Peconic Estuary Partnership

Winter Watershed Walk Series with PBK - Mashomack Preserve
2025-03-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | New York
79 S Ferry Rd, Shelter Island, NY 11964

Join Peconic Baykeeper and Peconic Estuary Partnership for our third year of Winter Watershed Walk Series! This year’s series features four new and different locations around the Peconic Estuary. We are hitting the trails again this winter to explore some of the beautiful locations around the Peconic Estuary. This is a great chance to learn more about the coastal habitats in the watershed. Walks are open to all ages, please register ahead of time so we may contact you in the event of a cancellation or rescheduling.

Please dress for your comfort, warm layers, hats and gloves are encouraged. We will plan to meet at the trail head and begin walks shortly after our given start time if you are running late or can no longer attend a walk you have signed up for please let us know. We will do our best to wait for all confirmed registrants.

This year we are starting a new Winter Watershed Walk Challenge and a new tradition! Attend all four walks, get a stamp on your Winter Watershed Walk Card and win a swag bag from Peconic Baykeeper and Peconic Estuary Partnership! Swag bag includes t-shirts and hats, tote bag, reusable water bottle, and pet waste bag dispenser! As for our new tradition join us back at the trailhead after the walk for hot chocolate! We’ll bring the thermos, you bring a reusable mug!

Policy Committee Meeting
2025-03-19 10:00 - 12:30 | NEW Town of Riverhead Town Hall 4 W 2nd St, Riverhead, NY 11901, 4 W 2nd St, Riverhead, New York, 11901, United States
PEP Policy Committee Meeting

Find briefing materials link: HERE

Long Island Volunteer River Herring & Eel Survey Training
2025-03-22 10:00 - 12:00 | New York
PEP will be holding a training session in conjunction with Seatuck and the Diadromous Fish Work Group. The first portion of the training will be a presentation at the Riverhead Library, and the second portion of the training will be in-the-field and take place at Woodhull Dam where participants will get to learn about how to look for and observe River Herring and Eel from Byron Young!

Registration: https://seatuck.org/events/event/register/?reset=1&id=3338

River Herring Survey in Montauk with PEP & CCOM
2025-03-28 10:00 - 12:00 | New York
The Peconic Estuary Partnership and Concerned Citizens of Montauk will be hosting an in- person event at Big Reed Pond on March 28, from 10am-12pm. This event is in conjunction with the Annual Long island River Herring and Eel Survey.

The annual Long Island Volunteer River Herring & Eel Survey is one of Long Island’s longest running community science projects. Started in 2006, the survey engages community volunteer scientists to monitor runs of migratory river herring and American eels in rivers and streams across Long Island.

We will be covering how to identify alewife, and use the Survey 123 app to record your survey results. We will also discuss the significance of the fish passage projects in the Peconic Estuary. Please join us!

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuu3IUqqZ9YwwWqAltZHZLcbXmX8dT16ctsUF1pYiqllFSag/viewform?usp=sharing

Poisoned Waters Documentary Screening
2025-04-01 12:30 - 15:30 | Tabler Black Box Theatre, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
Join us for a special screening of Poisoned Waters followed by a presentation from PEPs Water Quality Outreach Specialist and a discussion!

Alewife Creek Walk With Peconic Baykeeper and the Peconic Estuary Partnership
2025-04-04 10:00 - 12:00 | New York
Event Address: Emma Rose Elliston Park, Southampton (Millstone Brook Rd.)

Registration: https://forms.gle/98HXyJN7WTzyYcuQ6

PEP Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
2025-05-07 10:00 - 12:00 | New York
The Technical Advisory Committee Meeting will be on 5/7/25 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM.

Location:

Montaukett Library (MLRC)

Suffolk County Community College, Riverhead, NY

Town of Riverhead STOP Throwing Out Pollutants Recycling Day!
2025-05-31 08:00 - 14:00 | RIVERHEAD HIGHWAY YARD 1177 OSBORN AVENUE
HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, ELECTRONICS DISPOSAL, AND MEDICATION GIVEBACK EVENT

POLLUTANTS AND ELECTRONICS DISPOSAL AREA OPEN TO RIVERHEAD RESIDENTS ONLY MEDICATION GIVEBACK OPEN TO ALL

STOP PROGRAM INFO: 631‐727‐3200 EXT. 391

Peconic Estuary Shoreline Summit
2025-06-05 10:30 - 17:00 | Atlantis Banquets and Events, 431 East Main Street, Riverhead, New York, 11901, United States
The Peconic Estuary Partnership and NY SeaGrant are pleased to invite you to the Peconic Shoreline Summit on June 5, 2025!

The Shoreline Summit event will feature morning refreshments and lunch, guest speaker presentation, and a panel discussion on Peconic shoreline protection and management opportunities!

The summit will highlight key findings from the PEP-NYSG Shoreline Adaptation Groups’ workshops, interviews, and research.

Please reach out to Jade Blennau and Kathleen Fallon (jade.blennau@stonybrook.edu; kmf228@cornell.edu) if you have additional colleagues you would like to be included in this event invitation. Space is limited and we want to be sure our shoreline managers register! Thank you!

Central Pine Barrens Annual Cooperators Meeting
2025-06-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Hyatt Place Long Island/East End, 451 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901

Rain Barrel Workshop
2025-06-07 09:00 - 10:30 | Peconic Baykeeper Office, 167 Red Creek Road, Hampton Bays, New York, 11946, United States
Peconic Baykeeper is excited to announce a new workshop series funded by North Fork Side by Side! This series will be open to residents of the North Fork and Riverhead.

Join us for a hands-on Rain Barrel Workshop where you’ll build your very own rain barrel and increase your knowledge of water stewardship and conservation! This interactive event is perfect for homeowners, gardeners, and anyone interested in sustainability and protecting our local waterways.

Visit The Peconic Estuary Partnership who will be hosting an informational table at the event!

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring
2025-06-09 23:44 - 2025-06-10 00:44, 2025-06-28 02:23 - 03:23 | Squires Pond, Hampton Bays, E Landing Road, Hampton Bays, New York, 11946, United States
Join us for a night of Horseshoe Crab Monitoring!

Community Science LI 2025- Water Chestnut!
2025-06-12 18:00 - 19:00 | New York
Water Chestnut is an invasive aquatic plant that spreads rapidly, choking waterways and harming native species. Join our June Webinar and in-person event to learn about management efforts!

Speakers: Abby Marino (Program Manager, Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA)), Carlos Morantes Ariza (Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Region 1, NYS DEC)

Community Science LI

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring
2025-06-14 01:28 - 02:28, 2025-06-26 00:38 - 01:38 | Squires Pond, Hampton Bays, E Landing Road, Hampton Bays, New York, 11946, United States
Join us for a night of Horseshoe Crab Monitoring

East Hampton STOP THROWING OUT POLLUTANTS Day (STOP)
2025-06-14 09:00 - 14:00 | East Hampton Recycling Ctr. 260 Springs Fireplace Road
The S.T.O.P. program is designed to provide East Hampton Town residents with a safe, environmentally sound method of disposing of hazardous materials that are found in the average home. By bringing toxins such as antifreeze, drain cleaners and pesticides to the East Hampton Recycling Center on June 14th between the hours of 9 am and 2 pm, you can make a significant contribution to the protection of our precious groundwater supply and the preservation of our bays and estuaries. Please rid your homes of hazardous materials and ensure proper collection and disposal. Together we can protect the integrity of our fragile ecosystem.

PEP Communication Strategy Public Meeting
2025-06-17 18:00 - 19:30 | New York
The Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) invites you to join us for an upcoming public meeting to share your perspectives, ideas, and priorities for the future of the Peconic Estuary.

These meetings are an important opportunity for residents, organizations, and community stakeholders to help guide how PEP engages the community and advances its mission to protect and restore the Peconic Estuary and its watershed. Your feedback will help us understand what works best to connect with the public and build meaningful partnerships. Please fill out this link to RSVP! https://forms.gle/gGGQAnBnB6CZ9FXy9

Monday, June 17 | 6:00 – 7:30 PMCutchogue New Suffolk Free Library27550 Main Rd, Cutchogue, NY 11935

PEP Communication Strategy Public Meeting
2025-06-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Riverhead Free Library 330 Court St, Riverhead, NY 11901
The Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) invites you to join us for an upcoming public meeting to share your perspectives, ideas, and priorities for the future of the Peconic Estuary.

These meetings are an important opportunity for residents, organizations, and community stakeholders to help guide how PEP engages the community and advances its mission to protect and restore the Peconic Estuary and its watershed. Your feedback will help us understand what works best to connect with the public and build meaningful partnerships. Please fill out this link to RSVP! https://forms.gle/gGGQAnBnB6CZ9FXy9

ReWild North Fork Spring Sustainable Garden Tour 2025
2025-06-21 10:00 - 13:00 | New York
ReWild North Fork Sustainable Garden Tour 2025 – Gardens & Meadows Spring Tour.

We’re showcasing some of our friends and neighbors’ gardens or meadows. These sustainable green spaces can inspire and teach others (even if it’s what didn’t work) and have some or many native and pollinator-friendly plants. Many gardeners are rethinking their lawns, refusing chemicals, moving towards incorporating native plants and away from invasive and exotic plants. The birds, pollinators, and local wildlife but also the Peconic Bay and Long Island Sound, our sole source aquifer, depend on you.

Gardens and meadows are messy, experimental, transitional spaces, ever-changing as we move towards including more native species and follow the CROWN, the ReWild key tenets (Compost, Reuse, Organic, Water-wise and Native).

These tours are free to the public, and there’s no compensation to the gardeners, just the joy of sharing their garden or meadow and knowledge with others.

Some gardens are in private residences, please respect their privacy, know that the homes are off limits.

Respect the stated time frames, don’t show up before 10, or after 1, or on a different day.

There will be a fall tour on September 13 (rain date Sept.14); you can return to see some gardens again and some different ones.

ReWild North Fork + Southold Peconic Civic Association are the sponsors of these tours.

Thanks for making North Fork green spaces healthier, more biodiverse, ecological, and sustainable. Here’s to more trees, flowers, butterflies, fireflies, and birds!

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring
2025-06-23 22:52 - 23:52 | Squires Pond, Hampton Bays, E Landing Road, Hampton Bays, New York, 11946, United States
Join us for a night of Horseshoe Crab Monitoring !

Rain Barrel Workshop with Peconic Baykeeper
2025-06-27 09:00 - 10:30 | New York
Join us for a hands-on Rain Barrel Workshop where you’ll build your very own rain barrel and increase your knowledge of water stewardship and conservation! This interactive event is perfect for homeowners, gardeners, and anyone interested in sustainability and protecting our local waterways.

Water Chestnut Pull! | CSLI
2025-06-27 09:30 - 11:30 | Massapequa Lake, Merrick Rd, Massapequa, New York, United States
Volunteer with us and remove invasive water chestnut to preserve Long Island’s Lakes! Invasive species like water chestnut can wreak havoc on the delicate balance of our lakes, crowding out native species and disrupting the ecosystem. Help protect the activities and traditions that make Long Island special, from leisurely angling to adventurous kayaking. Join and support our local ecosystem’s health and ensure enjoyment of our waterways for generations to come.

Speakers/Partners: Abby Marino (Program Manager, Long Island Invasive Species Management Area), Carlos Morantes Ariza (Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Region 1, NYS DEC)

Community Science LI

CSLI: Emerging Invasives
2025-07-09 18:00 - 19:00 | New York
Emerging Invasive Plants are spreading across Long Island, threatening native ecosystems. Discover key species and how to report them at our July Webinar and in-person event!

Speaker: Kassidy Robinson (Education & Outreach Manager, Long Island Invasive Species Management Area)

Community Science LI

Nature Walk/Invasives Pull at Coindre Hall!
2025-07-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Coindre Hall Park
Join us for a nature walk at beautiful Coindre Hall Park and help us look out for invasive species! The event will kick off with a walk led by expert naturalists who will share information about the park, some of the invasive species found there, and how everyone can help manage invasives to protect these habitats just while going out for a stroll. During the walk, we’ll point out some species along the way, so we recommend having the apps iMap Invasives and Seek on your phone! After the walk, we will conduct an invasive species pull where attendees are invited to help us remove invasive plants from the park. Join us!

Speakers/Partners: NYSG, LIISMA, Coindre Hall Park Community

Community Science LI

Sustainable Landscapes Forum
2025-07-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Shelter Island Presbyterian Church, 32 N Ferry Road, Shelter Island, 11964
Landscape TherapyCo-hosted with the Shelter Island Water and Conservation Advisory Committees and the Shelter Island Green Committee

Funded by the Peconic Estuary Partnership

PEP Communication Strategy Public Meeting
2025-07-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Ashawagh Hall, 780 Springs Fireplace Rd, East Hampton, New York, United States

PEP Communication Strategy Public Meeting
2025-07-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Peconic Baykeeper Office, 167 Red Creek Road, Hampton Bays, New York, 11946, United States

Southampton HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL STOP PROGRAM DAY (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants)
2025-08-02 09:00 - 14:00 | 1404 Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Tpke
Disposal at other times is regulated by state and federal environmental law and is strictly prohibited. For more information regarding the Town of Southampton’s Stop Throwing Out Pollutants (STOP) program, please call the Town Recycling Office at (631) 283-5210

PEP Management Committee Meeting
2025-08-06 10:00 - 12:30 | Group for the East End Office 54895 NY-25, Southold, NY 11971, 54895 NY-25, Southold, NY 11971
This special management committee meeting will be held on the North Fork! We will convene for our regular meeting at the Group for the East End Offices until 11:30 when we will head out to visit our nearby partners at CAST. See agenda for additional meeting materials.
