SANDY CREEK — With waves just up to their knees, George D. Vitetta and his wife Kathy watched as their grandchildren played in the water on a sand bar in
SANDY CREEK – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the completion of the restoration of the North Sandy Pond barrier bar Nov. 30, a
SANDY POND â At times it seems nature helps in one way what it harms in another.
And so it is at this unique pond on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario separated from those waters by a narrow barrier dune pierced by a narrow channel entrance that makes this pond a playground for boaters, beach lovers, and the tiny piping plover, an endangered bird at the center of an environmental conundrum: how to balance the welfare of a delicate species with the economic and personal wellbeing of those who need to make a living here and want to enjoy this special place.