Read this new updated EPCAL petition and sign the online Change.org petition against the inclusion of the 1,050 acres in the EPCALsale.
3,648 have signed. Let’s get to 5,000!
Open spaces, quiet hamlets, family farms and leafy neighborhoods are North Fork treasures we cannot afford to take for granted. Riverhead’s rural character and quality of life are being eroded by the spread of excessive development and uses into places where they don’t belong. We believe we can and must protect these precious commodities before they are lost forever.
Our best defense is an engaged and educated public that cares. Please read, think, learn and act!!
Go to the New Action page on the menu or click on the blue box to read more.
A public forum on Light Pollution and Dark Skies Initiative will be held at the MLCA Meeting at the American Legion Hall in Mattituck on Monday, February 24th at 6:30 PM.
Join the Conversation on "Drawdown"
Save 1050+ Acres from EPCAL Deal!
"Buffer in a Bag" is a new NYS DEC program to provide property owners who have a natural fresh water stream or pond with a free seedlings bag of native wood species tree bare roots and shrubs to help protect and sustain the streamside environment and encourage wildlife.
Helicopter Noise?
Dear RNPC Members and Friends,
As a reminder, annual dues should be sent (if you have not already) to our address below. Dues are $50 for Civic Organizations (includes all officers) or $15 for individual member households. Goto the Join/Donate page to download and print an application. Or click here.
Thank You,
Phil Barbato
Riverhead Neighborhood
Preservation Coalition
PO Box 413
Jamesport, NY 11947
MAP Source:https://www.citizenscampaign.org/water-protection
Let's do all that we can to save the wetlands, land within the Peconic River Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System (WSRRC) corridor and Pine Barrens at EPCAL!
Calling for Southold Town Residents / Self Carters & Carting Co Households to volunteer for a SEPARATE YOUR FOOD WASTE pilot program for a 30 day period from February 15 - March 15th 2020, a a research project conducted by Drawdown East End, a local grassroots non-partisan group.
Join the
SEPARATE YOUR
FOOD WASTE
pilot program
Go to the New Actionpage on the menu or click on the blue box to read more.
Recently Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law that prohibits the sale of personal care products that contain any amount of 1,4-dioxane in New York State, beginning December 31, 2022.
This vital new lawwill protect NYS public health from this toxic chemical exposure and prevent further water contamination in our drinking water.
Go to the Recent News page or click on the blue box below to read more.
Click here to read more.
NYS Enacts Law to Protect Our Water Supply
Universal Healthcare
Listen to a discussion of Paul Hawken's book:"DrawDown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming"
DrawDown East End is presenting free workshops on six Initiatives (Energy, Women, Food Waste, Carbon Farming, Youth and Policy) at Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton in September and October.
If you are annoyed about the increasing helicopter noise overhead, disrupting your days and evenings? Please contact your State Senators, Congressional Representative, Assembly Representative and Town Board and local airports to let them know your concerns.
- Call East Hampton noise complaint line 1-800-376-4817
- Also call Eastern Region Helicopter Council at 1-800-319-7410
- Fill out the online form at https://www.planenoise.com/khto/
NYS DEC Program
The New York Health Act is the new legislation that will guarantee healthcare to every resident of New York through a single-payer system. .
Go to the New ACTION page or click on the blue box below to read more.
Go to the EPCAL UPDATE page or click on the blue box below to read more.
Contact RNPC
E-mail: RiverheadNPC@optonline.net
Mail: RNPC, Box 413, Jamesport, NY 11947.
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