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As summer draws to a close, the need for environmentally-minded residents of Wantagh, Seaford, and neighboring communities to step up and help make Jones Beach a little cleaner slows down as well, although not permanently. more
Hundreds of pounds of a harmful aquatic plant have been removed from Wantagh's Mill Pond for the first time. more
With temperatures rising into the 80s and the sun shining bright, June 1 was a good day to learn outside, while also getting some respite in the air conditioning. Seventh-graders from Seaford Middle School spent the morning at the Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, just a short bus ride away. more
With garbage bags and rakes in hand, 50 volunteers got down and dirty at the 10th annual Earth Day Cleanup on April 16. Hosted by the Levittown Community Council and Town of Hempstead, and walked the streets with a mission to clean up Levittown and the surrounding areas of North Wantagh. more
The cleanup of the toxic Navy Grumman plume, which has threatened public water supplies in many Nassau County communities, including Seaford, has taken another step forward. more
It may have been just five minutes away, but when Seaford Middle School students visited the Tackapausha Museum and Preserve last Thursday, it was like a whole different world. more
Merrick Herald Life Senior Editor Scott Brinton, third from right, who is an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University, recently brought his Issues in Science Reporting students to a cleanup in the Merrick woodlands off the Meadowbrook Parkway to help out and report on the event. More than 50 volunteers attended the cleanup. more
Whether it was dropped by humans or brought there by natural forces, there was plenty of garbage to be found in the Tackapausha Preserve last Saturday morning. A group of volunteers spent hours cleaning up the park, which straddles the Seaford-Massapequa border. more
Hofstra University has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant of $75,000 to remove debris accumulated during Superstorm Sandy from a local salt marsh that is used regularly for research and educational projects. Among the professors spearheading the project is Dr. Russell Burke, of Bellmore. more
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