After I posted Quality Parks Adopts Road To Keep Pine Barrens Cleaner, it took several phone calls to the Town of Brookhaven, some online searching, and finally a visit to Rocky Point to find what Barry's comment was about:

"I have a trail near my house which is only about half a mile long, but my wife and I like it. Unfortunately, there is a lot of trash—cans, bottles bags, etc. The trail is particularly nice because it ends on a cliff overlooking the Long Island Sound. The cliff itself has quite a lot of debris." - Barry

Rocky Point Cliffs Nature Preserve, Town of Brookhaven, NY

Amazed to find such a nice stretch of open space, I snapped some pictures, made note of the area's interesting features, the dumping situation, and then spotted a potential water view.

First Coastal Sign - strong winds are blowing sand up on the bluff.

"Wow! A sand dune way up high up the bluff."

A welcoming park sign and a no parking sign are posted. Where to park? I'm hoping to work with the town (not sure which department yet) to improve parking. Maybe a few parking spots, for improved public access.

We found tires and other debris along the roadside edge. 

" I'm hoping to find someone willing to adopt this section of the roadway."

What do you think? 

Update on Jan 28, 2010 by Mindy & Ray (whose spirit continues to inspire)

WHAT YOU CAN DO

We are looking for someone or some group to Adopt the section of the roadway along Rocky Point Cliffs (see map below). Contact us, if you want to become involved.

Monitor who's doing Adopt-A-Highway programs near the Pine Barrens: Contact us and we will update the following map with the information. Also let us know of any bad sites in need of adoption.

View Adopt-A Highway-Highway in a larger map

Adopt-A-Highway Cooperators To Date

• Mindy Block, Quality Parks