Fire Island National Seashore Sued Over Deer Culling
A lawsuit has been filed against Fire Island National Seashore officials to stop a culling operation to reduce the deer population on the seashore.
- By NPT Staff - December 1st, 2017 2:00am
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USGS Tracks Evolution Of A Fire Island National Seashore Hurricane-Made Breach
A new U.S. Geological Survey study of a Hurricane Sandy-created opening between the ocean and Great South Bay at Fire Island National Seashore is one of the most detailed scientific examinations ever conducted of the early stages in the life of a barrier island breach.
- By NPT Staff - October 16th, 2017 3:00am
Hurricane Maria, Tropical Storm Jose Pummeling National Parks
A very powerful Hurricane Maria, and fragments of Tropical Storm Jose, on Wednesday were pummeling parts of the National Park System from the Virgin Islands to Cape Cod.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 20th, 2017 9:08am
Watch Hill Marina At Fire Island National Seashore To Remain Closed Until 2018
The Watch Hill marina at Fire Island National Seashore in New York will remain closed until 2018 as the park has extended its construction project there to ensure that the marina is more resilient during storms like Hurricane Sandy, which damaged the area in 2012.
- By NPT Staff - August 8th, 2017 2:00am
Fire Island Lighthouse Gets Repairs For Damage From Hurricane Sandy
Five years after Hurricane Sandy flooded and damaged the lighthouse at Fire Island National Seashore in New York, a $1.2 million project to rehabilitate a terrace at the southwest corner of the structure has been completed, the park announced Friday.
- By NPT Staff - July 30th, 2017 1:00am
President's Move To Expand Offshore Oil And Gas Drilling Could Imperil National Seashores, Marine Life
President Trump's move to expand offshore energy development is drawing criticisms from a number of groups concerned not only over how that could impact national seashores but also marine life.
Repairs Slated For Hurricane-Damaged Fire Island National Seashore Light
The National Park Service says work to rehabilitate the southwest corner of the Fire Island Lighthouse terrace, undermined in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy, was to begin Monday. Visitor access may be rerouted to the lighthouse’s northern entrance during the project, slated for completion by June.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2017 2:00am
Cutting Infested Trees Has Suppressed Pine Beetles At Fire Island National Seashore
While parks are battling an aphid-like insect that is devastating Eastern hemlock stands, Fire Island National Seashore announced last week that cutting down infested trees has significantly diminished its population of invasive southern pine beetles, which can attack and kill pine trees in two to four months.
- By NPT Staff - March 9th, 2017 3:00am
Young Scientists Track Bats And Beetles At Fire Island National Seashore
While bat populations face the threat of white nose syndrome, stands of pine trees are under attack by pine beetles. These realities have been felt across the country, but both are being monitored by scientists and students at Fire Island National Seashore in New York.
- By NPT Staff - February 22nd, 2017 3:00am
Park Renews Partnership With Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society
On February 3, Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Chris Soller and Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society President Bob LaRosa signed a new five-year partnership agreement. The agreement renews the Society's commitment to work collaboratively with the National Park Service to provide public programming and assist with preservation efforts at the lighthouse.
- By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2017 9:31am
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