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Udalls Cove is a marshland and wetland area located in
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between Douglaston and
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.Article, Ames, Charlotte. "Teenagers Spark Campaign To Save Udalls Cove Marsh." December 5, 1969, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. It is one of the few remaining
salt marsh A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. It is dominated ...
es on the North Shore in the
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; another being the salt marsh southwest of the cove, at
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. For many years, activists and locals have struggled to ensure that these
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and
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were properly preserved in their natural state by preventing development in the region. These marshlands/wetlands are home to bird and animal life such as muskrats, egrets, and herons, as well as marine life and plants.Letter, Kominski, John W., "Letter - Audubon Magazine", November 1969, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. One of the key agitators to preserve Udall's Cove and its plant and animal Life was Aurora Gareiss, founder of the Udalls Cove Preservation Committee.Website. Anonymous. Guide to the Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994) Control # G-15, Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library: http://www.queenslibrary.org/research/archives/manuscripts/Gareiss.xml The marsh wetlands of Udalls Cove measure up to . The cove is a haven for birds and underwater life, as well as a favorite spot for school children with an interest in studying them. It contains a 15-acre oblong
ravine A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion.Ice Age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and gree ...
by a
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. The ravine measures 200 feet wide, between backyards of single-family homes, and has fresh-water streams in it that feed Udalls Cove.


Udalls Cove Wildlife Preserve Park

On November 8, 1960, the Parks and Recreation Land Acquisition Bond Act of 1960 was approved by the electorate. December 15, 1960 was the day in which the Board Estimate approved the "New York City Zoning Resolution of 1961;" it went into effect the very next day. The Great Neck Estates Village Board paid $400,000 for 53 acres of marshland in Nassau County, bordering Udalls Cove in March 1967. On October 20, 1969, the Udalls Cove Preservation Committee was established and its first meeting was held the day after that. On May 12, 1970, the first meeting of the newly formed Mayor's Committee on the Environment was held in the Blue Room of City Hall: Aurora Gareiss was a charter member. An ecological evaluation of Udalls Cove was conducted on August 21, 1970, after the City Commissioner of Parks made a request to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). In November 1970, an "Ecological Report on Udalls Cove" (prepared by Anthony S. Taormina) was sent from the NYS DEC to the City Commissioner of Parks. In June 1971, Habitat 2000 presented a proposal to establish the "Terminal Moraine Natural Area System" by linking the City Park areas in Queens from
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to Udalls Cove with walking, equestrian, cycling paths: this group (which included John W. Kominski, chairman and Andrew M. Greller, Co-chairman) sought to establish the position of "Curator of the Terminal Moraine" in the parks.


Udalls Cove Preservation Committee

The Udalls Cove Preservation Committee, Inc. was established to serve a number of purposes related to preservation of the Udall's Cove Park Preserve.Certificate, Anonymous, "Certificate of Incorporation of Udalls Cove Preservation Committee, Inc.: Pursuant to the Membership Corporation Law, Udalls Cove Preservation Committee, Incorporation and Tax-Records Certificates-Correspondence, 1964-1974 Box 553, Folder 4, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. Along with Aurora Gareiss, the two other directors included Ralph Kamhi and Charles J. Stressler.


Development and man-made threats

In the Daily News article entitled ''Planners Expected to Approve a Wetland Park'', around 50% of these productive marshlands have already been destroyed by man's encroachments or interference into these natural resources. John W. Kominski notes, in his ''Letter - Audubon Magazine'', the wetlands (of Udalls Cove) had become an area of abuse and misunderstanding, and must therefore be protected and realized as a primary producer of food stuffs. The writer of the article ''From Here to Eternity'' (also a part of the Aurora Gareiss Collection at the Queens Borough Public Library) has noted how "Fifteen dump trucks stood ready to 'improve' the landscape."Article, Anonymous. "From Here to Eternity." Long Island Press. February 10, 1970, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. The word "improve" in this case was referring to how those in charge sought to dispose of these materials in Udalls Cove. However, this article also stated: "Between them and the myriad of marine life forms they would doom stood a handful of people." This was "a confrontation" between "those who considered it important to preserve the biotic integrity of a salt-water marsh, and those who considered it expendable in favor of a parking lot or a golf course. This temporary halt awoke America to the kind of choice we must make for eternity. Although this did not necessarily put an end to parking lots and golf courses, it was hoped that after a public hearing in 1970, this temporary halt would become permanent. In 1970, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, in response to environmental damages and dumping, stated "All too often this is simply because public conscience hasn't been given the basic ecological understanding so necessary to selection of the right alternative.Poster, Stewart L. Udall to Public, “Fight To Preserve Our Vanishing Marshland,” 1970, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1967-1974 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. In the article/ letter, "Notes About Udalls Cove," the writer (Ralph Kumhi) explains how development is a dangerous and destructive element that ignores the benefits of nature.Article/ Letter, Kumhi, Ralph. "Notes About Udalls Cove," The Douglaston Mall: Trojan Horse, 1974, Udalls Cove Preservation Committee, Inc., Memory Book 1973-1978, Box 550, Folder 33, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. Years ago, Udalls Cove was (nearly) eliminated by a golf course; Mr. Sheldon Lobel, an attorney from Woodside, represented two developers who wanted to eliminate a ravine, a "hazardous eyesore," by building an enclosed mall opposite St. Anastasia Church on Northern Boulevard. Zoning was and is still one such element/ factor, and is a line of defense which behind which neighborhoods retain their identities, as well as their moral, spiritual, or real estate values. Virginia Dent of Douglaston, however, opposed, this plan and stated "We're very upset and we feel it's a rape of the community. It's all right for the Church to make money, but not at the expense of the environment." According to the Reverend William T. Smith, a pastor of St. Anastasia's Roman Catholic Church, the Church bought this property as a site for a high school. However, they decided to sell it without realizing the goal or intent of the developers' project.Article, Smith, Jim. "Fighting a Mall to Save a Marsh." Newsday/The Island, 26, Feb. 1974, Memory Book 1973-1978, Box 550, Folder 33, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. Joseph F. Melston, director of conservation and environmental education for the New York City Department of Parks stated that the construction must be stopped in any area of the ravine, as this development would impair the natural drainage pattern of the area, accelerate erosion, add pollutants to the bay, and drive away wildlife. According to a Daily News article, 50% of these productive marshlands have already been destroyed by man's encroachments/ interference into these natural resources. During the early 1980s, plans for a sewer to be built through Alley Pond Park, a four-story motel and an apartment building on the park's perimeter were either approved or proposed within a few months.Article, Anonymous, “It’s Spring and the Developers are Back.” Little Neck-Glen Oaks Ledger, May 15, 1981 (Friday), Memory Book Box 550, Folder 34, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1976-1981 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. Aurora Gareiss stated, in response to how she feared her efforts may have been for naught, "Every time we have gone one step forward, we seem to have gone two steps backward."


Significant plant and animal life, and the importance of Udalls Cove

According to John W. Kominski in his ''Letter - Audubon Magazine'', found at the Queens Borough Public Library's collection, the wetlands of Udalls Cove were described as "not only the natural habitat of
muskrats The muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'') is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitat ...
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egrets Egrets ( ) are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same buil ...
, and the
Great Blue Heron The great blue heron (''Ardea herodias'') is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos ...
; They are also part of the complex biological system which insures human survival." He further explains that the unique elements found within salt marshes like those in Udalls Cove/Little Neck Bay provide astonishing amounts of nutrients, which sustain a diversity of marine plants and animals that populate such this area. Furthermore, he states that as each acre of marsh is lost or depleted, the more likely commercial and fishery resources will decline and become more scarce. In John Toscano's article ''Planners Expected to Approve a Wetland Park'', Aurora Gareiss stated that Udalls Cove was "still full of fish and wild life which must be preserved and defended against further development and thus from further destruction." She also described this marshland as both a tidal marsh and "part of the cradle of life." In a letter to Aurora Gareiss, Robert C. Murphy described how only 65% of the Long Island salt marsh remained and could not be allowed to disappear.Letter, Robert Cushman Murphy to Mrs. Gareiss, 19, FEB. 1970, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. Another resource, a newspaper entitled ''Revolutions Stand Up for Swamp,'' states how William Brooks, a teacher at Elmont High School, denotes that the marsh feeds 20,000 ducks of Little Neck Bay, and that a person can witness the movements of
egrets Egrets ( ) are herons, generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same buil ...
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herons The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus ...
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Canada geese The Canada goose (''Branta canadensis''), or Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is o ...
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marsh wren The marsh wren (''Cistothorus palustris'') is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It is sometimes called the long-billed marsh wren to distinguish it from the sedge wren, also known as the short-billed marsh wren. Taxonomy The m ...
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pheasants Pheasants ( ) are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant genera native range is restricted to Eurasi ...
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possums Possum may refer to: Animals * Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi ** Common brushtail possum (''Trichosurus vulpecula''), a common possum in Australian urban a ...
and other such animals on a quiet afternoon.Article, Behrens, Dave. "Revolutions Stand Up for Swamp," NEWSDAY, FEB. 1970, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. The marshes of Udalls Cove also serve and are considered to be a natural erosion control and hurricane and storm buffer for the mainland.Message, Anonymous, "Why We Must Save Our Tidal Wetlands and Our Fresh Water Wetlands Too." Udalls Cove Preservation Committee, Inc., Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library.


Plans for preservation and conservation

In Charlotte Ames' 1970 article, Queens youths have made it their responsibility to understand the beauty and usefulness of Udalls Cove and alerted residents within Douglaston and Great Neck Estates to the urgency of saving this natural marshland. In order to save the marshland, two solutions have been proposed: 1)The Urban Ecology Club at Louis Pasteur Junior High School in Little Neck distributed flyers explaining to Queens residents that the marshlands must be protected and why. These flyers emphasized and detailed that 500 million pounds of the nation's food fish are sustained by the food resources of tidal marshes like those of Udalls Cove; 2) Kevin Wolfe, a 16-year-old, persuaded an unidentified adult to buy $900 worth of Great Neck Estates by the Great Neck Estates Marshland Preservation Committee. There were approximately 1,200 copies (40 pages of photographs and articles) that were distributed. Each of these articles and photographs detailed the significance of the marshes and plead that those remaining must not be destroyed. Mrs. Aurora Gareiss, president of Udalls Cove Preservation Committee, knowing full well the significance of both the marshlands and its inhabitants, declared: "We believe this precious remaining cove, with its upland and marshes, its fresh water streams and its fine springs and wild life, should be saved in its natural state for our present and future generations." In his letter to Mrs. Gareiss, Attorney General
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stated that he was recommending to the Legislative Bills, in order to place all jurisdiction over wetlands in the State Departments of Environmental Conservation to prevent further dredging and filling by municipalities.Letter, Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz to President Gareiss, January 13, 1971, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. He also proposed bills which would forbid airports from extending into wetland areas, to require a State permit for dredging or placing fill in wetlands and to establish district environmental boards with authority to restrict construction or development with adverse environmental consequences. In his article, Robert Claiborne states how there have been a few small successes in the battle to block the wholesale destruction of the wetlands.Article, Claiborne, Robert, “Battle for the Swamps: Conservationists Fight To Save Vital Wetlands,” Time Life/ Nature/ Science Annual, 1971, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. One such success was how a Douglaston area citizens' group marched with hundreds of supporters in February 1971 to the marshes of Udalls Cove in
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. They succeeded in saving 100 acres of the cove from being converted into a golf course and parking lot. Back in 1972, Queens Borough President Manes asked the City Planning Commission to approve the creation of a 30-acre "wetland park" in the Douglaston-Little Neck area: this project included Udalls Cove.Article, Toscano, John, "Planners Expected to Approve a Wetland Park". NEWS Queens/ Daily News, September 21, 1972, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 32, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. During a public hearing, two speakers favored this proposal. The park was to consist of an irregular tract bounded by the Long Island Railroad tracks, Douglas Road (Bayshore Blvd.), Little Neck Parkway, and Little Neck Bay. President Manes explained how this park would serve as a natural park which excluded ball fields and playgrounds, and it would protect the last marshland in Queens outside of Jamaica Bay.
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, Chairman of Community Planning Board II, told the planners that her board had already unanimously approved the park and urged quick adoption of the proposal. In August 1973, the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission published/issued a report stating that the ravine in Udalls Cove must be preserved "because of its ecological importance in maintaining the fresh water and nutrient inputs to Udalls Cove and Little Neck Bay: it serves as a watershed for the Douglaston-Little Neck area. Malcolm Wilson, in hopes of arousing support and conserving the environment, sent Aurora Gareiss a letter, on which the envelope cover was inscribed "Preserve the Environment."Letter/Cover, Malcolm Wilson “Letter to Mrs. Aurora Gareiss ‘Preserve the Environment’”, Memory Book 1973-1978, Box 550, Folder 33, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. In his letter to Aurora Gareiss, Martin Lang described man as greedy and ignorant, and how valiant voices like that of Mrs. Gareiss try to protect man from himself.Letter, Martin Lang, P.E. First Deputy Administrator, 15, Oct. 1975, Memory Book 1973-1978, Box 550, Folder 33, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Lang Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. He described how those in the city were developing a weapon for the purpose of managing our waters. Under Section 208 of Public Law 92-500, Lang and his colleagues were awarded an 8.1-million dollar grant from the Federal E.P.A. for the preparation of an area-wide waste management plan. According to an article in the ''Grass Roots Primer'', the Udalls Cove Preservation Committee invited everyone from local communities to take a "Walk on the Marsh."Article, The Grass Roots Primer, “The Seemingly Miraculous Survival of the Udalls Cove Marsh,” December 1975, Memory Book 1973-1978, Box 550, Folder 33, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. Of the 300 people who came, one was an American Indian who was approached by a reporter. When asked what should be done about the marsh, the Indian replied, "Leave the marsh alone, and it will do for itself what it has done before all time." In describing her paintings and role in saving the environment, Aurora Gareiss stated there are few people working for the environment.Article, O’Flaherty, Mary, “Painter Asserts Ecology Brushes,” Queens-Long Island Sunday News, February 20, 1977, Memory Book, Box 550, Folder 34, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1976-1981 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. The word "Environment" became the key word to Mrs. Gareiss' changed attitudes about housework and paintings; it also became the focus of her civic activities. Gareiss claimed that 200-300 members of her community assisted her in preserving Udalls Cove. She wanted to become involved with other environmental matters in Queens and globally, believing that a healthy environment is a necessity, especially in a healthy economy and that Udalls Cove is a spawning ground of fish, birds and other animals. All these facts denote the significance of preserving Udalls Cove. Aurora Gareiss is also a member of the Northeast Queens Historical and Preservation Commission, which was set up in 1973 as a watchdog group to protect the wetlands and other natural resources of Queens North Shore. It is written in the article, ''Koch Signs Udalls Cove Order'', which is part of the Queens Borough Library Collection in Jamaica, that Mayor Edward Koch signed an order designed to protect the Udalls Cove Wetlands.Article, Gianotti, Peter M., “Koch Signs Udalls Cove Order,” NEWSDAY, November 30, 1978, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 34, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1976-1981 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. This order authorized city acquisition of vacant land at the edge of the Cove for the possible use as a park and was signed before six city commissioners and more than 500 residents of northeastern Queens. Although the signing of this order seemed like no surprise, its setting was unusual. This was because the Board of Estimate, in September, had approved a resolution that would ease the purchase of the 4.5-acre site. According to environmental groups, the land is an essential component in the preservation of the Udalls Cove ravine, which is under the protection of the 1973 Tidal Wetlands Act. The environmentalists protested the possible leasing of this land by St. Anastasia's Roman Catholic Church to become a fast-food chain. Aurora Gareiss wrote a letter to friends and members of her committee informing them that the Udalls Cove Wildlife Sanctuary acquisitions were finally continuing again.Letter, Letter from Aurora Gareiss to Members and Friends, Udalls Cove Preservation Committee Inc., Spring 1982, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 35, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1981-1983 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. She also mentioned how the Committee members and the State Northeastern Queens Nature and Historical Preserve Commission were working with the State to ensure that all necessary properties to preserve the Cove in its present state of health were acquired. Gareiss and her colleagues wished to avoid alteration caused in filling or construction. This would have caused irreversible sedimentation and pollution to the Cove and Little Neck Bay. In his letter, Michael J. Del Giudice thanked Mrs. Gareiss for her March 4 letter further regarding the Udalls Cove acquisition project.Letter, Letter from Michael J. Del Giudice to Aurora Gareiss, April 8, 1983, Memory Book Box 550, Folder 35, Coll. G-15, Aurora Gareiss Papers, 1981-1983 (Bulk 1964-1994), Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library. He stated that he, along with his colleagues (Mrs. Gareiss possibly), had a plan of action which afforded the area substantial protection.


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Guide to the Aurora Gareiss Papers 1929-1994 (Bulk 1964-1994 ) Control # G-15, manuscript finding aid, Archives at Queens Library, Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library
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