Volunteers Come Together To Protect Hamptons Beach

SAGAPONACK, NY — Volunteers came together to protect a Hamptons beach recently.

Group for the East End was joined by 76 volunteers on April 5 to plant 5,000 plugs of beach grass and help repair a damaged dune at Sagg Main Beach in Sagaponack, the group said.

Parent, teacher, and student volunteers from Southampton Intermediate School, East Hampton Surfrider Foundation, Ross School, and Springs/East Hampton High School joined forces to lend a hand in the planting.

"The Group’s planting and habitat restoration projects help to restore the fragile balance in our natural environment and help prevent erosion. Many wildlife species live and breed in these areas, and plantings help to ensure they won’t disappear. This recent community effort, lead by the Group’s assistant director of environmental education, Anita C. Wright, was a great success thanks to support from First Coastal Corp and Long Island Community Foundation," a release said.

Patch courtesy photos.