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Fire Island National Seashore

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Address: 120 Laurel St
Patchogue, NY 11772
Phone: 631-289-4810;
Fax: 631-289-4898;
Web: www.nps.gov/fiis/
Size: 19,579 acres.
Established: Authorized on September 11, 1964. Wilderness designated on December 23, 1980.
Location: Fire Island stretches 32 miles along Long Island's south shore, from Moriches Inlet on the east to Democrat Point on the west. It forms a barrier between Great South Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Facilities: Campground (é), picnic area, rest rooms (é), groceries, restaurant/snacks, bathhouse, marina, visitor centers (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Camping, hiking, swimming, boating, canoeing, fishing, snorkeling, wildlife viewing, interpretive programs.
Special Features: This barrier island offers the opportunity for beach-oriented recreation and ecological observations. The Fire Island Lighthouse and the William Floyd Estate provide introductions to the cultural history of Long Island. Much of the land in the seashore has natural features unusual for its proximity to New York City, including the Otis Pike Fire Island Wilderness, the only federal wilderness in New York, and the Sunken Forest, a 300-year-old holly forest.

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The beaches include Fire Island National Seashore and the world-famous Hamptons.

Best Places to See in New York by Gokhan Ozbal / Travel, recreation and leisure community

GSBM) protests the decision by the National Park Service (NPS) to cancel the prospectus seeking proposals for the award of a concession contract at Fire Island National Seashore.

Great South Bay Marina, Inc by General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony

Over the course of two weeks in June of this year, the LIFO met with representatives from four communities, the National Park Service, a local town, four fire districts, two police districts, and multiple utility companies to draft a plan to protect breeding plovers within the National Park Service's Fire Island National Seashore from adverse impacts due to off-road vehicles, pedestrians, pets, and fireworks.

Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) by Endangered Species Update

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