The Town of Hempstead's outstanding Department of Conservation and Waterways oversees 17,000 acres of wetlands and 180 miles of coastal waterways. Comprising much of our South Shore, these waters remain a tremendous and pristine asset to our nature and marine enthusiasts.
Building on Hempstead Town’s long history of environmental sustainability initiatives, Supervisor Don Clavin welcomed a new generation of hydrogen powered vehicles to the township’s Renewable Energy Park in Point Lookout. Read on...
52 years ago, the Marine Nature Study Area opened on the very first Earth Day in 1970. Through those years, its unique mission to "provide for education, research, preservation and management practices” has been fulfilled and... Read on...
Our Purple Martin nest box and nest gourds went up in April at the Marine Nature Study Area located in Oceanside. Donated by the South Shore Audubon Society, these structures will help support... Read on...
This year, our Peregrine Falcon box sited in the Middle Bay section of our Hempstead Bay estuary, has a brand new pair. Arriving in March 2022... Read on...
The Town of Hempstead will once again be partnering with Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS) and All Our Energy to host monthly beach cleanups at Town beaches. Read on...
Thanks to our partners at Seatuck Environmental Association, the Department has been given 500 TEDs to distribute for free to anyone who needs to alter a crab pot. TEDs are available to pick up at the Department administration building... Read on...
Funding is slated to support the Town of Hempstead’s joint effort with conservation groups to expand the presence of ecologically beneficial oyster beds in township waterways. Read on...
Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, members of the Town Board and National Grid announced a joint project, to build one of the first and largest clean hydrogen projects in the country. This project will be one of the first in the nation. Read on...
Hempstead Town has been culturing starter spools of kelp spores and has completed the installation of three kelp field grow out sites within Hempstead Bay. These efforts are part of a regional program to support the development of sugar kelp aquaculture. Learn more...
Town of Hempstead biologists collected native seed from the Hempstead Plains grassland in 2020, and were able to propagate and grow the seed in the Town’s newly renovated sustainable greenhouse. This initiative is in partnership with... Read on...
This year marks the first time clams were hatched from eggs and raised to seedling size all within the Town's newly expanded shellfish hatchery. Read on...
The Town of Hempstead is currently assisting the Canadian Wildlife Service, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and University of Missouri with a research project on Atlantic brant. Read on...
In the 2021 Building Community Through Sustainable Living program, the Town of Hempstead had multiple partnerships with local community organizations and colleges... Read on...
The Town of Hempstead has grant funding to study the diamondback terrapin population in Hempstead Bay. Town biologists believe this local estuary is an important habitat for diamondback terrapins and this research will help gain a greater understanding.. Read on...
The Town of Hempstead has been monitoring American Oystercatchers since they began nesting in New York in the early 1990s. Major threats to oystercatcher populations include... Read on...
Town of Hempstead's shellfish staff joined a guest lecture with Water Quality specialist Maureen Dunn to explain how oysters are grown locally and the importance of restoring oysters to our marine ecosystem. Learn more...
