South Shore Estuary Reserve

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/South_Shore_Estuary_Reserve
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:area 173 square miles
gptkbp:contains gptkb:island
gptkb:South_Shore_bays
estuaries
salt marshes
tidal creeks
gptkbp:containsMunicipality gptkb:Nassau_County
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Suffolk_County
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designation New York State-designated estuary reserve
gptkbp:established 1993
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:East_Rockaway_Inlet
gptkb:Shinnecock_Bay
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:New_York_State_Department_of_Environmental_Conservation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Shore Estuary Reserve
gptkbp:length 75 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Long_Island
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:notableHabitats gptkb:beach
gptkb:wetlands
tidal creek
open bay
subtidal waters
gptkbp:notableSpecies bay scallop
horseshoe crab
osprey
blue crab
diamondback terrapin
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:South_Shore_of_Long_Island
gptkbp:purpose protect and manage estuarine ecosystem
gptkbp:website https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/31829.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_South_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6