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Department Dispatch: Atlantic Brant Research Project

Report by Leah Gath, Hofstra University

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 researc...

Department Dispatch: Building Community Through Sustainable Living

In the 2021 Building Community Through Sustainable Living program, the Town of Hempstead had multiple partnerships with local community organizations and colleges including Hofstra University and Farmingdale State College, resulting in community engagemen...

Department Dispatch: 2021 Diamondback Terrapin Monitoring

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 under...

Town of Hempstead Partners with Environmental Groups to Promote Native Plantings in Hempstead

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 Friends of ...

Department Dispatch: 2021 Piping Plover 2021 Breeding Season

Piping plover pair numbers exceeded previous years this season, with a record number of 23 nesting pairs. A federally threatened and New York State endangered species, the piping plover has been monitored on Town of Hempstead beaches since the 1980s, and ...

Department Dispatch: American Oystercatcher 2021 Breeding Season

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 loss of habitat and climate change. While Town beaches offer a space for recreati...

Annual Clam Seeding Completed in Hempstead Bay

Since 1983, Town of Hempstead Conservation staff have been seeding the local shellfish beds with juvenile hard clams in an effort to sustain the shellfishery and to maintain the natural water filtration capacity of the bay's shellfish population....

Recovering Oyster Shells: From The Bay, To The Dinner Plate, and Back

Town of Hempstead Conservation Biologist, Stephen Naham, joined Maureen Dunn of the Seatuck Environmental Association for a guest lecture titled, "Recovering Oyster Shells: From The Bay, To The Dinner Plate, and Back".  The presentation...

Conservation Staff Grow Sugar Kelp in Hempstead Bay to Improve Water Quality

The cultivation of sugar kelp can be beneficial to the marine environment.  This species of macroalgae is very effective at absorbing excess nutrients that degrade water quality, a natural process often referred to as bioextraction.  The...

Hempstead Town, National Grid Expand Hydrogen Fueling Station

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. The HyGrid Project located in Point Lookout on Long Island will blen...

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