by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jul 14, 2020 | Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats
New Date! Sat Aug 15-Sun Aug 16 Join our Summer Fun Scavenger Hunt between July 24-26th when teams of up to four players compete for a treasure chest full of goodies by completing missions, such as taking a selfie at a favorite spot on the Bay, or ….. well, we don’t...
by Save The Great South Bay | Jul 11, 2020 | Cleaner Water, Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats
It’s back & more refreshing than ever. It’s Blue Point Brewery’s remarkable (and limited edition) label, Drink The Bay Clean, created to support Save The Great South Bay in its mission. This year’s rendition, as a delicious Helles Lager,...
by Marshall Brown | Jul 21, 2019 | Advocacy, Creek Defender
With the failure of the dam at West Brook, we all have a golden opportunity to engage in some essential habitat restoration,  The fact that this artificial pond (or impoundment) created in the 1880s is now gone, and now West Brook is one of the few brooks, streams or...
by James Bertsch | Jul 12, 2019 | Creek Defender
Originally posted with The Suffolk County News, June 20th.  Reprinted with permission here. By James Bertsch SAYVILLE—Self-interest offers no solutions for pollution. In fact, it’s what caused it in the first place. We take shortcuts to maximize our benefits. ...
by Marshall Brown | Jun 20, 2019 | Bay Friendly Yards, Creek Defender, Featured, Fixing Habitats
As those familiar with this organization knows, we are dedicated to habitat restoration, whether along our creeks via The Creek Defender Program, or on our properties via our Bay Friendly Yards Program, or through our efforts to restore habitat itself as we work with...
by Marshall Brown | Jun 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Bay Friendly Yards, Creek Defender, Featured
Last Thursday I was a guest for Coffee With The Supervisor as a guest of Brookhaven’s Ed Romaine. While there was no coffee served, Ed did lob a couple o softballs as we joined together to rail against the destructive practice of methoprene spraying. Ed had back...