Welcome to Project R.I.S.E., Peconic Baykeeper’s  community science initiative to document long-term climate impacts and coastal change in the Peconic Estuary Watershed. Please help support this project by submitting your photos each time you visit this site!

Lake Montauk is a 900-acre artificial embayment that is home to the largest commercial and sport fishing fleet in the State of New York. In 1927, real estate developer Carl Fisher opened a gap on the northern shoreline to connect the Lake to Block island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.  After the inlet was opened, Lake Montauk replaced Fort Pond Bay as Montauk’s primary port. Mountauk Inlet and its adjacent beaches are in a constant state of transition as storms, waves, and currents deposit and remove sand. 

This Chronolog Station is located at the Town-owned parking l ot adjacent to Gosman’s Fish Market tat the Montauk Inlet. 

Montauk Inlet

Peconic Baykeeper is a not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to protecting and restoring Long Island's drinkable, swimmable, and fishable waters. Established in 1998 as Long Island's clean water advocate, Peconic Baykeeper uses science, education, and law to defend critical watersheds from the tips of the Twin Forks through the Great South Bay.

Project R.I.S.E. (Recording Inundation Surrounding the Estuary), is Peconic Baykeeper's community science and outreach initiative to help document long-term climate impacts and coastal change in the Peconic Estuary Watershed. This is one of sixteen sites selected for this project with funding support from the Peconic Estuary Partnership. Learn more about Project  RISE and our other programs here and please sign up for our email mailing list to keep in touch!