Welcome Spring! Dear Accabonac Protection Committee Members, Accabonac Harbor seems ready to shake off winter and head into Spring. On a walk at Louse Point Sunday evening, saw a very large group (hundreds) of hungry Gannet’s diving for their dinner. The Stormwater runoff and revegetation project the Town of East Hampton completed in the Louse Point parking area is a wonderful enhancement. Thanks to Kim Shaw, Mellissa Winslow and […]
Dear APC Members and Friends Thought you might enjoy a break from the winter about now! Please join us for a talk from Chris Paparo “The Fish Guy” about Long Island’s Tropical Drifters. Learn about the fascinating fish, crabs, shrimp and other tropical critters that ride the Gulf StreamFrom the Caribbean to Long Island every summer. You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Feb 7, 2023 06:00 […]
Letter to the East Hampton Star: SpringsDecember 19, 2022 Dear Editor, Thank you for the article “Plume Looms in Springs” about the ammonium plume entering Accabonac Harbor. The article is a stark reminder of how vulnerable Accabonac Harbor is to human activities that contribute to pollution, including nitrogen loading. Those activities include the use of lawn fertilizer carried by stormwater runoff, as well as effluent from on-site […]
We have had a good year. In 2022 Accabonac Protection Committee (APC) continued our focus on protecting and enhancing the water quality of the harbor we all love and cherish by giving financial support to important environmental projects that discover sources of pollutants and excess nitrogen entering Accabonac Harbor. Your donations are crucial to help fund these projects in 2023. Accabonac Harbor is our refuge; it is […]
We have had a good year. In 2022, Accabonac Protection Committee (APC) continued our focus on protecting and enhancing the water quality of the harbor we all love and cherish by giving financial support to important environmental projects that discover sources of pollutants and excess nitrogen entering Accabonac Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Patrice Dalton) Accabonac Harbor is our refuge; it is where we go to walk, to meditate, […]
The Louse Point Stormwater and Restoration project is complete, just in time for Thanksgiving. A fine time to take a walk and enjoy the beauty of Louse Point. Photo courtesy of Department of Natural Resources Plenty of great places to walk along Accabonac Harbor this holiday weekend. As noted in our last newsletter, the Nancy Kelley Nature Preserve, has magnificent vistas since the bamboo has been removed. […]
We have so much to celebrate this month. First, an essay written by Nick Bryan, APC board member, about the removal of a very invasive stand of bamboo at the Nany Kelley Nature Preserve and the people who made this happen. Next, Chris Ganitsch describes a new water quality project APC is supporting. Finally, my update on the Louse Point Stormwater Remediation and Restoration Project. The Nancy […]
Louse Point Storm Water Run-Off and Restoration Project Schedule We’ve just received news that the restoration and storm water run-off abatement project for Louse Point is about to begin. The aim of the project is to minimize the asphalt-related run-off into Accabonac Harbor and bolster the Louse Point’s dunes and vegetation to resist the storm-related erosion that occurs each winter. The Accabonac Protection Committee, with your help […]