Judith Weis: Threats to life on the bays

The shellfish and other aquatic lifeforms in East End bays are subject to threats from a host of pollutants.  What are these and how can we control them?

To find out host Francesca Rheannon talked with Rutgers University Biological Sciences professor, marine biologist Judith Weis.

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Judith Weis' book; Marine Pollution - What Everyone Needs To Know

waspublished by Oxford University Press

She is also the author of Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History

Judith Weis: Threats to life on the bays

The shellfish and other aquatic lifeforms in East End bays are subject to threats from a host of pollutants.  What are these and how can we control them?

To find out host Francesca Rheannon talked with Rutgers University Biological Sciences professor, marine biologist Judith Weis.

Listen here 

Judith Weis' book; Marine Pollution - What Everyone Needs To Know

waspublished by Oxford University Press

She is also the author of Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History

East Hampton Aquaculture - Shellfish Hatchery

The shellfish population on Long Island’s east end is under multiple threats related to development of the land bordering its bays and estuaries. 

The Town of East Hampton is acting to reverse the decline of a resource that was the basis of the livelihood of generations of its baymen.

The East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery was launched in 1989 after a region-wide series of smothering algae blooms (brown tide) that first appeared in 1985,devasted the area's shellfish resources.

John "Barley" Dunne is the director of the town’s Shellfish hatchery.

 Host Francesca Rheannon talked with Dunne recently.

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More information about the East Hampton shellfish hatchery and its aquaculture
program is at ehamptonny.gov/149/Aquaculture

East Hampton Aquaculture - Shellfish Hatchery

The shellfish population on Long Island’s east end is under multiple threats related to development of the land bordering its bays and estuaries. 

The Town of East Hampton is acting to reverse the decline of a resource that was the basis of the livelihood of generations of its baymen.

The East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery was launched in 1989 after a region-wide series of smothering algae blooms (brown tide) that first appeared in 1985,devasted the area's shellfish resources.

John "Barley" Dunne is the director of the town’s Shellfish hatchery.

 Host Francesca Rheannon talked with Dunne recently.

Listen here:

More information about the East Hampton shellfish hatchery and its aquaculture
program is at ehamptonny.gov/149/Aquaculture

Waste Water Treatment at Sylvester Manor Educational Farm

Our guest is Sara Gordon of the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm on Shelter Island. We talk about the Farm’s history, its waste water treatment system evaluation project and Ms. Gordon’s work in land preservation and ecology.

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Information about Suffolk County's waste water treatment program can be found at http://reclaimourwater.info/


The history of Sylvester Manor is the subject of 
Mac Griswold's book The Manor: Thee Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island (Farrar Strauss Giroux, 2013).  Ms. Griswold read from the book on WPKN's East End Ink 

Waste Water Treatment at Sylvester Manor Educational Farm

Our guest is Sara Gordon of the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm on Shelter Island. We talk about the Farm’s history, its waste water treatment system evaluation project and Ms. Gordon’s work in land preservation and ecology.

listen here


Information about Suffolk County's waste water treatment program can be found at http://reclaimourwater.info/


The history of Sylvester Manor is the subject of 
Mac Griswold's book The Manor: Thee Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island (Farrar Strauss Giroux, 2013).  Ms. Griswold read from the book on WPKN's East End Ink 

Methoprene Spraying in Suffolk County

Suffolk County Vector Control sprays Methoprene, a chemical recognized as lethal to some marine life, on eastern long island marshlands in an effort to kill mosquito larvae.

Francesca Rheannon speaks with Kevin McAllister of the environmental watch dog group DefendH2O about efforts to end the spraying.

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More information about pollutants in our bays and estuaries, the work of Defend H2O and a link to the petition to Suffolk County to end Methoprene spraying, can be found at DefendH2O.org

Methoprene Spraying in Suffolk County

Suffolk County Vector Control sprays Methoprene, a chemical recognized as lethal to some marine life, on eastern long island marshlands in an effort to kill mosquito larvae.

Francesca Rheannon speaks with Kevin McAllister of the environmental watch dog group DefendH2O about efforts to end the spraying.

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More information about pollutants in our bays and estuaries, the work of Defend H2O and a link to the petition to Suffolk County to end Methoprene spraying, can be found at DefendH2O.org

Coastal Resiliance Planning in East Hampton

What are coastal communities planning to do in the face of rising sea levels? One town that is grappling with that issue is East Hampton, New York. 

On May 16, the town held the first of three planned public meetings to discuss and get feedback about erosion risks and storm vulnerability to the community.

It’s all part of the town’s Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan, an effort that’s been underway for the past several years.

Francesca Rheannon sat down several days before the meeting with Peter van Scoyoc. He’s deputy town supervisor and a member of East Hampton’s Coastal Assessment & Resiliency Planning Committee.

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East Hampton Star May 18, 2017

Entire Town Coast at Extreme or High Risk

What will happen in the days to come, and in future decades, along East Hampton’s 114 miles of coastline as a result of expected sea level rise and possible storms? This question, and what might be done to avoid worst-case scenarios, is at the core of an attempt to develop a coastal assessment resiliency plan.
 A committee appointed by the East Hampton Town Board early this year has begun examining potential impacts on East Hampton’s coast, using different projections as to the degree of sea level rise and the strength of storms. Gardiner’s Island has not been included.
On Tuesday, at the first public presentation on the effort, which participants refer to by the acronym CARP, Jeremy Samuelson, the head of the committee, described the formidable task with other questions. “How many acres are we going to lose? What is the shape of our community going to be? Where will the impacts be?”
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Coastal Resiliance Planning in East Hampton

What are coastal communities planning to do in the face of rising sea levels? One town that is grappling with that issue is East Hampton, New York. 

On May 16, the town held the first of three planned public meetings to discuss and get feedback about erosion risks and storm vulnerability to the community.

It’s all part of the town’s Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan, an effort that’s been underway for the past several years.

Francesca Rheannon sat down several days before the meeting with Peter van Scoyoc. He’s deputy town supervisor and a member of East Hampton’s Coastal Assessment & Resiliency Planning Committee.

Listen here

East Hampton Star May 18, 2017

Entire Town Coast at Extreme or High Risk

What will happen in the days to come, and in future decades, along East Hampton’s 114 miles of coastline as a result of expected sea level rise and possible storms? This question, and what might be done to avoid worst-case scenarios, is at the core of an attempt to develop a coastal assessment resiliency plan.
 A committee appointed by the East Hampton Town Board early this year has begun examining potential impacts on East Hampton’s coast, using different projections as to the degree of sea level rise and the strength of storms. Gardiner’s Island has not been included.
On Tuesday, at the first public presentation on the effort, which participants refer to by the acronym CARP, Jeremy Samuelson, the head of the committee, described the formidable task with other questions. “How many acres are we going to lose? What is the shape of our community going to be? Where will the impacts be?”
read the entire article
 

South Fork Wind Farm

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has committed to purchasing power generated by an offshore wind farm built by the Rhode Island firm Deepwater Wind. 

The South Fork Wind Farm is expected to provide 90 megawatts of electricity to the South Fork, where demand is projected to increase sharply. 

The facility is scheduled for completion in December 2022. Cable connecting off shore wind generators to LIPAs electric grid will be buried under Gardiners Bay in East Hampton. Long time proponents of off shore wind farms are enthusiastic but local fishermen are concerned over the impact on sea life and their operations. 

At a League of Women Voters seminar Monday evening April 17 at Southampton's Rogers Memorial Library, Sustainable East End's host Francesca Rheannon spoke to key players in the project.

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More information on this project:

East Hampton Star: Fishermen Skeptical as Wind Fans Rejoice

27east.com: Critics Take Aim at Offshore Turbine Plans

Block Island Wind Farm - 1st to go on line in US

South Fork Wind Farm

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has committed to purchasing power generated by an offshore wind farm built by the Rhode Island firm Deepwater Wind. 

The South Fork Wind Farm is expected to provide 90 megawatts of electricity to the South Fork, where demand is projected to increase sharply. 

The facility is scheduled for completion in December 2022. Cable connecting off shore wind generators to LIPAs electric grid will be buried under Gardiners Bay in East Hampton. Long time proponents of off shore wind farms are enthusiastic but local fishermen are concerned over the impact on sea life and their operations. 

At a League of Women Voters seminar Monday evening April 17 at Southampton's Rogers Memorial Library, Sustainable East End's host Francesca Rheannon spoke to key players in the project.

Listen here

More information on this project:

East Hampton Star: Fishermen Skeptical as Wind Fans Rejoice

27east.com: Critics Take Aim at Offshore Turbine Plans

Block Island Wind Farm - 1st to go on line in US

Threats to Coastlines and Coastal waters

Today on Sustainable East End, we talk about threats to our coastlines and coastal waters and what can be done about them. 

First, we speak with Larry Swanson, interim dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. 

He recently consulted with leaders in two North Shore villages, Nissequogue and Head of the Harbor, about how sea level rise threatens their coastal properties and harbors, such as Stony Brook harbor. 

Then we talk with Kelly Dennis of the Shinnecock Nation about the tribe’s Coastal Habitat Restoration Project. 

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Here is some more information about today's topics:

Threat to North Shore Long Island coastline

Shoreline restoration project on the Shinnecock Reservation 

Threats to Coastlines and Coastal waters

Today on Sustainable East End, we talk about threats to our coastlines and coastal waters and what can be done about them. 

First, we speak with Larry Swanson, interim dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. 

He recently consulted with leaders in two North Shore villages, Nissequogue and Head of the Harbor, about how sea level rise threatens their coastal properties and harbors, such as Stony Brook harbor. 

Then we talk with Kelly Dennis of the Shinnecock Nation about the tribe’s Coastal Habitat Restoration Project. 

Listen here:

Here is some more information about today's topics:

Threat to North Shore Long Island coastline

Shoreline restoration project on the Shinnecock Reservation 

Ecological Culture Initiative

The Ecological Culture Initiative, is a new organization devoted to restoring the components of the Hampton Bays community in a sustainable way. 

The group wants to serve as a model for an alternative to what they call destructive land use practices and growth-based development, damaging the health of the local aquifer, soil, and waterways.

They have several projects underway including a seed-sharing program what will launch this spring at the local library and the screening of a film about seeds Thursday evening January 19. 

Francesca Rheannon and Tony Ernst talked with Marc Fasanella, director of the Ecological Culture Initiativelast week. 

Information about all their projects is available at their web site eciny.org

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