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Quality Parks Newsletter
Quality Parks Newsletter (08/20/26)
What's New
Quality Parks Newsletter (08/20/26)
Safeguarding Public Access
We're getting closer to open space acquisition, as the island is still very pristine, vulnerable to development, and complex in its park stewardship but not insurmountable.
Tourism & Trails
Nature Centers are landscape features that can service the tourism industry in their local uniqueness, and be of benefit to local communities and "misfits" like me.
Safeguarding Public Access
Because of this alarming news, I began questioning how a child could drown at a beach I never heard of.
Manorville
Bob Beattie continues to recruit weekend volunteers. I stopped by with some bags of mulch to work on a landscaping cleanup project.
Long Island Pine Barrens
Environmental activists recently filed a class action lawsuit to protect the Pine Barrens. The judge ruled they had no standing, but the Pine Barrens could have standing. The Whanganui River teaches how.
Tourism & Trails
Recently announced by the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference, the Trail Center will be renamed to reflect broader pine barrens, sportspersons, and outdoor recreational pursuits.
Reflections on park stewardship with additional insights on native plant care and establishment
Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference (LIGTC) opened Trail Center in 1995. Twenty years later, it closed due to lack of resources. Brookhaven Bicycle (BB) under agreement recently abandoned it. LIGTC in a stronger position has requested a new license agreement with SC Parks.
The public has the right to know the details of Dariel Vasquez death. NYS Parks has no record of his fire credentials. Where is the after action report?
Detailing the results of invasive species expansion and control in the Long Island Pine Barrens Trailhead in Manorville, NY
A critical aspect of our recent invasive species project involved obtaining a permit through Suffolk County Parks.
Pollinator garden planting at the Riverhead Library, NY