Help Us Save The Great South Bay
For future generations
It’s our bay, our heritage — and our legacy. We grew up clamming it, sailing it, swimming in it. Now our bay is sick, and we must heal it, for today and for the future!
Save The Great South Bay is a local 501(c)3 non-profit that actively works to restore the bay, and with that, strengthen our South Shore communities.
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About Our Organization
defending our creeks
Our Creek Defenders help the 50 creeks flowing into the Great South Bay move freely by removing debris and monitoring invasive species.
restoring oyster habitatÂ
Oysters eat murky water for lunch. The Great South Bay Oyster Project restores oysters and their natural filtration capabilities to the Bay.Â
Planting bay friendly
We are restoring habitat for local wildlife by putting back what was here long before we were through the Bay Friendly Yards program.
education and advocacy
We connect with the many stakeholders to spread the message that the Bay is but a symptom, it is the mainland which is sick.Â
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We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It
It’s our bay, our heritage — and our legacy. We grew up clamming it, sailing it, swimming in it. Now our bay is sick, and we must heal it, for today and for the future!
Save The Great South Bay is a local 501(c)3 non-profit that advocates for and implements real solutions that will help restore the bay, and with that, strengthen our South Shore communities.
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Suffolk County’s Clean Water Plan: A Major Step Toward Protecting Our Water
Photo: Mike Busch As we all know, The Great South Bay has been absorbing waste from leaky cesspools for far too long, leading to brown tides, contamination of ground water, and unsafe swimming conditions. Thankfully, hope is restored by the Clean Water Plan! On March...
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Protecting Public Health: Reporting Bird Carcasses & Preventing the Spread of Avian Influenza
Save The Great South Bay (SGSB) encourages residents to report bird carcasses, especially those found along our shoreline, to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) at https://tinyurl.com/yk3pwtsm. Encountering Dead Birds Along Creeks During our...
Great South Bay Oyster Project Update 12/31/24
The Great South Bay Oyster Project The Great South Bay Oyster Project was launched in Spring 2020 with the purchase of 7,000 mature oysters from local oyster farmers to support their operations during restaurant shutdowns of the COVID pandemic. Working together with...
Getting in the Weeds with Legislator Kevin McCaffrey
Presiding Office of the Legislature Kevin McCaffrey got in the weeds with us at our recent clean up along Santapogue Creek in West Babylon. This clean up was hosted in collaboration with the Babylon Rotary Club led by President Kristen Morse with support from former...
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Creek Defender Sayville San Souci Lakes
Creek Defender – Sayville San Souci Lakes Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM –...
March 22 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amCreek Defender Mastic Beach Pattersquash Creek
March 29 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amCreek Defender Islip Orowoc Creek
Join Creek Defender Bill Raftery to clean up Orowoc creek and install a few feet of metal mesh at th...
March 30 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am
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