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...
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...
On this episode of Water Matters, we are joined by Katherine Coughlin of The North Shore Land Alliance, with the support of The Nature Conservancy, to discuss how updating cesspools or septic systems can not only save homeowners money, but also help save the Great...
While Save The Great South Bay, 501(c)3 understands and supports the need for emergency dredging along the Brown’s River for safety and navigational purposes, we must express our opposition to the removal of the long established Red Maple Swamp Forest on the southern...
The recent Japanese red seaweed invasion at Heckscher State Park had Save The Great South Bay supporters on high alert. We reported the obnoxious odor and presence of fouling seaweed to NY State Parks and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation who got right on...
Jet skis (personal water craft) are a lot of fun, and we love having fun on the Great South Bay, but full throttle jet ski riding in the marshlands can do some real harm to nature. Marsh sidewalls are sensitive and the propulsion from jet ski’s can cause them to...
