by Ava Herrera | Oct 15, 2025 | Advocacy, Cleaner Water, Nitrogen Pollution
A Powerful Morning of Science, Solutions, and Community at The View in Oakdale Last week, Save The Great South Bay had the honor of hosting Dr. Christopher Gobler at The View in Oakdale for an inspiring and eye-opening morning focused on the health of Long Island’s...
by Ava Herrera | Oct 14, 2025 | Advocacy, Fixing Habitats, Nitrogen Pollution, Septic Tanks
Suffolk County’s recent award of $20 million in state funding to upgrade failing septic systems marks another major milestone in the long fight to protect our drinking water and restore the health of our bays This investment—part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s broader...
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 Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Nov 10, 2022 | Advocacy, Cleaner Water
On Friday, October 14th, 2022, Save The Great South Bay, 501(c)3 presented its third annual Speaker Series on the State of the Great South Bay held at the View in Oakdale where Dr. Christopher Gobler spoke about current environmental events affecting the health of the...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Feb 4, 2022 | Advocacy, Fixing Habitats, Marshlands
February 4, 2022 Dear County Executive Bellone, Thank you for agreeing to a strategic pause to the construction of a dredge spoil dewatering facility to allow for better public input into the site selection process. As you are aware, we are opposed to the planned...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jan 31, 2022 | Advocacy, Fixing Habitats, Podcast, Water Matters
On this episode of Water Matters, we are joined by Kevin McAllister of Defend H2O to discuss how physical coastal changes are influenced by climate change, how policy can protect our coastal resources, and what this all means for the Great South Bay and Long Island as...
