Events and Dates for the Entire Community                  

Help us commemorate the 20^th Anniversary of the Creation of the Long Island Pine Barrens area
by participating in these Commission sponsored events!

THE 6th ANNUAL Saturday, June 1, 2013 (Rain date Sunday, June 2, 2013) 10:00am – 4:00pm At Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley @ the LI Complex Visitor Center. Located at 340 Smith Road, Shirley, NY 11967- South of Montauk Hwy, West of William Floyd Parkway  FREE! click here for flyer with further information	"Barrens to Bay"  A summer discovery program exploring Long Island’s ecology  six - one week sessions starting on June 24, 2013 through August 5, 2013 (space is very limited so register early!)  click here for flyer with futher information
Pine Barrens Research Forum Thursday, October 3, 2013 and Friday October 4, 2013,  Brookhaven National Laboratory Berkner Hall, Upton, NY

The current meeting schedule is:         Agenda                         

Central Pine Barrens Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee meetings are generally held as needed at the Suffolk County Water Authority's Coram Operations Center, 2045 Route 112, Coram (see directions to the center).  The meeting schedule is yet to be scheduled

Pine Barrens Credits (PBCs) and the PBC Clearinghouse Board of Advisors

The Clearinghouse Board meets approximately once every three months and meetings are held at the Commission Office, 624 Old Riverhead Road, Westhampton Beach, NY (see Directions). The next meeting has not yet been scheduled.

Law Enforcement Council (LEC) meetings are generally held on the fourth Thursday afternoon of each month at 1:00 pm at the Suffolk County Park Police and Pine Barrens Center at Southaven County Park (see Southaven directions), Victory Avenue, in Yaphank. The current meeting schedule is:

Science & Stewardship:

Protected Lands Council

Protected Lands Council (PLC) meetings are scheduled at least four times per year on a Tuesday, at various locations in and near the Central Pine Barrens.  Additional meetings are scheduled as necessary.  (Photo: Protected Lands Council and Long Island Weed Management Area participants report their results from the July 2003 invasive plants inventory at Warbler Woods County Park in Yaphank.  Invasive plants were ranked by the PLC as a major threat to the ecological health of the pine barrens.  Photo by Ray Corwin.  Click to enlarge.)

The current meeting schedule is:

The Annual Pine Barrens Research Forum is held at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY typically on the first Thursday and Friday in October. This event is sponsored by the Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Long Island Groundwater Research Institute of Stony Brook University, the Foundation for Ecological Research in the Northeast, and the Pine Barrens Commission.  The Forum features technical presentations and poster displays on Thursday, and on Friday a high school student research symposium and a field trip are typically held. Registration is free, however pre-registration is required. To be placed on a future mailing list, please e-mail info@pb.state.ny.us or call the Commission Office at 631-224-2604.  You can access information about past Research Forums at this link. This year the Annual Pine Barrens Research Forum will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2013 and Friday, October 4, 2013 at BNL.

Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA)

LIISMA is a cooperative effort of numerous government, private, research, and other types of organizations, plus individual citizens, interested in the control of invasive and nonnative plants throughout Long Island, NY. The LIISMA works closely with the Protected Lands Council. LIISMA meets regularly at various locations across Long Island. For further information, please contact Steve Young, LIISMA Coordinator at the New York Natural Heritage Program office, 625 Broadway, 5th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-4757, at 518-402-8951.  See http://nyis.info/LIISMA/Meetings.aspx for the current meeting schedule.

Fire:

Central Pine Barrens Wildfire Task Force

Wildfire Task Force meetings are held approximately four times per year. Meeting locations vary, generally rotating among the fire departments and other organizations which are members. There are also subcommittee meetings and special events. (Photo:  The Southaven County Park Smokey the Bear displaying a MODERATE fire danger level (not necessarily today's rating!), one of only a few such days in 2003.  Click to enlarge.) 

New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

"New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy" is held each year at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY, typically during the last 10 days in October. The Academy operates under the Central Pine Barrens Commission which sponsors the Academy along with NYSDEC and numerous additional agencies and organizations.  The Academy is managed under an ICS organization and offers Wildfire & Incident Command System training courses. Students are trained to National Wildfire Coordinating Group Standards, with certified trainers coming from local, state and federal agencies. ‘All Hazard ICS Position Specific’courses meet the DHS/FEMA requirements and are delivered by approved instructors from National & State Type 1 or 2 IMTs.The Academy offers federally certified courses in wildfire response, prescribed fire, all hazards emergency response, and many related topics.  The Academy's Office is located in the Suffolk County Water Authority Training Center, 2045 Route 112, Coram. (Directions)  The Academy's mailing address is NYWIMA c/o Central Pine Barrens Commission, PO Box 587, Great River, NY 11739-0587. For more information about the 2012 Academy and training courses it will                                                                        offer visit the Academy's website , email fireacad@gw.dec.state.ny.us or call 631-444-0350.

New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy Board

Meetings of Other Agencies and Boards

There are many other agencies, boards, committees and other entities that have jurisdiction over portions of Long Island's Pine Barrens, at the Federal, State, County, Town or Village levels of government. These include the Town Boards, Planning Boards, and numerous other governmental entities.  To get you started, you will find many of these boards' meeting schedules on their home pages. We have tried to assemble these on our "related links" page:

Requesting a Listing of a Pine Barrens Related Event

To request a listing of an upcoming event which is related to the Central Pine Barrens or to pine barrens work in general, please e-mail us at: