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2010-12-01 - Grangebel Park
Grangebel Park
The Grangebel Park Rock Ramp project is featured in Coastal America newsletter AND in the New Review follow links below for more information...
Corporate Partnership Rescues $1 Million Fishway Project on the Peconic River in Riverhead, New York
- Newsday - In the Field: Peconic ramp to give alewives a lift.
2010-11-15 - Newsday - Southampton OKs $445G in bonds for Reeve
Newsday - Southampton OKs $445G in bonds for Reeves Bay project
Click here for more details.
2010-09-20 - Call to Action Conference
Call to Action Conference
The Call to Action Conference brought out over 200 people throughout the day to show their support for the Peconic Estuary Program.
- The Sag Harbor Express - Saving the Estuary: Conference takes detailed look at water body
2010-06-30 - Invasive Ludwigia
Invasive Ludwigia
The PEP's recent invasive species initiatives have been highlighted on television and in print. Check out the coverage here...Southampton Press, July 16, 2008
The Suffolk Times, May 4, 2006
2010-05-08 - CMEE Family Fun Day 2010
CMEE Family Fun Day 2010
Peconic Family Fun Day was a huge success on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Over 250 people attended this free event to raise awareness about the fragile and valuable Peconic Estuary.
- The Sag Harbor Express - Joining Forces For a Family Fun Day
- Click here to view video of CMEE Family Fun Day
2007-09-01 - EPA Approves Nitrogen Total Maximum Daily Loading
EPA Approves Nitrogen Total Maximum Daily Loading Document for Peconic Estuary
The recently approved TMDL will ensure that impaired waterbodies meet NYS dissolved oxygen standards.
2006-04-25 - Town of Riverhead Awarded Grant to Restore Fish Mi
Town of Riverhead Awarded Grant to Restore Fish Migration on the Peconic River
Supervisor Phil Cardinale announced that the Town was awarded a $25,000 American Rivers/NOAA Community- B ased Habitat Restoration Program Partnership. Funds will go toward restoring passage of alewife and American eel over the Grangebel Park dam. Learn more...
2005-11-03 - New York State Announces Funding for Water Quality
New York State Announces Funding for Water Quality Improvements & Habitat Restoration
Over $2.5 million was awarded for projects in the Peconic watershed. Funds will support a system to use the effluent from the Riverhead Sewage Treatment Plant to irrigate the adjacent Indian Island Golf Course, fish passage restoration on the Peconic River and stormwater management.Learn more...
2005-09-29 - NYS Acts to Protect Depleted Bay Scallop Populatio
NYS Acts to Protect Depleted Bay Scallop Populations
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation postponed the start of the 2005 scallop season and established minimum size requirements for harvest in an effort to restore the severely depleted bay scallop population in the Peconic Estuary.
2005-07-11 - The Poop on the No Discharge Zone
The Poop on the No Discharge Zone
A new public education campaign is underway to inform boaters about the Peconic NDZ, or No Discharge Zone. The 2002 designation leads to cleaner and healthier waters by making it illegal for boaters to discharge treated or untreated wastes into any and all waters of the estuary.
Learn more...
2005-04-25 - Pet Shops Join PEP to Prevent Exotic Plant and Ani
Pet Shops Join PEP to Prevent Exotic Plant and Animal Invasions
A new outreach effort is asking Peconic residents to have a Habitattitude. Don\'t dump unwanted pets and aquatic plants!
2005-04-25 - State of the Bays Science Conference
State of the Bays Science Conference
On April 29, 2005, the PEP brought together 18 scientists from all over the Northeast to spearhead a day of scientific exploration. Nearly 100 attendees gathered to learn about the scientists' current research in the Peconics. The goal? To answer the question, "What is the environmental state of the bays?
Learn more...
2004-10-28 - Water Quality Improvement Projects Completed
Water Quality Improvement Projects Completed
The PEP teamed with DOT and others to improve wetlands and shorelines and to mitigate stormwater runoff at 14 locations in the estuary. The $2.06 million project also funded a new canoe launch on the Peconic River.
Learn more...
2004-09-23 - EstuaryLive
EstuaryLive
On September 23rd, students from across the country took a virtual field trip to the Peconic Estuary, simply by visiting a website. They saw hairy sea cucumbers and horseshoe crabs and learned about eelgrass, shellfish aquaculture and algae.
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2004-09-22 - Nitrogen Management Challenge for Golf Courses
Nitrogen Management Challenge for Golf Courses
The PEP teamed with East End golf courses, the U.S. Golf Association and Cornell University in an effort to reduce nitrogen inputs to the estuary that may result from fertilizing fairways and greens.
Learn more...
2004-07-16 - PEP Mini-Grants
PEP Mini-Grants
In July, the PEP announced the funding of four different projects to sponsor marine education activities and improve water quality. A total of $7,999 was awarded to local towns and schools.
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