Fire Island Wilderness Breach Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement
Fire Island National Seashore, National Park Service. 2017. Fire Island Wilderness Breach Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement. National Park Service
The National Park Service is preparing this final Fire Island Wilderness Breach Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (final Breach Plan/EIS) for Fire Island National Seashore (Seashore). On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy created three breaches in the barrier island system off the south shore of Long Island, New York, including one within the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness (Fire Island Wilderness). Two other breaches, one in the area of Smith Point and the other near Moriches Inlet, also formed during Hurricane Sandy. The purpose of taking action at this time is to determine how to manage the breach that formed within the Fire Island Wilderness. The final Breach Plan/EIS has several goals: ensuring the continued integrity of the wilderness character; protecting the natural and cultural features of the Seashore and its surrounding ecosystems; protecting human life; and managing the risk of economic and physical damage to the surrounding areas. This Breach Plan has been created to address the management issues at this particular wilderness breach. The plan will not be used as the management document for future breaches but may be used to help inform the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) process if future breaches occur within the boundaries of the Seashore.
- Type
- Administrative
- Authors
- Fire Island National Seashore, National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 2017-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FIIS
- Keywords
- barrier island, bay, breach, Environmental Impact Statement, erosion, estuarine, fire island, great south bay, hurricane sandy, long island, new york, ocean, shoal, superstorm sandy, wilderness