Long Island is home of both native (aggressive) and non-native (invasive) species. Invasive species are organisms that are not native to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction is a constant challenge to the protection of our natural resources.

Did you know?
We are happy to announce that we have digitized the Manhasset Press Newspaper spanning February
10, 2012, through December 12, 2022. This part of our newspaper project will be added to the New York
Heritage Digital Collections. To view copies of local newspapers that we have digitized please Click Here .

Or Visit our History Center on the website and click New York Historical Newspapers.

Most of us have never lived through a pandemic like Covid-19 before, but we have heard or learned about them, from the Spanish Flu to more notorious plagues like the Black Death.