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Managing threats to our shorelines Sandy in 2012, eroding beaches, flooding coastal houses, and causing $19 billion in damage to Environmental advocacy the New York metropolitan group Wild Ones warned Town area, according to a report by of Hempstead residents about the New York Special Initiative the dangers of Long Island’s for Rebuilding and Resiliency. changing coastlines during an Since then, shoreline communiinformational session on Feb. ties need better protection to 22. Held at the Merrick Library, avoid harm. “After Sandy, a t h e p re s e n t at i o n lot of people raised was directed to all their houses,” Wild Long Island resiOnes Secretary dents. Gary Schulz said. “We feel impor“You bought time. tant issues such as But that’s it. Anothshoreline resiliency er big storm, that should be brought six feet may not be to the attention of lAURA SCHwANoF enough anymore.” our residents,” said Laura Schwanof Andrea Mar tone, GEI Consulting works for GEI Conthe Vice President, landscaping architect sulting as a landa n d C o m m u n i t y and senior ecologist scape architect and L e a d e r f o r Wi l d a senior ecologist. O n e s ’ Tow n o f Hempstead community hub. She has worked on nature resto“This issue will be of major ration projects for over 30 years. concern to property owners now T h e Wi l d O n e s t e a m m e t Schwanof at a shoreline resiland in the coming decades of climate change and rising ocean iency presentation at Hofstra University last year, which levels.” The Wild Ones chapter for inspired them to partner for a the New York Metropolitan community education program. According to Schwanof, one Area is one of Long Island’s organizations that work to pre- of the best ways local communipare communities for the chal- ties can protect themselves from storms is to prevent further lenges posed by climate change. Long Island’s south shore damage to natural coastlines was hammered by Superstorm
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A president, football player and fashion icon, oh my! Students in North Merrick’s Camp Avenue School dressed up as historical and public figures for this year’s Biography Bonanza. Harris Aini as Abraham Lincoln, Stefan Mongru as Tom Brady and Madison Jedlicka as Coco Chanel. Story, more photos, Page 3.
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