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Take A Hike! Learn About Floyd Bennett’s Natural And Cultural History

Aerial shot of Floyd Bennett Field. Source: WikipediaJoin American Littoral Society naturalist Mickey Maxwell Cohen and discover birds, early wildflowers and hidden World War II military bunkers in the developing maritime woodlands of Floyd Bennett Field, Sunday, April 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Meet

New Details On Plans To Make Jamaica Bay A Tourist Destination

Source: 10000birds.comThe effort to turn Jamaica Bay into an action-packed tourist destination has ramped up in recent months as the spring and summer season kicked off. The New York Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/bringing-new-buzz-bay-article-1.1368673] new details on a host of new activities and

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Volunteers Needed To Help Restore Salt Marsh In Jamaica Bay

Photo Courtesy of E. ManclarkThe salt marsh around Jamaica Bay is disappearing and your help is needed. The American Littoral Society is calling for volunteers to help restore the salt marsh, which is vanishing at a rate of 40 acres per year. Since 1924, 1,400 acres of tidal salt

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Jamaica Bay’s Environmental Heroes In The Spotlight

Littoral Society volunteers gather seeds to replant on marsh islands recently restored by the Army Corps (Source: Kirsten Luce / Narrative.ly)The marshes of Jamaica Bay are shrinking, but the fight to save them is well underway. Susan M. Lee of Narratively [http://narrative.ly/2012/10/defending-the-marsh/], provides an

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Sunday: Jamaica Bay Ecology Cruise (SPONSORED)

This is a sponsored announcement from The American Littoral Society. JAMAICA BAY ECOLOGY CRUISE Sunday, June 24 (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) Join us for a special 3-hour narrated tour of Jamaica Bay aboard the “Golden Sunshine” out of Sheepshead Bay. Meet 2:30 p.m.

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JFK Airport Plan To Discharge Toxic Chemicals Into Jamaica Bay Sparks Backlash From Environmentalists

Director of the Northeast Chapter of the American Littoral Society and Jamaica Bay Guardian Don Riepe said toxin levels in Jamaica Bay's waters needs further study. (Source: Laura Vladimirova)A proposal to allow deicing chemicals and other toxins from John F. Kennedy International Airport to flow freely into Jamaica Bay

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Video: Sex On The Beach? It’s Not What You Think

Orgies are nothing new on Plumb Beach, according to local lore. But, while residents may complain about the anonymous romps, group sex has been going on there for millions of years. Horseshoe crabs use beaches like those in Jamaica Bay as their mating grounds because their location in a bay