Hiking in the summer for seniors can be a great way to enjoy nature and get exercise, but it is important to be prepared for the heat and other potential challenges. Key aspects include choosing appropriate trails, gearing up with comfortable clothing and footwear, staying hydrated and nourished, and being aware of safety precautions like informing someone of your plans and checking the weather forecast. 

NY: IT’S TIME TO CUT PACKAGING WASTE
Pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act
(S1464 - Harckham / A1749 - Glick)

As reported in Newsday1, The Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) between Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay (TOB) to transfer Stillwell Woods Preserve budgets $12 million without any project proposal2. This is a recipe for the decimation of open space. The TOB has already damaged habitat by breaching into woodland with sand and sod adjacent to their athletic fields3.

Plum Island’s history is an intriguing mix of fact and fiction, as well as a bit of genuine mystery. And in the last two decades, its fate has been in peril. NHOC is one 118 Connecticut,New York, and national groups dedicated to the preservation of this national treasure through our membership in the Preserve Plum Island Coalition.