Fire Island National Seashore

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.

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July 30th, 2017

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.

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April 30th, 2017

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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.

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April 17th, 2017

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.

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March 9th, 2017

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.

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February 22nd, 2017

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.

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February 11th, 2017

National Park Service Proposing To Let Nature Take Its Course With Breach At Fire Island National Seashore

Natural processes, specifically the ebb and flow of the Atlantic Ocean, should be allowed to continue at Fire Island National Seashore, where the National Park Service is willing to let a breach in the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dunes Wilderness open and close as the waves dictate.

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October 25th, 2016

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Construction To Close Marina At Fire Island National Seashore Until Next Summer

Four years after Hurricane Sandy struck Fire Island National Seashore, recovery efforts at the New York park will continue Sept. 12 with a $5.4 million project that will close the Watch Hill Marina through next summer.

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August 25th, 2016

Hunting, Fencing Part Of Plan To Address White-tailed Deer At Fire Island National Seashore

With white-tailed deer changing the natural ecosystem at Fire Island National Seashore, the National Park Service approved a White-tailed Deer Management Plan last month that includes direct population reduction as well as the construction of fences to preserve critical areas of the Seashore.

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May 13th, 2016

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What Exactly Is A Maritime Forest?

You can find them at Cape Cod National Seashore, Fire Island National Seashore, Assateague Island National Seashore, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Cape Lookout National Seashore, and Cumberland Island National Seashore. But what exactly is a maritime forest and how to they survive in these salty environments?

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April 4th, 2016

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