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New Substack - Clark’s Final Migration

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New Substack - Clark’s Final Migration

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“Only if we can understand, can we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall all be saved.”

photo: Vincent Camel

Today, we lost a great. Few humans inspire us, challenge us & remind us of the critical importance of our work to protect other species like Dr. Jane Goodall. We celebrate her life today and will recommit to the hard work we have yet to do.

Thank you, Dr. Goodall.

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📷: Benjamin Forbes

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Piping Plover, ready for departure, & the NYC Ferry ⛴️ 💙 🐦

Please give the birds space — walk or jog AROUND flocks and NOT THROUGH them; no dogs on the beach whatsoever; no drones, bikes, fires, fireworks or kites…& for your own safety, only swim by a lifeguard. Together, let’s make this a better city for all species!

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It’s Labor Day Weekend, y’all! While many Piping Plovers have left to head south for the winter months, there’s still fledgling & adult plovers, oystercatchers, terns and skimmers with us, & many other shorebird species passing through & stopping off on their LONG migrations. So what does that mean?

View from the VIP departures lounge 😍

#iykyk

📷: Chris Allieri, Breezy Point Tip, 8|17|25

please DO NOT bring dogs to the beach; never ride an e-bike on the beach; & always give shorebirds space as they feed & rest (you too, photographers & birders!)

Thank you!

📷: Chris Allieri, 7/30/25, Breezy Point Tip

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It’s fall migration! So, if you see shorebird flocks at the edge of the water, please walk around groups of birds — and not through them (there’s often migratory shorebirds amongst the gulls, who deserve our respect too!); …

Their flights — which can be 1,000 miles or more — are fraught with challenges, so we must do everything we can so that they can depart as strong as possible.

Hanging with the big kids! One of these birds is about to head off on their first migration! We hold every Piping Plover in our hearts — especially the newest fledglings — as they head off on their perilous journeys.

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We are so grateful for this wildlife protection area - and they are too! ❤️

This very special pair of American Oystercatchers - YAT & YAU - have been nesting together on Rockaway Beach since 2014! Like many other skimmers, terns, oystercatchers & plovers, they’ve thrived at the @nycparks Rockaway Beach Endangered Species Nesting Area in Arverne & Edgemere.

The Fort Tilden brood of 3 is growing up fast! Both parents are still diligently protecting them, but of course, Piping Plover chicks feed themselves from birth.
So much hope for this New Yorker family.
❤️❤️❤️

📷: Benjamin Forbes

We have a few more spots for 2025 volunteers! Join us TONIGHT to learn about this special opportunity! Virtual | Must pre-register | Join us! lu.ma/v1z316ib

Massive threats are coming for the Endangered Species Act. Despite most Americans supporting endangered species protections, radicals in Congress are driving an agenda to harm wildlife. Feeling hopeless & uninformed? Let’s change that! Webinar 7/24! shorturl.at/IKpr7

The plant does not react this way if the nearby competitor is kin. (source: Dudley/File 2007)

Young one as seen & photographed by volunteer Lauren Guerrero older chick seen & photographed by executive director Chris Allieri. A true New Yorker, this plant, Cakile edentula grows roots more aggressively and intensively if a nearby competitor is sensed.

Here’s to the Sea Rocket - Cakile edentula - a beautiful little native plant found on our beaches, providing shade, shelter & protection for Piping Plover chicks of varying ages!

Part of the Fort Tilden brood (one of 3 broods at this busy beach) as seen at dawn today. Temporary beach closures - without people entering them - work!

Thank you for your support so our endangered species can thrive and survive.

📷: Benjamin Forbes

Fun event for all! SATURDAY @ Jacob Riis Park! Stop on by!

Part of the 8th Annual Jamaica Bay Festival!

Two of the 🐥 🐥🐥 from the Fort Tilden brood, which first hatched on June 19th, as seen this morning! Temporary beach closures work!

📷: Benjamin Forbes