Edith G. Read Planting Day

Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary is located on Long Island Sound and has been subject to decades of severe storms caused erosion and flooding issues along with habitat loss to Westchester County (the “County”) property. In 2024, the County began construction of a natural and nature-based shoreline to improve storm resiliency and provide additional habitat for migratory, marine and terrestrial species, also referred to as a living shoreline. The restoration areas are divided up into two (2) sections that include 4.68 acres of upland dune area, and 4.32 acres of intertidal marsh. As the County monitors the site, native plants grown at Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown will be planted by volunteers within the intertidal areas.

Registration: Volunteer New York! | Native Planting at Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary