Spring 2008 newsletter May 15, 2008
Hello all,
Click here for the PDF of the Spring 2008 newsletter. Hope you will read and pass on to others.
Enjoy the warmer, longer days…be well and happy.
Thanks for your support.
Cheers,
Patricia
Images of the preserve May 15, 2008
Impressions from some amateur photographers and nature lovers, from their cell phone camera. Please consider coming by the preserve. A short drive and no money allows you a sense of being in the wild. The musical sound of various and distinct bird songs is amazing. Makes you understand right away the biodiversity of the preserve.
Current concern: stop the LI TRIM March 7, 2008
There are currently proposals to build a Truck to Rail Intermodal Facility or TRIM adjacent to the Edgewood Preserve and 1/4 mile from residential areas (mainly Dix Hills, Deer Park and Brentwood). The Friends of the Edgewood Preserve believes that building this facility would be illegal, based on NY State laws, and also a bad idea.
The Friends of the Edgewood Preserve have been discussing, debating and opposing the TRIM for many months now. There is some movement towards defeating the project. And, the passage of the Edgewood Preserve legislation is part of the work that needs to be done.
The current bills in the NY State Legislature that would help to underscore the protection of the preserve are:
In the Assembly: A09870
and
In the State Senate: S6728
Please contact your State Assemblyperson and State Senator in order to show your support for this positive and proactive legislation. In addition, there is a focus on communicating the importance of this legislation to Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver. Click here for a sample letter which we are asking people to sign and send. The address for Assemblyman Sheldon Silver is:
The Honorable Sheldon Silver
Speaker of the Assembly
Legislative Office Building 932
Albany, NY 12248
If you write to Sheldon Silver, please send a copy to the Friends of Edgewood Preserve, so that we can hear from you, and copy your letter to key legislators. The sample letter includes his address and our address to make this step simple.
Our ecosystem March 7, 2008
The Edgewood-Oak Brush Plain State Preserve is part of the State Nature and Historic Preserve and is the largest parcel of open space west of Brookhaven and the second largest remnant of pitch-pine scrub oak habitat in all of New York State.
The Preserve is an irreplaceable and fragile ecosystem that is home to a wide variety of migratory birds and other wildlife. The preserve and adjacent lands provide prime nesting for plant and animal species that are on New York State’s Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern lists.
The Preserve and adjacent lands are part of a Special Groundwater Protection Area, a major source of drinking water for both Nassau County and Suffolk County.
What do we do? March 7, 2008
Friends of the Edgewood-Oak Brush Plains Preserve, is a not-for- profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to improving and maintaining the 813-acre rare pitch pine scruboak state nature preserve, which is located on Commack Road in Deer Park.
The group works both independently of and in cooperation with the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (who owns and manages the land) on various projects and programs. Through education and advocacy the group hopes to increase public awareness of the importance of this particular parcel of open space and encourage more meaningful public stewardship, especially by young Long Islanders.
Hello world! March 7, 2008
Welcome to the new website for Friends of the Edgewood Preserve. We are working on a more detailed web-site, to feature natural scenes from the preserve. Though, for now, we are glad you stopped by, and hope you will contact us.
