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A Green New Deal For The South Shore and The Great South Bay

A Green New Deal For The South Shore and The Great South Bay

by Marshall Brown | Feb 13, 2019 | Advocacy, Bay Friendly Yards, Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats

Suddenly the phrase “Green New Deal” is on everyone’s lips.    As our youth peers ahead at our near future, what they see is quite bleak.   Sea level rise, ocean acidification, plastics pollution, rising CO2 levels, collapsing ecosystems on one hand,...
Fertilizer Follies — Inaction in Action at LINAP

Fertilizer Follies — Inaction in Action at LINAP

by Marshall Brown | Jan 9, 2019 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water, Featured, Fixing Habitats

Two years back, Save The Great South Bay was invited to become a member of the Fertilizer Workgroup for The Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan (LINAP).   LINAP, a multiyear initiative to reduce nitrogen in Long Island’s surface and groundwaters, was established by...
Introducing the “Bay Friendly Yards” E-Book!

Introducing the “Bay Friendly Yards” E-Book!

by Marshall Brown | Jan 7, 2019 | Bay Friendly Yards, Featured

Greetings!   In conjunction with the launch of our Bay Friendly Yards Program, we are proud to offer an accompanying  E-Book! Have a yard that’s planted with natives, that doesn’t therefore need any fertilizers or pesticides or excess waters to thrive. ...
Save The Great South Bay — An Introduction

Save The Great South Bay — An Introduction

by Marshall Brown | May 24, 2018 | Advocacy, Bay Friendly Yards, Creek Defender, Education

5K Run For The Bay in Sayville Draws 500+ Runners

5K Run For The Bay in Sayville Draws 500+ Runners

by Marshall Brown | Apr 30, 2018 | Bay Friendly Yards

The second annual 5K Run For The Bay, staged by Blue Island Oyster’s Operation Blue Earth for the benefit of that initiative and Save The Great South Bay, took place this last Saturday in Sayville. The run is for the benefit of both Operation Blue Earth and Save...
The 5K Run For The Bay And Our Mission:  Go Native, Go Naked In Sayville!

The 5K Run For The Bay And Our Mission: Go Native, Go Naked In Sayville!

by Marshall Brown | Apr 26, 2018 | Bay Friendly Yards

As many of you know (500+ runners so far!!), The 5K Run For The Bay is being held this Saturday in Sayville.   Blue Island Oysters and their local initiative, Operation Blue Earth, is hosting this now annual event (click here to register and learn more). Expanding...
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