by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | May 8, 2024 | Fixing Habitats
Over two-dozen clean up garbage, invasive plants As seen in the Long Island Advance, 04/11/24 Written by SAM DESMOND On Sunday, April 7, Jason Borowski and the Blue Point Civic Association gathered at the property on Kennedy Avenue up the area as part of Save the...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Nov 7, 2023 | Algal Blooms, Education, Fixing Habitats, Nitrogen Pollution, Water Quality
On Friday, October 20th at Save The Great South Bay’s quarterly Speaker Series, Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences gave his 4th annual State of the Bay presentation, this year including all of the...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Nov 2, 2023 | Fixing Habitats
Save The Great South Bay, a local 501(c)3 environmental non-profit, is launching the South Shore Bays Unified Water Study, a pilot program using an innovative water quality monitoring protocol. This initiative allows groups across the South Shore to gather comparable...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Mar 30, 2023 | Fixing Habitats, Wetlands
Below is an update from our colleagues at Suffolk County regarding the restoration work happening in the wetlands south of the West Sayville Golf Course. The West Sayville wetland restoration project is part of our National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Sandy...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jan 26, 2023 | Bay Friendly Yards, Fixing Habitats, Invasive Species
Long Island invented the suburban lawn. Fields of green with ornamental bushes brought in from all over the world. All manner of care was required — watering, fertilizing, pesticides — so that these exotics and plants from other climates could survive...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Sep 20, 2022 | Bay Friendly Yards, Education, Fixing Habitats
Invasive plants are taking over Long Island. Not only do they not support local wildlife, but they also “choke out” our necessary native flora. As invasive species are allowed to spread, our biodiversity takes a toll. Climbing plants such as wisteria and English ivy...
