Caumsett State Park Volunteer Stewardship Day

Caumsett State Park is one of the Long Island Sound Study’s Stewardship Sites which were designated due to their recreational and ecological importance. Swallow-wort is an invasive plant that can be found throughout the fields and edges of woodland in this park. Swallow-wort creates tangled thickets and blocks light to native plants.

During this Stewardship Day volunteer event, participants will be removing swallow-wort by hand pulling and digging. This event is free, but we ask that volunteers wear long pants and bring work gloves, sunscreen, water, and bug spray. We will provide all other equipment that will be needed.

Register by July 10th by filling out the registration form at: www.tinyurl.com/stewardshipday. 

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Mandelbaum, Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator, at 631-632-9216 or acb328@cornell.edu or Vicky O’Neill, Long Island Sound Study Habitat Restoration Coordinator, at 631-444-0441 or vaoneill@gw.dec.state.ny.us.

We will be meeting at the parking lot next to the toll booth at 9am.

For more information on the Long Island Sound Study and its efforts, please visit www.longislandsoundstudy.net. 

For more information on New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, please visit http://nysparks.com/parks/.