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Piping Plovers at Rockaway Beach

Season 2, Summer 2006

in order to protect this threatened species, native to the New York area, sections of Rockaway Beach are closed to pedestrians during the spring and summer when the birds are nesting.

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Rockaway Boardwalk

It's My Park airs on NYC TV Channel 25 on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 5 p.m.