EVENTS

Saturday, April 25th @ 9:30am - noon
LION’S CLUB 9th ANNUAL ROADSIDE & BEACH CLEANUP
Begin at Center Firehouse

Please join us in the Island-wide cleanup to keep our beaches and roads clean for all to enjoy! Click on this LINK for more details.

NEWS

Deer & Tick Prevention
The Deer and Tick Committee has been working on educating residents about preventative methods for avoiding tick bites. We hope that you will share the following two-sided important document with your family and friends, created by the D & T  educational sub-committee. This document along with the Stony Brook University Southampton Hospital Tick Borne Disease Reference Handbook will be made available at various places on Shelter Island such as Town Hall, Farmer’s Market (summer), the former Shelter Island Pharmacy, the island's doctors' offices, and the North & South ferry ticket offices, to name a few. We will continue our educational outreach into Summer. Please click on the blue link above.

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.