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Reader photos: Ospreys return to the North Fork
An osprey flying in Southold. (Credit: John-Paul Stanisic) How long does it take an osprey to journey 3,500 miles from South America to the northeast? About three weeks. Ospreys began returning to the...
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How climate change affects bird populations
Audubon Society Conservation Data Manager Tom Auer will try to rally support to save birds. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) Birds aren’t political.That’s why the National Audubon Society’s Conservation...
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Latest Peconic Baykeeper resigns his post after seven months
Brady Wilkins in September 2014, after it was announced he’d be taking over as the face of the Peconic Baykeeper nonprofit advocacy group. The search for the next Peconic Baykeeper is once again on....
View ArticleHelp clean up shoreline at local beaches
Southold Town and SoutholdVOICE will host a shoreline cleanup Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17. Residents will be able to bring shore debris to the following “drop spot” locations, where signs will...
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Beetlemania: Insect poses long-term threat to Pine Barrens
Southern pine beetles have been confirmed in the above locations so far, officials say. (Eric Hod illustration) The southern pine beetle, as it turns out, isn’t all that southern anymore. The voracious...
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Legislature proposes commission to combat pine beetle scourge
Southern Pine Beetles, which are devastating forests across the Northeast, have arrived on Long Island. (Credit: Courtesy photo) The Suffolk County Legislature may create a commission of state and...
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State DEC shuts down shellfishing again, now in James Creek
(Credit: Courtesy, state DEC) Citing higher than normal levels of toxins, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has shut down shellfishing in James Creek in Southold. The creek is now...
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Riverhead Town scrambling to fix ‘critical’ situation as fish die off
Dead bunker like these have been washing up on local shores since late last week. (Credit: Christopher Gobler) A recent die-off of bait fish in the Peconic Estuary has Riverhead Town rallying local...
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Hundreds of dead fish now washing up in Southold Town
Bunker fish on Nassau Point Sunday morning. (Credit: Grant Parpan) Bunker fish lined the bay shores of Southold Town Sunday morning, days after the latest massive fish kill reports in Riverhead and...
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June ushers in rain after driest May on record
Rainfall on Monday and Tuesday came as a welcome change of pace for local crops. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro) It might seem like a distant memory now, but last month proved to be the driest May on record,...
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Suffolk County may soon incentivize energy-efficient upgrades
Neal Lewis (second from right) presents a proposed county Climate Action Plan at Tuesday’s meeting. (Credit: Paul Squire) In an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Suffolk County is hoping an...
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Toxic blue-green algae again detected at Lake Marratooka
Lake Marratooka in Mattituck. (Credit: Grant Parpan file photo) Toxic blue-green algae have been detected at Lake Marratooka in Mattituck yet again, leading health officials to warn against swimming...
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County assembles panel to discuss die-off of fish and turtles
From right, Walter Dawydiak, Dr. Alison Branco, Dr. Christopher Gobler and Adrienne Esposito. The panel discussed water quality issues Thursday in Hauppauge. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) County lawmakers,...
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Another month, another fish kill in the Peconic River
Dead fish washed ashore at the Riverhead Yacht Club. (Courtesy photo) Word of thousands of dead fish washing up on local shores might seem like old news at this point, but another drop in oxygen levels...
View ArticleSouthold Town marshes to be sprayed for mosquitos Thursday
Local marshes in Southold Town will be treated for mosquito larvae Thursday, Suffolk County officials said. The county’s Division of Vector Control will treat the following areas: New Suffolk, Great...
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New Senate bill would halt the sale of Plum Island to highest bidder
A new Senate bill would prevent Plum Island from being sold to the highest bidder and pave the way for ownership of the mostly undeveloped parcel to be transferred to a federal environmental agency....
View ArticleMosquito spraying taking place Tuesday
Local marshes in Southold Town will be treated for mosquito larvae tomorrow, Suffolk County officials said. The county’s Division of Vector Control will be spraying the following areas with Vectobac...
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DEC reopens local shellfishing areas
Meetinghouse Creek. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced about 4,000 acres of land in Southampton, Riverhead and Southold towns...
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Mel Morris named NFEC Environmentalist of the Year
Mel Morris (center) works with students, educating them about the local environment. (Credit: Courtesy) He started the Open Space Stewardship Program and the Day in the Life program at Brookhaven...
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Livecam osprey chick rescued after getting ensnared in fishing line
An osprey chick’s star status may have just saved its life. PSEG LI and a wildfire rescue specialist worked together Thursday to rescue a chick which had fishing line wrapped around its leg. The chick...
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