Amsterdam Beach State Park

Amsterdam Beach State Park is a 199-acre (0.81 km2) undeveloped state park on the Atlantic Ocean in the Town of East Hampton just east of Montauk, New York. The land is also known as the Amsterdam Beach Preserve.[2]

Amsterdam Beach State Park
Location of Amsterdam Beach State Park within New York State
TypeState park (undeveloped)
LocationSuffolk County, New York
Nearest cityMontauk, New York
Coordinates41°02′39″N 71°53′48″W
Area199 acres (0.81 km2)[1]
Created2005 (2005)
Operated by
OpenAll year

History

The area is referred to locally as the Montauk Moorlands, and was privately owned prior to the state's initial purchase of 122 acres (0.49 km2) in 2005. The land was acquired for a total of $16.5 million, of which the Town of East Hampton paid $6 million, Suffolk County paid $5.5 million, New York State paid $4 million, and $1 million was paid from a federal grant.[3]

At the time of its purchase, the property represented one of the largest unprotected continuous tracts of undeveloped land in Montauk.[4][5] An additional 77 acres (0.31 km2) of adjacent property was acquired in 2008, increasing the park's size to nearly 200 acres (0.8 km2).[6]

The property is owned jointly by New York State, the Town of East Hampton and Suffolk County.[2]

Park description

The park, located between Shadmoor State Park and the Nature Conservancy's Andy Warhol Preserve, is largely undeveloped and is maintained with the intention of preserving its value as natural habitat. It includes 1,288 feet (393 m) of ocean frontage, several ponds and 54 acres (220,000 m2) of tidal and freshwater wetlands.[5]

Woody vegetation at Amsterdam Beach consists mainly of shadbush (Amelanchier), highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), black cherry (Prunus serotina), arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum), and several species of holly (Ilex).[4][6] The land hosts several regionally threatened species, including northern harriers, spotted turtles and Cooper's hawks, and is additionally utilized by shorebirds and migratory bird species following the Atlantic Flyway.[2][4] A number of amphibians, including the protected blue-spotted salamander, have been observed at Amsterdam Beach.[4]

A network of trails was completed on the property in 2011.[6]

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See also

References
  1. "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. Table O-9. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. "Downtown Montauk Stabilization Project - Public Access Plan" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. October 2014. pp. 9–10. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. Beller, Peter C. (August 14, 2005). "Amsterdam Beach Will Be a State Park". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  4. Porco, Joan Powers (2005). "Amsterdam Beach". Holding Back the Tide: The Thirty-five Year Struggle to Save Montauk: A History of the Concerned Citizens of Montauk. New York: HEP Harbor Electronic Publishing. pp. 86–89. ISBN 1932916059. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  5. "Governor: State Finalizes Agreement to Acquire Amsterdam Beach State Park". New York State Governor's Press Releases. July 23, 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  6. Bottini, Mike (November 21, 2011). "Amsterdam Beach Preserve: New Trail System Takes Shape". The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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