Crab Creek | conservation

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This small creek is typical of creeks in the bays of the Peconic Estuary; it represents a massive weath of bio-diversity well out of proportion of the creek size, and is constantly at risk from increased development so common on Long Island. Among Crab Creek regulars are several foxes, swans, egrets, osprey, herons, deer, and at least 8 species of crab. Half of the land around the creek has been clear cut to build houses, and the woods that remain are unlikely to last the next decade. This small creek shows the magnitude of ecological damage done as eastern Long Island is changed by development that puts short term financial gain over the environment and future concerns for quality of life. The damage already seen at Crab Creek is several orders of magnitude less than that seen in the Peconic Estuary as a whole. The fact that so much remains in the creek shows, on the other hand, that much remains to be lost and that it is never too late to reverse the cancer of development without caution.