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The Peconic Estuary Partnership brings together concerned community members; local, state, and federal governments; environmental groups, businesses and academic institutions through collaboration to protect and restore Long Island's Peconic Bays.

06/17/2026

Last week, PEP did our spring garden maintenance at the illustrious Big Duck in Flanders! We took out weeds (mostly mugwort) and added some new plants to revamp the garden: Butterfly W**d, Common Boneset, Common Sneezeweed, Beach Plum, Clustered Mountainmint, and Wreath Goldenrod.

Next time you’re in the area, go visit the Friends of the Big Duck and take a look at the new plantings in the two PEP demonstration rain gardens!

Huge thank you to Long Island Natives for supplying these plants for us, we cannot wait to see everything in bloom!

06/09/2026

Summer is right around the corner and so is PEP's Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting! Come learn all about PEP's project updates at the Mattituck Park District. We can't wait to see you there!

RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbLUSZPUVHNl_JxKwRZFlONeeihyxnII-7gncAPp97eCFkVw/viewform.

06/08/2026

Happy ! Occurring annually on June 8, today honors the ocean that connects us all and calls attention to collective action to help protect our beloved oceans.

Estuaries are deemed as the 'nurseries for the sea' and provide important nutrients, food, and safety for much of the oceans young, from shellfish all the way up to large marine mammals. Swipe to learn about the different marine animals that rely on estuaries!

Protecting estuaries means to protect our oceans. Remember, by treating the Peconic Estuary with care, you're treating our oceans with care!

06/05/2026

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on June 5 and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

As the summer season begins to ramp up, PEP is bringing awareness to everyone living and traveling among the Peconic Estuary to practice being a Peconic Friendly Steward so that we all can do our part to protect our environment:

☀Bring back what you take when visiting parks and beaches.
☀ Recycle as much as possible.
☀ Clean up any litter you see.
☀ Respect wildlife by keeping a respectful distance and sticking to marked trails.
☀ Carpool, bike, and use public transit whenever possible!

Do your part this summer and help protect the environment! Small actions can show a huge impact.

05/28/2026

Join PEP and Rewild Long Island for the Third Annual Garden & Meadow Tour throughout Long Island's North Fork!

🌸 Tour a selection of native plant gardens just before the first day of Summer!
🌼Experience local pollinators and wildlife.
🌸 Meet gardeners and hear their experiences, successes, and advice they have for other gardeners!
🌼Discover native plants to plant in your own garden!

Specific garden locations will be disclosed upon registration. Registration is required, but is free!

For more information, visit: https://www.rewildlongisland.org/northfork

05/27/2026

On World Otter Day, take some time to acknowledge the conservation success story that is the river otter and why they are important for us to protect!

In the early 1800s, hunters trapped river otters for their fur. As this went unregulated for many years, this caused the river otter population to dramatically decrease. Additionally, escalating industrialization caused critical habitat loss, leading to altering of water flows, increased water pollution, depleting their prey sources, and forcing otters to travel across dangerous roads. This all furthered dwindled the population to near extinction on Long Island.

However, conservation management policies implemented in the 1900s helped the otter population to rebound. Before the end of the century, the population grew enough that river otters began recolonizing on Long Island!

River otters are indicator species, meaning they are a species whose presence, absence, or population health acts as a direct reflection of an ecosystem's overall condition. In this case, the river otters presence is a sign of good water quality! Freshwater ecosystem health is of particular concern to us humans because of our reliance on clean water. If there are no river otters, it could mean the surrounding water quality is not good, demonstrating why they are such an important species to protect.

05/26/2026

PEP is excited to be attending Peconic Baykeeper and Surfrider's event at South Jamesport Beach next Saturday, June 6th. Come enjoy the warm weather, learn about water quality, and informative ways to help protect the Peconic Bay!

RSVP with the QR code or at the following link: https://peconicbaykeeper.org/event/day-for-the-bay-2026/

Peconic Baykeeper | Protecting Long Island's Waters Surfrider Foundation

05/23/2026

🐢 Did you know that the Peconic Estuary are foraging grounds for some green sea turtles? Seagrass found in the Peconic Estuary are among their favorite foods, and in fact, are part of the reason why they are called green sea turtles in the first place!

🐢 Last summer, in collaboration with New York Marine Rescue Center, PEP provided satellite tags to rehabilitated and released sea turtles to monitor their post-release movement. Data collected from this project helped to expand scientific understanding of the Peconic Estuary ecosystem and delivers important information that supports management decision-making. By protecting the seagrass beds in the Peconic Estuary, we are protecting green sea turtles' food sources and helping to keep their population healthy and fed for years to come!

🐢If you're interested in seeing where these released green sea turtles have been, click here: https://my.wildlifecomputers.com/data/map/?id=6880ed2ebfd49df42a05599a.

05/20/2026

Happy World Bee Day! Today is a day to remember the important role that pollinators, such as bees, play on our gardens and the environment. As the weather continues to get warmer and we all continue to work on our gardens, consider visiting the Peconic Estuary Friendly Database at https://www.peconicestuary.org/plant/ to find some native, pollinator friendly plants for our bee friends who help to keep our gardens and crops healthy! Save the bees 🐝

05/15/2026

Endangered Species Day was created in 2006 to encourage education and awareness about threatened wildlife and plants species. Today, PEP is highlighting the eastern tiger salamander, a species classified as 'Endangered' by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Due to habitat loss because of human influence, the eastern tiger salamander population has been steadily declining. Several actions have taken place to protect these species so that they can rebound including establishing road crossings for the salamanders when they are migrating, creating salamander preserves, establishing buffer zones, and restoring their breeding habitats to support the population. As the population on Long Island continues to grow, it will take everyone doing their part to help protect these adorable salamanders!

Learn more about the Eastern Tiger Salamander and what you can do to help!

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation New York Natural Heritage Program

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http://www.PeconicEstuary.org/

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