Forgive being a little off-topic but the bluebelt, an extensive freshwater wetland and critical breeding habitat on Staten Island was severely impacted by storm Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy Recovery: Staten Island Bluebelt Clean-Up Volunteer Day Hosted by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Date: Saturday, December 8th Time: 9:30AM – 3:00PM Meeting Location: Turtle Loop, located at Jefferson Avenue and Father Capodanno Boulevard (along the Midland Beach Boardwalk) Event Description: Volunteers will help to remove debris along the Staten Island Blue Belt wetland areas in the Midland and South Beach areas. Details: Volunteers should plan to arrive at the meeting location by 9:30AM for a welcome introduction and group assignments. There is a small parking lot on site, and street parking is also available. Groups will depart to designated clean-up sites at 10:00AM. We will have vans to shuttle volunteers from the meeting location to designated clean-up sites. Please wear work boots and dress appropriately for cold weather. Vest and gloves will be provided. There are portable toilets and a water fountain at the meeting location. No food will be provided so please plan accordingly. No children under 16 please. We are also planning a similar volunteer activity in Jamaica Bay; details for this event will be distributed in the near future.[Note: both the East Pond and West Pond dikes were cut, admitting salt water to the areas and massive amounts of debris were thrown up into areas that are normally upland.] -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
