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Fire Island National Seashore
Management Documents
 


Enabling Legislation

Legislative History of Fire Island National Seashore
booklet includes

  • PUBLIC LAW 88-587 (All) FllS Enabling Legislation (1964)
  • PUBLIC LAW 89-244 (All) William Floyd Estate (1965)
    • Map OGP-0003: Map of the Fire Island National Seashore Including the William Floyd Estate
      (full size scan)
  • PUBLIC LAW 94-578 (Part) Increase Appropriations (1976)
  • PUBLIC LAW 95-625 (Part) Boundary Changes & Dune District (1978)
  • PUBLIC LAW 96-585 (All) High Dune Wilderness Designation (1980)
  • PUBLIC LAW 98-482 (All) FllS Land Acquisition (1984)

1977 General Management Plan
1979 Statement for Management

Designation of Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness 
(Public Law 96 -585—December 23, 1980)

1983 Wilderness Management Plan

Fire Island National Seashore: Zoning Standards
36 CFR Ch I, Section 28 (7-01-2007 edition)

1984 Land Protection Plan

Special Regulations for Fire Island National Seashore
36 CFR Ch. I, Section 7.20

Off-Road Driving Regulations

1992 Water Resources Scoping Report

1994 Interpretive Prospectus

1996 Fire Island to Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, Breach Contingency Plan
(U. S. Army Corps of Engineers) 582 pages

1999 Resource Management Plan

 

 

 

 

Recent Environmental Assessments for
Fire Island National Seashore

Fire Island Community Short-Term Storm Protection

Beach Nourishment and Maintenance Dredging at Smith Point County Park and Cupsogue County Park

Sailors Haven Channel Dredging:

Fire Island Lighthouse First Order Fresnel Lens Return and Display:

West Entrance Station:

Smith Point County Park Fishing Pier:

Personal Watercraft Regulations:

Rehabilitation of Sailors Haven Marina and Ferry Dock:

Wildland Fire Management Plan:

Short-term Community Storm Surge Protection Plan:

 

Patchogue Ferry Terminal

Threatened and Endangered Species

Breach Contingency Plan:

 

 

Interpretive Planning Documents

 

Stack of NPS Management Policy books.
Park Planning at Fire Island
Learn more about National Park Service Management Policies and other park planning documents.
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Close-up view of roots and sand grains beneath golden stems.

Did You Know?
Tiny rootlets of the American beach grass (Ammophila breviligulata) and mycorrhyzal fungi hold together the grains of sand that make up sand dunes on Fire Island. You can help protect the dunes by not walking or driving over the beach grass.
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Last Updated: August 19, 2011 at 10:11 MST