To the surprise of absolutely no one, The Suffolk County Legislature once again approved the use of Methoprene spray for mosquito control, with regular …
Methoprene Madness in Suffolk County
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Support SGSB Via Amazon Smile Year Round!
Support Save The Great South Bay with your Amazon purchases this holiday season and year round! Buy local, but when you don't, have Amazon help our local cause!
Save The Great South Bay Facebook Demographics
Our Facebook Group has some interesting demographics, as per Facebook itself -- age, gender, location, and frequency of posting. All this data matters as we continue to pivot away from Facebook as the groups primary home, and move to our website, where we can drive action, control our content, and reach a broader audience.
Post-Sandy, Why Are We Still Building?
What will it take for Long Island to have a sensible development strategy given the inevitability of future storms and sea level rise? Six years after Sandy, its business as usual, building right up to the shore. Some developers are planning for the inevitable, to be sure, but the overall effort is scant.
No More Methoprene
Methoprene is a growth inhibitor used to combat mosquitoes. It is in the process of being banned in a number of states and jurisdictions because it kills not only mosquitoes, but other related insects and arthropods -- crabs, lobsters. Deforming mosquito larvae chemically damages marsh ecosystems. Suffolk County must ban spraying it.
Building A Newsroom For Save The Great South Bay
Save The Great South Bay is establishing a newsroom, a team of citizen-journalists and guest posters who will cover all the issues we …
The Great South Bay Paddle Board Race – Poetry in Motion
On August 26th, the 4th Annual Great South Bay Paddle Board Race was held, as it is every year, at The Bay Shore Yacht …
Sayville Creek Defenders — Braving The Elements
On Saturday, August 4th, the Sayville Creek Defenders, culled mostly from the membership of The Greater Sayville Civic Association, as led by James Bertsch …
Water Quality in The Great South Bay
The Great South Bay’s main issue is water quality. What’s polluting it? Scientists claim that 69% of the excess nitrogen in the bay is …
From a Island To a Nation – If we were a country, we’d be the 96th most populated ahead of Israel
I stumbled on this GEM of a Video produced by Newsday in the 60’s. A time where fish and clams and oysters were so …
United by Water – The Cause of Our Times
Up to 60% of the human body is water. The world is comprised of 71% water. Simply put— we are beings made of water …
Where to Find “Drink The Bay Clean”
Exciting days here! Drink The Bay Clean is now widely available at retail beverage stores all over Suffolk County! We have so far 32 …