Peconic Estuary Partnership

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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.

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

On World Otter Day, take some time to acknowledge the conservation success story that is the river otter and why they ar...
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.

PEP is excited to be attending Peconic Baykeeper and Surfrider's event at South Jamesport Beach next Saturday, June 6th....
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

🐢 Did you know that the Peconic Estuary are foraging grounds for some green sea turtles? Seagrass found in the Peconic E...
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.

Happy World Bee Day! Today is a day to remember the important role that pollinators, such as bees, play on our gardens a...
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 🐝

Endangered Species Day was created in 2006 to encourage education and awareness about threatened wildlife and plants spe...
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

Reminder: The Homeowner Rewards Program is open for 2026 applications!If you are a homeowner within the Peconic Estuary ...
05/14/2026

Reminder: The Homeowner Rewards Program is open for 2026 applications!

If you are a homeowner within the Peconic Estuary watershed boundaries, you could be eligible to receive a reimbursement of up to $500 for planting native plants, installing a rain barrel, or for incorporating other green alternatives to your home!

Follow the link here for more details: https://www.peconicestuary.org/what-you-can-do/homeowner-rewards-program/

PEP was happy to participate in the Southold Conservation Advisory Council planting of the ReWild Long Island’s North Fo...
05/14/2026

PEP was happy to participate in the Southold Conservation Advisory Council planting of the ReWild Long Island’s North Fork pollinator garden last week! This native plant garden was just one of several that are to be implemented across Long island. Native plants are those that occur naturally in a given region. They are important to preserving natural biodiversity because nonnative plants can alter the surrounding ecosystem food web; therefore, native gardens in public spaces benefit the local ecology!

These black hoses that you see draped around the garden demonstrates an alternative method to watering gardens and yards: instead of losing extra water to traditional spray systems, this allows the water to naturally seep out of the water into the ground, thereby reducing water loss. Next time you are in the Southold area, feel free to stop by this local, conservation friendly native garden to check out how it’s growing!

On May 7, Peconic Land Trust hosted a special Bird Walking Event to celebrate the incredible work that has been done an...
05/11/2026

On May 7, Peconic Land Trust hosted a special Bird Walking Event to celebrate the incredible work that has been done and to celebrate the success of Broad Cove Preserve.

Originally the former Broad Cove Duck Farm property, Peconic Land Trust purchased the property in 2021. Since then, several partners, including Peconic Estuary Partnership, have worked to provide public access to the property, conduct invasive species removal, establish trails, overlooks, and educational signage. In addition, partners have worked together to make this a safe haven for birds and other wildlife, which has led to Broad Cove Preserve has now been added to the New York State Birding Trail list!

Thank you to Peconic Land Trust for putting on this event last week to show us all the hard work that has gone into making this preserve a conservation success story! Lastly, Peconic Estuary Partnership extends their gratitude to members of the Bell Town Afro-Indigenous community and Niamuck Land Trust for speaking at this event as well as to all the partners involved with this project including Peconic Baykeeper | Protecting Long Island's Waters, North Fork Audubon Society, Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Today is National Migratory Birds Day and we’re discussing some of the various birds that call the Peconic Estuary their...
05/09/2026

Today is National Migratory Birds Day and we’re discussing some of the various birds that call the Peconic Estuary their home. International Migratory Bird Day was created in 1993 by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. WMBD celebrates and brings attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas – bird migration! The Peconic Estuary serves as a critical component of migratory birds’ life cycles. Located within the North American Migratory Bird Channel, the Peconic Estuary provides an area rich with food for them to rest, eat, breed, and raise their young. Swipe to learn all about migratory birds and how the Peconic Estuary serves to provide these majestic species with the food they need to survive.

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