In honor of Earth Day today, local residents are coming together to help protect and celebrate the environment.
On Saturday, from 10 a.m until 2 p.m., Group for the East End and more than 20 other organizations will gather at Downs Farm Preserve, located at 23800 main Road in Cutchogue, at the 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration.
The free event will include guided nature walks, animal presentations, organic gardening, live music, artisanal products, raffle items, and crafts for kids.
– In Greenport, new Trustees Doug Roberts and Jack Martilotta are hosting a beach cleanup on Saturday, May 9 at 9 a.m at the 5th/6th Street beach. Participants are asked to wear rubber gloves and bring a rake.
– Later in May, The Town of Southold is partnering with Southold VOICE to sponsor a shoreline clean-up on May 16 and 17 that includes removal of debris by town personnel at the following “drop spots”:
Mattituck: Breakwater Beach, Bailie Beach and Veterans Beach
Cutchogue/New Suffolk: New Suffolk Beach and Nassau Point Causeway
Southold/Peconic: Indian Neck Road Beach, Kenney’s Beach, South Harbor Park, Goose Creek Beach and Cedar Beach
Southold/Greenport: Town Beach and Sound Drive/67 Steps East Marion/Orient Truman’s Beach and Lands’ End.
For additional information, contact 631-655-7255.
Also, in advance of Earth Day today leaders of the Long Island Clean Water Partnership announced their top priority actions for reversing declining water quality on Long Island.
The Partnership’s Action Plan includes recommended actions for government at the federal, state and county level. Among the key elements are establishing funding and mechanisms to develop water quality criteria for nitrogen and other contaminants. Other suggested actions include implementation of the New York State Pesticide Management Plan and funding for residential wastewater system upgrades. To read the full action plan, click here.
