A Guide to the Protectors of Pine Oak Woods Collection
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| Collection No. : | SIM-11 |
| Title: | The Protectors of Pine Oak Woods Collection |
| Creator: | Protectors of Pine Oak Woods |
| Dates: | 1976-2007 |
| Extent: | 1.5 Linear Feet |
| Abstract: | The Protectors of Pine Oak Woods is an environmental conservation advocacy group dedicated to the preservation of Staten Island’s natural resources and heritage. The organization was founded to preserve Pine Oak Woods, now known as the Clay Pit Pond State Park Preserve on Staten Island’s south shore. In the decades since, the group has successfully lobbied for the addition of thousand of acres to Staten Island’s park system, including Blue Heron Park, Kingfisher Park and the Greenbelt. |
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods Collection, Archives & Special Collections, Department of the Library, College of Staten Island, CUNY, Staten Island, New York.Acquisition
This collection was donated to Archives & Special Collections by Protectors of Pine Oak Woods.Processing Information
Collection processed by Antonio Golán
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Administrative History
The Protectors of Pine Oak Woods is a group devoted to the preservation and
conservation of Staten Island parks. In addition, they seek to extend existing
park lands and to establish new parks in the borough. They also lead nature
walks and tours through both existing and proposed parks and sponsor teenagers
at summer conservation camps. Finally, they attempt to raise public awareness
about parks and development and to influence public opinion in favor of preservation.
The Protectors of Pine Oak Woods was established in 1976 with the general
purpose of spreading information about land conservation and the specific
purpose of preserving Clay Pit Pond. Although the organization began small,
it rapidly grew in membership, influence, and has had many successes, including
the establishment of Blue Heron Park, Kingfisher Park, and the Greenbelt.
Its membership has also grown considerably, and is at present is in the thousands.
It operates primarily through grassroots action and lobbying, and has encouraged
its members to contact government officials to petition for preservation.
Recently, the group has been vocal in opposing the development and construction
of a NASCAR racetrack and in the protection of the South Beach Wetlands.
This group has been praised by many government officials, including Governor
Mario Cuomo, Senator Alfonse D’Amato, State Representative Susan Molinari,
and both the New York State Senate and Assembly. Richard P. Buegler, the founder
and former president of the organization, was a teacher and author, and won
many awards for environmental activism, including the EPA Environmental Educator
of the Year Award (1979), the Feinstone Environmental Award (1988) and the
City Club of New York’s “Earthling” Award (1991). He was
succeeded by Hillel Lofaso, who has continued the organization’s work
to protect Staten Island parks.
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Scope and Content Note
This collection contains materials ranging from 1976 to 2007, with the bulk
of materials from approximately 1989 to 2007. The collection includes meeting
minutes of the board of directors and its officers, copies of the organizational
newsletter from 1976 to 2002, and subject files dealing with the NASCAR racetrack,
the South Beach Wetlands, and plant extinction. Additions to this collection
are expected.
Arrangement
Housed in 4 Hollinger boxes and one flat box for oversized materials, the
collection is arranged into three series. Series 1 is located in boxes 1 and
2, as well as the oversize box, Series 2: Publications is located in box 3
and Series 3: Subject files is located in box 4. The materials in this collection
are arranged chronologically.
Index Terms
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods
Environmentalism -- New York (State) -- Richmond County
Richmond County (N.Y.) -- City Planning
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
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Series
Descriptions & Container Listing
| Box | Folder | Title | |
| 1 | 1 | Minutes – May 2, 1989 | |
| 1 | 2 | Minutes – September 5, 1989 | |
| 1 | 3 | Minutes – May 15, 1991 | |
| 1 | 4 | Minutes – October 1991 | |
| 1 | 5 | Minutes – May 8, 1992 | |
| 1 | 6 | Minutes – November 23, 1992 | |
| 1 | 7 | Minutes – January 27, 1993 | |
| 1 | 8 | Minutes – March 30, 1993 | |
| 1 | 9 | Minutes – April 20, 1993 | |
| 1 | 10 | Minutes – June 8, 1993 | |
| 1 | 11 | Minutes – August 31, 1993 | |
| 1 | 12 | Minutes – November 3, 1993 | |
| 1 | 13 | Minutes – December 14, 1993 | |
| 1 | 14 | Minutes – April 11, 1994 | |
| 1 | 15 | Minutes – May 26, 1994 | |
| 1 | 16 | Minutes – August 24, 1994 | |
| 1 | 17 | Minutes – September 13, 1994 | |
| 1 | 18 | Minutes – September 20, 1994 | |
| 1 | 19 | Minutes – October 19, 1994 | |
| 1 | 20 | Minutes – December 14, 1994 | |
| 1 | 21 | Minutes – February 8, 1995 | |
| 1 | 22 | Minutes – May 11, 1995 | |
| 1 | 23 | Minutes – June 29, 1995 | |
| 1 | 24 | Minutes – August 30, 1995 | |
| 1 | 25 | Minutes – October 5, 1995 | |
| 1 | 26 | Minutes – December 6, 1995 | |
| 1 | 27 | Minutes – March 19, 1996 | |
| 1 | 28 | Minutes – May 15, 1996 | |
| 1 | 29 | Minutes – June 19, 1996 | |
| 1 | 30 | Minutes – August 21, 1996 | |
| 1 | 31 | Minutes – December 4, 1996 | |
| 1 | 32 | Minutes – January 29, 1997 | |
| 1 | 33 | Minutes – March 26, 1997 | |
| 1 | 34 | Minutes – April 8, 1997 | |
| 1 | 35 | Minutes – April 16, 1997 | |
| 1 | 36 | Minutes – May 20, 1997 | |
| 1 | 37 | Minutes – June 18, 1997 | |
| 1 | 38 | Minutes – July 13, 1997 | |
| 1 | 39 | Minutes – September 7, 1997 | |
| 1 | 40 | Minutes – September 24, 1997 | |
| 1 | 41 | Minutes – December 3, 1997 | |
| 1 | 42 | Minutes – February 4, 1998 | |
| 1 | 43 | Minutes – March 18, 1998 | |
| 1 | 44 | Minutes – May 6, 1998 | |
| 1 | 45 | Minutes – October 22, 1998 | |
| 1 | 46 | Minutes – December 3, 1998 | |
| 1 | 47 | Minutes – December 1998 | |
| 1 | 48 | Minutes – January 27, 1999 | |
| 1 | 49 | Minutes – March 24, 1999 | |
| 1 | 50 | Minutes – May 5, 1999 | |
| 1 | 51 | Minutes – June 23, 1999 | |
| 1 | 52 | Minutes – July 30, 1999 | |
| 1 | 53 | Minutes – August 25, 1999 | |
| 1 | 54 | Minutes – September 29,1999 | |
| 1 | 55 | Minutes – September 29, 1999 | |
| 1 | 56 | Minutes – October 11, 1999 | |
| 1 | 57 | Minutes – November 17, 1999 | |
| 2 | 1 | Minutes – January 5, 2000 | |
| 2 | 2 | Minutes – February 16, 2000 | |
| 2 | 3 | Minutes – March 15, 2000 | |
| 2 | 4 | Minutes – May 17, 2000 | |
| 2 | 5 | Minutes – June 28, 2000 | |
| 2 | 6 | Minutes – August 30, 2000 | |
| 2 | 7 | Minutes – October 11, 2000 | |
| 2 | 8 | Minutes – November 1, 2000 | |
| 2 | 9 | Minutes – December 13, 2000 | |
| 2 | 10 | Minutes – January 31, 2001 | |
| 2 | 11 | Minutes – March 14, 2001 | |
| 2 | 12 | Minutes – April 18, 2001 | |
| 2 | 13 | Minutes – May 23, 2001 | |
| 2 | 14 | Minutes – July 5, 2001 | |
| 2 | 15 | Minutes – August 29, 2001 | |
| 2 | 16 | Minutes – October 10, 2001 | |
| 2 | 17 | Minutes – November 14, 2001 | |
| 2 | 18 | Minutes – December 6, 2001 | |
| 2 | 19 | Minutes – January 15, 2002 | |
| 2 | 20 | Minutes – March 20, 2002 | |
| 2 | 21 | Minutes – April 24, 2002 | |
| 2 | 22 | Minutes – June 19, 2002 | |
| 2 | 23 | Minutes – September 4, 2002 | |
| 2 | 24 | Minutes – October 16, 2002 | |
| 2 | 25 | Minutes – December 4, 2002 | |
| Oversized 1 | 1 | Minutes – November 17, 1999 |
| Box | Folder | Title | |
| 3 | 1 | Newsletters, 1976 | |
| 3 | 2 | Newsletters, 1977 | |
| 3 | 3 | Newsletters, 1978 | |
| 3 | 4 | Newsletters, 1979 | |
| 3 | 5 | Newsletters, 1980 | |
| 3 | 6 | Newsletters, 1981 | |
| 3 | 7 | Newsletters, 1982 | |
| 3 | 8 | Newsletters, 1983 | |
| 3 | 9 | Newsletters, 1984 | |
| 3 | 10 | Newsletters, 1985 | |
| 3 | 11 | Newsletters, 1986 | |
| 3 | 12 | Newsletters, 1987 | |
| 3 | 13 | Newsletters, 1988 | |
| 3 | 14 | Newsletters, 1989 | |
| 3 | 15 | Newsletters, 1990 | |
| 3 | 16 | Newsletters, 1991 | |
| 3 | 17 | Newsletters, 1992 | |
| 3 | 18 | Newsletters, 1993 | |
| 3 | 19 | Newsletters, 1994 | |
| 3 | 20 | Newsletters, 1995 | |
| 3 | 21 | Newsletters, 1996 | |
| 3 | 22 | Newsletters, 1997 | |
| 3 | 23 | Newsletters, 1998 | |
| 3 | 24 | Newsletters, 1999 | |
| 3 | 25 | Newsletters, 2000 | |
| 3 | 26 | Newsletters, 2001 | |
| 3 | 27 | Newsletters, 2002 | |
| 3 | 28 | Newsletters, 2003 | |
| 3 | 29 | Newsletters, 2004 | |
| 3 | 30 | Newsletters, 2005 | |
| 3 | 31 | Newsletters, 2006 | |
| 3 | 32 | Newsletters, 2007 | |
| 3 | 33 | Twenty Years of Green |
| Box | Folder | Title | |
| 4 | 1 | Alpert, Joseph (retail mall construction), 1995-1996 | |
| 4 | 2 | Arbutus Creek, Lemon Creek, and Blue Heron Drainage Plans (Bluebelt), 1993-1998 | |
| 4 | 3 | Arthur Kill Deepening, 2000-2002 | |
| 4 | 4 | Arthur Kill Deepening, n.d. | |
| 4 | 5 | Bloomingdale Woods, 1997-2003 | |
| 108A-Drawer 3 | 1 | Bloomingdale Woods: Maps, 1999 | |
| 4 | 6 | Bridge Creek, 1992, n.d. | |
| 4 | 7 | B/T Nautilus, 1994 | |
| 4 | 8 | Endangered Plants | |
| 4 | 9 | Endangered Plants | |
| 5 | 1 | Exxon Oil Spill, 1990-1991 | |
| 5 | 2 | Exxon Oil Spill, 1995 | |
| 5 | 3 | Exxon Oil Spill, 1996 | |
| 5 | 4 | Exxon Oil Spill, 1997 | |
| 5 | 5 | Exxon Oil Spill: Acquisition of land, 1991-1992 | |
| 5 | 6 | Exxon Oil Spill: Field Observations Post-Spill, 1990-1991 | |
| 5 | 7 | Exxon Oil Spill: Salt Marsh Restoration, 1991 | |
| 5 | 8 | Exxon Oil Spill: Salt Marsh Restoration, 1992 | |
| 6 | 1 | Exxon Oil Spill: Salt Marsh Restoration, 1993-1999 | |
| 6 | 2 | Exxon Oil Spill: Salt Marsh Restoration: Master Plan, 1992 | |
| 6 | 3 | Fresh Kills Landfill, 1990-1995, n.d. | |
| 6 | 4 | Freshwater Wetlands Assessment, 1984, n.d. | |
| 6 | 5 | Goethals Bridge Modernization, 1993-1997 | |
| 6 | 6 | Goethals Bridge Pond, 1987-1994, n.d. | |
| 6 | 7 | Graniteville Swamp: City Land Committee Application, 1991-1994 | |
| 7 | 1 | Graniteville Swamp: Corbo Development, 1998 | |
| 7 | 2 | Graniteville Swamp: Maps, 1987-1991 | |
| 7 | 3 | Graniteville: Photos, n.d. | |
| 7 | 4 | Graniteville Swamp: Reports and Correspondence, 1988-1994 | |
| 7 | 5 | Graniteville Swamp Woods, 2003-2004 | |
| 7 | 6 | Gulfport, 1990, n.d. | |
| 7 | 7 | Harbor Estuary Program: Acquisitions & Restoration, 1999-2000 | |
| 7 | 8 | Harbor Herons: Articles, 1989-1996, n.d. | |
| 7 | 9 | Harbor Herons: Base Maps, n.d. | |
| 7 | 10 | Harbor Herons: Notes and Correspondence, 1990-1993, n.d. | |
| 7 | 11 | Harbor Herons: Reports, 1992-1993, n.d. | |
| 8 | 1 | Harbor Herons: Uniform Land Use Review Procedure-Memos and Forms, 1993 | |
| 8 | 2 | Isle of Meadows, n.d. | |
| 8 | 3 | Kill van Kull, 1980, 1989-1993, n.d. | |
| 8 | 4 | Long Pond, 1992-1996 | |
| 108A-Drawer 3 | 2 | Maintenance Dredging of the Passenger Ship Terminal, 1997 | |
| 8 | 5 | Mariner’s Marsh, 1992-1993 | |
| 8 | 6 | Mariner’s Harbor, 1987-1993, n.d. | |
| 8 | 7 | Marrow Street Associates, 1990-1993 | |
| 9 | 1 | Mohlenhoff and Sons, 1989-1992, n.d. | |
| 9 | 2 | Neck Creek, 1980, 1992, 1999, n.d. | |
| 9 | 3 | New York Department of Environmental Conservation:Applications and Comments, 1999-2001 | |
| 9 | 4 | Old Place Creek, 1987-1992 | |
| 9 | 5 | Old Place Creek Marsh Shoreline Condition, 1924-2002 | |
| 9 | 6 | Paw Paw Woods, n.d. | |
| 9 | 7 | Plant Extinction/Invasion | |
| 9 | 8 | Racetrack – Correspondence | |
| 9 | 9 | Racetrack – Report on the Breeding and Productivity of Avian Species | |
| 9 | 10 | Racetrack – Report | |
| 9 | 11 | Racetrack – NYC Department of City Planning | |
| 10 | 1 | Racetrack – Sierra Club Report | |
| 10 | 2 | Racetrack – Environmental Impact Report | |
| 10 | 3 | Racetrack – Environmental Impact Information | |
| 10 | 4 | Sawmill Creek Marsh and Merrill’s Creek, 1987-1996, 2001 | |
| 10 | 5 | Septic Systems—Environmental Issues, n.d. | |
| 10 | 6 | Shooter’s Island Easement, 1990-1993 | |
| 10 | 7 | South Beach Wetlands – Initial Overview of the Site and its Natural Resources | |
| 10 | 8 | South Beach Wetlands – Hydrologic Reconnaissance | |
| 10 | 9 | South Beach Wetlands – Photographs | |
| 10 | 10 | South Beach Wetlands – Photographs and Negatives (1999) | |
| 10 | 11 | South Richmond Storm Water Plan, 1995 | |
| 10 | 12 | Staten Island Corporate Park/Teleport, 1987-1990, n.d. | |
| 10 | 13 | USGS Staten Island Aquafer Study, 1988 | |
| 10 | 14 | Wetland Watchers Project, 1993 | |
| Series IV: Articles & Reports |
| This series contains articles and reports collected by the Protectors of Pine Oak Woods during the 1990s and 2000s as a way to enrich their arguments against the development of wetlands on Staten Island. |
| Box | Folder | Title | |
| 11 | 1 | Aquatic Birds of the Arthur Kill: Short-term Damage Assessment Following a Major Oil Spill, 1990-1994 | |
| 11 | 2 | Alternatives Analysis/Habitat Mitigation Letter Report: Shooters Island Reach, 1996 | |
| 11 | 3 | Assessment of Impacts on Avian Food Resources, 1991 | |
| 11 | 4 | Chemical Residues in Cormorants from New York Harbor and Control Location, 2003 | |
| 11 | 5 | Differences in Flight Patterns among Nesting Ibises and Egrets, 1988 | |
| 11 | 6 | Effects of an Oil Spill on the Prey Population and Foraging Behavior of Breeding Wading Birds, 1995 | |
| 11 | 7 | Egret Feeding Behavior and Prey Ecology in the Lower Hudson River Estuary, 1989 | |
| 11 | 8 | An Evaluation of Shallow Water Drift Material in the Arthur Kill and Kill van Kull, 1996 | |
| 11 | 9 | Factors Affecting the Use of Foraging Habitats by Breeding Egrets and Ibises, n.d. | |
| 11 | 10 | First Breeding Record of Double-crested Cormorant in New Jersey, [1990s] | |
| 11 | 11 | Fish and Shrimp Populations in the Arthur Kill, [1990s] | |
| 11 | 12 | Foraging Patterns by Wading Birds and Nesting Patterns by Herring Gulls on Prall’s Island in 1990: An Interim Report, 1990 | |
| 12 | 1 | Freshwater Wetlands on Staten Island, New York: Assessment and Management Recommendations, Volume 1, 1989 | |
| 12 | 2 | Freshwater Wetlands on Staten Island, New York: Assessment and Management Recommendations, Volume 2, 1989 | |
| 12 | 3 | Harbor Herons Project: 2003 Nesting Survey, 2003 | |
| 12 | 4 | Harbor Herons Project: Interpretive Report, 1987 | |
| 12 | 5 | Harbor Herons Report, 1987 | |
| 12 | 6 | Immediate Effects of an Oil Spill on Behavior of Fiddler Crabs, 1991 | |
| 12 | 7 | Implementation Plan for the Piping Plover to Compensate for Losses from the B.T. Nautilus Oil Spill, 1994 | |
| 12 | 8 | Information on Study of Seabirds Killed by Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, 1991 | |
| 12 | 9 | Nest Site Selection by Herring Gulls in an Urban Estuary, 1993 | |
| 12 | 10 | Records of New Jersey Birds, 1991 | |
| 12 | 11 | Reopening a Hudson River Striped Bass Commercial Fishery, 1999 | |
| 12 | 12 | Report of the NOAA Panel on Contingent Valuation, 1993 | |
| 12 | 13 | Special Hillsides Preservation District: Findings and Recommendations, 1998 | |
| 13 | 1 | Staten Island Freshwater Wetlands Program, 1991 | |
| 13 | 2 | Staten Island Freshwater Wetlands Preservation, 1990 | |
| 13 | 3 | Staten Island Greenways Master Plan, 2003 | |
| 13 | 4 | Staten Island Growth Management Task Force, 2003 | |
| 13 | 5 | A Study of Colonial Waterbirds in the New York-New Jersey Estuary, 1990 | |
| 13 | 6 | Wildlife Habitats on Shooters Island, New York Harbor: Characterization Study and Management Recommendations, 1994 |
| Series V: Committee Material |
| This series currently contains material pertaining to the operations of the Open Space Advisory Committee. |
| Box | Folder | Title | |
| 13 | 7 | Open Space Advisory Committee: Prioritization Form, n.d. | |
| 13 | 8 | Open Space Advisory Committee: Questionnaire, n.d. |
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