🌱 Southampton Daily: State Of Emergency Declared + Sea Levels

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Diane Witek here to get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Blizzard, accumulating 8-12". High: 28, low: 17.

Here are the top stories today in Southampton:

1. The National Weather Service says a blizzard warning has been issued for Suffolk County, with wind gusts up to 60 mph and heavy snow causing whiteout conditions in the forecast for Saturday. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency and warns everyone to stay off the roads. Long Island is expected to be one of the hardest-hit areas in the state, and it could get between 10 to 16 inches of snow, according to Governor Hochul. (Patch)
2. News 12 reported, that a publication called National Parks Traveler put Fire Island National Seashore on its list of threatened and endangered parks because of rising sea levels. In December, a $1.7 billion federally funded project started to protect 83 miles of shoreline from the Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point. This weekend the Fire Island Ferry Company says it has not made any decisions about altering service due this weekend's storm. The owner told News 12 they try to give at least 24 hours’ notice before canceling any trips. (News 12 Bronx)

From my notebook:

• Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation: "🅲🅾🅽🅶🆁🅰🆃🆄🅻🅰🆃🅸🅾🅽🆂 ! Our girl, Daphne, who recently came to us from @brookhavenanimalshelter had her puppies last night at her foster home. We are happy to say Momma and her pups are doing well!"(Facebook) (Website)
• Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation: "🐱 Have you scooped up your tickets to our annual Spay-ghetti Fundraiser yet? This is the one and only fundraiser dedicated to our 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼-𝗖𝗮𝘁𝘀 program which assists our community in its efforts to control the feral cat population." (Facebook) (Website)
• Stony Brook Southampton Hospital: "SNOW SHOVEL WARNING! Heed these tips from the American Heart Association: Take frequent rest breaks; don't eat a heavy meal prior or soon after shoveling; use a small shovel or consider a snow thrower. (It is safer to lift smaller amounts)."(Facebook) (Website)
• Peconic Land Trust: "Two LI food banks received grant money from Nourish NY to buy food from local farmers."(Facebook) (Website)
• Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence: "LICADD's Eating Disorder Support Group provides participants with healthy coping skills and how to develop a healthy relationship with food. Call today to learn more: (516) 747-2606 or (631) 979-1700. #LICADD, #eatingdisordersupport."(Facebook) (Website)
• Southampton Youth Services (SYS): "Due to the impending snow storm, SYS will be closed tomorrow, Jan. 29. Stay safe and warm! ❄️ ⛄️ #snowday, #sys, #recreation, #southampton." (Facebook) (Website)

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