EVENTS

Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 9:30am - 12:00pm
SI LIONS ROADSIDE CLEANUP
Center Firehouse
49 N Ferry Rd, Shelter Island, NY 11964

Please join us for the annual island-wide cleanup event sponsored by the Shelter Island Lions Club. Meet at Center Firehouse for breakfast and supplies followed by a free BBQ at noon. You can sign up and select a section by clicking on the map below. Please help us keep our island beautiful and clean for generations to come!

Tuesday, April 22nd & May 20th
Long Island Steward Training for Threatened & Endangered Species
Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center
150 Bay Pkwy, Wantagh,NY 11793

For those interested in helping the efforts to protect and preserve threatened and endangered species on our Island, such as Piping Plovers and Least Terns. The state offers detailed workshops but if you want to get a glimpse of what we do at a local level, such as monitoring population and installing protective barriers, please contact SBA Member Pete Dandridge (pete.dandridge@gmail.com). Please click on the link above for workshop information.

NEWS

One Island - One Water
Please take a moment to read the Water Advisory Committee’s report on our island’s ground and surface water and the state of our aquifers.

SCHD Water Testing Application
Suffolk County Health Department offers private well water analysis for a $100 fee, which can be waived. SBA encourages residents to test their well water. Click link above for form.

SILVER BEACH FUN FACTS & HISTORY

CRAB CREEK
During the spring season, Silver Beach hosted a variety of water birds. Two endangered species, Piping Plovers and Least Terns, nested successfully on our Crab Creek property. Also, it appears that two pairs of Willets were nesting there. For three weeks, six American Oystercatchers looked like they were settling in. However, the excitement was premature as they apparently moved on. Better luck next year. Other interesting visitors included Snowy Egrets and Black-bellied Plovers.