Thank You! We want to thank all 68 signers to the Letter to the Editor, which appeared most recently in The News (of Bridgeport’s North End and Black Rock) on July 28, 2011 in addition to publication by the Connecticut Post and Len Grimaldi’s Only in Bridgeport blog. …
A Letter to the Editor signed by 68 Black Rock residents appeared in the Connecticut Post on July 22, 2011 using the St. Mary’s sand spit as an example of the need to hold City officials accountable for their actions. The letter…
HABITAT RESTORATION TIMELINE June 13, 2007 DEP Permit for Dredging Issued: CTDEP COP-2007-098-SJ to the Town of Fairfield to dredge the channel using the City of Bridgeport sand spit as a staging area. The permit required the area to be restored…
Thank you to Con Filardi for this amazing series of photos. On Saturday, Adam Wood had said in an e-mail that they would not do any further work and in his conversation last night Mayor Finch did not mention any…
HABITAT RESTORATION Last Friday, June 24, 2011, the City of Bridgeport disturbed part of the habitat restoration at the St. Mary’s sand spit without following the Coastal Area Management (CAM) Review process or notifying the community of their plans. The City is…
We had a great turnout this year with over 40 participants. Special thanks to Martha Turner and Peggy Ianniello for organizing and marketing the event, Mary Erkan, ACCA’s Secretary, for manning the table; John Gibson, ACCA Board Member, for helping Black Rock…
You may have seen a barge with a derrick and heard pilings being driven in Ash Creek between March 17 and March 24. Several members of the Ash Creek Conservation Association witnessed this and took photos. ACCA contacted the DEP on…
In our last update we mistakenly stated that “Toner is in the process of building his dock now. You can see the barge in Ash Creek at high tide and hear the pilings being installed. The dock will be almost directly across from…
Always on time ,”OUR OSPREY” arrived 3/28/11 and is guarding its platform and sitting patiently awaiting its mate… uncertain if male or female, but very white breast……………… ahhh Spring 2011. Jean Layton
We will be conducting our annual Spring Ash Creek clean up at 9 AM on Saturday, April 9, 2011which is low tide. We’ll meet at the driveway at 19 Eames Boulevard. Please wear a long sleeved shirt, long pants, and…