Recommendations for a Barrier Island breach management plan for Fire Island National Seashore, including the Otis Pike High Dune Wilderness Area, Long Island, New York
Williams JS and Foley MK. 2007. Recommendations for a Barrier Island breach management plan for Fire Island National Seashore, including the Otis Pike High Dune Wilderness Area, Long Island, New York. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR—2007/075. National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Boston, Massachusetts
This report for breach management presents protocols which specify when breach closures within the Fire Island National Seashore might be desirable and necessary, as well as provides recommendations for artificial breach closure engineering operations which are intended to minimize negative impacts to the natural wilderness values and cultural resources within the FIIS, particularly the Otis Pike Wilderness Area. The goal of the plan is to strike a balance between protecting natural resources and allowing natural processes to operate and avoiding loss of life and excessive property damage.