by Cile Downs We feel a debt of gratitude to Kevin McAllister, the Peconic Baykeeper. Without his watchful eye on dozens, even hundreds, of sources of data and his reports on the condition of the bays and estuaries, we might now be completely in the dark about some very alarming trends. If you receive Baywatch, the Baykeeper’s publication, or if you noticed the review of it that […]
by Margo Hardy Permission for a 260-foot revetment in front of the two properties immediately at the southeast end of Gerard Drive’s second causeway was requested by the owners at a December hearing before the ZBA. The proposed revetment would continue the line of rocks and concrete chunks dumped over time by the Highway Department along the Gardiners Bay side in front of an old wood bulkhead […]
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 […]
Accabonac Protection Committee seminar “Accabonac: What Have We Lost? What Can We Save?” on April 13, 2008 at Springs Fire House. Jorie Latham was moderator. Filmed and Edited by Paul Dornhofer. From the LTV archive. https://www.digitallongisland.org/record/42938?v=vid
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. […]