Land Trust Buys 2.7 Acres from Historical Society

According to a 'New York Times' article, the Peconic Land Trust purchased land in East Marion from the Oysterponds Historical Society.

According to The New York Times, the Peconic Land Trust recently completed the purchase of 2.7 acres of East Marion pond-front property from the Oysterponds Historical Society, which had received the property as part of a real estate donation in 2009. The article states that former East Marion summer resident Sonja Stein bequeathed two houses and 14 acres to the historical society with the stipulation that the land be protected from development 'in perpetuity.' The property is adjacent to a maritime preserve, and the report said Oysterponds Historical Society officials wanted to keep Stein's wish of maintaining the open space and historic nature of the homes.  The report said that Ruth Ann Bramson, president of the Oysterponds Historical …

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Oct. 4: Five Local Parks to Visit During Fall

As the weather cools and the leaves start to turn, the North Fork has several parks for a fall stroll.

Whether on the water or encompassed in woods, North Fork Parks are still great to visit during the fall. Here are five — feel free to let us know what your favorite is in the boxes below. Orient Beach State Park: Check out this park as its pristine maritime forest changes with the weather. Stroll along the expansive beach, now peaceful without too many tourists, in the cool breeze off of Gardiners Bay. Dam Pond Preserve: Fall is a great time to hike the trails around Dam Pond Preserve, a county-owned park in East Marion. The trails are tucked away just off the Orient-East Marion causeway. Inlet Pond County Park: Like the birds of fall? Then this 55-acre nature preserve in Greenport is for you. Take a walk around its 1.6 miles of groomed …

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Erin Schultz

1:18 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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Parts of Southold Closed to Shellfishing After Heavy Rain

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials deem the following areas in Southold to be unfit for shellfishing due to storm water runoff.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Friday the closure of shell fishing in all of Hallock Bay (Long Beach Bay) and all town waters in the Town of Southold between Cleeves Point and Orient Point, including Dam Pond, Oyster Pond and Marion Lake. Temporary emergency closures, which will remain in effect through June 30, were made in response to the large volume of storm water runoff caused by Thursday's heavy rainfall that is still affecting the entire East End of Long Island. The amount of storm water runoff that had entered local creeks and bays might cause shellfish, who need extra time to process possible toxins in the storm water, to be hazardous for food, according to the DEC. Department officials …

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