Join in on an exchange of perspectives
regarding the breach at Old Inlet
Saturday, Dec. 1 at 1:20 pm
Bellport Village Community Center
4 Bell Street
Bellport, NY 11713
Guest Speakers
Christopher Soller, Superintendent
Fire Island National Seashore
Mr. Soller will provide a brief update
of the Seashore's involvement in the
implementation of a 1997 multi-agency
Breach Contingency Plan (BCP). This
plan calls for the immediate filling of
breaches on Fire Island which do not
occur in federally-designated
wilderness. For a breach within the
Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune
Wilderness, a more conservative
response is prescribed,and includes
inter-agency monitoring of the behavior
of the breach, while initially allowing
it to close naturally. If the breach is
determined to have adverse impacts on
water levels in surrounding
communities, it will be closed
immediately. Supt. Soller will share
data gathered by the National Park
Service and partner agencies at the
breach at Old Inlet. FINS
Kevin McAllister, President, Peconic
Baykeeper
Mr. McAllister, president of Peconic
Baykeepers, will provide a perspective
with regard to the ecological
advantages of additional sustained flow
between the ocean and Great South Bay.
Peconic Baykeeper is the only
independent not-for-profit advocate
solely dedicated to the protection and
improvement of the aquatic ecosystems
of Peconic and South Shore estuaries of
Long Island. As sprawl development
continues to harden the island's
landscape, pollution threatens the
vitality and health of our bays. Their
recovery depends on kinds of
enlightened costal management policies
and responsible development practices
that can be adopted when citizens and
communities are informed and engaged in
decision making.
Charlie Flagg, Ph.D, Research
Professor, School of Marine and
Atmospheric Sciences(SoMAS) at Stony
Brook SoMA
Prof. Flagg will share his perspective
as a research scientist and will
provide a slide presentation of images
of the breach at Old Inlet taken during
his numerous observation flights over
the area. Mr. Flagg has been studying
the circulation of the costal lagoons
of southern Long Island using a
combination of numerical modeling and
observation. Currently, he is looking
at the impact that breaches in Fire
Island might have on circulation, sea
level, and salinity distribution in
Great South Bay. Pof. Flagg will share
data collected at the Bellport marina
and by the SoMAS research buoy in Great
South Bay that show some noticeable
changes since Sandy.
Joseph Gagliano, Chairman, Bellport
Village Waterfront Commission
Mr. Gagliano will share his perspective
as it relates to the actual effects
being experienced along the Bellport
Village shoreline post Sandy. Bellport
Village lies directly opposite the
breach on Fire Island less then two
miles away.
Additional guests include:
Representatives from shoreline
communities, municipalities, and
organizations who will share their
perspectives with regard to the actual
effects that the breach is having on
the shoreline post Sandy.
Shoreline residents and property owners
are urged to attend and will have an
opportunity to share their perspectives
during the public comment period.
Please arrive 15 minutes early if you
wish to sign up for the public comment
period.
Michael S. Bilecki
Chief, Natural Resources Management
Fire Island National Seashore
Ph (631)687-4760
Cell (516)805-3362
Fax (631) 289-4898
email: michael_bilecki@nps.gov
regarding the breach at Old Inlet
Saturday, Dec. 1 at 1:20 pm
Bellport Village Community Center
4 Bell Street
Bellport, NY 11713
Guest Speakers
Christopher Soller, Superintendent
Fire Island National Seashore
Mr. Soller will provide a brief update
of the Seashore's involvement in the
implementation of a 1997 multi-agency
Breach Contingency Plan (BCP). This
plan calls for the immediate filling of
breaches on Fire Island which do not
occur in federally-designated
wilderness. For a breach within the
Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune
Wilderness, a more conservative
response is prescribed,and includes
inter-agency monitoring of the behavior
of the breach, while initially allowing
it to close naturally. If the breach is
determined to have adverse impacts on
water levels in surrounding
communities, it will be closed
immediately. Supt. Soller will share
data gathered by the National Park
Service and partner agencies at the
breach at Old Inlet. FINS
Kevin McAllister, President, Peconic
Baykeeper
Mr. McAllister, president of Peconic
Baykeepers, will provide a perspective
with regard to the ecological
advantages of additional sustained flow
between the ocean and Great South Bay.
Peconic Baykeeper is the only
independent not-for-profit advocate
solely dedicated to the protection and
improvement of the aquatic ecosystems
of Peconic and South Shore estuaries of
Long Island. As sprawl development
continues to harden the island's
landscape, pollution threatens the
vitality and health of our bays. Their
recovery depends on kinds of
enlightened costal management policies
and responsible development practices
that can be adopted when citizens and
communities are informed and engaged in
decision making.
Charlie Flagg, Ph.D, Research
Professor, School of Marine and
Atmospheric Sciences(SoMAS) at Stony
Brook SoMA
Prof. Flagg will share his perspective
as a research scientist and will
provide a slide presentation of images
of the breach at Old Inlet taken during
his numerous observation flights over
the area. Mr. Flagg has been studying
the circulation of the costal lagoons
of southern Long Island using a
combination of numerical modeling and
observation. Currently, he is looking
at the impact that breaches in Fire
Island might have on circulation, sea
level, and salinity distribution in
Great South Bay. Pof. Flagg will share
data collected at the Bellport marina
and by the SoMAS research buoy in Great
South Bay that show some noticeable
changes since Sandy.
Joseph Gagliano, Chairman, Bellport
Village Waterfront Commission
Mr. Gagliano will share his perspective
as it relates to the actual effects
being experienced along the Bellport
Village shoreline post Sandy. Bellport
Village lies directly opposite the
breach on Fire Island less then two
miles away.
Additional guests include:
Representatives from shoreline
communities, municipalities, and
organizations who will share their
perspectives with regard to the actual
effects that the breach is having on
the shoreline post Sandy.
Shoreline residents and property owners
are urged to attend and will have an
opportunity to share their perspectives
during the public comment period.
Please arrive 15 minutes early if you
wish to sign up for the public comment
period.
Michael S. Bilecki
Chief, Natural Resources Management
Fire Island National Seashore
Ph (631)687-4760
Cell (516)805-3362
Fax (631) 289-4898
email: michael_bilecki@nps.gov
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