Estuaries Day celebrated

DOUGLASTON – State Senator Frank Padavan joined environmental enthusiasts, local families, area school children and Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) representatives to celebrate the Little Neck Bay Festival during National Estuaries Day at APEC on Saturday, September 25. The festival – which highlighted the environmental conservation efforts taking place on Little Neck Bay – featured exhibits, speakers, games and crafts for children in attendance. An estuary is a unique thin zone along a coastline where freshwater systems and rivers meet and mix with salty ocean water creating brackish. For more information about APEC call 718-229-4000.