Bench dedication honors Staten Island environmental advocate Updated May 02, 2021; Posted May 02, 2021 Andy Kass addresses walkers at The Richard Buegler 10-Mile Spring Walk. (Courtesy Tony Rose, S.I. Environmental Communicators) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Richard “Dick” Buegler had a passion for nature that left him to 40 years of environmental advocacy on Staten Island. On Sunday, a bench was dedicated in his name at one of the parks he helped preserve, the Staten Island Greenbelt. Buegler was a co-founder of the Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, an organization that works to preserve and protect endangered natural spaces on Staten Island.