by Marshall Brown | May 12, 2018 | Advocacy, Fishing and Boating
Here’s a note that at first made me sad, then angry, then determined: Hi Marshall, What if anything can be done to bring more environmental awareness to the boating community regarding the use of harsh, environmentally unfriendly chemicals used to clean boats?...
by Marshall Brown | Apr 24, 2018 | Advocacy, Bay Friendly Yards, Lawn Fertilizer
Reposted From Grassroots Environmental Education: The Water of Long Island Needs Your Help Now. Yesterday, people around the world made a commitment to help protect our Earth and its natural resources. Maybe you were one of them. If so, now is the time to put that...
by Marshall Brown | Apr 24, 2018 | Advocacy, Bay Friendly Yards, Lawn Fertilizer, Nitrogen Pollution
As many of you know, a law has been proposed in Albany that would mandate that lawn fertilizer contain no more than 12% nitrogen in the bag, and at least 50% non-soluble (slow release) nitrogen. With at least 10% of the nitrogen in the bay coming from lawn...
by Marshall Brown | Apr 16, 2018 | Advocacy, Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats
On April 21st, in Babylon for Creek Defender Day, Save The Great South Bay will be embarking on an experiment, and we will need your help.  So please take part!  Here are the details.  In short, we are going to plant a ‘swamp forest’ of about 1200...
by Marshall Brown | Apr 15, 2018 | Advocacy, Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water
Kudos to Grassroots Environmental Education, our partner in the I Love Long Island Campaign for ‘bay friendly yards’!  Thanks to them and to Assemblyman Steve Englebright, Chair, Committee on Environmental Conservation and Kemp Hannon,Senate Health...
by Marshall Brown | Mar 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Creek Defender, Featured
Greetings everyone!  Spring is in sight, and soon we will all be back on the bay again! While things have been quiet, they’ve been busy! March 28th at Tres Palms, Save The Great South Bay is holding an Open House at Tres Palms, a restaurant-bar in Babylon...
