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...
10.11.2020 Environment Eastern Long Island Sound earns high grades in latest water quality report Long Island Sound earned an A+ and A on its latest report card related to water quality. The high grades issued in Save the Sound’s 2020 report represent the...
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...
11.30.2016 Government Plum Island’s future uncertain as transition begins Those working towards preserving Plum Island’s unused, natural acreage from development see both uncertainty and hope in their goal as a new presidential era begins.
07.08.2016 Environment Find out which Riverhead beaches received the highest water quality grades Just how healthy are North Fork beaches that line the Long Island Sound? Find out in an interactive online map called Sound Health Explorer, which grades Long Island and...
07.01.2016 Environment ‘Fundamentally flawed’ report on Plum Island’s future, environmentalists say A report released last week by the Department of Homeland Security outlining alternatives to selling Plum Island to the highest bidder has come under criticism from environmental groups.
06.28.2015 Environment 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...
