Friends of Fire Island National Seashore (FFINS) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage proper stewardship of park natural resources, foster cooperative and mutual communication between the National Park Service, communities and user groups, and to promote environmentally sound access to all of the various aspects of Fire Island National Seashore.

The group welcomes more members and contributions to help fund additional services for visitors to Fire Island.

For more information contact:

Friends of Fire Island National Seashore
P.O. Box 504
Patchogue, NY 11772-0504
www.ffins.org

The Friends of Watch Hill (FOWH) is another active organization focused on the visitors and boaters, and helping to take care of facilities at the Watch Hill area. FOWH members work cooperatively to maintain and operate mosquito traps donated by the FFINS. They have also reconstructed a damaged deck overlooking the Great South Bay, and plan to support many other programs and activities at Watch Hill.

This group may be reached at:

Friends of Watch Hill
P.O. Box 60
Oakdale, NY 11769
www.friendsofwatchhill.org

Group of students participating in the 2006 "America's Best Classroom" camping program take a tour over the Watch Hill Nature Trail, which was resurfaced in donated plastic lumber in 2005.

Other Partners

Fire Island National Seashore has also been a recipient of grants from the National Park Foundation. Donations made to this NPS partner have been used to provide recycled lumber for Fire Island's nature trails through the Unilever "Recycling At Work" program.