching and Wildlife Viewing in New England and the Mid-Atlantic](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/whale-watching-and-wildlife-viewing-in-new-england-and-the-mid-atlantic/) - New England and the Mid-Atlantic coastlines offer the potential for exhilarating marine wildlife viewing experiences. Whether on the beach or on the water, if you see protected animals like whales, dolphins, seals, sea turtles, or Atlantic sturgeon, follow the tips below to keep the animals and your passengers safe. NOAA FISHERIES
- [East Hampton Shellfish Closures 7/21](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/east-hampton-closed-to-shellfishing/) - As of sunrise Friday July 21, all certified open areas of Three Mile Harbor and Hog Creek have been re-opened to Shellfishing. All other areas in the Town of East Hampton listed below are still closed until further notice. Effective immediately, the following areas are still closed to the harvest of shellfish: Town of East
- [New Shellfish Closures](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/new-shellfish-closures/) - In its efforts to protect public health, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reclassified the waters in portions of Northwest Creek, Northwest Harbor, Gardiner's Bay and Napeague Harbor. This is the result of changes to the water quality in these bodies of water. See the full description of the closures in
- [Birds & Bees- Pollinators May Soon Buzz Without Pesticides!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/birds-bees-pollinators-may-soon-buzz-without-pesticides/) - Should Governor Kathy Hochul sign a bill that New York legislators have passed, it would be the nation's first ban on certain uses of neonicotinoids, insecticides related to nicotine that has shown to be harmful to pollinators. Environmental organizations and the public have long urged the state to ban neonicotinoids to protect birds and bees
- [Summer's Fireflies are Disappearing](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/summers-fireflies-are-disappearing/) - In years past, young children frolicked in early summer's evenings, running merrily with glass jars to capture the ephemeral firefly as it flew by. Over the years, with outdoor lighting installed on properties, the use of fertilizers by landscapers or homeowners to help make lawns greener, the loss of habitat, and the removal of fallen
- [Trustees Meet in the Old Town House - Celebrating 375th Town Anniversary](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/trustees-meet-in-the-old-town-house-celebrating-375th-town-anniversary/) - This is the original meeting house of the East Hampton Town Trustees! The Trustees met at the Old Town House built in 1731 on Main Street in the village to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the Town of East Hampton. While several discussions took place regarding Trustee issues, a large portion of the meeting concerned
- [Turtles on the Roads - Slow Down!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/07/turtles-on-the-roads-slow-down/) - Please slow down when driving on our roadways - over the July 4th holiday two were found killed as they crossed the road. If you stop to avoid the turtles and it is safe to do so, carefully pick the turtle up and carry it to the other side in the same direction it was
- [Meeting: May 8, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/meeting-may-8-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Special Events – Requirements for needing a Trustee Special Event Permit IV. Old Business Quotes for Tree Removal on Bull Path Old Duck Blinds in Northwest Creek Trawl Survey Notice – Cornell Cooperative Extension V. Committee Reports Beaches Request from Scott Dobriner of Inter-Science to
- [Meeting: May 22, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/meeting-may-22-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Set date for special meeting for Dock Inventory Trustee Front office sign IV. Old Business Quotes for Tree Removal on Bull Path Special Events – Update from meeting with Town Committee & attorneys V. Committee Reports Peconic Estuary Partnership TAC announcement Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Pump
- [Meeting: June 12, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/06/meeting-june-12-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Prudence Carabine – Director of the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum. III. New Business IV. Old Business 375th Anniversary of East Hampton Shellfish Poaching – Update to Town Code V. Committee Reports Education – EHHS Awards Night/ Scholarship Winner Georgica - Request from Bruce Horwith on behalf of
- [Dock Survey Data to Be Completed](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/06/dock-survey-data-to-be-completed/) - Initially, the Trustees voted to approve a one-year moratorium commencing in November 2021 on all new applications for docks, catwalks, floating docks, floating structures, and floating platforms in the Trustee owned waterways of which we own the bottomlands. They include Wainscott Pond, Georgica Pond, Three Mile Harbor, Hog Creek, Accabonac Creek and Harbor, Pussy's Pond,
- [Hamptons PRIDE Parade 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/06/hamptons-pride-parade-2023/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees participated in the second annual PRIDE parade on June 3, 2023. Thanks to the founder, Tom House, the South Fork communities, organizations, schools, businesses, and government bodies, came together again to support LGBTQIA -
- [EHHS Awards Night!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/06/ehhs-awards-night/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship was awarded to graduating senior, Skye Tanzmann on June 1st, 2023. The nine member Trustee board was delighted to present Ms. Tanzmann with a $1,500 scholarship fund to assist with her college tuition as she enters Harvard University this coming Fall. Skye was an intern at the East Hampton
- [Accabonac Protection Committee  Forum](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/accabonac-protection-committee-forum/) - June 1, 2023 Time: 5:00-7:00 pm The East Hampton Library: Baldwin Room Join the Accabonac Protection Committee in person for refreshments in the Baldwin Room at 5:00 PM today! The library has set up a Zoom meeting. ID and password will be emailed to all participants 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. To
- [HAMPTONS PRIDE PARADE](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/hamptons-pride-parade-2/) - Lineup begins at 11am on Main Street by Pondview Lane and Guild Hall. At 12pm registered participants will march east on Main Street and continue via Newton Lane, Railroad Avenue, and Lumber Lane to Herrick Park, where there will be music and celebration with D.J. Karin Ward till 3pm.
- [Ørsted to Acquire Eversource Share](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/orsted-to-acquire-eversource-share-of-uncontracted-offshore-wind-seabed-and-key-northeast-operational-assets/) - BOSTON – May 25, 2023 – Ørsted, the U.S. leader in offshore wind energy, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Eversource Energy’s 50 percent interest in the uncontracted federal offshore wind lease area currently owned jointly by the two companies. In addition to the seabed, which is in early-stage development, the agreement also includes
- [Video Winners of The East Hampton Litter Action Committee](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/video-winners-of-the-east-hampton-litter-action-committee/) - First Prize: Francisco Vasquez5th grade, Springs SchoolVideo: Don’t Trash East Hampton The Town of East Hampton Litter Action Committee had an extraordinary night at LTV Studios in Wainscott this past week - The winners, all from our local schools, from grades 6 - 12, entered their anti-trash message videos in the hope of winning the
- [Spawning Season of Horseshoe Crabs](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/spawning-season-of-horseshoe-crabs/) - During the month of May, lead by Trustee Tim Garneau, the annual spawning season and surveying of horseshoe crabs began. May 3rd was the kickoff of the 2023 horseshoe crab spawning survey . (Full Moon -2) Deputy Clerk Jim Grimes, and Trustees John Aldred, and David Cataletto have also been collecting information, measuring and tagging
- [First American-Built Offshore Wind Substation Complete; Journey Now Underway from Texas Port up East Coast to South Fork Wind Project Site](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/first-american-built-offshore-wind-substation-complete-journey-now-underway-from-texas-port-up-east-coast-to-south-fork-wind-project-site/) - Ingleside, Texas – May 25, 2023 – In the latest milestone for the growth of the U.S. offshore wind supply chain, offshore wind joint development partners Ørsted and Eversource today marked the “sail away” of the first American-built offshore wind substation, which departed a Texas fabrication facility yesterday. The substation is transiting across the Gulf of
- [South Fork Wind Farm- Cable Burial Finished](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/south-fork-wind-farm-cable-burial-finished/) - Summer visitors returning to Wainscott this week for the first time since last September might never know the extent of the industrial construction that had taken place there over the last several months, or the pioneering efforts now underway just over the ocean’s horizon. Someone pulling up to the beach at the end of Beach
- [Pesticides- Public Registry Available: No Spray](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/pesticides-public-registry-available-no-spray/) - Great news for homeowners who don't want the mosquito control program provided by Suffolk County Department of Public Works to spray near their property located near marsh and wetland areas. SMK On May 1, as part of its mosquito control program, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works began to spray biological and chemical pesticides
- [Protect the Whales - Organizations Request Federal Funding](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/protect-the-whales-organizations-request-federal-funding/) - In the past few years, the Atlantic Ocean coastline has seen several whales and other marine animals wash ashore, deceased. There are various causes that may have contributed to their demise. One of the main causes of death is from vessel strikes. The ocean is filled with large ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean daily. The
- [Beach Clean Up - Amagansett](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/beach-clean-up-amagansett/) - Beach Clean-up Sponsored by The East Hampton Town Trustees and The East Hampton Litter Action Committee on Saturday morning, May 13th at Atlantic Beach. East Hampton Town Trustees David Cataletto and Susan McGraw-Keber were at Atlantic Avenue beach on Saturday morning to sign up the Surfrider Club school volunteers and give them a "Save A
- [Meeting: April 24, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/april-24-2023/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Dr. Christopher Gobler - Toxic dinoflagellate blooms appearing on the east end IV. Old Business Request from Rick Whalen, on behalf of Cynthia Crain on 864 Springs Fireplace Rd., to relocate the existing dock eastward so that the ramp to the dock lands on the TOEH
- [Meeting: April 10, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/april-10-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment John Mannix from the Bluff Road Historic District III. New Business Keith Grimes Inc. on behalf of the owners of 91 Water’s Edge with an application to remove and replace their existing bulkhead. Water Quality Testing of the Trustee Ponds in Lion Head Beach Community. IV. Old Business
- [Meeting: March 27, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/march-27-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business Water Quality and Bottom Lands Assessment of East Hampton Town Trustee Water Bodies, 2023 – proposal from Dr. Christopher Gobler. V. Committee Reports Education – No Fling Spring collaboration with East Hampton Town No Litter Committee Kayak - Post signs to new
- [Meeting: March 13, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/march-13-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Dr. Christopher Gobler – 2022 Annual Water Quality Report Digital Kayak Applications IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Education - Michael Hansen – Website Proposal or 2023. Clam Contest – Budget for 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Parade – purchase decorations for boat VI. Committee Liaisons
- [Meeting: February 27, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/meeting-february-27-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Garrett Boudinot, Basalt Powder in Aquaculture to Reduce Acidification and Remove Carbon Dioxide. Sara Davison, FOGP, 2023 Aquatic Harvester Resolution Thomas Osborne – Midland Highway easement III. New Business IV. Old Business 501C-3 Update NYCLASS – Resolution to open Account V. Committee Reports Accabonac Dredging of East Channel
- [Lazy Point Beach Clean Up!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/lazy-point-beach-clean-up/) - Saturday morning - May 6th, 2023 - The East Hampton Litter Action Committee's "No Fling Spring" outreach to the Trustees to help in the month-long effort to educate and create awareness about litter debris gave us the opportunity to collaborate with the Lazy Point Association residents to clean up the surrounding beaches. Our local public
- [Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/cornell-bottom-trawl-survey/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees commissioned the study of fish migration near the installed landing site of the South Fork Wind Farm Export Cable. The Cornell bottom trawl survey will be conducted next week, between May 8 - 14, 2023. The Cornell bottom trawl survey will be conducted to provide a consistent sampling of finfish
- [Shinnecock & Flanders   Temporary Shellfish Closures](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/shinnecock-flanders-temporary-shellfish-closures/) - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Effective April 20, 2023, the following areas below are temporarily closed to the harvest of shellfish and carnivorous gastropods. This action is taken to protect public health after mussels tested positive for saxitoxin, a marine biotoxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), and exceeded levels that require closures. DEC will continue to monitor
- [Whales & Fish - The Sounds They Make - Presentation](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/whales-fish-the-sounds-they-make-presentation/) - *Also available by ZOOM
- [The Hurricane of '38](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/may-6th-the-hurricane-of-38/) - Public Invited : Saturday - May 6th - 6:00PM
- [Dr. Chris Gobler to Montauk](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/05/dr-chris-gobler-to-montauk/) - With the recent unanimous vote by the Suffolk County Parks Commission trustees' to not trade land with the Town of East Hampton to accommodate a sewage treatment plant in Hither Woods, Concerned Citizens of Montauk has retained Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences to assess Montauk’s wastewater issues.
- [ChangEHampton Event!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/changehampton-event/) - Saturday, May 13th - 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM To a Celebration of Local Environmental Activists together with cultural creatives—poets, musicians, artists! And Launch of A Thousand Healthy Yards! Space is limitedRSVP: info@changehampton.org Meet and hear the Teen Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, Ella O'Connor, and Sag Harbor poet, Kathryn Levy, reading poems inspired by
- [A Trustee's Love of Oyster Farming-](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/a-trustees-love-of-oyster-farming/) - Coming home to Montauk Harbor at the end of a bountiful day, Trustee Mike Martinsen's love and appreciation of the sea's gifts is in his bones and heart. "This was our first seed planting of the year. My son, Avery and I purchased 317,000 one year old seed oysters, each about the size of a
- [Meet "Mary & Ral Osprey"](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/meet-mary-ral-osprey/) - Preserving History at the Southampton Marine Sciences Center Photos Chris Paparo - FishGuyPhotos With the passage of time, history is too often forgotten. For this reason, we have decided to name the pair of ospreys that nest at the Marine Sciences Center at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University after Ral and Mary Welker. Dr. John Ralvan
- [Deadly Saxitoxin Forces Closure of Shinnecock and Flanders Bays](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/deadly-saxitoxin-forces-closure-of-shinnecock-and-flanders-bays/) - Approximately 102 acres in Flanders Bay and 1,429 acres in Shinnecock Bay are affected. The State Department of Environmental Conservation banned the harvest of shellfish and carnivorous gastropods from Flanders Bay in the Town of Riverhead and western Shinnecock Bay in the Town of Southampton on April 12. The presence of the marine biotoxin that
- [Georgica Pond Spring Cut : 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/georgica-pond-spring-cut-2023/) - The Trustees maintain the health of Georgica Pond by opening it to the ocean. The cut was done this past March on a beautiful Spring day. The goal of this early spring letting is to provide tidal exchange between the ocean and the pond. Increased salinity, oxygen, and the migration of fish and other organisms are
- [Science Research Symposium Event](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/science-research-symposium-event/) - Sponsored by the East Hampton High School TUESDAY APRIL 25, 2023 @6PM ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WELCOME! Please RSVP to Dr. Forsberg at: Stephanie.Forsberg@ehschools.org EAST HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL2 LONG LANE, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937
- [It's Nearly Horseshoe Spawning Season!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/its-horseshoe-spawning-season/) - Horseshoe crab spawning season is nearly here! For the last several years, the East Hampton Trustees have participated in the annual spawning event in an effort to help collect data for Cornell Cooperative Extension / Marine Program. Horseshoe crabs begin their mating season in May and go to July. Data collected includes spawning abundance, size,
- [Litter Be Gone!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/litter-be-gone/) - "NO SPRING FLING" is coming - You're all invited! Earth Day - April 22nd - May 13th, 2023 (See the list of events at the end of this post.) The Town of East Hampton Litter Committee's Dr. Christine Ganitsch presented a month-long project entitled "No Fling Spring" to the Trustees at our meeting of March
- [Whale Tales & Whale Facts](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/whale-tales-whale-facts/) - There has been considerable concern about deceased whales washing ashore. The following webinar will provide scientific data and fact based information from various conservation organizations about whale protections with regard to wind turbines and studies that are being conducted as the South Fork Wind Farm is developed. A virtual educational forum with whale experts from
- [International Water Safety Day!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/international-water-safety-day/) - Hosted by the Amagansett Life -Saving and Coast Guard Station - The Amagansett Life Saving Station will host a water safety day in preparation for summer's activities. A host of sponsors will be on hand to give expert advice on a variety of safety issues for everyone of all ages - There will be refreshments,
- [Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP)](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/04/peconic-estuary-partnership-pep/) - PEP Bay Scallop Technical Review Committee meeting
- [State of the Bays 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/state-of-the-bays-2023/) - SoMAS Southampton Lecture Series presents: Join In-Person in the Duke Lecture Hall on the Southampton Campus On Long Island, our sole-source aquifer is our drinking water supply and is the primary source of freshwater, nitrogen, and other contaminants to coastal ecosystems. Recent trends in the quality of both groundwater and surface waters on Long Island
- [Water Quality Testing Continues 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/water-quality-testing-continues-2023/) - At our last Trustees meeting on March 27th, we voted unanimously to retain Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, to collect data as we have been, since 2013. Each year, the Trustees subcomittee meets with Dr. Gobler to review the previous year's report to ascertain how to proceed
- [Piping Plover Season is Here - Volunteers Needed!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/piping-plover-season-is-here-volunteers-needed/) - The East Hampton Department of Natural Resource's Anna Soccorsi advised the town board that seasonal volunteers are being sought to monitor the various locations where piping plovers come to nest and lay their eggs. Conservation efforts by both the town department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collaborate
- [Montauk Friends of Erin Parade 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/montauk-friends-of-erin-parade-2023/) - March 26th, 2023 Celebrating with East Hampton Town Trustee's Deputy Clerk and this year's Grand Marshal of the parade, Jim Grimes!
- [Water Quality Report 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/water-quality-report-2022/) - Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University - School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Dr. Christopher Gobler of Gobler Laboratories presented his tenth annual water quality report of 2022 to the Trustees at our March 13th meeting. In general, the results were basically good with the expected harmful algal blooms and pathogens present due to
- [South Fork Wind Farm](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/south-fork-wind-farm-2/) - The Cable is Ashore in Wainscott As of today, Friday, March 24th, the two-day project of laying the cable from the ocean waters to the Wainscott beach landing has been completed. While the vessels have departed, work at the landfall site will continue through the weekend, Saturday and Sunday (7AM - 7PM), to allow for
- [Happy St. Patrick's Day 2023!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/happy-st-patricks-day-2023/)
- [East Hampton's Freetown Neighborhood   Histories, Archaeology, and Memories](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/east-hamptons-freetown-neighborhood-histories-archaeology-and-memories/) - Event: Saturday, April 1st, 1pmat Calvary Baptist Church 60 Spinner Lane, East Hampton Allison McGovern, Ph.D Dr. Allison McGovern will present her ongoing research on the origins of the Freetown neighborhood and its evolution into the late twentieth century Dr. McGovern is an anthropological archaeologist in the greater New York City area whose work integrates
- [Rethinking Food Waste:  Composting](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/rethinking-food-waste-composting/) - Join changehampton.org for an inspiring webinar! Thursday, March 23 at 7 PMLearn from activists on the East EndRethinking Food Waste:Engaging Our Community in the Many Ways & Whys to Compost Sag Harbor resident Kate Plumb will make the case for community composting outlining a 10 family pilot that can be replicated in other towns. Mary Morgan, of Orient
- [Meeting: April 9, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/04/meeting-april-9-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek- a) Public Hearing Notice from ZBA re: application of B. Maslin- enlarge stone armor revetment at 307 Kings Point Road; b) DEC- modification of maintenance dredging permit for the Accabonac Harbor Culvert Beaches- a) Public Hearing Notice from ZBA re: the application of Schainuck- a NRSP
- [Meeting: April 23, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/04/meeting-april-23-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Presentation by Dr. Gobler- 2017 Water Quality Study, Draft Final Report and Proposal for 2018. II. New Business: Georgica/Ponds: a) Application of Gallo for a Trustee permit for phragmites management at 94 Apaquoge Road Napeague/Lazy Point: a) Request from P. Keen Morey for installation of a wooden deck on Lots 32S
- [SOFO: Southern Pine Beetle Infestation Walk - Saturday, March 11, 2023 @ 10:30am](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/sofo-southern-pine-beetle-infestation-walk-saturday-march-11-2023-1030am/) - Southern Pine Beetle Infestation Walk with the Town of East Hampton’s Land Management Staff: This program is for adults, teens, and children ages 9 and older. Walk Leader: Andrew Gaites, Principal Environmental Analyst, Town of East Hampton Land Acquisition & Management Join East Hampton Town’s Land Management staff this short 1.25-mile walk to learn about
- [South Fork Wind Update](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/south-fork-wind-farm-up-date/) - Cable pull-in activities are anticipated to begin Tuesday, March 7 and continue through Friday, March 10. Please note that once started this work must be continuous until completion and will be performed pursuant to Article VII Certificate Condition 75. PHOTO: The large green vessel which is positioned behind the lift boat is the Livingstone, which
- [Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/friends-of-the-long-pond-greenbelt/) - Full Worm Moon Hike , Tuesday, March 7th - 6:30PM - 7:30PM
- [Shinnecock Kelp Farms to Expand!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/03/shinnecock-kelp-farms-to-expand/) - The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers is the first all-female multi-generational Indigenous-owned and operated kelp farm on the East Coast. The Nature Conservancy recently awarded the kelp farm $75,000 to assist in the company's efforts to capture carbon and reduce nitrogen pollution that has plagued Shinnecock Bay due to aging septic systems and fertilizer run-off. Patch article
- [SOAR : Supporting Oyster Aquaculture Restoration - New Market for Shellfish Farmers](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/soar-supporting-oyster-aquaculture-restoration-new-market-for-shellfish-farmers/) - There's a new initiative that could help growers, the ecosystem, and coastal communities---it's called "SOAR". During 2020, business has been hard on shellfish farmers, with sales to restaurants way down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That has left many farmers holding oysters even as they grew beyond the ideal size for the half-shell market, and
- [Innovative Use of Farmed Oysters](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/innovative-use-of-farmed-oysters/) - When the COVID-19 outbreak shuttered restaurants throughout the country, commercial oyster growers saw their sales plummet. At the same time, the pandemic forced many organizations that were restoring native oyster reefs to suspend their work. During this challenging period, The Pew Charitable Trusts’ conserving marine life in the U.S. project and The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- [Meeting: January 23, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/january-23-2022/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. Committee Assignments IV. New Business Molly Graffam, of Cornell Cooperative Extension, to present upcoming project in Georgica Pond to probe sediment to sample porewater to understand loading in groundwater discharge zones and to request a mooring permit with an exception allowing the utilization of a motorized vessel to
- [Lifeguard Training - Summer 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/lifeguard-training-summer-2023/) - East Hampton Town’s training for future lifeguards and for summertime participants in its Junior Lifeguard ocean readiness program will begin on March 5th in the pool at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter. The program is offered in two sessions: from 1 to 1:45 or from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. There is no cost, but trainees
- [SoMAS Southampton Lecture Series](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/somas-southampton-lecture-series/) - Stony Brook University - School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences On Wednesday, March 1st at 7:00 PM, Brittney Scannell, Ph.D. student at Stony Brook University in the Peterson Community Ecology lab will present her lecture“One fish, two fish, blackfish and bluefish: A Tour of NY's Artificial Reefs”.Sunken ships, railroad cars, armored tanks, and pieces of
- [Public Hearing: Bulkhead Removal-                                  Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/public-hearing-bulkhead-removal-friends-of-the-long-pond-greenbelt/)
- [Meeting: February 13, 2023](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/meeting-february-13-2023/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business NYCLASS Investment Pool Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade Management/ tracking of Outstanding matters (placeholder) IV. Old Business Multi-year maintenance permits - Tracking & Fees upfront vs. year to year. V. Committee Reports 1. Beaches: Scott Dobriner, Inter-Science and Eric Brown, Ackerman, Pachman,
- [The Montauk Friends of Erin Parade:  The Grand Marshal of 2023!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/the-montauk-friends-of-erin-parade-the-grand-marshal-of-2023/) - The Montauk Friends of Erin Parade will take place on Sunday, March 26th! Leading the parade as the 61st Grand Marshal will be our own Deputy Clerk of the Trustees, Jim Grimes! "The @montaukfriendsoferin are thrilled to announce that Jim Grimes has agreed to do us the honor of leading this year's Montauk St. Patrick's
- [The History of Shore Whaling in East Hampton - A special presentation](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/the-history-of-shore-whaling-in-east-hampton-a-special-presentation/) - Join East Hampton Town Trustee and Chair of the Education Committee of the Amagansett Station, David Cataletto, for the first event of the season on Friday, March 31st, 2023 at 7PM. Long before Sag Harbor whaling ships crisscrossed the globe in search of "black gold" there was the earlier heyday of shore whaling. This is
- [Stony Brook University - Climate Change Proves Deadly for Northern Bay Scallops](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/stony-brook-university-climate-change-proves-deadly-for-northern-bay-scallops/) - Since 2019, consecutive summer mass die-offs of bay scallops in the Peconic Estuary on Long Island, New York, have led to the collapse of the bay scallop fishery in New York and the declaration of a federal fishery disaster, with landings down more than 99 percent. This study led by Stony Brook School of Marine
- [Accabonac Harbor Phase 1 Report](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/02/accabonac-harbor-phase-1-report/) - Submitted by Molly Graffam, PhD and Ron Paulsen, PG of Coastline Evaluation Corp. / Cornell Cooperative Extension / Marine Program December 22, 2022 The report is focused on Northwest Accabonac Harbor - Phase 1. Phase 1 Report
- [Fishermen to Benefit from the American Rescue Plan Act](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/fishermen-to-benefit-from-the-american-rescue-plan-act/) - The American Rescue Plan Act was passed in March of 2022. Councilman David Lys was instrumental in seeing that funds would be provided to Montauk's commercial fishing fleet to help with onshore storage of their gear. The East Hampton Town board voted unanimously to provide the funds—$70,000 to Montauk for gear storage, from the eventual
- [East Hampton Star Editorial in Support of Trustee Scholarship Name Change](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/editorial-in-support-of-trustee-scholarship-name-change/) - Support for the change of name to our scholarship fund by The East Hampton Star is in this week's edition. The Trustees wish to thank David Rattray and the editorial staff for giving a nod to an important and timely issue. Many thanks to David and Donnamarie Barnes of @plainsightproject.org, Dr. Georgette Grier-Key of Eastville
- [Organizational Meeting: January 3, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/meeting-january-3-2022/) - I. Roll Call II. Election of Officer III. Annual Resolutions – Read aloud and to vote on IV. Committee Assignments Accabonac Harbor / Hog Creek Aquaculture Beaches Education Finance Georgica/Other Ponds Harbor Management Napeague/Lazy Point Northwest Creek Pump-Out Boats Records/Internet/Website Roads Three Mile Harbor Liaison/ Peconic Estuary Program Liaison/ Energy Sustainability Committee Liaison/ Nature Preserve
- [Piping Plovers Thrive in Delaware-Not So Well on the East Coast](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/piping-plovers-thrive-in-delaware-not-so-well-on-the-east-coast/) - Piping plovers have been endangered since the 1980s because of increased public use of the beaches these shorebirds nest on, and because of additional predators. Coastal states have worked to conserve the birds — educating beachgoers, installing fencing and closing some parks during breeding season to protect their habitat. In the mid-1980s, there were fewer
- [Peconic Bay Scallop Die-Off - Study Reveals Global Warming is Cause](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/peconic-bay-scallop-die-off-study-reveals-global-warming-is-cause/) - By using a combination of satellite temperature and long-term environmental records, field and laboratory experiments, and measurements of scallop heartbeat rates, researchers determined the outcome. (Courtesy Stony Brook School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences graduate Stephen Tomasetti, PhD.) EAST END, NY — A new study indicates what many have long feared: The die-off of the beloved
- [Whales and Vessels - Offshore Wind Farm Prep Not Cause of Deaths](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/whales-and-vessels-offshore-wind-farm-prep-not-cause-of-deaths/) - Environmental and fishing groups said Tuesday there is “no evidence” that site preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York is responsible for a spate of whale deaths in the two states. Anjuli Ramos-Buscot, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club chapter in Atlantic City N.J. January 17, 2023 with environmental
- [NOAA - Reducing Vessel Strikes to North Atlantic Right Whales & More](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/noaa-reducing-vessel-strikes-to-north-atlantic-right-whales-more/) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ) is a government agency that offers an abundance of information about North Atlantic Right Whales and other marine species in our ocean waters. Below are links of interest about the endangered Right Whale, how NOAA monitors their migrational patterns and serves to inform mariners of their presence
- [Accabonac Harbor : Needs Emergency Dredging](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/accabonac-harbor-needs-emergency-dredging/) - Deputy Clerk Bill Taylor spoke to the Trustees about the need to dredge Accabonac Harbor due to the winter storm that blew in just before the holiday season rendering it difficult for boaters and fishermen to navigate off Louse Point due to the sand spit that was created. During the organizational meeting on January 9th,
- [In the News- Change of Scholarship Name!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/in-the-news-change-of-scholarship-name/) - The East Hampton Star of January 12th featured an article covering the proposed resolution and vote that would change the current name of the Trustees scholarship fund from "The Captain William J. Rysam Scholarship" to "The East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship." The board was unanimous in their vote! The complete resolution is available here on
- [In the News - Lottery for Kayak Spots](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/in-the-news-lottery-for-kayak-spots/) - From this week's East Hampton Star - an update on the resident's lottery for a kayak rack spot for the season of 2023. If you enter the lottery, please note the price for the permit has increased to $250.00. Go to the "Applications and Fees" tab at the top of the opening page of our
- [We Have A New Name!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/we-have-a-new-name/) - "The East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship Fund" At our first meeting of the year the Trustees voted to change the name of our scholarship fund—here's the resolution and why we changed the name. Resolution-2023-29-To-Change-name-of-Scholarship-fund-1Download Scholarship Fund
- [January 9, 2023 - Organizational Meeting](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/january-3-2022-organizational-meeting/) - I. Roll Call: II. Election of Officers Clerk 2 Deputy Clerks III. Draft Annual Resolutions ADOPTED ANNUAL RESOLUTIONS
- [Lottery Resident Kayak Racks - 2023!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/resident-kayak-racks-lottery-2023-begins/) - Enter the annual kayak lottery for the season of 2023! Lottery Instructions
- [Happy New Year 2023 to All!](https://ehtrustees.com/2023/01/happy-new-year-2023-to-all/) - The Trustees wish everyone a peaceful, prosperous, and blessings in the coming year!
- [Meeting: November 28, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/november-28-2022/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business Annual Resolutions V. Committee Reports 1. Georgica Request from Inter-Science on behalf of 25 Cove Hollow Farm Robot, LLC & 25 Cove Hollow Farm Unicorn, LLC of 25 cove Hollow Farm Rd, SCTM # 301-12-10-5, to close out Trustee Permit GP-1-20, Common Reed
- [Orsted - Eversource Work Up-Date: South Fork Wind](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/12/orsted-eversource-work-up-date-south-fork-wind/) - Please be advised that the overnight work detailed is anticipated to occur overnight early Tuesday morning, December 13th, weather permitting. As a reminder, this overnight work entails pulling the pipe into the drill bore, and is imperative that once it starts the work is completed on a continuous basis. Due to the length of the
- [Meeting: December 12, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/12/meeting-december-12-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Robert Vasiluth to present & discuss his recent Eel Grass project in Peconic Estuaries. (Cancelled). Rick Warren, of Inter-Science, on behalf of Island Tennis, L.P d/b/a Sportime, proposed purchase of Trustee unused/unopened road known as Hump Path. Request from the New York State Parks Departments
- [NOAA:  Understanding Living Shorelines](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/12/noaa-understanding-living-shorelines/) - Living shorelines connect the land and water to stabilize shorelines, reduce erosion, and provide valuable habitat that enhances coastal resilience. Living shorelines are both beautiful and practical. They add attractive, low-maintenance green space and focal points for people to gather. Their services to the environment—which also benefit people—include purifying water, buffering floods, reducing erosion, storing carbon, and
- [Annual Largest Clam Contest Video:   LTV Studios](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/12/annual-largest-clam-contest-video-ltv-studios/) - Check out the video by Frank Vespe of LTV Studios in Wainscott who covered our annual Largest Clam Contest on October 9th, 2022. A good time was had by all! Thanks to everyone who made our popular event a fantastic day to remember! Also available to view on YouTube!
- [Efforts to Mitigate Off-Shore Wind Energy Development on NOAA Fisheries Surveys](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/12/efforts-to-mitigate-off-shore-wind-energy-development-on-noaa-fisheries-surveys/) - NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management share the final Federal Survey Mitigation Strategy for Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with plans to adapt the strategy for other regions. December 5, 2022 NOAA Fisheries’ surveys are essential for collecting the data necessary to inform the sustainable management of our nation’s fisheries, recovery of protected resources,
- [Meeting: June 13, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/06/meeting-june-13-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Inter-Science 24 West End Rd, LLC renew Trustee Permit GP #2-21, SCTM# 301-15-3-5.1 for the management of Phragmite Inter -Science Zee I, LLC & Zon II, LLC; 19 & 23 Chauncy Close, Trustee Permit GP #2-20, SCTM# 301-15-1-5+6 for the management of Phragmite III. New Business Three Mile Harbor Fish
- [Meeting: April 22, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/04/meeting-april-22-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Sara Davison Si Kinsella Accabonac Protection Committee III. New Business: Three Mile Harbor: Application from the owner of 60 Hedges Bank Drive, SCTM# 300-35-1-1.17, for bluff restoration. IV. Old Business: Extension of Leases and amendments to the environmental certificate and the rules and regulations. Discuss Dr. Gobler’s proposal
- [Meeting: April 25, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/04/meeting-april-25-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Request from Chris Vatter for a memorandum of completion for re-construction of bulkhead, deck and shed at 272 Shore Rd Lots 8 & 9 in Lazy Point. III. New Business Review of Open Meetings Law per Chris Carillo Report of shoaling in Accabonac Inlet Kayak Vessel ID Stickers IV. Old Business CARP
- [Meeting: November 14, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/november-14-2022/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Dead Trees along Bull Run & Cross Hwy Permit applications Timeline Date for 2023 Organizational Meeting IV. Old Business Dock Moratorium Permit language Update: “This project shall not commence construction unless and until all Federal, NY State, Suffolk County, East Hampton Town, and any other required municipal permitting has
- [Meeting: May 9, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/may-9-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Hearing: Hearing of Public Comment regarding Open Meetings Law Board Discussion Open Meetings Procedures Resolution Proposal(opens in a new tab) III. New Business: Dr. Chris Gobler 2022 Proposal Pride Parade Participation Request Horseshoe Crab Counts Accabonac Marsh Restoration Workshop IV. Old Business: V. Committee Reports: Education: Website Renewal Proposal – Michael Hansen Kayaks:
- [Meeting: July 25, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/07/meeting-july-25-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Proposed changes to Town Codes on Beaches Walk on Resolution: Indemnification of Trustees IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports Georgica Request from First Coastal on behalf of the Georgica Association, SCTM # 300 -200-3-17, to renew Trustee Permit Phrag #12 -22, for the selective cutting
- [Meeting: August 8, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/08/meeting-august-8-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business East Hampton Fire Department requests permission to host their annual Fireworks Fundraiser event at Main Beach on Saturday Aug. 20, 2022. IV. Old Business Largest Clam Contest: Poster wording – Entry Guidelines – Volunteers – One prize per applicant Peconic Estuary Partnership: Ideas for future project suggestions Dock Survey:
- [Meeting: April 11, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/04/meeting-april-11-2022/) - Agenda - Meeting is in person tonight I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Dr. Christopher J. Gobler Trustee Water’s annual report III. New Business 2022 Season Piping Plover Monitoring IV. Old Business Kayak Racks Moorings V. Committee Reports VI. Administrative Payment of the Bills a) Patrick Bistrian, Culvert - $29,675; b) Amagansett Post Office Box - $332.00 - Annually Financials
- [Meeting: April 12, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/04/april-12-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Dr. Christopher J. Gobler, endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation, Stony Brook University, SOMAS will present the results of his 2020 Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment in East Hampton III. New Business South Fork Wind – Draft Fisheries Study Work Plan Little Northwest Creek SEQRA Report Georgica
- [Cove Marina Switches to Oysters](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/cove-marina-switches-to-oysters/) - The owner of a small marina on a narrow creek that meanders off the northern end of Three Mile Harbor will convert half of his dock slips into a commercial oyster farm. The proposal won approval from the East Hampton Town Trustees this week after years of wending its way through other permitting processes with
- [Resolution: Extended Dock Moratorium](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/resolution-extended-dock-moratorium/) - Adopted resolution regarding a one year moratorium extension on all new residential docks, catwalks, floating docks, floating structures, and platforms in Trustee waters from November 14, 2022 through November 22, 2022. . To access the entire resolution, link below: Dock Moratorium Extension Download
- [On the Water: Searching for Scallops](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/on-the-water-searching-for-scallops/) - "The bay scallop season in waters under the East Hampton Town Trustees’ jurisdiction will open on Sunday at sunrise. Residents holding a town shellfish permit can continue to harvest them until sunset on March 31." To read the entire article by Jon M. Diat of The East Hampton Star, click on the tab below. On
- [The 32nd "Largest Clam Contest" in Photos](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/the-32nd-largest-clam-contest-in-photos/) - Photo Gallery October 9th, 2022 Photos: Durell Godfrey & Kyril Bromley Sampling clam chowder and clam pies!
- [Scallop Season 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/scallop-season-2022/) - A mass die-off of Peconic Bay scallops in June and July has spurred new initiatives to help the recovery of the hard-hit East End scallop industry. This is the fourth straight year of historically low scallop harvests. The annual scallop catch in 2020 and 2021 averaged only 3 percent of those in 2017 and 2018,
- [Disappointing Scallop Season - Again](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/disappointing-scallop-season-again/) - Surveys of two dozen sites around the Peconic Estuary by scientists from Cornell Cooperative Extension have once again revealed what appears to be an almost total die-off of adult bay scallops ahead of the opening of the annual harvest. IMPORTANT UP-DATE: The Trustees voted on October 24th at their meeting to delay the opening of
- [Wanted:  East Hampton and Ross School Student Volunteers!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/11/wanted-east-hampton-and-ross-school-student-volunteers/) - Saturday, November 5th from 10AM - 2PM - Community Service applies!
- [Proposed Restoration of Louse Point Road](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/proposed-restoration-of-louse-point-road/) - The Town of East Hampton has proposed a restoration of the Louse Point Road parking area and beach access for stormwater abatement and control. Significant erosion at the inlet has caused deterioration of the north sand dune and has resulted in excess asphalt overhanging the top of the dune. Lack of stormwater detention has also
- [Delay Opening of Scallop Season in Trustee Waters](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/delay-opening-of-scallop-season/) - Resolution # 2022-32 2022 REGARDING DELAYING THE OPENING OF SCALLOP SEASON IN TRUSTEE WATERS UNTIL NOVEMBER 13, 2022 The following Resolution was offered and unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, §213-18 of the East Hampton Town Code recognizes the Trustees’ authority to vary the permissible dates for the taking of scallops; and WHEREAS, §213-12 of the East Hampton
- [Trustees Delay Scallop Season 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/trustees-delay-scallop-season-2022/) - At their Monday meeting, the East Hampton Town Trustees set Nov. 13 at sunrise as the opening of waters under their jurisdiction to the harvesting of bay scallops. New York State waters open on the first Monday in November, which falls this year on Nov. 7. Town code allows for the taking of scallops from
- [New Oyster Reefs Approved!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/new-oyster-reefs-approved/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees approved the construction next year of two oyster reefs in Accabonac Harbor. Skye Tanzmann and Nick Cooper, East Hampton High School students and interns with South Fork Sea Farmers, had updated the town board last week as to the September installation of a 50-yard-long oyster reef in the harbor. They
- [Meeting: October 24, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/october-24-2022/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Permit Language Additions: Should the following be added to all permits” “The granting of this permit does not obviate the need to obtain all other applicable permits, licenses, authorizations or approvals required by other agencies.” IV. Old Business Aquaculture –Scallop Season Opening resolution (draft). V. Committee Reports Largest Clam Contest
- [Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving & Coast Guard Station Event](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/amagansett-u-s-life-saving-coast-guard-station-event-october-29th-5pm-reception-to-follow/) - October 29th @ 5pm - Reception to follow Special presentation on the history of lifesaving with Tim Dring, Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve, Retired. Comdr. Timothy R. Dring, U.S.N.R. (Ret.) joins us for a special presentation, “The Rescue Boats of Amagansett Life-Saving Station,” consisting of an overview of the various small craft assigned to Amagansett over
- [The Winner of the Largest Clam Contest 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/the-winner-of-the-largest-clam-contest-2022/) - After a two week delay in announcing the winner of the Trustee's annual "Largest Clam Contest", on Friday the winners of Accabonac and Three Mile Harbor were announced along with the winner of the largest clam overall- This year's largest clam contest winner is Susan Ceslow whose clam was found in Napeague Harbor. For the
- [Town to Implement Higher Fines:  Shellfish Poaching](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/town-to-implement-higher-fines-shellfish-poaching/) - Last month Tim Treadwell, the Commanding Officer of the East Hampton Marine Patrol, addressed the Trustees about the summer long and fall poaching of "anything that is in our waterways". He reported the poachers do not have permits for shellfishing, arrive well into the night or after midnight to avoid being seen, and are well
- [Seeding Three Mile Harbor](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/seeding-three-mile-harbor/) - September 12th was a perfect sunny day for the students of the East Hampton Middle School's Surfrider Club for the annual seeding of Three Mile Harbor! The students seeded over 100,000 clams and oysters with their teacher and East Hampton Town Trustee, David Cataletto, and The East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery's director, John "Barley" Dunne. Their
- [NOAA - Reducing Vessel Strikes](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/noaa-reducing-vessel-strikes/) - NOAA Fisheries announced proposed changes to the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) vessel speed rule to further reduce the likelihood of mortalities and serious injuries to endangered right whales from vessel collisions. NOAA Fisheries is accepting public comment on the proposed rule until October 31, 2022. More information on the submission process can be found in
- [Meeting: October 14, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/october-14-2022/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Request from Bob Tyman of South Fork Sea Farmers and EHHS Interns Nicholas Cooper and Skye Tanzmann, to construct two oyster reefs in Accabonac Harbor. IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports South Fork Wind: Telemetry and Trawl Surveys Largest Clam Contest VI. Announcements Amagansett Maritime Festival/ Beach Clean-up VII. Administrative
- [Dredging of Montauk Harbor Planned](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/dredging-of-montauk-harbor-planned/) - The Town of East Hampton, along with the federal Army Corps of Engineers have joined to make improvements to Montauk Harbor that will deepen and widen the channel, a long planned project that is scheduled for the fall of 2023. The depth of the channel will increase from 12 to 17 feet at mean low
- [EHHS Car Wash- October 16th!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/ehhs-car-wash-october-16th/) - Many students of East Hampton High School and the Middle School volunteered to help the Trustees last Sunday during our 32nd annual "Largest Clam & Chowder Contest"...it's our turn to help them in raising funds for their Senior Prom next Spring! Tomorrow, Sunday- October 16th from 10:30AM to 1:30PM....Get your car to sparkle and for
- [Oyster Reef to Be Created](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/oyster-reef-to-be-created/) - On this past Tuesday, South Fork Sea Farmers, John "Barley" Dunne of the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery, and high school members of the EHHS Environmental Awareness Club, presented their plans for an additional oyster reef project in Accabonac Harbor to the town. At our Trustee meeting of October 14th, the students presented their project. It
- [East Hampton High and Springs Schools Install Oysters on Spat](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/east-hampton-high-and-springs-schools-install-oysters-on-spat/) - This past week students of East Hampton High School and Springs School joined South Fork Sea Farmer's Bob Tymann and John "Barley" Dunne, director of the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery and SFSF along with Aubrey Peterson, the high school's director of the Environmental Awareness Club and guidance counselor, to examine and determine what the best
- [Meeting: September 12, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/september-12-2022/) - I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Rick Whalen to present new ideas regarding the maintenance of Crooked Highway. *Postponed as per R. Whalen until 9/26/22 Beach Lane Construction Update & limited pedestrian and vehicular access. Request from Pamela Keen of 177 Shore Rd to approve the sub-lease of said property to Amanda Cappabianca from October
- [Trustees at Work : Surveying Docks](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/08/dock-survey-is-underway/) - This month, the Trustees have begun a survey of all docks in waters in their jurisdiction. A drone survey of the shorelines will help identify docks accurately. The intention is to document existing docks and to clarify those that are permitted and those that are not. Currently, there is a year long moratorium that the
- [Living Shorelines vs Bulkheading](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/living-shorelines-vs-bulkheading/) - 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
- [DEC : New Requirement for Neonicotinoid Pesticides](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/dec-new-requirement-for-neonicotinoid-pesticides/) - New Requirement for Neonicotinoids
- [Peconic Estuary Partnership Presentation](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/peconic-estuary-partnership-presentation/) - Last night's Trustee meeting of 1/24/22 included Joyce Novak, PhD. the Executive Director of PEP- the Trustees have worked on several projects that include PEP. We attend their meetings to keep up to date with environmental issues and solutions. Future plans this year include the rehabilitation of Accabonac Harbor's saltmarsh that will begin to formulate
- [South Fork Sea Farmers - LTV Ch. 20](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/02/south-fork-sea-farmers-ltv-ch-20/) - Oyster Reefs: A Keystone of Bay Restoration with Moderator Alexandra Taity Guests: Mike Doall: Associate Director for Bivalve Restoration - School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences - Stony Brook University - Bradley Peterson: Associate Professor School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences - Stony Brook University Gregg Rivara: Cornell Cooperative Extension's Aquaculture Specialist & Director of
- [The East Hampton Library 2022 Lecture Series Presents:](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/the-east-hampton-library-2022-lecture-series-presents/) - East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto Friday, MARCH 25th at 7PM THE EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY 100 Years of the East Hampton Historical Society The History Behind the Facades: Our Buildings Tell Our Stories Clinton Academy and the Schoolhouses
- [South Fork Wind Farm](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/3960/) - 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.
- [East Hampton Trustees & Fishermen File Class Action Lawsuit -](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/east-hampton-trustees-fishermen-file-class-action-lawsuit/) - This past week the East Hampton Town Trustees and commercial fishermen filed a class action suit to secure the right to continue to use their 4x4 vehicles to access the Amagansett Beach as they have done for hundreds of years- beginning with horses that drew the boats to the ocean, followed by the evolution from
- [South Fork Wind Farm](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/south-fork-wind-farm/) - 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
- [Friends of Erin Parade!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/friends-of-erin-parade/) - St. Patrick's Day - March 27, 2022 - Montauk
- [Wanted:  Volunteers for piping plovers](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/04/wanted-volunteers-for-piping-plovers/) - Seeking beach monitor volunteers: Piping plovers are expected back on our EH beaches soon, and are an endangered, protected species. Read more about the plover program at http://ehamptonny.gov/244/Endangered-Species-Management… and please call the Natural Resources Dept. at 631-324-0496 if you can volunteer. * Community service and a stipend available!
- ["State of the Bays, 2022: Watershed of destiny"](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/04/state-of-the-bays-2022-watershed-of-destiny/) - Christopher Gobler, Ph.D. of Stony Brook Southampton University Wednesday, April 6th @ 7:30pm In person or by webinar- see below for instructions.
- [Kayak Racks - New Signs Installed](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/04/kayak-racks-new-signs-installed/) - Photos David Cataletto East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto has been busy posting our new kayak signs up throughout town- Many thanks to the East Hampton Highway Department's Kenneth Galanty. The lottery winners have a sticker for this season. Only those kayak owners who won the lottery may use the racks. Locations of the kayak
- [Rising Sea Levels](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/04/rising-sea-levels/) - Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan (CARP) Released this week, the Town of East Hampton has received an update on the development of coastal erosion and what the future of the topography of the eastern end of Long Island will look like given changes from sea level rise. Consultants predict that based on current developments, “Over the
- [SOFO's 3rd Annual Balloons for Sharks Tournament](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/sofos-3rd-annual-balloons-for-sharks-tournament/)
- [Trustees & Hybrid Meetings](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/04/trustees-hybrid-meetings/) - NYS Open Meeting Laws: The East Hampton Town Trustees will consider a permanent law that permits them to conduct "hybrid" meetings utilizing video teleconferencing for both the trustees and public as a result of the COVID-19 generated initiative. For more information, read the entire article in the tab below. East Hampton Star article
- [The First Hamptons PRIDE PARADE](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/the-first-hamptons-pride-parade/) - To register and for more information: hamptonspride.org Email: hamptonsprideinc@gmail.com
- [South Fork Wind Farm Fisheries Study- Moorings](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/south-fork-wind-farm-fisheries-study-moorings/) - As required by the terms of the lease agreement with the Trustees and Orsted the developer of the South Fork Wind Farm project, the Trustees secured a separate fund to study the fisheries before, during, and after construction to evaluate and determine if any possible nearshore impacts on the migratory fish and other marine species
- [Beyond Plastics & Bennington College Presents:](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/beyond-plastics-bennington-college-presents/) - Join Bennington College and Beyond Plastics on Wednesday, May 11 at 7 PM ET via Zoom for this Robert H. Woodworth Science Lecture with Dr. Kara Lavender Law, Research Professor of Oceanography at Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, MA. Click on the tab below to watch the presentation: A Global Look at Plastic in
- [South Fork Wind Farm Fisheries Study](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/south-fork-wind-farm-fisheries-study/) - Beginning the week of May 16th, Cornell will commence the Spring trawl survey as part of the SFWF fisheries study as agreed to in the contract between the East Hampton Town Trustees and Town of East Hampton with Orsted, the developer of the wind turbine project. Cornell Bottom Trawl Survey Notice Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine
- [New! Own a Trustee's Baseball Cap!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/new-own-a-trustees-baseball-cap/) - East Hampton Town Trustee Mike Martinsen is wearing our new great looking 100% cotton baseball cap- One size fits all. Navy blue 100% cotton with white embroidered stitching front and back. Available for a $20 donation. Please call 631-267-8688. Thank you! All proceeds to benefit the Trustee scholarship fund for higher education after graduation from EHHS. Please
- [SMARTeams Workshop at Accabonac Harbor](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/smarteams-workshop-at-accabonac-harbor/) - On Monday, May 9th, The Nature Conservancy's Dr. Nicole Maher organized the first of two meetings at the East Hampton TNC offices where she introduced a panel of experts in the first training segment of the restoration model and approach to the development of conceptual restoration designs for Accabonac Harbor's salt marsh. Guest speakers included
- [Water Quality Projects Selected CPF  Funding](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/water-quality-projects-selected-cpf-funding/) - The East Hampton Water Quality Technical Advisory Committee (WQTAC) recently submitted five project applications to the Town Board members after reviewing ten applications originally submitted for consideration to receive funds from the Community Preservation Fund (CPF). The grant awards program affords a portion of the funds derived from the fund to help with the expense
- [Piping Plover Nesting Destroyed](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/06/piping-plover-nesting-destroyed/) - Sadly, the piping plover protected nesting area at Maidstone Park in Springs was discovered destroyed on June 15th by Marine Patrol officer Matt Zukosky who reported the damage to the cordoned off area and resulted in the death of two newly hatched piping plover chicks. The Town of East Hampton's Department of Natural Resources dedicates
- [Dragonfly Day Green Expo](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/06/dragonfly-day-green-expo/) - Saturday June 11th, 11AM - 3PM
- [Hog Creek & Nitrogen Remediation Plan](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/06/hog-creek-nitrogen-remediation-plan/) - Cornell Cooperative Extension's Molly Graffam and Ron Paulsen presented a plan to help mitigate the nitrogen in Hog Creek at a recent East Hampton Town Board meeting. This summer, they will apply to the town's Water Quality Advisory Committee (WQAC) for funding for the project. Click on the tab below to read the full article
- [Wind Farm:  Protection for Right Whales](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/07/wind-farm-protection-for-right-whales/) - Great news for Right Whales from Orsted and Eversource and various environmental groups that have come to an agreement to secure significant safety measures to ensure that the endangered North Atlantic Right Whales are protected during construction of the wind turbines to be located 35 miles off the coast of Montauk. To read the complete
- [Court Order: Beach-Driving Permits Revoked](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/08/court-order-beach-driving-permits-revoked/) - Town Revokes All Beach-Driving Permits By court order, all beach driving permits issued by the Town are rescinded by Town Board vote on Aug. 4, 2022, per Resolution 2022-995. Town Clerk's Letter & Instructions
- [Thinking of Moving to Higher Ground?](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/08/thinking-of-moving-to-higher-ground/) - The latest Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan for the Town of East Hampton has made it clear- coastal erosion is changing the topography of our towns. For many homeowners, there is a growing concern that storms and hurricanes accompanied by flooding, may be a serious motivation for planning to move to higher ground. Senate Majority Leader
- [Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan: Adopted by EH Town Board](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/08/coastal-assessment-resiliency-plan-adopted-by-eh-town-board/) - The Town board of East Hampton voted to adopt the Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan (CARP) last week that outlines the future of our coastal communities as climate patterns change that will eventually alter the landscape of the east end as we know it. Coastal erosion has been a concern over the years as the town
- [Crab Poachers in Local Waters](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/08/crab-poachers-in-local-waters/) - Blue Claw Crabs - Photo by Trustee Tim Garneau - NYC Chinatown. This summer season members of the East Hampton Town Marine Patrol and Police Department have been on alert as poachers from up island, Queens, Staten Island, and New York City have been arriving in large groups to poach crabs. Earlier this Spring/Summer, the
- [South Fork Wind: Virtual Open House](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/south-fork-wind-virtual-open-house/) - Invitation to the public: We hope to see you in a little less than two weeks at our #SouthForkWind virtual open house! We'll be providing updates on Fall construction as well as giving a general project update to New York's first offshore wind farm. https://southforkwindvirtual.com/SitePages/Home.aspx Please join the South Fork Wind team for a virtual
- [Trustee Projects for Accabonac & Napeague Harbors Seek Funding](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/trustee-projects-for-accabonac-napeague-harbor-seek-funding/) - Dr. Joyce Novak, the Executive Director of The Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) , attended the Trustee's meeting of September 12th to discuss the proposed projects submitted last month for PEP's review. They include Accabonac Harbor salt marsh and wetlands improvement, restoration and rehabilitation and Napeague Harbor to restore eelgrass beds and is considered a "coastal
- [UPDATE: Largest Clam Contest](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/10/32nd-annual-largest-clam-contest-update/) - Due to the recent rains the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has closed the following East Hampton Town Harbors to Shell fishing: Three Mile Harbor, Accabonac Harbor and Hog Creek until further notice. Therefore, the Trustees will ONLY be accepting Contest Clams from Napeague Harbor and Lake Montauk on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022
- [Trustee's 32nd Largest Clam Contest!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/the-32nd-largest-clam-contest/) - Join the East Hampton Town Trustees for their annual clam contest and more! Date: Sunday, October 9th Location: The East Hampton Town Trustees office- at the corner of Bluff Road and Atlantic Avenue in Amagansett. Time: Noon to 3pm! You won't want to miss the clam chowder contest with judges Florence Fabricant of the NYT
- ["Look Who's Coming to Chowder"!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/look-whos-coming-to-chowder/) - On Sunday, October 9th from 12 Noon to 3PM, the East Hampton Town Trustees will hold our 32nd Annual "Largest Clam & Chowder Contest" - This year we are excited and pleased to welcome Florence Fabricant as a judge for the clam chowder contest. Ms. Fabricant is the New York Times food and wine critic,
- [WANTED: East Hampton High School Students!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/wanted-east-hampton-high-school-students/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees are seeking high school volunteers to help with our annual "Largest Clam & Chowder Contest" who will receive a certificate of community service from and new T-shirt from us! Please follow the instructions below and JOIN The Environmental Awareness Club! A huge "Thank you" to Aubrey Peterson, East Hampton High
- [Poachers Growing in Numbers- Solutions to Consider](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/poachers-growing-in-numbers-solutions-to-consider/) - The east end has been experiencing poaching in various harbors, including Georgica Pond, over the summer months and continuing into the Fall. The Trustees invited Commanding Officer Tim Treadwell of the East Hampton Marine Patrol, to address the issue at our last meeting on September 26th. The discussion among the members of the Trustees and
- [Meeting: February 28, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/02/february-28-2022/) - Agenda: I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Dr. Robert G. Tymann - South Fork Sea Farmer's III. New Business: IV. Old Business: V. Committee Reports: Aquaculture Request from South Fork Sea Farmers for a permit to install a self-sustaining oyster reef in Accabonac Harbor Harbor Management Committee Little Northwest Creek Dredging Summary Pump-Out Boat Committee
- [Meeting: March 14, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/march-14-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Laurie Wiltshire of Land Planning Services, regarding the application of Bonnie Maslin, owner of 307 Kings Point Rd, SCTM# 300-24-1-11, with an application to replace her 90 ft stone armor revetment in place, in kind; to back fill with sand and to re-vegetate with beach grass. III. New
- [Meeting: March 28, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/meeting-march-28-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Sara Davison, executive director of the Friends of Georgica Pond, will present a power point presentation, updating the Trustees on their efforts to improve the habitat of Georgica Pond. Bob Tyman – South Fork Sea Farmer’s Oyster Reef Update III. New Business Napeague/Lazy Point Request from Lucy Bennett, leaseholder of
- [Class Action Suit by Trustees and Commercial Fishermen](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/east-hampton-star/) - 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 fishermen set up shanty housing during the season and the fish were close to shore and bountiful. Horse drawn wagons
- [Accabonac Protection Committee Presents:  Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan (CARP)](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/accabonac-protection-committee-presents-coastal-assessment-resiliency-plan-carp/) - Date: September 21, 2022 Time: 5:30PM Place: Duck Creek Farm in Springs Join Samantha Klein, Kim Shaw, and Kathleen Fallon to learn about what the recently approved Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan means for our community. Free admission to the public.
- [East Hampton Town Trustees Join Surfrider & Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation for a Beach Clean-Up!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/trustees-join-surfrider-foundation-l-i-chapter-for-a-beach-clean-up-at-georgica-pond/) - This past weekend all were invited to participate in a beach clean-up co-sponsored by the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation (FOGP) and Surfrider Foundation Long Island Chapter at Georgica Beach. Joining the effort were East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto, his toddler son, and Trustee Deputy Clerk Jim Grimes who helped fellow Trustee Tim Garneau
- [HarborFest is Back!](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/09/harborfest-is-back/) - This weekend- The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for another fun-filled weekend of HarborFest. The post-Labor Day tradition, which attracts tourists and locals alike to the Sag Harbor waterfront, will return the weekend of September 10-11, running each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Whale Ho! HARBORFEST IS BACK!
- [Meeting August 22, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/08/meeting-august-22-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Lazy Point Application received from Susan Knobel, Lazy Point Leaseholder, 100 Shore Road, Lots 52N & 53N, to renew her application to replace the bio-degradable burlap sandbags protecting her home. IV. Old Business Renewal application for the Dock owned by 864SF LLC - 864 Springs Fireplace Road – SCTM
- [Meeting: June 27, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/06/meeting-june-27-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business 2022 Largest Clam Contest: Confirm Date IV. Old Business Final Horseshoe Crab Count for 2021 Full Moon Accabonac Harbor Mosquito Larvae Count – June 14 V. Committee Reports Pump-Out Boats: Request from a Boat Captain to name the Boats VI. Administrative Payment of the Bills:
- [Meeting: July 11, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/07/meeting-july-11-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment ChangeHampton.org – Gail Pellett - Stephan Van Dam Pollinator Pathways/ Native Plants and our Waterways Richard Whalen on behalf of 864 SF, LLC c/o Cynthia Crain to renew her annual dock permit. SCTM# 300-63-3-29.5 III. New Business 2022 Sag Harbor Water Quality Initiative (SHWQI) IV. Old Business Accabonac Harbor Mosquito Larvae Count
- [Keeping the Harbors Clean: Free Pump-Out Service](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/07/keeping-the-harbors-clean-free-pump-out-service/) - Captain Savannah Van Der Walt in Montauk Harbor starts each day early in the morning with a list of boats in Montauk's inlet and harbor waters that are scheduled for the free- of -charge service the Trustee's boat offers to all who request the removal of effluence from their vessels. Keeping the waters free of
- [Temporary Shellfish Closure](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/07/temporary-shellfish-closure/) - The NYSDEC Bureau of Marine Resources will designate all of Three Mile Harbor, in the Town of East Hampton, as temporarily uncertified for the harvest of shellfish before, during and after the 2022 Clamshell Foundation’s and EHP Resort and Marina Fireworks Event. The closure will be effective at sunrise on Saturday, July 16, 2022 and
- [Born Survivor](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/06/born-survivor/) - by Richard Lewin from Hamptons Real Estate Showcase. Stemming the Tides of Change in Montauk Anyone who has lived on the East End for any length of time has a real estate story about “the one that got away”. “I could have bought a cottage in Ditch Plains for $28,000”, “There was an acre on
- [East Hampton High School](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/06/east-hampton-high-school/) - Scholarship Awards Night: An outstanding student, Andrea Rivera Sagbay is the 2022 graduating student who was the recipient of the East Hampton Town Trustees scholarship award of $1,500. that will help her with her tuition expenses as she heads to college in September. Ms. Rivera Sagbay is looking forward to continuing her education and is
- [Hamptons Pride Parade](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/06/hamptons-pride-parade/) - June 4th, 2022 - First Hamptons Pride Parade L-R Trustee Susan McGraw-Keber, Anna Skrenta, candidate for NYS Senate, Skyler Johnson, & Deputy Clerk Trustee Bill Taylor. Getting ready to join the parade - Susan and Bill Friends and Betty Smith Town of East Hampton board members - L-R Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, Cate Rogers, Suffolk County Legislator
- [Spring 2022 Horseshoe Crab Count](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/spring-2022-horseshoe-crab-count/) - Every May kicks off the horseshoe mating season that lasts for roughly 2 months but is especially active during the May full moon. Trustees and other volunteers were out this week counting and tagging mating pairs. This was an especially robust count with many older horseshoe crabs returning with 2019 tags. Read more about this
- [May 23, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/05/may-23-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Timothy Treadwell, Sr Harbormaster, Commanding Officer – Conversation with Trustees Bruce Horwith – Multiple Phragmite Projects III. New Business IV. Old Business 2022 Horseshoe Crab Monitoring: Program update Moorings Hampton Waters Moorings Update Request from Greg Verity to moor in Hog Creek V. Committee Reports Accabonac - Hog Creek Salt
- [Septic System Up-Grade Information](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/04/septic-system-up-grade-information/) - "We are a county that will no longer allow our water quality to go unaddressed, but will come together to Reclaim Our Water." Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone reclaimourwater.info Click on the tab to access the Reclaim Our Water website that offers information about how to apply for a new and technologically advanced septic system.
- [October 23, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/10/october-23-2017/)
- [September 12, 2016](https://ehtrustees.com/2016/09/september-12-2016/)
- [Montauk Friends of Erin](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/03/montauk-friends-of-erin/) - 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
- [June 12, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/06/meeting-june-12-2017/)
- [May 22, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/05/meeting-may-22-2017/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: 1) Kim Barbour- Cornell Cooperative Extension II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek-a) Request from Building Inspector to issue C.O. to K. Donati at 93 Gerard Drive; b) Application of Lion Head Beach Association, Inc.- bulkhead replacement Georgica- a) Request from Building Inspector to issue C. O. to F. Seegal at 38 Association
- [Meeting November 27, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/11/meeting-november-27-2017/)
- [Meeting July 10, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/07/meeting-july-10-2017/)
- [March 13, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/03/meeting-march-13-2017/)
- [Meeting: November 25, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/11/meeting-november-25-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: IV. Old Business: East Inlet at Napeague Harbor V. Committee Reports: Aquaculture: Vote to authorize the three additional microbial samples from Accabonac Harbor to be analyzed for an additional $7,500. Georgica/Ponds Committee: Application received from the Creeks for a Phragmite Management Permit for 291, 253
- [East Hampton's Hardened Shorelines](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/02/3676/) - Losing Beach to Hardened Shorelines & Docks Executive Director Joyce Novak PhD. of the Peconic Estuary Partnership addressed the Trustees at our last meeting of January 24th regarding hardened shorelines and other structures along our water's coastlines. To read the full article from the East Hampton Star click on the tab- The East Hampton star
- [January 24, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/january-24-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. Revisit Tabled Annual Resolutions: Annual Resolution #2022-23 (pg. 27) RE: Harbor Management Committee Annual Resolution #2022-24 (pg. 28) Re: Pump Out Boat Senior Operator wage. IV. New Business: Permit application from Land Use Ecological Services on behalf of Love Shack, LLC at 73 Louse Point Rd. SCTM# 300-83-3-10.2 & 11
- [South Fork Wind Receives Final Approval](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/south-fork-wind-receives-final-approval/) - 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
- [Shellfish Farmers: Aquaculture Leases](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/shellfish-farmers-aquaculture-leases/) - 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. Click on the link below for more information: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/government/2022120/prospective-shellfish-farmers-take-note
- [Georgica Pond Winter Dredging](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/georgica-pond-winter-dredging/) - 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:
- [January 10, 2022](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/january-10-2022/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. Revisit Tabled Annual Resolutions Annual Resolution #2022-23 (pg. 27) RE: Harbor Management Committee Annual Resolution #2022-24 (pg. 28) Re: Pump Out Boat Senior Operator wage. IV. New Business Assignment of Committees Accabonac Harbor / Hog Creek: Aquaculture: Beaches: Education: Finance: Georgica/Other Ponds: Harbor Management: Napeague/Lazy Point: Northwest Creek: Pump-Out Boats: Records/Internet/Website:
- [October 25, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/10/meeting-october-25-2021/) - October 25, 2021 Minutes Agenda *note - all meeting documents are both embedded links in the agenda and may be found at the bottom of this page. I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business Request by Richard Whalen & Madeline Narvilas of Land Marks on behalf of owners at 275
- [Trustees Sworn In: Continuity](https://ehtrustees.com/2022/01/trustees-sworn-in-continuity/) - Carole Brennan, second from right, the East Hampton Town clerk, conducted the swearing-in of members of the town trustees and Cate Rogers, right, the new member of the town board, at Town Hall on Friday. Photo: Christopher Walsh January 2, 2022 - Town Hall The East Hampton Star : January 6, 2022 By Christopher Walsh Continuity
- [February 22, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/02/meeting-february-22-2021/) - FEBRUARY 22, 2021 MINUTES Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Daniel A. Spitzer, partner at the Law Offices of Hodgson Russ, LLP on the issue of staggering the Trustees’ election cycles Billy Mack, with a request to renew Trustee Permit T #7-20 issued to 60 Hedges Bank Drive, SCTM# 300-83-7-2 & 3, for bluff restoration. III.
- [May 10, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/meeting-may-10-2021/) - MAY 10, 2021 MINUTES Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Lori MacGarva for the Promised Land Kelp Co. request to cultivate Kelp in Trustee Waters III. New Business 2021 Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Program IV. Old Business Staggering of Trustee Elections V. Committee Reports Beaches Request from Inter-Science to close out Trustee Permit B #
- [July 26, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/07/meeting-july-26-2021/) - JULY 26, 2021 MINUTES Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Aquaculture Commercial Shellfish Landings Report Napeague/ Lazy Point Request to Transfer the Lease held by Adam and Amy King, tenant at 176 Shore Rd, Lot # 32N in Lazy Point, SCTM # 300-085-1-14.1, to Margaret Ardsley Schlitt, Town of East Hampton
- [September 27, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/09/september-27-2021/) - SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 MINUTES Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Rick Brierley regarding 19 Chauncey Close III. New Business 19 Chauncey Close – SCTM # 301-15-106 - Temporary Construction Dewatering 31 Association Road – SCTM # 300-201-1-8.2 – New Phragmite Control application on upland side. Under and around a bridge over a dreen from Georgica Pond.
- [October 15, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/10/october-15-2021/) - OCTOBER 15, 2021 MINUTES Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Judith Weis – Slide Show Presentation on “Pollution in Long Island’s Waters.” III. New Business: Dr. Gobler lab initial SAV run in Georgica, Three Mile, Accabonac and Napeague Harbors as per John Aldred. Encroachment of beach end of Crassen Blvd – Public being denied access by those
- [November 8, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/11/november-8-2021/) - NOVEMBER 8, 2021 MINUTES Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Three Mile Harbor: Mark Mendelman on behalf of The Harbor Marina of East Hampton Inc, with an application for a 10 year maintenance permit for bulkhead repair, dock repair and dredging Georgica Pond: Rich Brierley, on behalf of the owners of 19 Chauncey Close – SCTM
- [2022 Organizational Meeting](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/12/2022-organizational-meeting/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Election of Officers III. Annual Resolutions (DRAFT) – Read aloud and to vote on IV. Committee Assignments Accabonac Harbor / Hog Creek: Aquaculture: Beaches: Education: Finance: Georgica/Other Ponds: Harbor Management: Napeague/Lazy Point: Northwest Creek: Pump-Out Boats: Records/Internet/Website: Roads: Three Mile Harbor: Liaison/ Peconic Estuary Program: Liaison/ Energy Sustainability Committee: Liaison/ Nature Preserve Committee: DRAFT
- [January 11, 2016](https://ehtrustees.com/2016/01/meeting-january-11-2016/)
- [Governor Hochul Signs Kelp Cultivation Legislation](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/12/governor-hochul-signs-kelp-cultivation-legislation/) - On December 7, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation S.6532A/A7547A into law. This legislation allows Suffolk County to lease underwater lands for the purpose of Kelp and other seaweed cultivation. One hundred ten thousand (110,000) acres of underwater land in Gardiner's and Peconic Bays will now be permitted for kelp aquaculture use. According to the
- [Dredging: Little NW Creek](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/12/dredging-little-nw-creek/) - Dredging completed, Little Northwest Creek is flowing once again into the bay waters. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber
- [December 13, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/12/december-13-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Request from Thomas Osborne, Esq. on behalf of the owner of 141 Merchants Path, SCTM # 300-155-01-36.3, to be granted a legal access easement to their property over Trustee Road. Rich Brierley, on behalf of the owners of 19 Chauncey Close – SCTM# 301-15-1-6, requests vote on Temporary Construction Dewatering
- [2021 Trustee Dock Moratorium](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/12/2021-trustee-dock-moratorium/) - On Monday, November 22nd, the East Hampton Town Trustees voted unanimously for a one year moratorium on all new residential docks, catwalks, floating docks, floating structures, and platforms in Trustee waters. The resolution was offered by John Aldred and seconded by Susan McGraw-Keber. For the complete Trustee Resolution #2021-11-22, click on the tab below. 2021
- [One Year Dock Moratorium](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/12/one-year-dock-moratorium/) - Vote Is Unanimous Town Trustees Push Pause on Some Docks By Chris Walsh The East Hampton Town Trustees voted unanimously on Monday to enact a one-year moratorium on construction of docks, catwalks, floating docks, floating structures, and floating platforms in trustee waters. The moratorium, effective immediately, comes a month after the trustees voted 5-to-3 to
- [Artificial Reefs](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/11/artificial-reefs/) - Commercial Fishing Interests & Stakeholders The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has planned the expansions of seven existing artificial reefs and the creation of four new sites and is seeking feedback from commercial fishing interests to gain information that will help guide the future development of these sites and avoid conflicts with the commercial industry. All
- [November 22, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/11/november-22-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: John Nicholas, East Hampton Oyster Company – application to utilize part of Sunset Cove Marina for growing oysters commercially. III. New Business: Beaches: Request from Scott Dobriner, from Inter-Science, to renew Trustee permit B #1-21, issued to 85 West End Rd, LLC, SCTM# 301-15-5-14, for Dune Restoration. Request from Scott Dobriner,
- [Lawn Fertilizer: NYS  Nutrient Runoff Law](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/11/lawn-fertilizer-nys-nutrient-runoff-law/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees are stewards of the waterways- we are continually concerned with the health of all water bodies in our community as well as our aquifer as it is our single source of drinking and bathing water. We work with Dr. Christopher Gobler of Gobler Labs of Stony Brook University annually to
- [Demonstration Living Shoreline Project](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/11/demonstration-living-shoreline-project/) - Learn about the benefits of living/ natural shoreline here and check out our progress on the Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center Living Shoreline project in Southold. Living shorelines use plants or other natural elements to stabilize coastlines. A comparison of living and hardened shorelines. Image from NOAA. Faced with rising sea levels and the
- [The "Shannon C." Barge Dedication](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/11/the-shannon-c-barge-dedication/) - By Christine Sampson November 11, 2021 When she was young, Shannon Cecilia Whelan was a crew member aboard a steel barge owned by her parents' marine construction business. A lover of all things water — sailing, fishing, surfing — Ms. Whelan, formerly of Sag Harbor, was the namesake for the barge. A mother of three children, she
- [Accabonac Harbor Oyster Reef](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/11/south-fork-sea-farmers-accabonac-oyster-reef-1/) - South Fork Sea Farmers Accabonac Harbor Oyster Reef : Location #1 The purpose of the reef is to remove excess nutrients (nitrates and phosphates) from the water and to provide habitats for a variety of marine species in their juvenile stage. Please see the Power Point below courtesy of the South Fork Sea Farmer's, Robert
- [Problem Seen With Short-Term Solution for 'Long-Term Chronic Erosion'](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/problem-seen-with-short-term-solution-for-long-term-chronic-erosion/) - By Chris Walsh The installation of geotextile bags that are meant to be a short-term measure but have remained long after their permits' expiration is likely to lead to the amendment of East Hampton Town's zoning code with respect to emergency activities permitted under the protection of natural resources. Brian Frank, chief environmental analyst in
- [The 31st Annual Largest Clam Contest](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/10/the-31st-annual-largest-clam-contest/) - In case you missed it, the Trustee's Largest Clam Contest was filmed by Frank Vespe of @LTVeh.org on October 3rd, 2021. Watch the fun here! Click here to watch video
- [The East Hampton Town Trustees 31st Annual Largest Clam Contest](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/10/the-trustees-31st-annual-largest-clam-contest/) - On Sunday October 3rd, the Trustees held our 31st annual Largest Clam and Chowder Contest- under a brilliant blue sky and sun, it was the perfect day for the community to come together to sample "Mrs. Roman's Bonac Clam Chowder" by Chef Paul Roman and Bostwick's New England style clam chowder. From Stuart's Fish and
- [Water Quality Sampling with Remote Controlled Catamaran](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/10/water-quality-sampling-with-remote-controlled-catamaran/) - The Gobler Lab at Stony Brook Southampton has begun using a remote controlled Surface Autonomous Vehicle (SAV) to perform real time and wide ranging monitoring of water quality parameters in East Hampton Trustee waters. Preliminary cruises of the vessel were performed in Georgica Pond on 9/29 and 10/1 (before and after opening the pond to the ocean),
- [Stony Brook University - Water Quality Reviews](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/10/stony-brook-university-water-quality-reviews/) - The water quality of Long Island's estuaries are impaired according to Dr. Christopher Gobler and his colleagues after examining the results of extensive testing of waters. The results are bleak and the causes are familiar—excessive delivery of nitrogen from onsite wastewater is the main cause. With warming temperatures during the summer months, harmful algae blooms
- [International Coastal Cleanup Day - Teamwork Efforts](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/09/international-coastal-cleanup-day-teamwork-efforts/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees joined Surfrider Foundation, Eastern Long Island — Courtney Garneau chairperson; Friends of Georgica Pond — Sara Davison and Annie Hall; Trustees Susan McGraw-Keber, Tim Garneau, and Deputy Clerk Bill Taylor; along with students, youngsters, and many volunteers for a wonderful Saturday morning beach clean up effort.
- [Trustees Considering Lake Montauk Striped Bass Study](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/09/trustees-considering-lake-montauk-striped-bass-study/) - Is Lake Montauk a "holdover" habitat for striped bass, an otherwise migratory species? The question was explored at a meeting of the East Hampton Town Trustees in July, and on Monday the trustees agreed to consider a donation toward the estimated $225,000 cost of a two-year study. While Lake Montauk is not under trustee jurisdiction,
- [Town Board Moves Toward Banning Helium Balloon Sales](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/09/town-board-moves-toward-banning-helium-balloon-sales/) - September 16, 2021 By Chris Walsh: Two years after East Hampton Town banned the intentional release of balloons, the town board will hold a public hearing on amending the town code to ban the sale or distribution of gas or helium-filled balloons as of Jan. 1. The hearing will happen during the board's meeting on Oct.
- [South Fork Wind Fisheries Study](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/09/south-fork-wind-fisheries-study/) - Acoustic Telemetry Sensor Positions off Wainscott An array of acoustic sensors has been placed in the ocean off Wainscott as part of the South Fork Wind Fisheries Study being conducted by Stony Brook University. The five year study will evaluate possible nearshore effects on migratory and other fish behavior resulting from South Fork Wind Farm's export cable bringing power
- [Let the Clamming Begin! Trustees' Tradition Returns](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/let-the-clamming-begin-trustees-tradition-returns/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees' Largest Clam Contest, a popular annual event that showcases the trustees' role in town government and the bounty of the town's waterways, will be held once again this year, starting at noon on Oct. 3. The event takes place on the grounds of the Lamb Building, at the corner of
- [On Oyster Reefs and Possible Balloon Ban](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/on-oyster-reefs-and-possible-balloon-ban/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees on Monday heard from Bob Tymann of South Fork Sea Farmers, which John Dunne, the director of the East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery, described as the nonprofit educational arm of the hatchery and the town's community oyster garden program, who proposed an oyster reef in Accabonac Harbor. An effort to establish
- [Kelp and More Kelp' in Harbors Here](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/kelp-and-more-kelp-in-harbors-here/) - "Kelp, kelp, and more kelp" is how John Dunne, the director of the East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery, described a request to the town trustees to allow a pilot project that would see 100-foot lines of kelp grown in both Three Mile and Accabonac Harbors this winter. At their meeting on Monday, Mr. Dunne, who
- [Shorebird Closures Lifted](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/shorebird-closures-lifted/) - Beach closures in place since April at the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge and the Jessup's Neck peninsula at the Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Sag Harbor, both to protect threatened shorebirds, were lifted earlier this week in the wake of an unsuccessful effort to allow the bird populations to recover. The Morton refuge
- [Trustees Say Orsted ‘Reneging’ On Agreement For Wind Farm Lease](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/trustees-say-orsted-reneging-on-agreement-for-wind-farm-lease/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees this week said that wind farm developer Ørsted is “reneging” on a critical component of the agreement reached with local officials that allowed the South Fork Wind Farm power cable to be brought ashore in Wainscott. Members of the Trustees said this Monday that Ørsted has refused to agree to
- [WANTED: Largest Chowder Clam](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/wanted-largest-chowder-clam-2021/) - 31st Annual Largest Clam Contest Digging: September 25th through October 2ndJudging: Sunday, October 3rd at the Trustees’ Office on the corner of Bluff Road and Atlantic Avenue in Amagansett beginning at 12:00 noon Live Music by The Lynn Blue Band Face Painting Artistry by Jenn Woodason of Liquid Imagination Special Events: Clam Chowder Contest &
- [Georgica Pond Temporarily Closed](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/georgica-pond-temporarily-closed/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees have temporarily closed Georgica Pond to swimming, crabbing and fishing due to a hazardous levels of cyanobacteria bloom that exceed the NYSDEC threshold value. Please keep children and pets away from the pond and rinse off after exposure to pond water.
- [Rip Currents and What You Should Know](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/rip-currents-and-what-you-should-know/) - Rip currents move perpendicular to shore and can be very strong, beach swimmers need to be careful.A person caught in a rip can be swept away from shore very quickly. The best way to escape a rip current is by swimming parallel to the shore instead of towards it, since most rip currents are less
- [Town Trustees to Have Staggered Four-Year Terms](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/08/town-trustees-to-have-staggered-four-year-terms/) - In 2023, the five candidates receiving the most votes will serve a four-year term and the remaining four successful candidates will serve a two-year term. Thereafter, elections will continue on a biennial basis, but with fewer candidates up for re-election and all elected trustees serving a four-year term. "I'm so excited," Susan McGraw Keber, who
- [Trustees Approve Special Season for Soft Clam Harvesting](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/07/trustees-approve-special-season-for-soft-clam-harvesting/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees approved a special season and designated areas for harvesting soft clams by a technique known as powering, or churning, last month. From July 1 through tomorrow, those possessing a 2021 commercial shellfish license are allowed to harvest soft clams in waters certified for shellfishing in Three Mile Harbor and Accabonac
- [Are Striped Bass Breeding in Lake Montauk?](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/07/are-striped-bass-breeding-in-lake-montauk/) - At their first in-person meeting in 16 months, the East Hampton Town Trustees heard from Tim O'Rourke, a Montauk fisherman, who sought their support for a study of striped bass in Lake Montauk. The study, which would be conducted in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and led by Andy Danylchuk, a professor
- [Feds Declare Peconic Bay Scallops A Disaster](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/07/feds-declare-peconic-bay-scallops-a-disaster/) - The U.S. Department of Commerce has declared the Peconic Bay scallop a fishery disaster, making baymen who rely on the harvest of the scallops for income and the efforts to restore the scallop stocks eligible for federal disaster aid. In a statement from Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo last week, the collapse of the bay
- [June 14, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/june-14-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Richard Whalen Esq on behalf of the owner of 864 Springs Fireplace Rd with a request to legalize a change in the size and structure of her dock. III. New Business Aquaculture: Request from Steve Tettelbach, Shellfish Ecologist at the Cornell Cooperative Extension to monitor Scallop reproduction, growth
- [Back to In-Person Meetings, With Concerns](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/07/back-to-in-person-meetings-with-concerns/) - Part of the rationale for resuming traditional meetings, said Francis Bock, the trustees' clerk, is that "when you have in-person meetings, you tend to have more public contribution, engagement." There was just one caller to Monday's meeting, he said. "I know some board members would like to get started." Read complete article in the East
- [Piping Plover Summer in the Hamptons](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/07/piping-plover-summer-in-the-hamptons/) - Piping plovers are currently nesting and raising young on East Hampton beaches. Please be mindful of these areas and respect blocked off locations. The fencing is up temporarily to provide chicks with protection after they hatch and before they are able to fly. Thank you for your cooperation in our local conservation effort.
- [Beach Parking Permits](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/07/beach-parking-permits/) - Reminder New beach parking permits are required this year for East Hampton Town residents. Stickers are free for residents, but you must have a 2021 sticker to park legally at our beaches. Renewal is now required every five years. Permits are issued by the Town Clerk. Info and link to application form: https://bit.ly/3hd0jXj
- [June 28, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/meeting-june-28-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business Georgica/ Ponds New Phragmite Management applications: 53 Cove Hollow Farm Rd – Peconic Land Trust 59 Cove Hollow Farm Rd – Peconic Land Trust 63 Cove Hollow Farm Rd – Cove Hollow Holdings, LLC 3 Chauncey Close Rd – Cove Hollow Holdings, LLC Lazy Point/
- [Diamondback Terrapin Monitoring Webinar](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/diamondback-terrapin-monitoring-webinar/) - In the sixth webinar in the Community Science LI series, participants learned all about terrapins, the threats they face, and what they as community scientists can do to help environmental organizations better protect this iconic Long Island coastal species. Seatuck.org
- [Meeting: April 27, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/04/meeting-april-27-2020/) - Minutes: April 27. 2020 Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Dr. Michael McDonald III. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Dredging of the Accabonac Chokehold Aquaculture: Shellfish Hatchery FLUPSY – Seasonal placement in Head of the Harbor. Powering of Soft Clams – 2020 Season Beaches: Seaplane Legislation Roads: Request from a homeowner to close the dirt
- [Larvicide Spraying Resumes](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/larvicide-spraying-resumes/) - The Suffolk County Public Works Department's Division of Vector Control commenced the aerial application of mosquito larvicides this week, but Accabonac Harbor was not among the targeted areas. The Health Department announced on Monday that starting the next day marshes across the county would be treated with methoprene, a larvicide, and Bti, a naturally occurring
- [Legislature Approves East Hampton Town Trustees Term Changes](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/legislature-approves-east-hampton-town-trustees-term-changes/) - The New York State Legislature has approved a request from the East Hampton Town Trustees to extend their elected terms in office from two years to four, allowing the board to stagger elections so that all nine Town Trustees are not running at the same time. The State Assembly and State Senate both voted overwhelmingly
- [For the Health of Scallops](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/for-the-health-of-scallops/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees, who have jurisdiction over many town beaches, waterways, and bottomlands on behalf of the public, considered a number of aquaculture proposals when they met virtually on Monday. The trustees looked favorably on a request from Stephen Tettelbach, a shellfish ecologist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, to monitor scallop reproduction, growth,
- [Long Island Coastal Bioblitz June 23](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/long-island-coastal-bioblitz-june-23/) - "We will be hosting a training webinar on June 23rd, 2021 at 7:00 PM to introduce participants to the iNaturalist app and the bioblitz format. Attendance is not mandatory to participate in the bioblitz but it is recommended. Registration for this webinar is required. You can register here. Please reach out to ehall@seatuck.org with any questions." More about the Bioblitz
- [Long Island Coastal Bioblitz](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/long-island-bioblitz-june-26/) - "The bioblitz will take place from June 26th to July 3rd. Anyone can participate! All you need is the free mobile iNaturalist app. Once you download iNaturalist, visit the LI Coastal Bioblitz project page and join the project. Only project members can submit sightings to the LI Coastal Bioblitz. Top bioblitz observers will also reserve a prize!" More
- [February 8, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/02/meeting-february-8-2021/) - February 8, 2021 Minutes Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: James L. Walker on behalf of the Devon Yacht Club with an application to renew their jetty repair project. Located at Abrahams Landing Rd and Bendigo Rd, SCTM# 300-127-3-16. Eric Brown, Esq. and Scott Dobriner, with a request for a permit modification to Trustee
- [Meeting: May 31, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/05/meeting-may-31-2019/) - May 31, 2019 Minutes Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Aquaculture: NYSDEC “License to Collect and Possess”. Oyster shell volunteers 2019 Mosquito Larvae Survey Georgica: 26 La Forest Lane – SCTM# 301-012-5-3 – Application for phragmite management, buffer restoration and to fill in an existing man-made pond Napeague/Lazy Point: Request to
- [Mosquito larvae water sampling for Summer 2021 has begun!](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/06/mosquito-larvae-water-sampling-for-summer-2021-has-begun/) - The first mosquito larvae survey of the season, in partnership with Suffolk County Vector Control, took place on the Accabonac Harbor Salt marsh on Monday June 14th. Trustees Susan McGraw-Keber and John Aldred, along with other volunteers surveyed their quadrants early Monday morning. The result: due to the low breeding of mosquito larvae there will
- [Meeting: November 23, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/11/meeting-november-23-2020/) - Minutes: November 23, 2020 Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Steve Boerner – Northwest Area Historic Research Michael Hansen – Website design and content III. New Business: Accabonac & Georgica Committee: 2020-21 Phragmite Maintenance Permit Renewal Program Records: Website and Social Media – Update Website Design and Contents IV. Old Business: Move 3500 cu
- [East Hampton Town Trustee Terms May Double](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/east-hampton-town-trustee-terms-may-double/) - At a brief special meeting on Tuesday, the East Hampton Town Board unanimously passed a resolution in support of a home rule request concerning companion bills in the New York State Legislature that would stagger the terms of office for the nine-member town trustees and increase the trustees' terms from two to four years. Should
- [New Harmful Algae Blooms Found in Wainscott Pond, Lake Agawam](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/new-harmful-algae-blooms-found-in-wainscott-pond-lake-agawam/) - Blooms of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, have been detected in Wainscott Pond and in Lake Agawam in Southampton, according to analysis by Stony Brook University. Suffolk County health officials have asked residents not to use, swim, or wade in the water bodies and to keep children and pets away from the area. Read complete article
- [East Hampton Bans Seaplanes in Town Waters](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/east-hampton-bans-seaplanes-in-town-waters/) - The East Hampton Town Board, having taken note of a proliferation of seaplanes amid the swarm of aircraft flying over East Hampton in a typical summer, voted unanimously last Thursday to ban seaplanes in waters under the town's jurisdiction. The board "recognized that the town's economy is tied intrinsically to the use and enjoyment of
- [Sand Replenishment Complete; Downtown Montauk Has Its Beach Back](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/sand-replenishment-complete-downtown-montauk-has-its-beach-back/) - "The annual sand replenishment at the ocean beach in downtown Montauk is complete, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc told his colleagues on the town board on Tuesday. "The project called for 17,000 cubic yards of sand to be deposited on the downtown beach at a cost of $767,000, which is shared with Suffolk
- [May 24, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/may-24-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment The South Fork Wind NYS Fisheries Work Plan Presentation:The Work Plan consists of two studies (fish tagging/acoustic telemetry and a trawl net survey) to be conducted along the proposed South Fork Export Cable route in the nearshore waters off of East Hampton. South Fork Wind, LLC has partnered
- [Special East Hampton Town Board Meeting: May 25, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/special-meeting-may-25-2021/) - Resolution (ID # 24275)Home Rule Request in Support of Senate Bill S 6331, Assembly Bill A. 7030 Supported and introduced to the Assembly and Senate by Assemblyman Fred Thiele. The resolution will provide for staggered terms of the East Hampton Town Trustees to provide stability and continuity to their commitment to current projects. In addition,
- [Advocates for a Ban on Balloons](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/avenues-studio-hamptons/) - Teachers and mentors, Briar Rose DeTommaso and Brian Schopfer of Avenue Studio Hamptons in East Hampton worked with the students on their service based learning project that involved advocating with local officials, collaborating with the local Surfrider Chapter and utilizing the design thinking framework to support change making in the local environment. In addition, the students advocated
- [Accabonac Harbor - Salt marsh restoration/rehabilitation project](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/accabonac-harbor-salt-marsh-restoration-rehabilitation-project/) - Good News! Accabonac Harbor- Friday, May 21, 2021 - we did a salt marsh walk through the various polygons we survey during the summer months for Suffolk County Vector in an effort to identify the mosquito larvae breeding "hot spots" - this enables SCV to specifically target treatment weekly- during past summers, there had been
- [East Hampton Will Consider Ban On Sale Of Balloons](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/east-hampton-will-consider-ban-on-sale-of-balloons/) - "East Hampton Town will introduce legislation that would ban the sale of helium balloons in the town after an appeal by students and members of the community who said balloons are an ugly nuisance and an environmental hazard. A group of advocates and students led by East Hampton Town Trustee Susan McGraw Keber made a
- [Students Pitch East Hampton Town Balloon Ban](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/05/students-pitch-east-hampton-town-balloon-ban/) - "Two years after banning the intentional release of balloons, the East Hampton Town Board appears poised to go further by also enacting a ban on the sale and distribution of filled latex and Mylar balloons. Susan McGraw Keber, a town trustee, was joined by several students and educators at the board's virtual meeting on Tuesday.
- [April 26, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/04/meeting-april-26-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Lion’s Head Beach Association- Request to renew a permit for Bulkhead replacement with the same terms and conditions. SCTM #300 - 23-2-1 Sara Davison, Executive Director of the Friends of Georgica Pond – Presentation of Georgica Pond Management Plan to be submitted to the DEC as a requirement
- [Clean Up at Louse Point](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/04/clean-up-at-louse-point/) - On Saturday, April 24th beach clean-up volunteers spent the morning collecting trash from the beaches of Maidstone Beach, Gerard Drive, and Louse Point. Organized by the Springs Citizens Advisory Committee and Accabonac Protection Committee, the weather was perfect and the volunteers came prepared with buckets, bags, gloves, garbage pickers, and masks! Cate Rogers, a member of
- [East Hampton High School 2021 Local Scholarship Awards](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/04/east-hampton-high-school-2021-local-scholarship-awards/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees are currently reading the applications submitted by seniors of the East Hampton High School in the hope they will garner the highest vote from the Trustee board members to be awarded the annual gift of funds from the Captain William J. Rysam Scholarship Fund. The funds will help the student with
- [East Hampton Trustees Urge Orsted To Get Wind Farm Fisheries Studies Underway Immediately](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/04/east-hampton-trustees-urge-fisheries-studies/) - Members of the East Hampton Town Trustees this week said that South Fork Wind Farm developer Ørsted needs to get fish population surveys started immediately, even though the actual proposal will not be finalized until later this spring, so as to be able to capture the full two seasons worth of data demanded by a
- [Work Plan for Fisheries](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/04/work-plan-for-fisheries/) - East Hampton Town Trustees announce proposed work plan for fisheries in conjunction with the South Fork Wind project. Over a five year period the study will provide crucial insights into the potential effect of the electro magnetic fields of the wind turbines on sea life, if any. See the plan: Work Plan ›››
- [Wanted: Largest Chowder Clam](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/09/wanted-largest-chowder-clam/) - Virtual 30th Annual Clam Contest Digging Dates: September 12 through September 19 Judging: Sunday, September 20 Only holders of a valid East Hampton Town Shellfish License may enter. Parents may enter clams for children between the ages of 4 & 14; write their name and age, in addition to their own on each entry card.
- [East Hampton High School Local Scholarship Awards 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/04/east-hampton-high-school-local-scholarship-awards-2021/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees will pick -up Student Applications from the East Hampton High School Counseling Office on April 9th. Reception to Honor Local Organizations, East Hampton High School Library, May 7th @ 5:30pm just prior to the Awards - (tentative) Local Scholarship Awards Night - East Hampton High School Auditorium, May 27th @6:00pm
- [Georgica Pond Weed Harvester Is a Go](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/04/georgica-pond-weed-harvester-is-a-go/) - By Christopher Walsh of the East Hampton Star The East Hampton Town Trustees have given unanimous approval to the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, a group of pondfront property owners, to employ an aquatic weed harvester to extract plant material from the pond this summer, continuing an action that in the past has had measurable
- [January 25, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/01/meeting-january-25-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Rick Whalen, Esq., on behalf of Cynthia Crain, regarding her Dock at 864 Springs Fireplace Road, SCTM# 300-63-3-29.5. Madeline Narvilas, Esq, Tyler Armstrong and Mr. John McGinn, regarding the application of Mr. McGinn & Mr. Carey of 275 TMH, HC Rd, SCTM# 300-75-1-32.2, to construct a new dock
- [December 14, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/12/meeting-december-14-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Flavio Bartmann on the condition of Crooked Highway Eric Brown & Scott Dobriner – Rayner Dune Restoration Karen Hoeg and Bruce Horwith – Ross walkway with stair and platform Madeline Narvilas & Tyler Armstrong & owner John McGinn – McGinn & Carey 275 TMH, HC Rd -New dock
- [March 8, 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/03/meeting-march-8-2021/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: John “Barley” Dunne” III. New Business: Powering of Soft Clams IV. Old Business: Accabonac Harbor Salt Marsh Restoration Gerard Drive Culvert Georgica Pond Dredging New Kayak Racks – Committee Report V. Committee Reports: Education: 2021 Captain William J. Rysam Scholarship Northwest Creek: Hedges Bank area and Sammy’s Beach Plastic Debris Pump out
- [Lazy Point Coastal Erosion Control Permitting, Planning, & Implementation](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/03/lazy-point-coastal-erosion-control-permitting-planning-implementation/) - Great Ecology is currently permitting a coastal erosion control plan developed by project partner EcoShore International to halt and ideally reverse continued coastal erosion at a beach in East Hampton, NY. The beach has lost hundreds of feet of depth over the last century and is putting current homeowners along the beach at risk of
- [Terrapin Excluders](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/03/terrapin-excluders/) - Terrapin Excluder Devices (TEDs) are now required on crab pots placed in shallow coastal waters. Available FREE of charge, courtesy @JohnTurner of Seatuck Environmental Association at the East Hampton Town Trustees offices located on the corner of Bluff Road and Atlantic Avenue in Amagansett. Please call in advance to pick one up due to the
- [How much is a clam worth to a coastal community?](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/02/how-much-is-a-clam-worth-to-a-coastal-community/) - Researchers have developed a method to estimate the value of oyster and clam aquaculture to nitrogen reduction in a coastal community. Nitrogen is a nutrient that comes from many different sources, including agriculture, fertilizers, septic systems, and treated wastewater. In excess it fuels algal growth, which can affect water quality and human health. As a
- [Sea level rise up to four times global average for coastal communities](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/03/sea-level-rise-up-to-four-times-global-average-for-coastal-communities/) - Coastal populations are experiencing relative sea-level rise up to four times faster than the global average—according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study published today in Nature Climate Change is the first to analyse global sea-level rise combined with measurements of sinking land. Read the complete article in Phys.org. Phys.org
- [Suffolk Approves Extension of Aquaculture Program in the Peconics](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/03/suffolk-approves-extension-of-aquaculture-program-in-the-peconics/) - The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved a 10-year extension of the Suffolk County Aquaculture Lease Program (SCALP) in Peconic and Gardiners bays on March 2, implementing a series of new restrictions and protocols but keeping in place a program that has jumpstarted the aquaculture industry on the East End over the past 10 years. Read
- [Suffolk lawmakers approve new aquaculture leases, rules](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/03/suffolk-lawmakers-approve-new-aquaculture-leases-rules/) - The Suffolk County Legislature on Tuesday unanimously approved expanded rules for leasing hundreds of new acres of Peconic and Gardiners bays for aquaculture, amid concern by boaters that the program would limit recreational uses. The county's aquaculture lease program, first approved by the legislature in 2009, has helped spawn a burgeoning and environmentally friendly oyster-farming
- [Guest Words: Brown Gold](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/07/guest-words-brown-gold/) - The timing was right when my friend called and informed me the town was looking for a licensed captain with experience in running a 23-foot center-console outboard. He said the job was right up my alley, having recently failed as a Groupon charter captain. (By the way, whoever wrote that book “Do What You Love,
- [Town and Trustees Sign Off on Wind Farm Pact](https://ehtrustees.com/2021/01/town-and-trustees-sign-off-on-wind-farm-pact/) - From the East Hampton Star After several years of discussion, debate, and public comment, the proposed South Fork Wind farm has come closer to reality. Both the East Hampton Town Board and the town trustees have voted to execute agreements with the developers allowing the wind farm's export cable to make landfall in the town
- [Meeting: November 14, 2016](https://ehtrustees.com/2016/11/meeting-november-14-2016/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Z. Cohen- Nature Preserve Committee II. New Business: Beaches: a) Application of LPL, LLC- dune restoration, stairway and sand fence Georgica/Ponds- a) Hook Pond Bridge Three Mile Harbor- a) Application of 37 Milina Drive- stairway construction; b) Reid- 30 Hedges Banks Drive III. Old Business: Trustee Policies and Procedures for Shoreline
- [Meeting: November 28, 2016](https://ehtrustees.com/2016/11/meeting-november-28-2016/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Beaches: a) Village ZBA Notice of Hearing- Application of Ironman Realty, LLC at 211 Lily Pond Lane Georgica/Ponds- a) Application of J. Murphy- phragmite removal at 15 Georgica Association Road Three Mile Harbor- a)Technical Analysis Memos from Planning Department- a) 57 Sammy’s Beach Road and 60 Hedges Banks
- [Meeting: December 12, 2016](https://ehtrustees.com/2016/12/meeting-december-12-2016/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Georgica/Ponds- a) Microalgae report from Dr. Gobler; b) Application of S. Marden- phragmite control at 166 Waterhole Road Three Mile Harbor- a) Notice of Complete Application NRSP- Mulani to demolish existing structures at 20 Oyster Shores Road; b) ZBA-EAF Part II- Three Mile Harbor Marina dredging III. Old
- [Meeting: December 19, 2016](https://ehtrustees.com/2016/12/meeting-december-19-2016/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Georgica/Ponds- a) Application of Thomas Hayes for phragmite control at 7 Pierson Lane III. Old Business: Trustee Policies and Procedures for Shoreline Fencing Middle Highway- deed Georgica Cove Excavation IV. Committee Reports: Accabonac/Hog Creek- Accabonac dredging- status Clearwater Beach Property Owners Association- letter from Inter-Science Magovern- renewal of
- [Meeting: January 30, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/01/meeting-january-30-2017/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Presentation by John (Barley) Dunne- proposed shellfish garden in Hog Creek II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: a) Letter from P. Weiss re: methoprene; b) D. Franey at 107 Gerard Drive- request from Building Inspector; c) P. Lenehan at 211 Kings Point Road- notice of completion; d) T. Dobris at Kings Point
- [Meeting: February 13, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/02/meeting-february-13-2017/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Presentation by K. Barbour of Cornell Cooperative Extension re: habitat restoration John (Barley) Dunne- shellfish brochure & Three Mile Harbor oyster garden II. New Business: Beaches: a) Beach driving permits; b) Notice of Hearing- Village ZBA re: application of RST/JRT-EH, LLC at 41 Two Mile Hollow Lazy Point/Napeague- a) Request from
- [Meeting: March 27, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/03/meeting-march-27-2017/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: a) Magovern- bulkhead repair at 287 Kings Point Road- as-built survey received; b) Rosecan bluff restoration- request for a 3 day extension to Trustee permit Georgica/Ponds: a) Application of Walter Weil- phragmite control at 92 Georgica Close Road Request to moor at Alewive Pond III. Old
- [Meeting: April 10, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/04/meeting-april-10-2017/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Dr. Christopher Gobler- 2016 Water Quality Study II. New Business: Aquaculture- Pump-out boat annual numbers report Beaches- a) Application of R. Plotkin for staircase construction at 271 Marine Boulevard; b) 115 Beach Lane- copy of letter to First Coastal from B. Frank of Planning Department; c) Email from A. Ashe re:
- [Meeting: April 24, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/04/meeting-april-24-2017/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: 1) John (Barley) Dunne- Shellfish Hatchery 2) Clint Plumber- Deep Water Wind Farm II. New Business: 1) Beaches- a) ZBA Public Hearing Notice- application of L. V. Phillips at Montauk on the Sea; b) Notification of installation of symbolic fencing from M. Abramson 2) Lazy Point/Napeague: a) Application of N. Grecco-
- [Meeting: May 8, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/05/meeting-may-8-2017/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: S. Davison- Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, Inc. II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek- a) B. Sullivan at 93 Gerard Drive Beaches- a) Village ZBA- Notice of Hearing re: 174 Further Lane, LLC Georgica- a) Application of D. Burch at 31 Terbell Lane for phragmites removal Lazy Point/Napeague: a) Application of T.
- [Meeting: December 11, 2017](https://ehtrustees.com/2017/12/meeting-december-11-2017/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Presentation by Deep Water Wind Management Team II. New Business: Napeague/Lazy Point : a) Letter from Christopher Vatter re: repairs on residence located at 272 Shore Road, Lot 8N & 9N at Lazy Point; c) Application of Heidi Ho- interior renovations to Lots 22N & 23N at Lazy Point C. Perrottet
- [Organizational Meeting: January 8, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/01/organizational-meeting-january-8-2018/) - Agenda I. Appointment of Officers II. Appointment of Trustee Attorney III. Annual Resolutions IV. Administrative: Payment of Bills-a) Optimum- $165.74; b) Bistrian Materials, Inc.- $63,450.00; c) North Fork Water Supply Corp.- $29.97; d) East Hampton Star- $6.27; e) Staples- $117.96 V. Other Business: VI. Executive Session- Litigation
- [Meeting: January 22, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/01/meeting-january-22-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Georgica- a) Application of One Association Road- phragmites management Napeague/Lazy Point- a) Letter from R. Schlitt requesting to add B. Schlitt to the Lazy Point lease of Lot 36S. III. Old Business: Georgica Pond- a) dredging (south inlet)- ten-year maintenance permit Georgica Cove- dredging/excavation of bottleneck- letter from
- [Meeting: February 26, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/02/meeting-february-26-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: 1) “Barley” John Dunne- Oyster Gardening Sites II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek- a) Application of Clearwater Beach Property Owners Association- dredging of Hog Creek; b) ZBA Public Hearing Notice of 2/27- application of Rosenwald at 100 Runnymede Drive Georgica- a) Notice of Village ZBA Hearings- Lily Pond Wetland Restoration Applications; b)
- [Meeting: March 12, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/03/meeting-march-12-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: John Shaka- Sag Harbor Water Quality Initiative II. New Business: Beaches- a) 101 LPL LLC- permit renewal for dune restoration; b) Application of J & W Realty- sand fence at 15 West End Road Georgica- a) Application of C. Tiedeman- phragmite control Three Mile Harbor- a) ZBA Public Hearing Notice of
- [Meeting: March 26, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/03/meeting-march-26-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: John Barley Dunne- Shellfish Hatchery 2017 Annual Report and 2018 Operating Plan II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek- a) Application of Lion Head Beach Association- phragmites control and any other non-native species on property (copy of letter from ZBA); b) Application of R. Shapiro- phragmites control at 6 bay Inlet Road (copy
- [June 1, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/06/june-1-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Application of Haber- phragmite control at 155 Isle of Wight Rd, East Hampton Beaches: ZBA Public Hearing Notice re: application of Lauder at 118 Beach Lane- a new residence and sanitary system Napeague/Lazy Point: Application of the Victor D’Amico Institute of Art at 110 Napeague Meadow
- [Meeting: June 11, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/06/meeting-june-11-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Zach Cohen Kim Barbour from the Cornell Cooperative Extension II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Application received from Susan Brierley of Due East Planning on behalf of Marks located at 85 Louse Point Road for shoreline stabilization. Harbor Management Committee: Update on 2019 BOEM Studies Development Plan III. Committee Reports: Accabonac/Hog Creek:
- [Meeting: June 25, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/06/meeting-june-25-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Aquaculture: Request from John “Barley” Dunne of the East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery for supplies. Education Committee: Design and sell Balloon Fish T-Shirt to raise funds for the Rysam Scholarship Fund. Georgica/Ponds Committee: Application of Greg Blatt – ZBA Village Public Hearing for area wetland variances at 14
- [Meeting: February 12, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/02/meeting-february-12-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: C. Henn- Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force (Water Quality Testing Program) K. Barbour- Long Island Shellfish Restoration Project II. New Business: Georgica- a) Application of Floken, Inc.(K. Joseph) for bulkhead repair, backfill and dock reconstruction at 17 Georgica Association Road (also ZBA Hearing Notice of 2/6/18 re: Grand Leopard Muriel
- [Meeting: July 9, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/07/meeting-july-9-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Billy Hajek of Hajek Land Planning and Environmental Consulting Ray Hinkle of AECOM to give an overview of his report presented to the Trustees on the baseline conditions of Phragmites australis at Georgica Pond. Sara Davison of the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation II. New Business: Roads Committee: A complaint was
- [Meeting: July 23, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/07/meeting-july-23-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Sara Davison of the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation Ray Hinkle of AECOM to give an overview of his report presented to the Trustees on the baseline conditions of Phragmites Australis at Georgica Pond. Billy Hajek of Hajek Land Planning and Environmental Consulting II. New Business: Roads Committee: Complaint re: gravel
- [Meeting: August 13, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/08/meeting-august-13-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: An application was received from the Town of East Hampton, Natural Resources Department entitled - Hog Creek Groundwater Seepage. Professional Monitoring and Remediation. Beaches: Letter from the Village of East Hampton with a request to the Trustees to approve a proposed amendment to East Hampton Village
- [Meeting: August 27, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/08/meeting-august-27-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Kim Shaw and Melissa Winslow will be giving an overview of their water quality initiative entitled “Hog Creek Groundwater seepage. Monitoring and Remediation” II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: An application was received from Billy Mack of First Coastal on behalf of Neil Simpkins, owner of 123 Waters Edge, for bulkhead reconstruction.
- [Meeting: September 10, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/09/meeting-september-10-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: An application was received from Billy Mack of First Coastal on behalf of Robert Savage, owner of 115 Waters Edge, for bulkhead reconstruction. An application was received from LPS on behalf of Maslin located at 307 Kings Point Road to extend their permits HC #4-16 and
- [Meeting: October 12, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/10/meeting-october-12-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Aquaculture: DEC Conditional Shellfish Harvesting Program Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program Georgica: 1) 25 Cove Hollow Farm Road – Construct Access Walkway Napeague/Lazy Point: Pamela Keen – 177 Shore Road – Sublet Lease Eastman – 232 Shore Road – Close out Trustee Permit Gardiner’s Bay/Napeague (case 398)
- [Meeting: September 24, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/09/meeting-september-24-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Steven Boerner – Cartwright Island II. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Adam Young – ZBA hearing – 19 Bay Inlet Road Sameh and Sylvia Iskander – ZBA hearing – 98 Runnymeade Dr. Building Inspector - ZBA hearing– 197 Norfolk Dr. Three Mile Harbor: Application from Drew Bennett on behalf of the Town
- [Meeting: October 22, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/10/meeting-october-22-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: II. New Business: Beaches: Kennedy – 40 Association Rd – Dune Restoration 199 Lily Pond Lane, LLC – Renewal of Permit B #3-17 Three Mile Harbor: Ronald Milone – 28 Squaw Road - Floating Dock request III. Old Business: Georgica: Opening of the Georgica Pond Gut Dredging of the shoaling in
- [Meeting: November 16, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/11/meeting-november-16-2018/) - Agenda I. Public Comment: Steve Boerner- report on investigation into ownership of Cartwright Island II. New Business: Beaches: Mollie Zweig at 11 West End Road – application for shoreline stabilization. Georgica: 25 Cove Hollow Road Robot, LLC and 25 Cove Hollow Road Unicorn, LLC at 25 Cove Hollow Road – new application for walkway only
- [Meeting: November 26, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/11/meeting-november-26-2018/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Beaches: Beach Driving Roads: Crooked Highway – Permission to pave the Trustee Road IV. Committee Reports: Aquaculture: Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program 10 year review advisory group. Meeting No. 1 Summary. Also request for addition to the list of recreational users who would like
- [Meeting: December 10, 2018](https://ehtrustees.com/2018/12/meeting-december-10-2018/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Kim Shaw – Marsh Remediation – Past, Present and Future Si Kinsella and Dr. Christopher Gobler reporting on the work done at Wainscott Pond. III. New Business: Beaches: Application of Eric Blatstein owner of 211 Lily Pond Lane for Dune Restoration. Georgica: Application of JD3 LLC, owner of
- [Meeting: February 11, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/02/meeting-february-11-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: John Parker – Harbor Management Committee of Sag Harbor. III. New Business: Beaches: 171 Lily Pond Lane – Lewis Sander - Dune Restoration 11 West End Road – Zweig - Permission to cross beach Education: Montauk Friends of Erin – Parade float request IV. Old Business: 33 Old
- [Meeting: February 25, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/02/meeting-february-25-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Mark Mendelman Rick Whalen, Esq. III. New Business: Aquaculture: Horseshoe Crab Survey 2019 Education: Support legislation to ban Mylar balloons Georgica: 17 Cove Hollow Farm Rd – Phragmite Removal and Buffer Area Installation. SCTM# 301-12-10-6 Three Mile Harbor: Three Mile Harbor Marina. Permit T #3-18. SCTM# 120-1-2 &
- [Meeting: January 28, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/01/meeting-january-28-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: “Barley” John Dunne, Director of the TOEH Shellfish Hatchery Chuck Bowman, Land Use Ecological Services Eric Brown, Ackerman, O’Brien, Pachman & Brown, LLP Richard E. Whalen, Law Office of Richard Whalen III. New Business: Beaches: 85 West End Road, LLC – 85 West End Road - Dune Restoration
- [Meeting: March 25, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/03/meeting-march-25-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Beaches: 39 Marine Boulevard – Sand fencing. SCTM# 300-179-1-10 Napeague/Lazy Point: Proposed local Historic Designation for The Art Barge and The D’Amico Studio and Archive Three Mile Harbor: Sunset Cove Marina – 16 Mudford Avenue – permission to install 65 Flupsy’s for Oyster Cultivation –
- [Meeting: March 11, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/03/meeting-march-11-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Education: Letter to the Town of East Hampton supporting the ban of Mylar Balloons The Town of East Hampton, Natural Resources Department, is hosting Eco-day on June 1, 2019 and has invited the E H Trustees to participate Georgica: Georgica Pond Spring Fish and Crab
- [Meeting: April 8, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/04/meeting-april-8-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Dr. Christopher Gobler – Annual Report III. Public Hearing: Changes to Lazy Point Lease Length and Rules & Regulations IV. New Business: Napeague/Lazy Point: Request from Ms. Stadler to rent home located on Lot 29S at Lazy Point Request from Ms. McMahon to rent home located on Lot
- [Special Meeting: April 1, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/04/special-meeting-april-1-2019/) - Agenda I. Open Meeting II. Roll Call III. Alberts Landing Beach IV. Dredge Priority Letter V. Bay View Avenue VI. Accabonac Culvert VII. Georgica Dredging
- [Meeting: June 10, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/06/meeting-june-10-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Richard Whalen of Whalen Filer, PLLC/ Attorneys Kim Barbour – Cornell Cooperative Extension Kim Shaw – Director of the Natural Resource Department of the Town of East Hampton III. New Business: Retain Special Counsel IV. Old Business: Powering of Soft Clams Proposal to catalog Trustee holdings in Northwest
- [Meeting: June 24, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/06/meeting-june-24-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Lisa Seff - Spring’s School Project in Pussy’s Pond. III. New Business: Largest Clam Contest – Appoint Committee Request from the Village of East Hampton to make two amendments to the East Hampton Village Code Chapter 77 (Beaches), which will require written permission from the East Hampton Town
- [Meeting: May 13, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/05/meeting-may-13-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Gina Mulhearn – Site coordinator of the Horseshoe Crab Alternative Bait Research Project, Pikes Beach New York III. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Application from the owner of 305 Kings Point Rd. SCTM# 300-24-12, for bulkhead reconstruction Aquaculture: 2019 Conditional Shellfish Harvest Program in northern Accabonac Harbor IV. Old
- [Meeting: July 8, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/07/meeting-july-8-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: IV. Old Business: Rick Whalen- roads V. Committee Reports: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Clearwater Beach Property Owner’s Association – SCTM# 300-23-3-1. Request to close out Trustee permit HC #1-18 for 2018-2019 dredging Clearwater Beach Property Owner’s Association – SCTM# 300-23-3-1. Application for 2019 – 2020 maintenance dredging
- [Meeting: January 27, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/01/meeting-january-27-2020/) - January-27-2020-minutesDownload Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Georgica: Application of Noam Gottesman, owner of 61 North Briar Patch Road, SCTM# 301-12-4-10, for a phragmite control management permit. Napeague/Lazy Point: Application of Heidi Ho, lot 32-33 S in Lazy Point, 212 Shore Road SCTM # 300-85-1-6.1, to renovate her home to FEMA
- [Organizational Meeting: January 13, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/01/organizational-meeting-january-13-2020/) - January-13-2020-minutesDownload Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Appointment of Officers: III. Appointment of Trustee Attorney: IV. Annual Resolutions: V. Committee Assignments: VI. Public Comment: VII. Trustee Business: VIII. Administrative: Payment of Bills: East Hampton Star - $202.92; Montauk Marine Basin - $91.20; Mike DiSunno & Sons - $800.00; Cook Maran Insurance Agency -$3500.00 (Bonding of the
- [Meeting: February 10, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/02/meeting-february-10-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: 2020 Long Island Natural History Conference IV. Old Business: Water Quality Monitoring for 2020 Three Mile Harbor Transient Mooring Program Kayak Rack Update V. Committee Reports: Education: School Outreach Report Fresh Pond: Proposal from Drew Bennett Georgica/Ponds: Amendment to application from Gray, 17 Terbell Lane,
- [Meeting: March 23, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/03/meeting-march-23-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Trustee Business: Deepwater Wind: Access agreement for test borings and permit Christopher J. Gobler, Ph.d: Bio-extraction of nitrogen from Three Mile Harbor using Sugar Kelp. Christopher J. Gobler is the endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation and the Director of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Frank Quevedo:
- [Meeting: March 9, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/03/meeting-march-9-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Dr. Christopher J. Gobler, Ph.D. Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation, will present the results of his 2019 Water Quality Monitoring. Kim Manzo from the Cornell Cooperative Extension will present a proposal for an upcoming Macro Algae bio-extraction Project in the Soak Hides section of Three Mile
- [Meeting: May 11, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/05/meeting-may-11-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Aquaculture Committee: Dr. Nicole Maher of The Nature Conservancy will discuss the 2020 Accabonac Harbor Mosquito Larvae Survey Napeague/Lazy Point: Power Point presentation from Dr. Mark Laska on behalf of 4 property owners, 611 Lazy Point Road, 619 Lazy Point Road, 621 Lazy Point Road and 623 Lazy
- [Meeting: June 22, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/06/meeting-june-22-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Steven Boerner and Rick Whalen, Esq: Update report on Trustee holdings in the Northwest section of East Hampton III. New Business: Lazy Point/Napeague: Request from the leaseholder of 204 Shore Road in Lazy Point, Lots #24N and 25N, SCTM# 300-85-1-7.1, to transfer his lease to a new leaseholder.
- [Meeting: July 22, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/07/meeting-july-22-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Mike Bottini, Wildlife Biologist, Long Island Nature Organization The Natural Recolonization of Long Island, New York by the North American River Otter. John Parker, Sag Harbor - Little Northwest Creek III. Old Business: Update on new shellfish area closures Discuss proposals received for Historic Research on the Trustees
- [Meeting: August 12, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/08/meeting-august-12-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Application from the Town of East Hampton, to replace the Bulkhead at the Town Dock, located on Three Mile Harbor, Hog Creek Road, SCTM# 300 204 -3-3. IV. Old Business: Kayak rack update; Mile Hill Road and Settler’s Landing. Update from the Trustee committee charged
- [Meeting: August 26, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/08/meeting-august-26-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Georgica/Ponds Committee: Application from Gray, owner of 17 Terbell Lane, SCTM# 301-13-10-3, for phragmite removal, the rebuilding a pre-existing wood walkway and the relocation of pre-existing dock. Application of Zee I, LLC, owner of 19 Chauncey Close, SCTM# 301-15-1-6, for Phragmite Removal and a Wetlands
- [Meeting: September 9, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/09/meeting-september-9-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Application from Sasha Bikoff, owner of 335 Kings Point Road, SCTM# 300-24-1-4, for bluff restoration and other items. IV. Old Business: Little Northwest Creek East Inlet at Napeague Harbor V. Committee Reports: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Clearwater Beach Property Owners Association, close out 2018 dredging
- [Meeting: September 23, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/09/meeting-september-23-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Certificate of Appreciation - Sid Bye, Montauk Pump out boat operatorPresentation by Eric Brown, Esq. from Ackerman AssociatesAnd Scott Dobriner from Inter-Science Research Associates, Inc. Accabonac/Hog Creek: Application from Sasha Bikoff, owner of 335 Kings Point Road, SCTM# 300-24-1-4, for bluff restoration and other items Presented by James
- [Meeting: October 18, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/10/meeting-october-18-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: 1) Dr. Christopher Gobler and Brian Grogan – Wainscott Pond III. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Request from Barbara Segal to close out Trustee permit A #3-11 for bulkhead repair at 33 Old Fireplace Road. Aquaculture: Resolution to open Scallop Season in Trustee Waters on November 10, 2019 CARP-
- [Meeting: October 28, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/10/meeting-october-28-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Accabonac/Hog Creek: ZBA notice for the property of Elizabeth Neel, located at 29 Louse Point Road, SCTM #300-83-3-17.2 Notice of Complete application for an Natural Resources Special Permit, received for the property owned by Brad Wolk, located on Fenmarsh Road, SCTM # 300-039-01-07 Aquaculture: Resolution
- [Meeting: December 9, 2019](https://ehtrustees.com/2019/12/meeting-december-9-2019/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Mike Doall -Stony brook University Oyster Study in Georgica Pond Steve Boerner, Archivist and Richard Whalen, Esq Historic Research of Trustee Holding Phase 1 Northwest Area John Parker – Northwest Harbor Jim Walker – Devon Yacht Club Dredging III. Old Business: Dredging of Georgica Pond Transient Mooring Program
- [Meeting: February 24, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/02/meeting-february-24-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: Beaches: Application received from Resnick, owner of 7 West end Road, SCTM # 301-15-4-7, for a Boardwalk/Stairway to the Beach with revegetation. Georgica: Application received from the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, for a permit to conduct a Sedimentary Chronology Study in Georgica Pond. Application
- [Meeting: May 29,2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/05/meeting-may-292020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Long Island Diamondback Terrapin Monitoring ProjectJohn Turner and Mike Bottini Lazy Point De-Watering ProjectDr. Kevin McAllister of Defend H20 Halsey MarinaPeter Mendelman – Emergency application to replace seven pilings III. New Business: Three Mile Harbor: Emergency application received from Halsey Marina, located at located at 73 Three Mile
- [Meeting: June 8, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/06/meeting-june-8-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. New Business: IV. Old Business: Dredging of Accabonac Inlet Kayak Racks Horseshoe Crab Survey Baby Beach Resolution to grant underground utility easement to LIPA V. Committee Reports: Accabonac/Hog Creek: Request from Bikoff, owner of 335 Kings Point Road, SCTM # 300-24-1-4, to close out Trustee Permit HC
- [Meeting: July 27, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/07/meeting-july-27-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: III. Old Business: Georgica Pond Update Horseshoe Crab Survey Update IV. Committee Reports: Aquaculture: Mosquito Larvae Survey Napeague/ Lazy Point: Request from the leaseholder of 204 Shore Road, Lots #24N and # 25N, Mark K. Webb to transfer his lease to Kate Pickett Davis, an East Hampton Resident.
- [Meeting: August 24, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/08/meeting-august-24-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Ira Baracos – Springs Improvement Society Scott Bluedorn – Floating Art installation III. New Business: Water Quality: Letter of support for low nitrogen septic system for Asawagh Hall – Ira Baracos IV. Old Business: 2020 Largest Clam Contest Kayak Update Pump out Boat V. Committee Reports: Aquaculture: 1)
- [Meeting: September 14, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/09/meeting-september-14-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: John Jilnicki Esq. – Seaplane Legislation Scott Bluedorn – Bonac Barge Scott Dobriner – Inter-Science Eric Brown – Ackerman Partners Philip Weyhe – Accabonac Culvert Frank Moore – Accabonac Culvert III. New Business: Request from the Clearwater Beach Property Owner’s Association to renew their 2019 dredging permit, as
- [Meeting: October 26, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/10/meeting-october-26-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Madeline Narvalis Scott Bluedorn III. New Business: Aquaculture: 2021 Accabonac Harbor Mosquito Larvae Survey Harbor Management: Lion’s Head Beach Association – Requests help with scouring at the edge of their bulkhead. Napeague/Lazy Point: Request from Michael Walton, who is the leaseholder at 273 Shore Road, Lot 8S at
- [Meeting: July 13, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/07/meeting-july-13-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Town Attorney John Jilnicki, Esq. - Proposed Seaplane Legislation Janet Geller – Petition to remove the new Kayak Racks from Louse Point III. New Business: Napeague/Lazy Point: Notification from Mary Croghan, leaseholder of 276 Shore Road, lots 7N & p/o of 6N, in Lazy Point, of minor maintenance
- [Meeting: April 13, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/04/meeting-april-13-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Peter Mendelman – Harbor Marina III. New Business: Napeague/Lazy Point: Application received on behalf of 4 property owners, 611 Lazy Point Road, 619 Lazy Point Road, 621 Lazy Point Road and 623 Lazy Point Road for a joint coastal erosion remediation plan. IV. Old Business: Update on the
- [Meeting: September 28, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/09/meeting-september-28-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Jennifer Brew – 245 Shore Road Madeline Narvalis – Whalen Filer Scott Dobriner-Eric Brown III. New Business: Vote on two Orsted agreements Joint proposal Georgica Pond Sand agreement Discuss meeting in Town Hall Scallop Season Napeague/Lazy Point: Clare M. Scott, owner of 245 Shore Road, lot 15S, in
- [Meeting: August 10, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/08/meeting-august-10-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: 1) Jeremy Morton from East Hampton Pointe Marina III. New Business: Legal: Ditch Plains personal injury lawsuit. Napeague/Lazy Point: Request from Charles Whitmore, leaseholder of 192 Shore Road, Lot 28N, in Lazy Point, for permission to sublet his property to Mark Webb a current leaseholder in Lazy Point.
- [Meeting: October 16, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/10/meeting-october-16-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Laurie Wiltshire Madeline Narvilas Britton Bistrian III. New Business: Aquaculture: Recent NYSDEC water quality classification changes Napeague/Lazy Point: Request from Susan Stadler who has the leasehold located at 191 Shore Road, Lot 29S at Lazy Point to extend her 6 month lease with, Sabine Tulp IV. Old Business:
- [Meeting: November 9, 2020](https://ehtrustees.com/2020/11/meeting-november-9-2020/) - Agenda I. Roll Call: II. Public Comment: Drew Bennett. PE, PC Jon Tarbet, Esq. Adrian Pia III. New Business: Napeague/Lazy Point: Martha McMahon, lease holder at 241 Shore Road, Lot 16Sat Lazy Point would like to lease her house to her daughter Marith McMahon and Thomas Thorsen from November 1, 2020 to October 31, 2021

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- [East Hampton Town Trustees](https://ehtrustees.com/) - Meeting: August 10, 2026 I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business 180 Springy Banks Rd, Dock Repair IV. Old Business 8 Harbor Lane /dock on private property Pussy’s pond parking lot behind the General store – Update V. Committee Reports Blue-Green Algae update Accabonac mosquito larvae survey Mooring Policy (trustees) LionheadRead More Meeting:
- [Meetings](https://ehtrustees.com/meetings/) - Trustees meet in person at 6:30 P.M. at Town Hall, 159 Pantigo Road, every 2nd and 4th Monday of each Month except Holidays, when we meet on the days specified in the schedule below. Upcoming Meetings: Monday July 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - Regular meeting 2026 Meeting Dates (pdf) Call in number for meetings: 351-888-6331
- [Gobler Laboratory Water Quality Reports](https://ehtrustees.com/gobler-laboratory-water-quality-reports/) - 2025 Water Quality StudyDownload 2024 Dr Gobler Annual ReportDownload East Hampton Trustees 2023 Water Quality StudyDownload East_Hampton_2022_V5Download 2021 Annual Water Quality Report, Gobler LabDownload 2020 Annual Water Quality Report, Gobler LabDownload 2019 Annual Water Quality Report, Gobler LabDownload 6 - 2018 Dr Gobler Annual Report EHDownload 5 - 2017 Dr Gobler Annual Report EHDownload 4
- [Pump-out Boats](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/pump-out-boats/) - The 2026 Pump out boat operations will begin on Friday, May 22nd in both the Three Mile Harbor and Lake Montauk locations. The self serve stations in both locations will be open on May 15, 2026. Need a pump out? Use VHF channel 73 to reach our Pump Out Boat Captains! We recognize the importance
- [Resident Kayak Rack Storage](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/beaching-of-small-boats-kayak-storage/) - THE 2026 KAYAK LOTTERY has been pulled. All winners have been notified. The 2026 Kayak Lottery - Please READ All Directions Below before Entering the lottery You may enter the lottery for ONE location (listed below). Only one entry per person and a total of two per household is permitted. The Storage racks are for
- [General Permit Application](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/general-permit-application/) - Trustee Permit General Application A Trustee Permit is required for all work listed below. No work or other activity covered by a Trustee Permit may be undertaken before the Trustees have granted their approval. Applicants must carefully review the Trustees Rules and Regulations prior to completing and submitting a General Permit Application (found below and
- [Special Events](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/special-events/) - Special Events For gatherings held on Trustee beaches, in the Town of East Hampton or Village of East Hampton jurisdiction, require a Special Event Permit: There are 50 or more guests. The event is catered. This includes but is not limited to caterers dropping food off to clients in the parking lots. The event uses
- [Moorings](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/moorings/) - Please NOTE: Our waitlist for new mooring requests will open February 1, 2026. You'll find information below detailing how to get on the waitlist. The East Hampton Town Trustees value the commercial and recreational boating traditions of East Hampton. The Trustees manage a mooring program within Accabonac Harbor, Georgica Pond, Napeague Harbor, Northwest Harbor and
- [Duck Blinds](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/duck-blinds/) - All existing duck blind hunters need to renew by October 16, 2025! We have begun processing the 2025-26 Season Duck Blinds. If you are a 2024-25 Duck Blind owner and want to renew your permit you can come by the Trustee office with your required documents or email us at Trustees@ehamptonny.gov and we will send
- [The Largest Clam Contest](https://ehtrustees.com/the-largest-clam-contest/) - The 34th Annual Largest Clam Contest will held on October 5, 2025. The digging window opens September 28th and closes October 5th at 10:00 AM. Contest Entries MUST be brought to the Amagansett Life Saving Station (event site) on Oct. 5th no later than 12:00 noon. Contest rules may be found below. Clam Contest Rules
- [Trustees - 2025](https://ehtrustees.com/about/trustees/) - Francis J. Bock, Clerk FBock@EHamptonNY.gov Committee AssignmentsAccabonac Harbor & Hog CreekDredging - Napeague HarborEducationFinancePump-Out BoatsRecords and Website & Social Media Jim Grimes, Deputy Clerk Trustees@EHamptonNY.gov Committee AssignmentsDredgingDredging - Napeague HarborFinanceGeorgica & Other PondsNapeague Harbor & Lazy PointPump Out Boat John Aldred, Deputy Clerk JAldred@EHamptonNY.gov Committee AssignmentsAquacultureDredging - NapeagueFinanceNorthwest CreekThree Mile HarborRoads David Cataletto DCataletto@EHamptonNY.gov Committee
- [Committees](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/) - Accabonac Harbor & Hog Creek Aquaculture Beaches Education Georgica and other Ponds Dredging Napeague Harbor & Lazy Point Northwest Creek Pump-Out Boats Records & Website/Social Media Roads Three Mile Harbor
- [Dredging](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/dredging/) - The Trustees are currently managing environmental dredging projects in several local water bodies, this effort is being led by two distinct Committee. One Committee, consisting of Deputy Clerk Jim Grimes and Trustees Patrice Dalton and Trustee Tim Garneau, will handle dredging in most of the Trustee's dredging projects. A second Dredging Committee has been set
- [Records, Website & Social Media](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/records-website-social-media/) - The Trustees maintain hard copies of their files in their office at 267 Bluff Road, Amagansett, NY 11930 at the corner of Bluff Rd. Our mailing address is P O Box 7073, Amagansett, NY 11930. The public may review documents or files by submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Click here
- [Napeague Harbor & Lazy Point](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/napeague-harbor-lazy-point/) - Lazy Point Lazy Point is a small enclave settlement located away from the mainstream of the Town of East Hampton, situated in an area called Napeague. In the 1800s, Lazy Point became a community where shacks were constructed to house migrants who worked at the Smith Meal Fish Factory, the processing center of the small
- [Aquaculture](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/aquaculture-committee/) - Sugar Kelp Sugar kelp is a yellowish brown marine algae wildly cultivated and eaten in Asia and growing in popularity in the United States as a nutritious food high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Sugar kelp has long been known as a sweetener and having thickening and gelling qualities that can be added to food
- [Northwest Creek](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/northwest-creek/) - The Northwest Creek Committee oversees issues in the creek on a day to day basis. This can also include Little Northwest Creek to the west, adjacent to Sag Harbor. In addition, issues that may arise along the beaches and bluffs along Northwest Harbor are usually handled by the committee. Within the creek, moorings are assigned
- [Roads](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/roads/) - The Trustee roads tell a unique story of our East Hampton Town history. Winding from Wainscott in the west at Townline Road to the Foot of Hither Woods in the east, Trustee roads have connected our town from the early settlements until the present day. While most East Hampton Town Trustee Roadways have been accepted into the
- [Three Mile Harbor](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/three-mile-harbor/) - Three Mile Harbor is not three miles long nor three miles wide or deep. It gets its name because the harbor is three miles from the village of East Hampton. It gets its fame from its great beauty. The harbor is mainly used by recreational boaters and is a favorite destination for summer cruises. There
- [Georgica and other Ponds](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/georgica-pond/) - Georgica Pond management Plan (PDF) The Ponds Committee oversees freshwater and brackish water bodies under Trustee purview. Recent issues with our shallow water aquifer which connects directly to our surface waters has created challenges for several of our local water bodies. The unique Salt Ponds along the south shore beaches of East Hampton provide amazing recreation for our
- [Education Committee](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/education-committee/) - "When you educate one person you can change a life, when you educated many you can change the world." Shai Reshef The history of the East Hampton Town Trustees is unique and complex - with different challenges as time moves on- but always in mind, to maintain and respect our environment so that generations in
- [Beaches](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/beaches/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees claim ownership of certain ocean beaches from mean low water to the grass lines at the base of the dunes. The Trustees require permits for the maintenance of dunes and existing hard structures such as revetments. However, the Trustees are not responsible for the maintenance of such structures, the
- [Accabonac Harbor & Hog Creek](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/accabonac-harbor-hog-creek/) - Accabonac Harbor Accabonac Harbor and Neighboring Hog Creek are often considered the Heartland of East Hampton. Accabonac Harbor or as it is known by the locals, "Bonac Crick", has been a stronghold of fishing activity for centuries. Dories and other workboats line the shoreline on pulley rigged moorings, ready to set off for lifting pound traps or other
- [The East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship Fund](https://ehtrustees.com/shop/) - The East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship Fund is the annual monetary scholarship award for a graduating student(s) of East Hampton High School for college tuition assistance. Trustee Men's T-shirt: $35 Buy now Children’s Hoodie: $40 Buy now Glass Paper Weight: $40 Buy now Trustee Onsie: $35 Buy now Save a Fish Onsie: $35 Buy now
- [Contact](https://ehtrustees.com/contact/) - Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Name * First Last Email * Comment or Message Submit267 Bluff RoadAmagansett, New York 11930 Phone: 631-267-8688Fax: 631-267-2064 Email: To send attachments, please email Trustees@ehamptonny.gov
- [South Fork Wind](https://ehtrustees.com/south-fork-wind/) - A new era has begun for New York and America with renewable energy! All 12 turbines are up and running as of March 2024! It's a new era for American energy! All 12 turbines at #SouthForkWind are now complete. Construction Updates South Fork wind powers up! South Fork Wind Status Report South Fork Wind Farm
- [Docks: New Policies](https://ehtrustees.com/about/docks-rules-regulations/) - In 2021, the Trustees embarked on a comprehensive review, assessment and inventory of all residential docks, floating docks, floating structures, catwalks and platforms for all Trustee bottomlands and waterways. As a result of this review, the Trustees determined identified a need for updated and comprehensive policies regarding the management and monitoring of all docks, floating
- [Important Links](https://ehtrustees.com/about/important-links/) - NYS DEC Temporary Shellfish Closures Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan Discover Workshops and Meetings on the Town website for coastal resiliency. What is a RIP Current? Sharks and Public Safety East Hampton Trustees Cartwright Island Historical Research The report is the opinion of a local historian expert. We are happy to review other opinions and add
- [In the Media](https://ehtrustees.com/about/in-the-media/) - John Turner of Seatuck Environmental Association John Turner of Seatuck Environmental Association on the subject of Terrapin turtles and "Half Shells for Habitat" ---shot at Accabonac Harbor- Louse Point. July 2020
- [Pump-out Boat Reports](https://ehtrustees.com/committees/pump-out-boats/pump-out-boat-reports/) - 2022-Pump-Out-Program-Activity-ReportDownload 2021-Pump-Out-Program-Activity-ReportDownload
- [Fish Traps & Shell Fishing](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/fish-traps-and-shellfish-permits/) - Fish Traps Trustee Fish Trap Permits are issued on an annual basis. The application must be submitted with an updated copy of the applicant's driver's license and a map indicating location of fish trap. Fee: $20.00 per fish trap Shell Fishing A permit is required for the taking of any shellfish or shellfish predator for
- [Applications & Fees](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/) - General Permit Application Beaching of Small Boats/Kayak Storage Bottom Lands & Inter-Tidal Zones Duck Blinds Fish Traps & Shellfishing Moorings
- [Meeting Agendas](https://ehtrustees.com/meetings/meetings-agendas/) - Search Search Meeting: August 10, 2026 I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business 180 Springy Banks Rd, Dock Repair IV. Old Business 8 Harbor Lane /dock on private property Pussy’s pond parking lot behind the General store – Update V. Committee Reports Blue-Green Algae update Accabonac mosquito larvae survey Mooring Policy (trustees) Lionhead
- [Bottom Lands & Inter-Tidal Zones](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/bottom-lands-and-inter-tidal-zones/) - Dredging/Excavation A Trustee Permit General Application form must be submitted for all dredging or excavation projects. Maintenance dredging and excavation is generally permitted. In addition to the Trustee application, applicants should determine if permission is required from any other agency. Any proposed project may not be undertaken without obtaining a Trustee permit. Violators are subject
- [The East Hampton Town Trustees     Scholarship Fund](https://ehtrustees.com/shop/scholarship-fund/) - When you educate one person you can change a life, when you educate many you can change the world. Shai Reshef At the first organizational meeting of the New Year January 9th, 2023, the Trustees voted to rename the scholarship fund - "The East Hampton Town Trustees Scholarship". Resolution-2023-29-To-Change-name-of-Scholarship-fundDownload The Trustees scholarship fund remains committed
- [Lazy Point Leases](https://ehtrustees.com/about/lazy-point-leases/) - The Trustees own land at Lazy Point and lease lots to residents of the Town of East Hampton. Leases are renewed and issued in March of each year. In addition, Local Baymen and the Town Shellfish Hatchery, have been granted permission to store fishing gear and aquaculture equipment on certain trustee property. A copy of
- [News & Events](https://ehtrustees.com/about/news-events/) - News Recission of Emergency Shellfish Harvest Prohibition July 16, 2026 Please be advised that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has rescinded the emergency designation of shellfish lands for Three Mile Harbor, effective as of 12:00 p.m., Thursday, July 16, 2026. All normally certified areas of Three Mile Harbor in the Town of
- [History](https://ehtrustees.com/about/history/) - 1600s 1700s 1800s 1900s The records of the Town Trustees of East Hampton are available in the East Hampton Library. All viewers are encouraged to consult these histories as they represent a clear tracing of the past to the present and remain an invaluable lesson in the day to day lives of our area’s earliest
- [About](https://ehtrustees.com/about/) - The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton represent the original government of East Hampton. The Trustee positions were created and granted sole authority over the Town of East Hampton, by King James II through the Dongan Patent dated December 9, 1686. Although the Nichols Patent had defined the boundaries for
- [Kayak Storage Permit Application Instructions & Regulations for 2021](https://ehtrustees.com/applications-fees/kayak-storage-permit-application-instructions-regulations-for-2021/) - The Town of East Hampton Trustsees’ office will NOT accept incomplete applications. INSTRUCTIONS: Please include all of the following as part of your complete Kayak Storage Application: Application: Please print clearly, complete all sections and submit all required documentation as listed on this page. Documentation must be in the same name as the applicant. Application
- [Dongan Patent](https://ehtrustees.com/about/dongan-patent/dongan-patent-text/) - May it please your excellency, the Attorney General hath perused this Patent and finds nothing contained therein prejudicial to his Majesty's interest. Examined Dec 91, 686. I.A. Graham, Recorded in the Secretarie's Office for the province of New York. Liber No. 2 Book of Patents, begun 1686. 1. H. SWINON, D Jeecny I certify the
- [Community Outreach](https://ehtrustees.com/community-outreach/) - Stewardship The East Hampton Trustees have been the stewards of East Hampton public lands and waterways since 1661. We are one of the oldest bodies of government in our country and are one of the largest landowners in our beloved town of East Hampton. East Hampton is facing many important environmental challenges, and we must
- [Dongan Patent](https://ehtrustees.com/about/dongan-patent/)
- [1800s](https://ehtrustees.com/about/history/1800s/) - 1600s 1700s 1800s 1900s Trustee Records between 1702 and 1869 to come… EXCERPTS FROM theRecords of the Trustees of East-Hampton, 1870-1897. Transcribed under the direction of a committee appointed in 1925 at the expense of the Town and its authorities. Wm. T. Vaughn, Justice of the Peace, Kenneth E. Davis, Supervisor of the Committee, H.D. Sleight,
- [1600s](https://ehtrustees.com/about/history/1600s/) - 1600s 1700s 1800s 1900s EXCERPTS FROM the Records of the Town Trustees of East-Hampton, Volume I. 1639-1680 Transcribed by Joseph S. Osborne, Jonathan T. Gardiner, Jonathan Baker, a committee appointed to reproduce the Records by Town meeting, April 3, 1883. April 29, 1648 An agreement between the Sachems of Manhassett, Wayandanch, Meuntacut, Corchake, Shinnecoke
- [1700s](https://ehtrustees.com/about/history/1700s/) - 1600s 1700s 1800s 1900s Trustee Records between 1702 and 1869 to come… April 2, 1700 The Election Meeting chooses for the following year, two Constables (Ebinezer Leeke and William Barnes), twelve Trustees, (Joseph Stretton, Ensn. Onesemos Talmage, Edward Jones, John Miller, Seth Parsons, James Diamond, James Hand, Thomas Osborne Jr., Stephen Hand, John Hedgis, Daniel Osborne,
- [1900s](https://ehtrustees.com/about/history/1900s/) - 1600s 1700s 1800s 1900s EXCERPTS FROM the Records of the Trustees of East-Hampton, 1926-1939. Transcribed by Jeannette Rattray under the direction of Judith Hope, Supervisor, Mary A. Fallon, Councilwoman, and Carleton Kelly, Historian. April 15, 1930 The following members were present: Clinton H. Edwards, Capt. John Philips, David G. Mulford, J. Everett Hand, Emmett C.

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