by Howard Ryan | Mar 30, 2019 | Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats, Pollution
New York State lawmakers have agreed to impose a statewide ban on most types of single-use plastic bags from retail sales, changing a way of life for millions of New Yorkers as legislators seek to curb an unsightly and omnipresent source of litter. The plan, proposed...
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,...
by Marshall Brown | Jan 17, 2019 | Advocacy, Creek Defender, Featured, Fixing Habitats, News
2019: A CALL TO ACTION The first thing we can say is this:  Our plans in 2019 involve you.  Lots of you. The bay has big problems, and its going to take all of us working together — local citizens, schools, local civic associations, The Rotary Clubs and The...
by Marshall Brown | Aug 27, 2018 | Creek Defender, Featured, News
On August 26th, the 4th Annual Great South Bay Paddle Board Race was held, as it is every year, at The Bay Shore Yacht Club, a hidden gem right on The Great South Bay. South Shore Paddle Boards, owned and operated by Karen Vaccaro Marvin, was once again the host and...
by Marshall Brown | Aug 19, 2018 | Creek Defender
On Saturday, August 4th, the Sayville Creek Defenders, culled mostly from the membership of The Greater Sayville Civic Association, as led by James Bertsch and Christine Sarni, The Sayville Historical Society, The Sayville Garden Club, The Village Improvement Society...
by Marshall Brown | May 24, 2018 | Creek Defender, Featured
This video was shot just days before a fire from a nearby business shuttered Karen’s store. She has now camped her business at The Long Island Yacht Club in Babylon while her amazing store is reborn. Thank you Karen for supporting Save The Great South Bay and...
