• Miles of uncrowded white sandy beaches extend to the horizon, separating the clear blue ocean and undulating grass-covered dunes.

    Fire Island

    National Seashore New York

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  • More Park Facilities Reopen During May 2013

    Watch Hill and Sailors Haven marinas open May 10. Limited ferry service from Sayville to Sailors Haven resumes May 13 and ferries from Patchogue to Watch Hill start on May 18. Remaining park facilities to reopen by May 25, 2013. More »

Science Synthesis Papers & Other Recent Scientific Reports

Operating under a formal agreement with the National Park Service, a network of Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs) provides research, technical assistance, and education to resource and environmental managers. The North Atlantic Coast CESU published in 2005 a series of Science Synthesis Papers to support the preparation of a new General Management Plan for Fire Island National Seashore.

 

Additional Natural Resources Reports and Technical Reports are also produced by or for the National Park Service.

 

 

Other recent publications provide valuable background information to help you better understand the resources and natural processes of Fire Island National Seashore.

Additional comprehensive research and studies have been conducted by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify, evaluate and recommend long-term solutions for hurricane and storm damage reduction for homes and businesses within the floodplain extending along 83-miles of ocean and bay shorelines from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point. This study area includes the shoreline of Fire Island National Seashore.

Did You Know?

Dead whale in swash on beach.

Whales and other marine mammals live in the ocean south of Fire Island. Occasionally, they are can be spotted from shore, and rarely a dead whale will wash ashore. More...