Peconic Estuary Partnership Archives

08.06.2024 Environment

Estuary group pushes for healthier lawns, protected groundwater

The Peconic Estuary Partnership is educating the community on responsible stewardship of our natural lands, including residential lawns. The organization has launched a number of initiatives to address the...

07.03.2024 Environment

Committee calls for ‘smart’ irrigation sensors

Southold Town’s water advisory committee is proposing a measure that would require new automatic irrigation systems to be equipped with rain or soil moisture sensors. The committee hopes to...

05.28.2022 Government

Town commits to three-year contribution for Peconic Estuary projects

The Town of Southold entered into a formal agreement at Tuesday’s meeting with Peconic Estuary Partnership for a three-phased contribution from the general fund for water quality projects in...

05.03.2021 Environment

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...

04.25.2021 Environment

Peconic Estuary Partnership seeks CPF money from towns

Should Southold Town allocate a portion of its Community Preservation Fund revenues to help the Peconic Estuary Partnership? The organization, which works to protect the waterways and wetlands surrounding...

04.18.2021 Editorials

Editorial: Two examples of public money well spent

As taxpayers and the people who control the purse strings debate how public money should be spent, and as the state hopes to dig its way out of a...

11.09.2020 Environment

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...

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