East Coast Whales: What is Causing Their Deaths?
A dead humpback whale in Lido Beach, New York on January 31, 2023. SETH WENIG / AP PHOTO 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 andRead More
Despite Court Ruling- New York State Law Could Protect Long Island Wetlands –
The Main Pond at Hoyt Farm in Commack in September. A Supreme Court ruling in May means the Environmental Protection Agency will no longer regulate smaller bodies of water across the nation unless they have a direct connection to a larger, navigable one. Credit: Barry Sloan Small freshwater wetlandsRead More
The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly 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 ofRead More
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 CarbonRead More
Town of East Hampton 375th Anniversary Parade
Town of East Hampton 375th Anniversary ParadeRead More
Ocean Beaches
The Trustees generally claim ownership of certain ocean beaches WEST of Napeague Lane to Georgica Association and WEST of Georgica Association to East of Town Line Road.
