Celebrating Estuaries Day

Senator Frank Padavan joined Alley Pond representatives, officials and environmental supporters in the celebration of Estuaries Day at Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) in Douglaston, the nationwide celebration on the last Saturday in September where rivers meet the sea. It began in 1988 as a way to educate the public on the importance of estuaries and the need to protect them.
Speakers included Dr. Aline Euler, education director at APEC; Queens Parks Department Commissioner, Dorothy Lewandowski; and Padavan himself, who spoke of the importance of working together and the tremendous progress made at Alley Pond - and all along the North Shore - towards a safe and protected estuary.