Goal 4: Healthy ecosystem
Objective H
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Updated since: 10/29/2024
Objective H: Restore and protect key habitats and species diversity in the Peconic Estuary and its watershed
2023 Successful Application for Coastal Watershed Grant
QAPP approved: July 2023
2023 Airborne thermal infrared survey: in documenting regions along open bay shorelines and semi-enclosed embayments where the cooling influence of groundwater discharge could be documented. Field teams completed radon surveys and subtidal sampling to guide eelgrass planting siting.
Eelgrass pilot sites chosen
Outreach Coordination with local SWMS Chapter
Increase in eelgrass shoot density and extent in existing beds
Overall net increase in extent of Peconic eelgrass beds
Restore 250 acres of tidal wetland habitat
Net increase in native high marsh habitat and total native marsh habitat from 2005 level
Net decrease in acres of invasive Phragmites from 2005 level
No net increase in hardened shorelines (includes breakwaters, bulkheads/seawalls, groins, jetties, piers, and revetments) from next measurement
Restore 242 acres of diadromous fish habitat on the Peconic River
Restore an additional 60 acres of diadromous fish habitat within other areas of the Peconic watershed
Increase in the alewife population in the Peconic River from current level
Land Protection Targets Acres of protected land (specific target to be determined based on updated CLPS and partner input)
CLPS 2020
CLPS 2025
CLPS 2030
Woodhull Dam Little River Fish Pass
Forge Road Peconic River Fish Pass
Upper Mill Peconic Fish Pass - Engineering Design and Permitting
Upper Mill Peconic Fish Pass - Land Use Agreement
Funding secure
Upper Mill Peconic Fish Pass - Construction
Survey Site at Grangebel Park (TAC)
Survey Site at Woodhul Dam Fish Pass
Peconic-wide collation of data and results
River Herring and Eel survey (TAC)
Town of Southampton culvert replacement
Alewife Creek-Noyack Rd - Engineering Design and Permitting
Funding secure
Culvert replacemnet and storm drainage discussions
Alewife Creek-North Sea Rd - Engineering Design and Permitting
Funding secure
Permitting
Engineering Design
Funding secure
Construction
TNC Culvert Prioritization Project (TAC)
Identification of high priority culverts in Peconic Estuary watershed
Grangebel Nature Like Fish Passage (TAC)
Edwards Ave Fish Passage (TAC)
Byron Young Fish Passage (TAC)
Forge Rd Fish Passage (TAC)
Upper Mills Fish Passage (TAC)
Connecticut Ave Fish Passage (TAC)
Ongoing Monitoring Programs – Peconic Estuary Partnership
River Herring and Eel survey
Ongoing Monitoring Programs – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Fish – Wildlife Monitoring Network LI
Alewife Creek Restoration Project | Southampton, NY - Official Website
Habitats & Wildlife – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Edwards Ave Fish Passage
Habitats & Wildlife – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Byron Young Fish Passage
Habitats & Wildlife – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Woodhull Dam Fish Passage - YouTube
Forge Rd Fish Passage
Habitats & Wildlife – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Upper Mills Fish Passage
Habitats & Wildlife – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Connecticut Ave Fish Passage
Habitats & Wildlife – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Bio-Optical Model for SAV Restoration Site Suitability
Groundwaer Refugia Mapping for SAV Restoration
Pilot Restoration based on Model and Mapping
Coecles Harbor Eelgrass Revegetation (Program Office/TAC)
Bio-optical model (TAC)
Potential Temperature Refugia mapping (Program Office/TAC)
Napeague Harbor Hydrodynamic and Water Circulation Study (Program Office/TAC)
PEP 2014 Eelgrass Aerial Survey QAPP (Program Office/TAC)
2014 Peconic Estuary Aerial Eelgrass Survey (Program Office/TAC)
Peconic Estuary Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Aerial Survey Ground-Truthing Report (Program Office/TAC)
PEP 2024 Eelgrass Aerial Survey QAPP (Program Office/TAC)
2008 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2010 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2011 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2013 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2014 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2015 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2016 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2017 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2018 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2019 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2021 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2022 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report (Program Office/TAC)
2025 Peconic Estuary Aerial Eelgrass Survey (Program Office/TAC)
2025 Peconic Estuary Aerial Eelgrass Report (Program Office/TAC)
Conservation morrings
Regional Sea grass task force to determine managent acitons
Seagrass Workgroup
Annual EPA funding
Peconic-Estuary-Seagrass-Bio-optical-Model-Project-presentation-Kaitlyn-OToole-2018.pdf
Napeague Harbor Hydrodynamic and Water Circulation Study
Trustees Ponder Restoring Napeague Harbor’s East Inlet | The East Hampton Star
Meeting: June 26, 2023 - East Hampton Town Trustees
East Hampton Town Trustees Meeting at Old Town House - 6/26/23 - YouTube
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2014 Peconic Estuary Aerial Eelgrass Survey
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Peconic Estuary Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Aerial Survey Ground-Truthing Report
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PEP 2024 Eelgrass Aerial Survey QAPP
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2010 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
PeconicEstuaryProgram2010Eelgra.pdf
2011 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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2013 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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2014 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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2015 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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2016 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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2017 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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2018 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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2019 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
Peconic-Estuary-Program-2019-Long-term-Eelgrass-Monitoring-Program.pdf
2021 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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2022 Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring Report
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Design Funds secured
Design complete
Permits obtained
Wetland restoration construction
Funding secure
Design plans
Funding secure
Contractor secure
Old Main Rd Culvert Engineering Design
Old Main Rd Culvert Permit Review
Funding secure
Contractor secure
Designs complete
Acquire Funding
Construction Complete
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Project 4
Project 5
Participate in stakeholder group to coordiante Narrow River Plans & Construction
Narrow River Construction (Program Office/TAC)
Program Office (Program Office/TAC)
Finalize Paul Stoutenburg Wetland Restoration Engineering Plans
Obtain Paul Stoutenburg Wetland Restoration Plan Permits
Secure funding for implementaiton of Paul Stoutenburg Wetland Restoration
Complete Paul Stoutenburg Wetland Restoration
Meetinghouse Creek Construction (Program Office/TAC)
Conceptual Habitat Restoration Design- Main Road (2019) – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center Living Shoreline Project (Program Office)
Additional Monitoring
Widow's Hole Preserve Living Shoreline Project
PEP Shoreline Adaptation Initiative partnerships (Program Office/Shorelien Adadptation Inititative)
Funding Secure
NYSG partner needs assessment within peconic estuary (PEP Shoreline Adaptation Initiative)
Demonstration Living Shoreline Project – Peconic Estuary Partnership
River Otter Survey 2023-2024
Educational Sign about River Oter in the Peconics
PEP Fellow research on priority Horseshoe Crab habitat
Squires Pond Horseshow Crab monitoring site (Program Office)
Predicting spawning horseshoe crab habitat use in relation to natural and hardened shorelines (TAC)
Horseshoe crabs and diamondback terrapins satellite telemetry in the Peconic Estuary
Funding Secure
Telemetry study
Peconic Estuary Program 2015 Ecosystem Status Report (Program Office)
Peconic Estuary Partnership 2023 State of the Estuary Report (Program Office)
Peconic Otter Surveys (Program Office)
Funding Secure
Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Otter Survey
Horseshoe Crab strategy facilitation (Program Office)
Horseshoe Strategy Funding Secure
Horseshoe Strategy Funding
New York Peconic Estuary Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) Saltmarsh Sparrow Restoration (Program Office)
Ongoing Monitoring Programs – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Maps & Tools – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Peconic Estuary Partnership 2023 State of the Estuary Report
Maps & Tools – Peconic Estuary Partnership
Restoration Priorities - Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Saltmarsh Sparrow Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Member of Suffolk County 10 year Aquaculture Lease Board
Peconic Bay Scallop Annual Survey
Initiation of the Peconic Bay Scallop Technical Committee