A new walking trail will be in place soon!
With the help of the North
Babylon AP Environmental students and the Environmental Club (collectively the NB Earthlings) 3 new walking trails with interesting educational markers will be put in place over the next year.
They will cover the area along the beach from Overlook, to Cedar, to the old life guard station as well as up over by the aquaculture center.
Environmentalists working with the Town of Babylon are focusing their efforts on some of the endangered species found in the area. Some of the species they are focusing their efforts on are the Piping clover, American Oystercatchers, Osprey, Least Tern.
As well as some vegetative species such as Sea Beach Knotweed and Sea Beach Amaranth.
Piping Plover
The Piping Plover is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America. The bird is making a comeback in numbers due to the efforts made by the Town of Babylon along the shoreline. As nests are established, exclosures are
constructed to protect both nest and eggs.
Asiatic sand sedge
An invasive species has been found on the beach at the Fire Island
villages. People need to be vigilant on all Long Island beaches for the occurrence of this dune plant that has the
potential to change the ecology of many of our beaches and negatively affect
recreation opportunities
Harbor
Seals
Can be found along beaches in sand bars, rocks, and remote beaches during low tide within estuaries, bays and rivers.
Fire Island National Seashore is one of the top places on LI to watch harbor seals.
- Human Threats: fishing gear, ship
accidents (getting hit by propellers), oil spills, chemical pollution, human
harassment