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Sandy's impact on Fire Island National Seashore could create new habitats

Park Ranger Ruth Coffey, right, talks to participants

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Park Ranger Ruth Coffey, right, talks to participants of a one-hour program about beach dynamics and the impact of superstorm Sandy at the Fire Island Wilderness Site at Smith Point Park near Shirley. (Jan 12, 2013)

Ten-year-old Amelia Hatton thought superstorm Sandy brought only destruction and devastation to Long Island -- until she stepped foot on a Fire Island beach Saturday.

"Something good did come out of it," she said. "I feel better that I know that."

The Huntington Station girl was one of more than 100 people who turned out for an afternoon walk along the Fire Island National Seashore to...

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