Editing Sag Harbor, New York (section)

===Cilli Farm===

The Cilli Farm was a dairy farm owned and operated by Vitali and Antonina Cilli and their family in the early 1900s. The village acquired the farm to operate it as a refuge for wildlife in the area. It serves as an [[ecological island]], giving large animals such as [[white-tailed deer]] a home base. Although it is protected, it is threatened by dumping and [[litter]]ing. The large farm acreage includes various habitats, such as including [[marsh]]es, [[grassland]]s, [[birch]] forests, [[Cedrus|cedar]] groves, [[sand flat]]s, and [[coastal]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]]s, providing key habitat for wildlife and supporting great [[Biodiversity|botanic diversity]].

The wet lands and bay shellfish have suffered episodes of Brown Tide, an algal hyperproduction. The Brown Tide has adversely affected the populations of bay scallops and mussels in the surrounding bays.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bricelj|first=Monica|author2=Kuenstner  |volume=35|pages=491–509|chapter-url=http://www.agu.org/books/ce/v035/CE035p0491/CE035p0491.pdf|access-date=February 22, 2014|doi=10.1029/CE035p0491|year=1989|isbn=978-3-540-51961-4|chapter=Effects of the "brown tide" on the feeding physiology and growth of bay scallops and mussels|title=Novel Phytoplankton Blooms: Causes and Impacts of Recurrent Brown Tides and Other Unusual Blooms|series=Coastal and Estuarine Studies}}</ref> When the brown tide is active, the scallops and mussels populations decline.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sprung|first=Matthew|title=Algal Tides Threaten Local Waters|url=http://visit.easthamptonstar.com/Government/2012815/Algal-Tides-Threaten-Local-Waters|publisher=Hamptons Visitor Guide|access-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref>