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How to manage threats to our beaches, shoreline flooding coastal houses, and causing $19 billion in damage to the New York metropolitan Environmental advocacy area, according to a report by group Wild Ones warned Town the New York Special Initiative of Hempstead residents about for Rebuilding and Resiliency. the dangers of Long Island’s Since then, shoreline communichanging coastlines during an ties need better protection to informational session on Feb. avoid harm. 22. Held at the Merrick Library, “After Sandy, a lot of people the presentation was directed raised their houses,” Wild Ones to all Long Island Secretary Gary residents. Schulz said. “You “We feel imporbought time. But tant issues such as that’s it. Another shoreline resiliency big storm, that six should be brought feet may not be to the attention of enough anymore.” our residents,” said Laura Schwanof Andrea Mar tone, lAURA SCHwANoF works for GEI Conthe Vice President, GEI Consulting sulting as a landa n d C o m m u n i t y landscaping architect scape architect and L e a d e r fo r Wi l d and senior ecologist a senior ecologist. O n e s ’ Tow n o f She has worked on Hempstead communature restoration nity hub. “This issue will be of projects for over 30 years. The major concern to property own- Wild Ones team met Schwanof ers now and in the coming at a shoreline resiliency predecades of climate change and sentation at Hofstra University rising ocean levels.” last year, which inspired them The Wild Ones chapter for to partner for a community the New York Metropolitan education program. Area is one of Long Island’s According to Schwanof, one organizations that work to pre- of the best ways local commupare communities for the chal- nities can protect themselves lenges posed by climate change. from storms is to prevent furLong Island’s south shore ther damage to natural coastwas hammered by Superstorm lines and to support restoration Sandy in 2012, eroding beaches,
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100 days of learning In celebration of the 100th Day of School, students at the Reinhard Early Childhood Learning Center in Bellmore collected cereal boxes for those in need and sported appropriately themed shirts and hats. Kindergarteners, above, with a lineup of collected items. Story, more photos, Page 3.
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