Where should you turn to learn the latest happenings within the Peconic Watershed? PEP Talk, of course! Since the inaugural issue in September 2004, the PEP's quarterly newsletter has disseminated loads of info to citizens, elected officials, resource managers and other stakeholders alike. Each issue highlights conservation and management efforts of the Peconic Estuary Program and its partners, an amazing estuarine inhabitant, and a fun yet challenging game, among other features.

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Volume 3, Issue 3 ........... Summer 2006
Article topics include: Seafloor mapping, recreational fishing in the Peconics, red tide, PEP Mini-Grants Program, hairy sea cucumbers

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Volume 3, Issue 2 ........... Spring 2006
Article topics include: Invasive species impacts, Habitattitude, purple loosestrife, aquatic invasives, PEP photo contest, Canada geese

Volume 3, Issue 1 ........... Winter 2005-06
Article topics include: Brookhaven National Laboratory Peconic River Clean-up, vector control & Open Marsh Water Management, deicing agents, PEP photo contest, banded sunfish

Volume 2, Issue 4 ........... Fall 2005
Article topics include: stormwater pollution, impervious surface, vegetative buffers, PEP mini-grants, American eels

Volume 2, Issue 3 ........... Summer 2005
State of the Bays Special Edition: public summary version of the PEP Environmental Indicators Report, contains the latest information on the status of Brown Tide, eelgrass, dissolved oxygen, bay scallops, osprey, pesticides, hardened shoreline, and land protection in the Peconic watershed