We had one more stop before lunch: the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. A 12,600-acre space with saltmarshes, ponds and woods, the refuge is one of the most significant bird sanctuaries in the Northeast, ...

One of the best tour guides for the bay’s natural treasures is Don Riepe, the longtime manager of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Now retired from that job, Riepe still lives in Broad Channel, a ...