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Seatuck Honored
The New York Department of State’s South Shore Estuary Reserve Office recently presented Seatuck with its Allan Aronoff Stewardship Award in recognition of the organization’s work on restoring coastal habitat for migratory fish and educating the public about the island’s coastal resources. |
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Peconic River Fishway Under Construction
After almost a decade of hard work and perseverance, the Peconic Estuary Program has begun construction of a permanent “rock ramp” style fishway at the Grangebel Park dam in the Peconic River. This bypass channel will allow migratory fish, such as alewife and American eel to move freely between the Peconic Bay and 1.5 miles of critical river habitat above the dam in Riverhead.
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Massapequa Lake Fish Ladder Installed
A fish ladder was installed at the Massapequa Lake dam on Massapequa Creek (at Merrick Road) on September 28th, 2009. The ladder restores access to over ¾ of a mile of historical freshwater habitat for migratory fish such as river herring (alewife and blueback herring), upstream to the Massapequa Reservoir (at Sunrise Highway).
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Carmans Partnership Earns Award
The Carmans River Fish Ladder Partnership, a team of individuals from federal, state, and local government agencies and conservation groups, was chosen to receive the 2008 Coastal America Spirit Award in recognition of its efforts to install a fish ladder at Hards Lake dam.
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