Author: marshall
River Otters On Long Island: The Joy And The Tragedy
River Otters on Long Island! It seems hard to believe. A small miracle. But they are fighting heavy odds. In our latest installment of “Wilder Eyes,” Melissa Feudi meets up with nature photographer Francisco J. Rodriguez 📸 @hipogrito and @MikeZunno, Park Steward for The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, as the three explore the lives…
“Uninvited: The Spread Of Invasive Species”: A MUST VIEW!
Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species — Emmy Award-Winning, Essential Viewing Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species, offers a compelling survey of the various invasive plants and insects now in New York State, and how The Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is battling a variety of threats: From the Emerald Ash Borer to The Spotted…
Become a Town Steward!
Interested in becoming a Town Steward? We love to get our hands dirty. We are doing extensive habitat restoration work in Nassau County at The Science Museum of Long Island and at Sands Point Preserve, and in Suffolk County at Meadow Croft, aka The Roosevelt Estate, and at West Hills County Park. Through these projects…
Save Our Sacred Trees
This last week, I met the most wonderful sacred trees. I came to visit them because they are in grave danger, and the Long Island Conservation Alliance was asked to help. The Sacred Beech Tree Last week I came to visit a sacred beech in Southampton at The Shinnecock Nation. The tree is being threatened…
Leave The Leaves — Especially The Native Ones!
It’s that time of year when we are told to “leave the leaves.” It seems too that more people are becoming aware of the importance of building local habitat for our insects, birds, amphibians and reptiles, and the role fallen leaves play in this. We shot a couple of PSAs to bring home that message:…
The Native Yard After 3 1/2 Years
The Native Yard: Leaving The Native Leaves I have come to a decision regarding our native yard: This year we are ‘leaving the leaves.’ More than that, we will be leaving native leaves in our native yard, and right where they fell, beneath the plants they are from. That way the plants benefit from the…
Building Local Sustainability
It all comes down to local sustainability. When we founded The Long Island Conservation Alliance not too long ago, it was with the conviction that we would be driven by both science and community to create a livable future place by place. On the science side, we are passionate learners, and seek those across Long…
Keep America Beautiful? Who’s Really Cleaning Up On Earth Day
So shall we “Keep America Beautiful” or is it too late? Earth Day “Clean Ups” are necessary, but they are also a cover up the fact that the real responsibility for trash lies with the corporations that create it in the first place. The Keep America Beautiful campaign — the one with the fake crying…
Newsday Op Ed: We Can, And Must Restore Nature On Long Island
Newsday asked Frank and I to write an Op Ed, which came out Oct 10th, 2023: We Can, and Must Restore Nature On Long Island Apologies to all those firewalled from it. I will just editorialize on the editorial then. For me, it’s a matter of this: Now that you know these things, how will…
Planting A Native Wildflower Garden At “The Roosevelt Estate”
On Monday, October 9th, on Indigenous Planting Day (formerly Columbus Day), The Long Island Conservation Alliance planted a native wildflower garden at The Meadow Croft Estate in Sayville – Bayport. On Indigenous Planting Day, students and parents will have a day out together in nature, to plant in the fall for the following spring. It…
