For thousands of years after the last glacial period, the American Chestnut, Castanea Dentata, dominated the eastern Deciduous Forests of the eastern United States, …
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Sprouts with Historic Roots
Humble beginnings with Nikolaos Nantsis, James Bertsch, Stephen Borghardt, Rob Vasiluth, Marshall Brown, et al. These tiny sprouts are those of Long Island wild type American Chestnut growing …
Repel The Invaders And Help Save The Great South Bay
As those familiar with this organization knows, we are dedicated to habitat restoration, whether along our creeks via The Creek Defender Program, or on …
Coffee With The Supervisor: Native Plantings, Methoprene
This week, Ed Romaine's guest is Marshall Brown. Executive Director of Save The Great South Bay. Together they discuss Native Plantings, invasives, and methoprene.
The 5K Run For The Bay: Pursuing Change
Blue Island Oysters of West Sayville on Saturday April 27th hosted the Third Annual 5K Run For The Bay, raising funds a $1500 scholarship …
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 …
Defending Patchogue’s Creeks
Join your Creek Defenders and the rest of The Patchogue Community and help The Great South Bay!
Sewering Oakdale
OAKDALE—Suffolk County Legis. William Lindsay met with residents at the Oakdale Civic meeting last week regarding plans to sewer parts of Oakdale using New York State storm relief funds. Lindsay shared the tentative boundaries and timeline for the project including news there would be an Oakdale sewer referendum vote in the future. This vote would impact those residents located within the area to receive sewers, and it would take place after a sewer district was established. The county plans to use $26.4 million of previously allocated storm recovery money to do the work.
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.
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!
Fertilizer Follies — Inaction in Action at LINAP
Two years back, Save The Great South Bay was invited to become a member of the Fertilizer Workgroup for The Long Island Nitrogen Action …