As those familiar with this organization knows, we are dedicated to habitat restoration, whether along our creeks via The Creek Defender Program, or on …
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87 results foundCoffee 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.
Save The Great South Bay Window Stickers Now Available!
It is with great pleasure I can tell you that this sticker program is now EXPLODING all over Long Island! The idea is simple. …
Creek Defender Day in Babylon: A Team Effort!
Babylon's Third Annual Creek Defender Day drew 65 volunteers despite early threatening weather. We worked hard both in the trash removal and in the planting or a Native Forest that will act as a filter for groundwater entering into Carll's River and therefore The Great South Bay.
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The Madness of Methoprene
Even if the real reason was not disease control (it isnt), but nuisance spraying (it is), killing the creatures that eat mosquitoes along with the mosquitoes doesn't work. Its an expensive and destructive fools game, yet our county legislature continues to want to play it.
Whatsa Flupsy? Volunteering To Return Clams To The GSB
Cornell Cooperative Extension recently reached out to Save The Great South Bay in search of lead volunteers and regular volunteers for their Shellfish Restoration …
York Analytical Laboratories: A Major Benefactor For Save The Great South Bay
Save The Great South Bay now has York Lab as a major benefactor. York Lab is a family-operated environmental testing laboratory of contaminants in water, soil and air, and has served Long Island and the greater NYC area for more than 30 years.
Introducing Our Newest Board Member: Karen Vaccaro Marvin
Karen Marvin Vaccaro is now a board member of Save The Great South Bay. Karen, Founder of Great South Bay Paddleboards, has a great love for The Great South Bay, organizing local cleanups, and raising money to support its revitalization. A leader in the SUP community and on The South Shore, she has a heart as big as the ocean and is much loved on The South Shore.
As Suffolk Wages War On Nitrogen, Other Threats to Region’s Waters Demand Attention
Long Island's water quality ./ water pollution issues hardly end with nitrogen from cesspools and fertilizer. Industrial pollutants -- pharmaceuticals, flame retardants -- PFOS and PFOA -- 1,4 Dioxane, and pesticides are widespread and very expensive to remove.
Rising Tides and a Dying Bay
Jack Bonner, student at Loyola in Maryland, and from East Islip, submitted his research paper on the bay he grew up with. He discusses its problems and prospects.
Latest Efforts To Clean Up Polluted Waters May Be A Drop In The Bucket
"The Foggiest Idea" looks at what progress we have made lowering nitrogen levels in our waters. The problem is only a tiny fraction of the 500,000 cesspools have been replaced so far. On Jan 22nd, there will be a referendum on sewering in Great River, Babylon, and Mastic. That will take a good bite out of the problem since these areas are in key watersheds -- The Carll's, Connetquot, and The Forge.