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Tag: Plum Island

04.04.2022 Environment

Report: Study of Plum Island’s pristine waters reveal rare Long Island habitat

The Plum Island waters are a plum. That’s the gist of a scientific diving team’s findings, based on a report of a 2021 survey of Plum Island’s marine habitats....

08.09.2021 Environment

Study of Plum Island waters finds lots of life, no human impact

Outlined against a powder blue sky, two terns swirled in a light breeze over the waters surrounding the north side of Plum Island. The two birds were obvious. Less...

12.29.2020 News

Congressman Zeldin, area officials and preservation groups hail the saving of Plum Island

A jubilant Congressman Lee Zeldin joined with environmental groups and elected officials Tuesday to celebrate the federal government removing the ”for sale sign” from the historic and ecological marvel...

12.27.2020 Editorials

Editorial: Our region is the winner and Zeldin deserves the credit

Monday night, the U.S. Senate voted 92-6 on both a desperately needed COVID-19 relief package and a $1.4 trillion spending bill that will fund the federal government through next...

12.23.2020 Government

Sale of Plum Island blocked as Congress approves more coronavirus aid

Going, going, gone.  The passing of a $2.3 trillion spending bill means Plum Island is permanently off of the auction block. A provision to block the sale of the...

12.16.2020 Government

Plum Island ‘closer than ever’ to being saved as federal spending bill would block sale

After more than a decade of uncertainty, the mandated sale of Plum Island may be off the table as part of a federal spending bill that could be approved...

07.27.2020 Environment

‘Envision Plum Island’ report spurs renewed call for preservation

When a survey of marine habitats on and around Plum Island was completed last September, one of the many remarkable discoveries was the abundance of birds on the 822-acre...

05.20.2020 Environment

Plum Island marine survey finds abundance of animal, plant life

The waters surrounding Plum Island, one of the more mysterious areas in New York State, are a little less of a mystery now. A team of divers and marine...

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