Tag: LIS
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New Septic Systems Show Positive Impact On Long Island Water Quality
New Septic Systems Show Positive Impact On Long Island Water Quality By DALVIN ABOAGYE • NOV 12, 2019 WSHU Public Radio Suffolk County says new septic systems are working to filter out nitrogen in the local water supply. The East Hampton Star reports that the combined use of these low-nitrogen septic systems has drastically cut down the levels…
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Ripple effect: Cornell helps restore Long Island’s shellfish
Ed Warner pushes his boat off a sliver of Long Island waterfront that’s been in his family since the 1800s. He is the fifth generation of Warner baymen – the locals’ term for fisherman – to head out to eastern Shinnecock Bay in search of Mercenaria mercenaria, the hard clam. “Clamming and fishing, they’re in your…