On Saturday, June 14 from 10:00am to approximately 12:00pm, we’ll be hosting a paddle and trash pick-up event on Accabonac Harbor. It will be led by Evelyn O’Doherty, a local SUP legend here on the East End, and APC board member Jody Sutter. Bring your SUP board or kayak and meet us at the kayak launch at the end of Landing Lane. We’ll then go on an easy-to-moderate […]
Welcome to Spring! The ospreys are back and rebuilding their nests, a good indicator that our efforts to protect Accabonac Harbor’s natural bounty is working.Here are some updates on recent APC activities and upcoming events around Accabonac: On March 8 th , APC and Perfect Earth co-hosted a gathering of local environmentalists and concerned citizen gardeners at the Springs Community Presbyterian Church to listen to experts give […]
Just a reminder – We are co-sponsoring a workshop with The Perfect Earth Project on Saturday, March 8th. The details are described below. We hope to see many of you there. Landscape Therapy Workshop Join Edwina von Gal (Perfect Earth Project), Tony Piazza (Piazza Horticultural), Frank Quevedo (South Fork Natural History Museum), and other experts for a presetation, panel discussion, and an opportunity to ask questions about […]
We are pleased to announce that we are co-sponsoring a workshop with The Perfect Earth Project on Saturday, March 8th. The details are described below. We hope to see many of you there. Also, you may be aware that our real time weather station has been out of commission. It is being fixed and as soon as it has been repaired, we will bring it back on […]
The Accabonac Protection Committee (APC) had a productive year in 2024 as we continued to support efforts to protect the water quality of the harbor, lessen the use of pesticides and fertilizers on the surrounding land, and reached out to the community to reaffirm and strengthen our organization’s actions and mission for the future. Our annual meeting, commemorating 35 years of environmental activism, drew over 100 members […]
The Town of East Hampton Land Acquisitions and Management Department in coordination with the Nature Preserve Committee is drafting a management plan which covers 43 parcels off and along Gerard Drive acquired by the town in recent decades – mostly through the Community Preservation Fund – 26 of which have been designated as town nature preserves. This management plan will NOT cover the southernmost preserve areas or […]
For those of you who were able to join us at our annual get-together, thank you for attending and for those who were not able to make it, we look forward to seeing you at future gatherings. It was a glorious event. The setting was spectacular (thanks again to our hosts Barbara Thomas and Geoffrey Drummond), the weather could not have been better and the musicians (Laurie […]
HOLD THE DATE: APC Annual Meeting September 14th The Accabonac Protection Committee will celebrate its 39th Annual Meeting on September 14th (3PM-5PM) with an outdoor acoustic concert featuring some of the East End’s favorite musicians. The event will take place on a private property bordering the harbor and will commemorate APC’s many achievements over the past four decades and raise awareness about our ongoing programs to improve the water […]
We were very pleased to see so many of you at the “Talk Dirt to Me” program on April 20th. We are committed to having a session like this every year, in partnership with the Perfect Earth project, so that we can share the most up-to-date information about environmentally friendly lawn care. So be on the lookout for announcements about the upcoming sessions. Thank you for joining us for […]
Talk Dirt to Me This Saturday 4/20 at 1:00 at the Springs Presbyterian Church Just a reminder about this weekend’s event – Talk Dirt to Me: Sustainable Land Care Symposium and Info Fair, co-sponsored by the Accabonac Protection Committee and the Perfect Earth Project. It will take place at the Springs Presbyterian Church from 1:00 to 3:30. This event, which will include a panel discussion and an Information Fair, will […]