Widow's Hole Preserve- Greenport

Managed by Peconic Baykeeper

Since 2024

In New York, US

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Welcome to Project R.I.S.E., Peconic Baykeeper’s community science initiative to document long-term climate impacts and coastal change in the Peconic Estuary Watershed. Please help support this project by submitting your photos each time you visit this site!

Widow's Hole Preserve, 2.4 acres located on the southeastern corner of Fourth and Clark Streets. Once a storage facility for ExxonMobil the facility operated above ground storage tanks for fuel oil, kerosene and gasoline. The land was donated to Peconic Land Trust by ExxonMobil in 2012. Over the years, erosion has made this site very vulnerable to sea level rise, which continues today at an alarming rate. Currently, there is limited access to this preserve while ongoing shoreline restoration continues.

About Peconic Baykeeper

Peconic Baykeeper is a not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to protecting and restoring Long Island's drinkable, swimmable, and fishable waters. Established in 1998 as Long Island's clean water advocate, Peconic Baykeeper uses science, education, and law to defend critical watersheds from the tips of the Twin Forks through the Great South Bay.

Project R.I.S.E. (Recording Inundation Surrounding the Estuary), is Peconic Baykeeper's community science and outreach initiative to help document long-term climate impacts and coastal change in the Peconic Estuary Watershed. This is one of fifteen current sites selected for this project with funding support from the Peconic Estuary Partnership. Learn more about Project RISE and our other programs here!

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Coordinates: 41.09491, -72.36316

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