by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Nov 9, 2024 | Fixing Habitats
On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Suffolk County voters resoundingly approved Ballot Proposition 2, the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act. This landmark decision will generate $4 billion to modernize wastewater infrastructure and combat nitrogen pollution,...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Oct 20, 2024 | Fixing Habitats
It was a banner year for Save the Great South Bay’s (SGSB) volunteers chock full of brawn, babies and bandits. The brawn started with our very first volunteer from Suffolk’s Finest, the Suffolk Police Department, who pitched in in uniform on his way home from work. ...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Sep 30, 2024 | Cleaner Water, Education, Fixing Habitats, Great South Bay Oyster Project
Save the Great South Bay Oyster Project Sanctuary & Community Oyster Gardens 2023/24 Prepared by Andy Mirchel, Program Chair on 09/20/24 Oyster Sanctuaries In 2023, Save the Great South Bay initiated two test Community Oyster Gardens (COGs) in collaboration with...
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...
