It was a surprisingly wet Saturday in Massapequa for its first Creek Defender Day May 4th, this Saturday. The spring has been a soggy …
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49 results foundBayshore Creek Defender Day: Joining Forces For The Penataquit
Some 40 hearty souls came out on Saturday May 4th to help clean up The Penataquit. Thanks to Seatuck, The First Baptist Church, The Bayshore Interact Club, Keep Islip Clean, The Bayshore Beautification Society and the local YMCA, the creek is starting to get the attention it deserves.
A Passion For The Bay (Via Suffolk County News)
Marshall Brown of Sayville grew up within a block of The Great South Bay. He's come home, and his mission is to save it.
Attention Bayport! Volunteer To Pitch In With Your Creek Defender Bob Draffin Today!
Bob Draffin, President of The Bayport Civic Association and now President of The Sayville Rotary Club, is now Bayport’s Creek Defender! In the video …
The Madness of Methoprene
Even if the real reason was not disease control (it isnt), but nuisance spraying (it is), killing the creatures that eat mosquitoes along with the mosquitoes doesn't work. Its an expensive and destructive fools game, yet our county legislature continues to want to play it.
Introducing The South Shore Estuary Reserve
The South Shore Estuary Reserve is 306 square miles and is composed of all the South Shore bays and their watershed. Jamaica Bay, The Great South Bay, Moriches Bay and Shinnecock Bay are the four largest of the bays within it.
A Green New Deal For The South Shore and The Great South Bay
If we are to save The Great South Bay, it will require that each community along The South Shore mobilizes around clean ups, native plantings, bay friendly native yards that are fertilizer and pesticide free, that all constituencies are actively involved. We cant wait for help from above. Its up to us. That's OUR Green New Deal.
Rising Tides and a Dying Bay
Jack Bonner, student at Loyola in Maryland, and from East Islip, submitted his research paper on the bay he grew up with. He discusses its problems and prospects.
Save The Great South Bay’s 2019 Plans
Become a Member of Save The Great South Bay and support a local citizens movement. Sponsor Save The Great South Bay and make a difference in your .community, creek by creek, yard by yard. Bring health to the bay by healing the mainland!
Babylon: Vote YES On Sewering Jan 22nd And Help The Bay!
Save The Great South Bay encourages all local residents eligible for a sewer hook up (the red zones on the map ) to vote …
A Letter To The Great River Community
Attention Great River residents! You can help your community, help The Great South Bay, and help lead The South Shore to a better future by voting YES January 22nd on the sewering ballot. The money is there to spend from federal Sandy Relief funds, but this is our one chance. Cesspools are destroying the bay. Other communities will have their votes coming up. Let's start with a YES to a healthy bay and to a more vibrant South Shore!
Methoprene Madness in Suffolk County
To the surprise of absolutely no one, The Suffolk County Legislature once again approved the use of Methoprene spray for mosquito control, with regular …