04-11:Celebrate Special 40th Anniversary Events September 3:40th Anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act of 1964 September 11:40th Anniversary of the establishment of Fire Island National Seashore
(Adobe Acrobat) [08/18/04]
Did You Know?
New York's state gem—the garnet—may be found among the sands that comprise Fire Island's beaches. Due to differences in size and weight of the grains of sand, you may sometimes see ribbons of garnet and magnatite among the white quartz, as the sand settles on the beach.
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