Paddlers Unite To Clean Up "Magic Place"

EAST HAMPTON, NY — In an effort to keep what she calls a "magic place" beautiful, Evelyn O'Doherty, an avid, year-round stand-up paddler, will join with Accabonac Protection Committee and Surfrider Foundation, Eastern Long Island chapter, to lead a special paddlers’ cleanup of Kaplan Meadows Sanctuary, which has as its heart a grove of cedars on the northwest side of Accabonac Harbor, this weekend.

The cleanup will gather at Landing Lane at 10 a.m. on Saturday and head out at 10:30 a.m. All types of person-propelled watercraft are welcome.

O'Doherty paddled to the cedar grove recently and found that “high tides and winds have brought a huge, ugly accumulation of trash to the area."

Her discovery led her to contact APC and Surfriders to plan the unusual cleanup, a release said.

“I love this area of East Hampton and feel the water out there is my second home. I'd love to get further involved with protecting it," she said.

Last year, Evelyn released a film with The Nature Conservancy about clean water, filmed off of Gerard Drive, a visual tribute to Accabonac. To see the film, clickhere and search "A New Perspective – Springs".

For additional information on the cleanup, email evodoherty@hotmail.com.

Patch courtesy photo.