SUNDAYS AT TWO
Join Arborist Jackson Dodds for an easy-paced walk along the William Sickles Tree ID Trail. Jackson will show you how to identify trees and answer your questions as you enjoy beautiful views of Crooked Pond, Deer Drink and Long Pond. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center,
Dan Costello, author of It’s All Good, will share spiritual technologies and mind tools he has designed over the past forty years, after experiencing a spiritual awakening at age 20. These techniques can help create readiness for learning and move you past your obstacles to peace, joy, and self-realization. Costello elucidates ways you can use your life experiences as raw material for spiritual evolution. He provides practical tools that fuel not only a more fulfilling life, but also a better world. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Refreshments afterwards. For more info contact Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
A Win for Greenbelt Activists
Activists block PSEG power cable in the preserve
ACTION ALERT!
The Long Pond Greenbelt needs your help!
Illegal dirt bikes and quads (ATVs) are destroying the nature preserve, its trails, the fragile pond shores and the rare plants found there. They are churning up and trampling the coastal plain pond shorelines, now exposed and vulnerable due to low water levels. As these pictures indicate, the damage has reached
an alarming level.
As a friend of the Greenbelt, we ask that you call the Southampton Town Police at (631-728-3400) if you see ATVs approaching a Greenbelt access point or while walking on the trails.
These are the Key Suffolk County and New York
State Regulations about ATV Use
- It is illegal to operate ATVs on public lands, highways, or parks except for a 90-degree road crossing to reach another accessible area.
- Riding is permitted on private property only with the owner’s written permission, which must be carried, alongside registration and insurance.
- ATVs must be registered with the DMV, even if used only on private property.
- Liability insurance is required if the ATV is operated off your own property.
- Operators must wear helmets
- Special regulations apply to operators under 16, who should carry an ATV Safety Course Certificate.
- Fines are steep, ranging from $500 to $7,500 for illegal use, with increased penalties for repeat offenses, along with potential seizure and forfeiture of the vehicle
Additionally, no person shall flee from a Police or Peace Officer while operating an ATV in Suffolk County. The operator of an ATV is required to stop or pull over when directed to do so by a Police or Peace Officer, or by their marked vehicle, by the activation of either its lights or siren. Additionally, no person operating an ATV shall flee from a Police or Peace Officer at an unsafe speed, recklessly, or in any manner that would constitute a danger to other motor vehicles, pedestrians, or property.
Help preserve the sensitive lands of the Long Pond Greenbelt. If you see ATVs on trails or approaching a trail entrance, notify the
Southampton Town Police. Call 631-728-3400
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