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Sandy and the Breach 10 Years On

Sandy and the Breach 10 Years On

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Oct 28, 2022 | Hurricane Sandy, The Breach, The New Inlet

Saturday, October 29, 2022 marks the 10 year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy which had wide-reaching and devastating impacts across the South Shore of Long Island. One of the Sandy outcomes was the breach at Fire Island resulting in the re-opening of the Old Inlet in...
Bellport Breach Update, March 2021

Bellport Breach Update, March 2021

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Apr 14, 2021 | Education, Hurricane Sandy, The Breach, The New Inlet

We welcome Dr. Charles Flagg of Stony Brook University’s School of Atmospheric and Marine Sciences for today’s guest blog on the current status of the breach at Bellport. Bellport, NY – A breach over flight on March 9th prefaced by an earlier aerial...
Big Idea to Help Save Great South Bay

Big Idea to Help Save Great South Bay

by Wayne Horsley | Oct 12, 2019 | Fixing Habitats, The Breach, The New Inlet

Engineered Inlet with Storm Gate at Gilgo State Park    A sad fact is the Great South Bay is still very ill. New York State and Suffolk County is valiantly fighting the good fight to reduce nitrogen in our enriched heated bay. Removing the nitrogen, upgrading...

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