On Long Island, a native-landscaping overhaul is overdue
By FRANK PICCININNI // Across Long Island, we have a quiet regulatory failure hiding in plain sight. Municipal codes still treat ecology like neglect. If you let a lawn become…
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No. 1028: A big bearhug for debut novels, offshore wind farms, CIBS philanthropy, puppies … and squirrels?
Say it ain’t snow: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hang tough through Winter 2026’s coldest stretch yet – and brace for a potential Long Island blizzard? That’s…
Ecological restoration is about soil science, not scenery
By FRANK PICCININNI // If humans disappeared tomorrow, nature wouldn’t hesitate. Ecosystems would reorganize. Soil structures would rebuild. Fungal networks would re-knit and plant communities would reassemble according to ecological…
No. 1013: On cats, oatmeal and everybody’s favorite sitcom – plus, turning the page on the Digital Age
Time check: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as October (and Daylight Savings Time) run out the clock. Yes, the sun is setting on the 10th month of 2025 (just…
As government slogs, the environment needs a hero
By FRANK PICCININNI // Across Long Island, the front line of environmental restoration isn’t buried deep in the Pine Barrens or hidden behind agency fences. It’s in our yards, parks…
No. 1,000: The more things change…
Welcome, intrepid innovators, to Wednesday and a landmark edition of your favorite innovation newsletter, and to a momentous day in Innovate Long Island history. It’s mindboggling that more than…
The best environmental innovation is rooted in the past
By FRANK PICCININNI // We have spent the better part of the last century treating nature like a construction project. Straighten the rivers. Contain the wetlands. Mow the meadows. Fill…