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September 19, 1985 - A Foray In to FallPage 12A The Suffolk Times September 19, 1985 A Foray In to Fall By PAUL STOUTENBURGH Once again we get a taste of fall as the temperature drops and the brisk northwest wind blows clear and sparkl- ing air over our land. Barbara and I just had to get down to the bay and take a break before getting involved in the busy work the fall season brings. Here on Long Island we don't usually get the billowing white clouds of the west. Rather, our skies are mostly cloudless. But if cloudy at all, we get the overcast clouds of gray haze and storm. On occasion, as in the last three or four days, we are blessed with those white puffy clouds that tell of fair wea- ther ahead. Our morning was a lazy one that per- mitted cloud gazing, a trade learned years ago when very young. Remember those days? You'd stare at the sky above and make out eagles and demons and faces of all sorts from those white bil- lowing clouds. Yes, you'd even see fairy lands that only the young could see. So it was we did some cloud gazing on this beautiful fall day. Since it was not a weekend, only one or two boats showed their white sails far across the bay. No power boats with water skiers behind, no colorful sunfish leaning to the wind, no big cruising boats heading for harbors beyond. The bay was ours. That fall meadow that rimmed the creek nearby was at its peak. Each tall spike of thatch grass proudly proc- laimed its head of ripened seed. These would be the pioneers of the parent plant. It would be these fallen seeds that by tide and wind would venture into new land and therefore create new col- onies of salt marsh. At one period, when the great glaciers covered most of the northeastern part of our continent and the ocean waters were stored in this great mass of ice, our ocean shore was 50 to 100 miles from where it now is. And it was along these shores with their bays and shal- low areas that our marshes moved through eons of time to their present resting spot. They shall continue to move as the seas rise and cover more land. Nothing is permanent. Every- thing is in flux. We can see how this phenomenon works in many places along our shore. Its evidence is shown by the bog or de- cayed root mass of previous marshes that has been overridden by the moving sands of our island. One of the best places to see this is about one -half to three - quarters of a mile west of the parking lot at Orient State Park. That park, in my opinion, is probably one of the finest representations of our state park system -- for it has not as yet felt the pressures that are still to come. For those who can take time out these beautiful fall days, pack a light lunch and drive to one of our many roads along the bay. Cedar Beach County Park and Orient State Park afford some of the best in beach walking. Remember, though, if you walk a half -mile along a sandy beach, it's the equivalent of one mile on solid ground. Too often we don't take time out to do the simple things that give us so much pleasure right here in our back- yard. Soon the fall foliage will start to Photo by Paul Stoutenburgh BUNKER BOATS- -Once a common sight working the huge schools of bunkers that were found in our bays and Sound, these colorful boats are now but a memory. �We'redoing M otrpowertD Sellvou a, And we've got lots of power to sell. Ruggedly reliable Honda Power Equipment. Built to handle any job you can dish out —day after day, week after week, year after year. Power equipment backed by the company that's been at the forefront of four - stroke engine tech- nology for over :30 years. And from September 14-22 there's even more reason to come in and take a look at a Honda. We call it the Season Kickoff Sweepstakes. Enter and you might will a Caribbean Cruise. A giant- screen TV Or a VCR. 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What brought down their huge num- bers no one can truly say, but it was a multi - million - dollar industry. Bun- kers, an oily fish, were in great demand for fertilizers, fish oils and many prod- ucts used by industry. Surely the hand seining of our forefathers who hauled long nets from shore could not have done it. Their im- pact was minimal. Perhaps the great factory ships of our present age, with their airplane spotters and fleets of work boats, might have done it -- but I doubt it. I really don't think it's that simple. It could be a more complicated chain of events involving many different things, such as food supply, which in turn might be due to loss of wetlands or pollution -- factors that are impossi- ble to trace. One thing we do know is that if we don't take care of the world around us, not only will the schools of bunkers be lost, but along with them the many things we all depend on for survival. 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