Disappointing Scallop Season – Again
Sawyer Clark with a handful of “bug bay” scallops in 2021 Photo Mike Wright 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 openingRead More
Wanted: East Hampton and Ross School Student Volunteers!
Saturday, November 5th from 10AM – 2PM – Community Service applies!Read More
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.Read More
Trustees Delay Scallop Season 2022
Photo by Jon M. Diat 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 onRead More
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-longRead 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.
