Learn about the seasonal migrations and rare species found within Rye's 300 acres of tidal marshes, forests, and meadows at these Audubon-designated areas.

Crescent Duck Farm, the sole surviving commercial duck operation on Long Island, has resumed full production at its Aquebogue facility after a 19-month shutdown triggered by an H5N1 avian influenza ...

For owner Doug Corwin, the farm’s return to full production marks the end of a long and difficult recovery following a devastating bird flu outbreak in January 2025.

After 19 months, the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, the last major commercial duck farm on Long Island, reopened with new ...

The Riverhead Town Board this week tabled a resolution authorizing Supervisor Jerry Halpin to sign a renewed agreement with ...

The last surviving commercial duck farm on Long Island is hatching up its comeback. For the last 19 months, Crescent Duck ...

Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has reopened nearly two years after a bird flu outbreak forced the business to shut down. The outbreak in Jan. 2025 wiped out all 99,000 birds in the flock and led to ...

Owner Doug Corwin used 15,000 stored eggs, cleaned, incubated and handled separately from the culled birds, to keep almost ...

The last surviving commercial duck farm on Long Island is hatching up its comeback. For the last 19 months, Crescent Duck Farm owner Doug Corwin has been rebuilding his flock that was decimated by an ...

The bottom of Long Island Sound is a little less cluttered. A recovery coalition has hauled up more than 4,000 abandoned ...