by Ava Herrera | Jun 17, 2025 | Fixing Habitats
The 2025 South Shore Bays Monitoring Program: Science Driving Stewardship The health of our bays tells the story of our communities. For generations, Long Island’s South Shore estuaries have supported vibrant ecosystems, local fisheries, and a way of life deeply...
by Ava Herrera | Jun 10, 2025 | Education
Protect an Ancient Mariner & Help Preserve the Great South Bay Every spring, as the full and new moons rise over the shores of Long Island, one of the most extraordinary natural events in the region unfolds. Under the moonlight, horseshoe crabs—prehistoric...
by Ava Herrera | Jun 4, 2025 | Advocacy
Support the Packaging Reduction Act to Protect the Great South Bay Creek Defender Cleanups Reveal the Real Impact of Packaging Waste Our volunteers work tirelessly to clean up litter along the creeks that feed into the Great South Bay, and we’ve seen firsthand how...
by Ava Herrera | Mar 17, 2025 | Cleaner 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...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Mar 3, 2025 | Fixing Habitats
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...
by Andy Mirchel | Dec 31, 2024 | Great South Bay Oyster Project
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...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Dec 13, 2024 | Creek Defender
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...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Dec 11, 2024 | Fixing Habitats
William Raftery is dogged in his love of the outdoors. Since 2016, Bill has spent over 830 days removing debris in and around Islip, especially along the Orowoc and Champlin Creeks. That’s two years plus another 100 days beyond that! Nothing is more beautiful to...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Nov 9, 2024 | Fixing Habitats
On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Suffolk County voters resoundingly approved Ballot Proposition 2, the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act. This landmark decision will generate $4 billion to modernize wastewater infrastructure and combat nitrogen pollution,...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Oct 20, 2024 | Fixing Habitats
It was a banner year for Save the Great South Bay’s (SGSB) volunteers chock full of brawn, babies and bandits. The brawn started with our very first volunteer from Suffolk’s Finest, the Suffolk Police Department, who pitched in in uniform on his way home from work. ...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Oct 1, 2024 | Cleaner Water, Nitrogen Pollution, Water Quality
Prop 2 would restore clean, healthy water by drastically reducing nitrogen pollution. 2024 Fact Sheet – Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act Why Do We Support Prop 2? We all depend on clean water. For more than a decade, we’ve read about the harmful...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Sep 30, 2024 | Cleaner Water, Education, Fixing Habitats, Great South Bay Oyster Project
Save the Great South Bay Oyster Project Sanctuary & Community Oyster Gardens 2023/24 Prepared by Andy Mirchel, Program Chair on 09/20/24 Oyster Sanctuaries In 2023, Save the Great South Bay initiated two test Community Oyster Gardens (COGs) in collaboration with...
