• Home
  • About
  • News
  • Events
  • Take Action
  • Native Plants
  • Conservation
  • Long Island Parks
  • Park Resources
  • Contact
Quality Parks

News

Foul Play to Boy's Endless Summer Beach Fun

8/8/2022

0 Comments

 
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.

Read More
0 Comments

Proposed Mather Hospital Parking Lot Expansion Impacts Memorial Nature Trail

2/24/2022

3 Comments

 
On a recent snowy day, I discovered The Peter Hildebrand Memorial Nature Trail.  Beautifully quiet and still, it's also threatened by bulldozing and tree cutting. 

Read More
3 Comments

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

1/20/2022

1 Comment

 
Picture
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.

Read More
1 Comment

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

8/25/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
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.  


Read More
0 Comments
    Subscribe

    Categories

    All
    Bridgehampton
    Flanders
    Islip
    Long Island
    Manorville
    Port Jefferson
    Rocky Point
    Tips

    RSS Feed

Picture

Board Members

Mindy Block, President & Founder
Annelies Kamran
Caran Markson
Fred Edel, Co-Chair
​Jenn Lucas
Phil Benvin
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
​
Policy Statement
A Tribute To Raymond P. Corwin
A Tribute To Larry Paul
Copyright © 2023, Quality Parks. All rights reserved. 
Keep Informed - Subscribe

Search Our Portals, with Enhanced Google

Picture
Website  by Robbin Block, Blockbeta Marketing​

Suffolk County GIS is down since 9/22.  Tax Map  parcel research services is donated by Property Shark  between 1/24/23-7/24/23.