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By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
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The South Shore Blueway Trail now has a stop in Newbridge Road Park — connecting kayakers, canoeists and other non-motorized boat users to the water-based trail system. Above, Town Supervisor Don Clavin in a kayak at a launch point, with the late-Town Councilman Chris Carini.
New access points make for smooth sailing on Blueway Trail By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
A new water access, point part of the South Shore Blueway Trail Plan, is now complete, according to the New York Department of State. The trail is a safe, legal network of water access points for human-powered boats and sail craft, allowing people to experience Long Island’s South Shore, while protecting wildlife and their habitats, as well as the safety of trail users. The newest access point was recently completed at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore. The recently-completed access point connects the trail directly to another water
entry spot, at Seamans Neck Park in Seaford, and to the rest of the trail, which spans the southern coast of Nassau County, encompassing the Wester n Bays of the South Shore Estuary Reserve. Estuaries are partially enclosed bodies of water where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water. The South Shore Estuary provides habitat for hundreds of wildlife species. Boaters in the East Bay, which is part of the estuary, can also access the trail at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick and at Wantagh Park in Wantagh. In total, dozens of ramps and stoppage points span Nassau’s coast from Woodmere CoNTiNueD oN PAge 7
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