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The State of the Great South Bay 2022

The State of the Great South Bay 2022

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...
Brown’s River Upland Spoils Disposal Sites

Brown’s River Upland Spoils Disposal Sites

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...
Coastal Changes, Coastal Choices

Coastal Changes, Coastal Choices

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...
Cesspools, Septics and The Great South Bay

Cesspools, Septics and The Great South Bay

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jan 15, 2022 | Advocacy, Cleaner Water, Nitrogen Pollution, Podcast, Septic Tanks, Water Matters

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...
Brown’s River Upland Spoils Disposal Sites

Brown’s River Spoils Site Set to Decimate Native Forest

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jan 4, 2022 | Advocacy, Creek Defender, Marshlands

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...
Invasive Seaweed Spreading in Great South Bay

Invasive Seaweed Spreading in Great South Bay

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Nov 5, 2021 | Advocacy, Algal Blooms, Education, Lawn Fertilizer, Nitrogen Pollution, Pollution, Water Quality

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...
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