Fishermen to Benefit from the American Rescue Plan Act
Montauk Harbor, Commercial Dock. Photo Christine Sampson. 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 votedRead More
Piping Plovers Thrive in Delaware-Not So Well on the East Coast
Photo: A piping plover and chicks. (Kaiti Titherington/USFWS) 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 someRead More
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 longRead More
East Hampton Star 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 ofRead More
Meeting: January 23, 2023
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 theRead 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.
