The Anti-Environmental Backlash FIEC has been receiving some hostile mail lately, which we occasionally answer . Almost all of the millions of visitors to the Fire Island National Seashore go because they love its natural environment.
Most seasonal residents are there for the same reason, too.
This sentiment is reflected in The Pines Paper, the only regular publication associated with the Fire Island Pines Property Owners' Association. The May 1999 issue contains the following item, which speaks for itself. If you don't get this, you are new to the community, and require some education. Seek out a native. The NPS went to meet with the residents there to decide how to proceed with any necessary vehicular restrictions.