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Preserve Plum Island Fighting to preserve 840 acres of wildlife habitat from development

“That Suffolk County has expressed its interest in pursuing the permanent preservation of Plum Island is music to the ea...
17/07/2026

“That Suffolk County has expressed its interest in pursuing the permanent preservation of Plum Island is music to the ears of countless Long Islanders who support the goal of preserving the highly significant cultural, historical, and ecological resources of Plum Island,” said John Turner, spokesperson for the Preserve Plum Island Coalition.

Read the full story: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/suffolk-plum-island-kb2o47l5

Read our press release: https://www.savethesound.org/2026/07/16/press-release-preserve-plum-island-coalition-applauds-suffolk-countys-plan-for-plum-island/

One of the things that makes Plum Island so special is its location. Sitting at the confluence of Long Island Sound, the...
08/06/2026

One of the things that makes Plum Island so special is its location. Sitting at the confluence of Long Island Sound, the Peconic Estuary, and Block Island Sound—in the open Atlantic Ocean—the oxygen-rich waters around Plum Island provide ideal conditions for thriving biodiversity that includes fish, sponges, sea turtles, northern star coral, moss animals, eelgrass meadows, and marine mammals.

On 2026, read up on its ecological marvels (https://www.preserveplumisland.org/envision-report) and remember why it’s vital that we .

Though it occupies only 822 acres off the tip of Long Island’s North Fork, Plum Island is home to a staggering display o...
15/05/2026

Though it occupies only 822 acres off the tip of Long Island’s North Fork, Plum Island is home to a staggering display of biodiversity.

According to the New York Natural Heritage Program and InnerSpace Scientific Diving report issued in 2020, “A variety of high-priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need…including the Harbor Porpoise, Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle, American Lobster, Tautog (Blackfish), Lined Seahorse, White Shark, and Roseate Tern may be relying on habitats for protection and food, and documenting their occurrence could inform management.”

The Kemp’s ridley may be the smallest and rarest sea turtle in the world, but on Day 2026, we must remember that protecting the habitat provided by Plum Island for this critically endangered species and others is one of the big reasons we must .

Learn more: www.nynhp.org/documents/140/plum_island_inventory.pdf

(Roseate tern photo courtesy AJ Hand; Kemp’s ridley sea turtle photo by Robert Burton)

Nearly one-quarter of all bird species in found in North America north of Mexico have been spotted at Plum Island. Many ...
09/05/2026

Nearly one-quarter of all bird species in found in North America north of Mexico have been spotted at Plum Island. Many of those 229 species are migratory, including endangered terns and threatened Piping Plover.

On this , it’s critical that we remember the essential role Plum Island and its surrounding waters serve as vital feeding, breeding, and stopover grounds for so many species.

These birds are among the myriad reasons we must .

Learn more: https://www.preserveplumisland.org/fauna

(Tern photo courtesy AJ Hand)

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