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03.06.2026 Feature Story

Suffolk Closeup: Knockout punch to environmental protection

Suffolk County’s Lee Zeldin is the key figure in decimating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump. The New York Times headlined a front-page lead story last...

02.24.2026 Featured Story

Bird flu suspected in waterfowl deaths: Concern for geese, swans and bald eagles

Surviving February is tough for wildlife, even in mild winters. This year, however, experts say the lasting snow cover is leading to food scarcity among North Fork waterfowl flocks,...

02.15.2026 Featured Story

Town water committee has drought worries

“We are nervous.” That was Water Advisory Committee (WAC) member Greg Toner speaking at the committee’s Feb. 3 meeting about numbers currently available for test well levels on Shelter...

01.23.2026 Featured Story

Funding likely for more water tests: Approval could be Feb. 2

The Town Board is expected to approve a $25,000 allocation of Water Quality Improvement (WQI) Funds for a second round of water testing in the Center. The vote is...

01.18.2026 Featured Story

Long Island bald eagle nesting season: Why you need to stay back

The tell-tale steady soar of a bald eagle is a regular occurrence here on the North Fork — thanks to conservation efforts that have helped the protected species rebound...

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01.15.2026 Environment

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Jan. 15, 2026

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday, 8:30 Saturdays. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church. ...

12.28.2025 Featured Story

Town exploring energy alternatives: Reducing costs, emissions and challenges

While a final report is pending on Shelter Island’s participation in the Energy Transition Partnership (ETIPP), Green Energy Options Chairman Tim Purtell provided the Town Board at its Dec....

12.19.2025 Featured Story

Water Advisory Committee reviews its efforts: A look back and forward

The slimmed down, reorganized Water Advisory Committee reviewed the status of its initiatives on Dec. 15, concluding with its Chairman Andrew Chapman that the accomplishments deserved a B-plus. Several...

12.12.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Being prepared

According to Merriam-Webster, the word “vulnerable” comes from the Latin vulnus, which in a later Latin transformation became vulnerabilis. English transformed it once again to our “vulnerable,” which the...

12.07.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: The air we breathe

An international group of nonprofits under the banner of Climate Trace, which tracks greenhouse gas around the world, has found that there are five “super emitters” on Long Island,...

12.02.2025 Featured Story

‘Prescribed fire’ at Mashomack through Dec. 20: A tool to regenerate woodlands and reduce risk of wildfire

Seeing rising towers of gray and white smoke soaring skyward accompanied by the sharp odor of burning wood signals danger heading your way. But on occasion, this scenario is...

12.01.2025 Featured Story

Birds of prey showcased at Mashomack

On Saturday, Nov. 29, 30-plus bird enthusiasts of all ages gathered behind the visitor’s center at the Mashomack Preserve to meet four raptors native to the area. The birds...

12.01.2025 Featured Story

Water Advisory Committee plans spring ‘Water Testing Weekend’

The Water Advisory Committee (WAC) wants to encourage more residents to get their water tested. “We tend to think small,” member Sean Davy told his colleagues about efforts to...

11.24.2025 Featured Story

Gardiner’s Bay Country Club site plan approved: Seven conditions set

Gardiner’s Bay Country Club (GBCC) officials won the day, with approval by the Town Board of its site plan allowing for a pumping station structure and cistern to be...

11.22.2025 Featured Story

Marine Rescue Center seeks volunteers to save sea turtles

Sea turtle cold stun season has officially begun for Long Island. From November to February, volunteers with the New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) in Riverhead patrol local beaches,...

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