North Fork Environmental Council Archives

04.05.2021 Columns

Guest Spot: The benefits of protecting the dark sky

A clear, dark sky has been a source of wonder and a source of guidance for humans throughout history. Stone Age paintings show a keen interest in the night...

03.06.2019 Environment

When it comes to plastic, residents say habits can change

Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn last month introduced a package of bills aimed at reducing plastic litter countywide.

11.26.2016 Environment

North Fork Environmental Council elects new president

The North Fork Environmental Council has elected a new president to replace Bill Toedter. Susan MacKenzie, who has served as the council’s treasurer for five years, will take over as...

04.14.2016 Community

The North Fork’s ongoing struggle to find volunteers continues

In December, Bill Toedter, a longtime environmental advocate and president of the North Fork Environmental Council, announced he would be stepping down from the position to move to Arizona....

12.19.2015 Environment

Toedter stepping down after 12 years with NFEC

The North Fork Environmental Council is looking for a new leader. Bill Toedter, the nonprofit’s president of the last five years, is moving to Arizona and says that for...

08.12.2015 Health & Environment

Advocates rallying to stop federal plan to dump in Long Island Sound

Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski state and town officials and environmental advocates are calling for an end to the dumping of potentially toxic materials from dredging operations into Long...

07.10.2015 Environment

Mel Morris named NFEC Environmentalist of the Year

He started the Open Space Stewardship Program and the Day in the Life program at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton. He devotes his time to working with local teachers...

07.07.2015 Government

For Mattituck Inlet neighbors, proposed subdivision is one too many

Mattituck Inlet has already been designated as an “impaired watershed” by the Department of Environmental Conservation, but neighbors and environmentalists are worried that a proposed subdivision for one of the few...

06.06.2015 Columns

Column: People are to blame, not bluefish

Over the past several weeks, the East End’s waterways have been inundated with toxic red and mahogany tides resulting in die-offs of diamondback terrapin (turtles), bunker and alewives. Our...

11.29.2014 Columns

Guest Spot: How deer have decimated our woodlands

Our woodlands are under attack. It’s not the first time. By 1750, loggers had removed nearly all trees and brush from Wading River to Southold. Action was taken. Laws...

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