04.27.2022 News Flyover reveals spike in Island deer numbers: Earlier optimism countered by facts Just a few weeks ago the Deer & Tick Committee was optimistic about anticipated results from a flyover expected to reveal that the population of deer on the Island...
09.20.2021 News Island unaffected by holiday deer hunt suspension Just days before Shelter Island’s recreational hunting season gets underway, Animal Control Officer Beau Payne wants residents to know that the season runs through the end of January. The...
07.09.2021 News Are ticks developing resistance to permethrin? What appears to be an increase in ticks on Shelter Island and the East End, including the two control sites where data is collected — Mashomack Point and North...
01.15.2021 News Flyover upcoming to count deer The Deer & Tick Committee expects to have a better idea about the effectiveness of its efforts to decrease the herd on Shelter Island from the results of a...
12.21.2020 Government Task force focused on shoreline access A first step at a recent Town Hall meeting, held via Zoom, was to rename the former town landings task force the Shoreline Access Task Force to include more...