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NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
vines and shrubs.
Many people love Crooke’s Point in
its natural state. Its natural habitat is
ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟǀ Ğ͕
ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŝŶŐ͕
ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ͕
ĂƐ
nature has created it. Protectors of
Pine
Oak
Woods
(
www.siprotectors.org
)
and NRPA
urge these out-of-control agencies
to leave remaining Crooke’s Point as
ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵů͕
ǁ ŝůĚ ƐĂŶĚďĂƌƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ͘
We urge you to write your com-
ments to
editor@siadvance.com
.
ŽĂůŝƟŽŶƐ
By John Malizia
E ĂƚƵƌĂů ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ WƌŽƚĞĐƟǀ Ğ ƐƐŽͲ
ĐŝĂƟŽŶ ;E ZW Ϳ ƐƉĞĂƌŚĞĂĚƐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŽŶ ŝƚƐ Žǁ Ŷ͕
ďƵƚ ĂƩ ĂĐŚͲ
es its name and support with other
groups that fight for marine and
ĞŶǀ ŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŝŶ ĂĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶ͘
ĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂƉĂĐƚ ŽƌƚƌĞĂƚLJĂŵŽŶŐ
individuals or groups, during which
ƚŚĞLJĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŝŶ ũŽŝŶƚ ĂĐƟŽŶ͕
ĞĂĐŚ
in their own self-interest, joining
forces together for a common
cause. This alliance may be tempo-
ƌĂƌLJŽƌ Ă ŵĂƩ Ğƌ ŽĨ ĐŽŶǀ ĞŶŝĞŶĐĞ͘
ĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶ ƚŚƵƐ Ěŝī ĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵŽƌĞ
formal covenant. Possibly described
ĂƐ Ă ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ΖĨĂĐƟŽŶƐΖ͕
ƵƐƵĂůLJ
those with overlapping interests
rather than opposing.
dŚĞƐĞ ĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ^ƚĂƚĞŶ
Island based or NY, but also NJ
when issues impact all of us.
For many years we have worked
with the NY/NJ Baykeeper who
keeps a vigilant surveillance of bays,
rivers and estuaries plus they have
pushing forward the breeding of
oysters back into our waters. We
ĂůƐŽ ǁ ŽƌŬ ǁ ŝƚŚ ůĞĂŶ K ĐĞĂŶ ĐƟŽŶ
(
COA) another NJ group to help cre-
ĂƚĞ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ǁ ĂƚĞƌƐ
between Cape May, NJ and Mon-
tauk Point, NY a “Clean Ocean
ŽŶĞ͟
ƚŽ ƉƌĞǀ ĞŶƚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
ƚŚŝƐ ŽĐĞĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ͘
dŚŝƐ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ
would prevent the building of Oil
Wells and Liquid Natural Gas facili-
ƟĞƐ Žī ŽƵƌƐŚŽƌĞƐ ǁ ŝƚŚ ŵŝůĞƐ ŽĨ ƉŝƉĞ
lines into our bays and rivers inter-
ƌƵƉƟŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘
We have worked with both of these
ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ďLJĮ ŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ƌŵLJ ŽƌƉ ŽĨ
Engineers (ACOE) in dumping Con-
taminated Dredge Material into our
Borrow Pits and the building of a
Contaminated Island in Raritan and
Lower New York Bay. With their
help we were successful in pre-
ǀ ĞŶƟŶŐƚŚĞ K ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌŝŶŝƟĂƟǀ ĞƐ͘
dŚĞ E z ^ƵƌĨ ZŝĚĞƌƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ
Į ŐŚƟŶŐĂ ůŽĐĂůƉƵďůŝĐůŝďƌĂƌLJŝŶ >ŽŶŐ
/
ƐůĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐŝŶŐƉůĂƐƟĐďĂŐƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐͲ
tribute books and use paper or
ĐůŽƚŚ͘
dŚĞƐĞ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ďĂŐƐ͕
ŵĂLJĮ ŶĚ
their way into our waterways im-
ƉĂĐƟŶŐ Į ƐŚ͕
ďŝƌĚƐ͕
ƚƵƌƚůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ
beaches.
Jamaica Bay Task Force in pre-
ǀ ĞŶƟŶŐ ĚƵŵƉŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ
Dredge Material by the ACOE in the
ŽƌƌŽǁ WŝƚƐ ŝŶ Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ
Jamaica Bay and off Coney Island.
Currently there is a proposal to
ĂƩ ĂĐŚ Ă E ĂƚƵƌĂů' ĂƐ ƉŝƉĞůŝŶĞ ƚŽ ĂŶ
ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƉŝƉĞ ďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶ D ŽƌŐĂŶ
Creek, NJ and Long Beach, NY and
laying 3.5 miles of pipe line in new
pits in the ocean, tunneling under
the Rockaways and Jamaica Bay to
&
ůŽLJĚ ĞŶŶĞƩ &ŝĞůĚ ƚŽ ĂƩ ĂĐŚ ƚŽ E ĂͲ
ƟŽŶĂů ' ƌŝĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ŐĂƐ ƉŝƉĞƐ ĨŽƌ
Brooklyn. We will be reviewing the
environmental impact to this pro-
posal.
E Ğǁ zŽƌŬ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽĂůŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ
Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas
in upstate NY that may contaminate
our water tables and reservoirs into
NYC drinking waters. We will be
ŝŶǀ Žůǀ ĞĚ ƵŶƟů ĨƌĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽǀ ĞƐ ƚŽ
be environmentally safe in our shale
deposits.
>ŽĐĂůLJ ǁ Ğ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJ ǁ ŽƌŬ ǁ ŝƚŚ
other groups. Such as: North Shore
Waterfront Conservancy, Protector
of Pine Oak Woods, Where to Turn,
&
ŝƐŚĞƌŵĞŶ͛
Ɛ ŽŶƐĞƌǀ ĂƟŽŶ ƐƐŽĐŝĂͲ
ƟŽŶ͕
E ĂƟŽŶĂů >ŝŐŚƚŚŽƵƐĞ D ƵƐĞƵŵ
ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂůĐŝǀ ŝĐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͘
The local issues are:
Access –
Į ƐŚŝŶŐ͕
ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ
travel related.
Dredging –
ĚŽǁ Ŷ ƚŽ ϱϬŌ͘
/
Ŷ ŽƵƌ
shipping channels bringing up
contaminated dredge material
and the beneficial use of that
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͖
ĂƐ ǁ Ğů ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďůĂƐƟŶŐ
that may impact building struc-
tures.
Pouch Camp – giving support to
save the Boy Scout camp that
contains a large fishing lake
from being bought by commer-
cial groups that will clear the
area.
The many issues at Gateway
E ĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬŝŶ ' ƌĞĂƚ <ŝůƐ͗
ůĞĂŶ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĚŝĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽďͲ
lems that have closed ball
fields, model airplane fields
and the bulk head used for
fishing in the back of Great
Kills Harbor.
dŚĞ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŶǀ ĂƐŝǀ Ğ
species of plants and vegeta-
ƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƌŽŽŬĞ͛
Ɛ WŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ
ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŵĂũŽƌ ďŝƌĚ ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ
paths, the use of toxic chemi-
cals that are used to kill
plants and may seep into the