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Foul Play to Boy's Endless Summer Beach Fun

8/8/2022

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Port Jefferson - Sometimes you want to just cry about the injustice adults put upon a twelve year old kid.  I drove over to East Beach where no sign, nor any lifeguard knew of this mid August beach closure.

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The Bluff: What's to Become of LI North Shore Beaches

1/20/2022

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Frankly, I should've run away from another Port Jefferson controversy, but beaches are important to Long Islanders. . . . Yesterday, Defend H2O broadcasted an email  in response to an article about the Bluff,  and several weeks prior, one of Quality Parks volunteers  reviewed the Village of Port Jefferson as a park resource.

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When Lawns Transition to Natural Landscapes Call It A Garden to Avoid Legal Fines

8/25/2021

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Updated: Dec 7, 2021

​Many native pollinator gardens have been added to Harborfront Park to increase habitat for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Recently these gardens were being replaced by more and more lawn spaces. Conversations and actions are underway at Village of Port Jefferson  to balance biodiversity and aesthetics.  

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Mindy Block, President & Founder
Annelies Kamran
Caran Markson
Dana Frances Hilbert
Fred Edel, Co-Chair
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Quality Parks is a professional organization sponsoring projects to improve both business and environmental conditions by balancing social, economic and environmental concerns. We disseminate information, develop and provide experiential learning opportunities, and support efforts designed to stimulate, encourage, educate, and involve the general public in natural resource stewardship practice​s. ​We are a  federally registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, since 2000, based in Port Jefferson, on  Long Island, New York
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