by Nancy Kane When I first moved to Springs in 1988, I occasionally volunteered at The Nature Conservancy offices which at the time were located upstairs in the building that houses the Springs Library. Views were more open than they are today, and Accabonac Harbor was very visible from those offices. It is not surprising that preservation of the harbor was one of the Conservancy’s goals. Among […]
In the fall of 2007, the Overbrook Foundation awarded APC a generous grant renewal of $5,000. The grant report was preparted by Anita Wright, an educator with Group for the East End and advisor to the APC. Support from the Overbrook Foundation has enabled APC to tackle issues related to the pressures of development and growth in the Accabonac watershed with a variety of different strategies. These […]
[photo]This year, the Springs Spring Cleaning will be held on Saturday, May 17 (raindate Sunday) at 10am. As always, the Springs General Store will provide a delicious chili lunch for participants, but for the first time this year’s cleanup is being organized by the Dayton family (pictured here at a previous Springs Cleaning) and the Wiltshire family. So come, bring family, friends and gloves, it’s always a […]
by Anita Wright Springs School 5th graders in Irene Tully’s class are engaged in a unique and exciting class project. The students will learn about and map stormwater runoff into Accabonac Harbor and propose remediation ideas that they plan to present to East Hampton Town officials. Students will focus on run-off from Landing Lane, Shipyard Lane and the corner of Springs Fireplace and Old Stone Highway, all […]
by Eileen Catalano Last fall New York State held public hearings in consideration of naming certain areas in East Hampton, including Accabonac Harbor, Scenic Areas of Statewide Significance. The results were resoundingly positive and the motion was adopted by the Town of East Hampton. This will hopefully soon be followed by adoption by the State. On a local level this translates to the recognition of Accabonac Harbor’s […]
by Cile Downs Almost all of Springs was once cleared for agriculture, despite the fact that glacial moraine makes poor farm land. As far as we know, it was originally all woods, which must have been a back-breaking job to clear without machines. Sooner or later, people found out they were better off grazing animals on it. Even the Indians were, some say, in the habit of […]
by Nick Bryan Among the many blessings of living in East Hampton is having a Town Code that contains laws that can help protect our natural resources, including the beautiful Accabonac Harbor. We should be aware of this Code and abide by it, of course, but should we observe violations of the Code, we also have an obligation to report them to the Office of Ordinance Enforcement. […]
On April 13 from 2-4pm, the Accabonac Protection Committee will present a forum at the Springs Firehouse on Ft Pond Blvd on the theme of “Accabonac: What Have We Lost? What can Be Saved?” After a showing of the haunting video “Accabonac Harbor” by Alec Hirschfeld, a panel of experts will speak, covering a range of topics. Arnold Leo, longtime secretary of the Baymen’s Association and current […]
by Jorie Latham At a recent meeting, Capt. Edward Ecker, Jr, of the EH Town Police, came to speak with us about our concerns that vandalism, dumping and other illegal activities have been ramping up at various road ends around the harbor. These areas are remote and in some cases invisible from the road. The spray painting of our sign and other signs and structures, including the […]
by Cile Downs Here in a region where sewer networks are unknown and likely to remain so, everybody with a house also has a septic system. But, strangely, few people have more than a foggy notion of what that system is and what goes on in it. As you can imagine, this doesn’t lead to the best care and upkeep. A faulty system can endanger both groundwater […]