This time of year is a time of fasting in many religious traditions. And perhaps it is with that perspective I have been noticing more and more friends giving up fish because of increasing awareness that technically ALL fish are…
In light of the latest mass aqualife die offs in the Peconic Bay Estuary, of both turtles and fish, and the prediction that through the summer more mass fish die offs are likely, thought I would provide concrete tips we…
Presently the American Chestnut tree is near extinction because of a fungus introduced from China or Japan around the turn of the century. The fungus, which became an epidemic lasting over 100 years, is a visible orange cluster that literally…
You might have noticed for the past year and a half in grocery stores or pharmacies in Southampton there is no longer a choice between paper or plastic. Since November 2011 and in a first for New York State, Southampton…
Imagine you fall off a drop taller than you where there used to be familiar flat terrain. In fact, your most ancient instincts and ancestors have been telling you about crossing that very terrain for over 100,000,000 years. Immediately after…
Spreading everything from Lyme disease to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, ticks are a big problem out east. Spraying large parts of land can kill other animals living in the sprayed area and release toxic chemicals into the ground water supply….
My sister was just on vacation from her residency (she is a veterinarian) and visiting out east. Per usual, the topic of conversation swung in the direction of animals. I commented on the total absence of chipmunks this summer from…
While out east everyone is talking about the proposed erosion control district, I thought it was a good time to highlight nature’s very own perfect erosion control system. It is a subterranean sand-dune-dwelling thing that can tunnel its way to…
Last week I had the pleasure of running into Jay and David Shapiro at a party. The two brothers are famous – or shall I say infamous – for their organized business around share houses in “the hamptons”. It is…
And yes that copper, aluminum, strontium, barium, rubidium, cadmium, and the perchlorates used to lauch them into the sky all come back down to the sea and soil as pollutants. I was shocked to learn some of those coloring chemicals…