05.10.2021 News Town committee calls for pesticide ban: Asks others to appeal to Town Board The Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board (WQI) plans to reach out to other Island committees to join in an appeal to the Town Board to ban pesticides. Members of...
05.03.2021 News Rebate program returns for homeowners interested in installing rain gardens Homeowners within the Peconic watershed can play a key role in preventing polluted stormwater from flowing into rivers, bays or directly into the Long Island Sound. The Peconic Estuary...
04.24.2021 Editorial A truly golden anniversary Thursday, April 22, was the 51st anniversary of Earth Day. Looking back is always a way of seeing how far we’ve come, and how much further we have to...
11.09.2020 News A roadmap to protect 250 square miles of the Peconic watershed To help protect the 250 square miles that comprise the Peconic watershed, the Peconic Estuary Partnership recently unveiled its 2020 Comprehensive Conservation and Management plan, which will serve as...
06.02.2020 News Island’s precious resource under review: Second in a two-part series on water systems Groundwater under Shelter Island is a limited resource. Of the three aquifers that the Island can draw upon, only the Upper Glacial aquifer remains usable. The other two aquifers...
