This Sunday – Komedyplast Walk

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Subject: neglectingly    Komedyplast 7th Annual Walk

Komedyplast will hold its 7th Annual walk from Fair Harbor (Pioneer/Le Dock) to the Island Mermaid in Ocean Beach THIS SUNDAY, August 24th starting at 8:30 AM. Hope you can join us!

Komedyplastraises funds to support volunteer medical teams who work globally to provide free surgery for children with craniofacial deformities. (www.Komedyplast.org) Each team brings laughter and hope to children and their families which is important in the healing process. As in past years, volunteer team leader Dr. Peter Taub (Dunewood), Director of Pediatric Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center, will be walking with us.

The Grand Prize — awarded by a random drawing including all contributors — will be:

THE HOTEL PIERRE “FIFTH AVENUE SUITE WEEKEND”:    

  • Two nights in a one bedroom Luxury Suite
  • Breakfast for two each day
  • VIP champagne and fruit on arrival
  • Champagne pre-dinner cocktails at The 2E Bar with Hors d’Oeuvres
  • One dinner for two persons at Sirio’s Ristorante (pre-arranged 4-course dinner with pre-selected white/red wines)
  • Valid September 1, 2014-August 31, 2015, non-renewable, subject to black-out dates and hotel availability

This year we have worked with many sponsors to make the walk more exciting and enjoyable!

There will be:

A specially designed water bottle for any contribution of $25 or more

Prize drawings at the Island Mermaid, including gift certificates to Le Dock, Pico’s Tequila Grill, ABC Kitchen and ABC Cocina, ferry ticket books compliments of Fire Island Ferries, Bloomingdale’s gift card, swag from Coach and Echo, jewelry from Kenny Goodman,and MORE!

Coffee and water donated by Pioneer Market, Fair Harbor at the start of the walk

Refreshments at the Island Mermaid in Ocean Beach at the conclusion of the walk

Please make out a check payable to Komedyplast & give to:

Maxine Hayden, 60 West Walk, Dunewood

Joey & Peter Taub, 105 Dolphin Walk

Irene Vale, 61 West Walk

or contribute directly at www. Komedyplast.org. Please identify that you are a “Team Fire Island” donor!

Hope to see you Sunday!

Reminder: Swimmer’s Cup Tomorrow at 1:30 pm – 8.21.14

Thursday, August 21st, 1:30 at the bay-beach

This award goes to a student who has a positive attitude towards others and swim program on a daily basis. The student tries his or her best every day at swim lessons, listens well, encourages others, and enjoys swimming. The love and excitement of swimming is apparent in this student. The “Great Reveal” will be announced and snacks will be served.

Lifeguards keep a close watch.

Lifeguards keeping a close watch.

Photo: Ellen S. Abramowitz: Copyright c. 2014

 

DYC Secondaries Regatta – 2014

Dunewood Secondaries – The DYC’s regatta for racers 16 and under was held this past Sunday afternoon. There were a total of eight racers in this years competition.

Congratulations to this years winners: Sam Bither – 1st Place,
Nick Singer – 2nd Place and Katie Cutrone – 3rd Place

Photos: Catherine Havemeyer – Copyright c. 2014

Group Photo

 

Dunewood Yacht Club: “Open” 2014

The Dunewood Yacht Club (DYC) — “Open” was held this past Saturday afternoon with fourteen racers in the competition. The regatta took over three hours with five close races. The outcome was uncertain until the final race.

Congratulations to this years winners:

Jake Singer – 1st Place
Sam Bither – 2nd Place  &  Stephen Rosenthal – 3rd Place

From left to right: Sam Bither - 2nd Place Jake Singer -  1st Place Stephen Rosenthal - 3rd Place

From left to right with their temporary trophies:
Sam Bither – 2nd Place
Jake Singer – 1st Place
Stephen Rosenthal – 3rd Place

Special thanks to the Dunewood Yacht Club’s – Head Instructor, Oliver Roth who commandeered the committee boat and kept tally of all five races.

Click on the first photo to begin slide show.

 

Photos: Ellen S. Abramowitz – Copyright c. 2014

Bay-Toss Photo: Catherine Havemeyer – Copyright c. 2014

FINS published DRAFT EIS for the proposed Deer Management Plan for the Fire Island National Seashore:

Deer

Deer on West Wak in Dunewood  ——-  Photo: Ellen S. Abramowitz – Copyright c. 2014

2014 Deer Public Meetings Flyer

Fire Island National Seashore Draft EIS_ Deer

As you may know, FINS has published a DRAFT EIS for the proposed Deer Management plan for the Fire Island National Seashore.

In order to help keep every informed about the contents of the draft EIS, Please see the summary memo of the ‘take-home points” in two different formats prepared by : Suzy Goldhirsch.

1. Email text 
2. PDF ( attached)

The deer management issue is a very important one for all Fire Islanders, and as many residents as possible should review the Draft EIS and submit their comments, either on-line, by mail, or by attending one of the upcoming public hearings: ( Meeting flyer also attached):
Wednesday, August 20, from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Patchogue-Watch Hill Ferry Terminal
150 West Avenue Patchogue, New York 11772

Friday, August 22 , from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm – Woodhull School Gymnasium , Ocean Beach, Fire Island, New York

Fire Island National Seashore (FINS)

Draft White-tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Lead Agency: National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior Cooperating Agencies: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS-DEC) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, moment Period Ends on October 10, 2014 Scroll down to the end for directions on how to comment:

Brief Summary of EIS:

**See the full text at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?documentID=60638.

Purpose of the Plan/EIS:
1. Develop a deer management strategy that supports protection, preservation, regeneration, and restoration of native vegetation and other natural and cultural resources at the Seashore and reduces undesirable human-deer interactions in the Fire Island communities.
2. Promote public understanding of the complex relationship between deer and Seashore resources, tick-borne diseases, people, and human infrastructure.
3. Address impacts associated with changes in white-tailed deer abundance, distribution, and behavior across the Seashore, e.g.
   Heavy browsing by white-tailed deer has resulted in adverse impacts on native vegetation
   Abundant food sources and shelter in the Fire Island communities have resulted in adverse interactions between deer and humans and the developed environment.
  Adverse interactions also occur due to the habituation of deer to the unthreatening presence of humans and conditioning of deer, particularly to food sources, in the Fire Island communities and high-visitor use areas.

The Four Management Alternatives: The Draft White-tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement describes four alternatives for the management of white-tailed deer at Fire Island National Seashore

Alternative A (the ‘no-action’ alternative) would continue to implement current management actions, policies, and monitoring efforts related to deer and their impacts. Current actions within the Seashore include limited public education and interpretation efforts, vegetation monitoring, and deer population and behavior surveys.

Strategies Common to All ‘Action’ Alternatives:

All three ‘action’ alternatives below (B, C, and D) would include the following common strategies:
 Enhanced public education and outreach effort,  fencing of the maritime holly forest within the Sunken Forest, securing the boundary fence at the William Floyd Estate, small-scale fencing to protect special-status species, increased vegetation monitoring, enhanced deer population and behavior monitoring, and close coordination with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Additional actions specific to Alternatives B, C and D include the following:  Alternative B: additional deer browsing management actions would include:

– Fencing of the historic core at the William Floyd Estate and rotational fencing of selected forest areas at the William Floyd Estate lower acreage. The fencing would be implemented in conjunction with fertility control of white-tailed deer to gradually reduce and then maintain the deer population at an appropriate density to achieve the plan objectives. Deer observed approaching humans within the Fire Island communities would be relocated to the Fire Island Wilderness.

Alternative C (the environmentally preferable alternative), additional actions would include:

– Directly reduce and maintain the deer population at an appropriate deer density to allow for vegetation regeneration.  Deer population reduction and maintenance would be implemented through a combination of sharpshooting, capture and euthanasia of individual deer (where necessary), and public hunting (within the Fire Island Wilderness only). Deer observed approaching humans within the Fire Island communities would be captured and euthanized to reduce the risk of negative human-deer interactions and prevent other deer from learning this behavior through observation.

Alternative D (the NPS preferred alternative) would include a combination of actions from both alternatives B and C:

– The historic core at the William Floyd Estate would be fenced to exclude deer.  The deer population on Fire Island and at the William Floyd Estate lower acreage would be reduced to an appropriate deer density to achieve the plan objectives through a combination of sharpshooting, capture and euthanasia of individual deer (where appropriate), and public hunting (within the Fire Island Wilderness only).  Once reduced, the deer population could be maintained through fertility control or a continuation of actions used for direct reduction. Similar to alternative C, deer observed approaching humans within the Fire Island communities would be captured and euthanized.

Reviewers and Respondents Please Note:  If you wish to comment on this plan/EIS, you may:
1. Post them electronically at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/FireIslandDeerManagementPlan or
2. Mail comments to the name and address below:
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask FINS in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, they cannot guarantee that they would be able to do so.

Next steps:
1. After public review is completed, this plan/EIS will be revised in response to public comments.
2. A final version of this plan/EIS will then be released, and a 30-day no-action period will follow.
3. After the 30-day no-action period, the alternative or actions constituting the approved plan will be documented in a record of decision that will be signed by the Regional Director of the Northeast Region.

For further information regarding this plan/EIS, please contact:
Lindsay Ries, Wildlife Biologist
Fire Island National Seashore
120 Laurel Street
Patchogue, NY 11772
Lindsay_Ries@nps.gov

 

 

 

Ocean Safety Information Tips from Dunewood Lifeguards

On Thursday afternoon our Dunewood ocean lifeguards shared many crucial facts concerning ocean safety.  Some of the many items discussed included: Riptides, how to detect and find a riptide. We now know how to signal for help and what to expect when lifeguards come to our rescue. In addition, we are well-informed about various whistle sounds, wave management and lifeguard hand signals.

Click on the first small image below to see slide show:

Photos: Ellen Abramowitz – Copyright c. 2014

Dunewood “Fiesta” themed – Bay Beach Party 2014

The newest members of the Dunewood community

The newest members of the Dunewood community

The Dunewood Community Summer of 2014 “Fiesta” Themed Beach Party was celebrated with friends and neighbors at the Dunewood Bay Beach. Great food with plenty drinks were served. A good time was had by all. This high-spirited event took place with a beautiful sunset that served as our backdrop, then continued underneath the light of a glorious full moon.
Many thanks to our event coordinators for creating a delightful evening for the community: Janet Robinson, Merry Fisher, Maggie Vale, Gloria Perna & Cathy Bimberg.

Photos: Ellen S. Abramowitz – Copyright c. 2014

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Sunday, August 11th the DYC “Dunewood Secondaries” Regatta

This Sunday, August 11th at the Dunewood Yacht Club: 12:30 a.m.
The DYC’s Regatta is for Racers 16 and Under. 
*Confirm start time & Mandatory Skipper’s Meeting with Oliver Roth, Head    Instructor.    http://dunewoodyachtclub.com

All Photos: Ellen S. Abramowitz – Copyright c. 2013

2013 – Secondary Racers

1st, 2nd & 3rd – 2013 trophies.

Maddy Fritz receives the 2013 first place trophy.

Maddy Fritz with her first place trophy, pure joy. DYC instructors: Jordan Glaubinger & Jake Singer – 8/2013

Traditional “Bay-Toss” for all regatta winners – 8/2013

Dunewood Open – Saturday, August 16th

This Saturday, August 16th at the Dunewood Yacht Club
“Dunewood Open”
Experienced racers compete for the title and, of course, bragging rights.
Race start promptly at 11:45 a.m. unless otherwise specified. Mandatory Skippers Meeting will be held 15 minutes prior to the start of the race.
http://dunewoodyachtclub.com

Photo: Ellen S. Abramowitz - Copyright c. 2013

Sunfish with racing sails at the Dunewood Yacht Club (DYC) Photo: Ellen S. Abramowitz – Copyright c. 2013

Racing in the Great South Bay. Photo: Ellen S. Abramowitz – Copyright c. 2013