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...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jul 27, 2022 | Fixing Habitats, Seagrass
Eelgrass is an essential component of the Great South Bay’s ecosystem. Over the past decades it has been decimated due in part to Harmful Algal Blooms triggered by nitrogen pollution. Native Long Islander, Robert Vasiluth, has created a new methodology for...
by Rachel Perez | Jul 18, 2022 | Bay Friendly Yards, Education, Fixing Habitats
It is common knowledge that nitrogen is public enemy #1 when it comes to the Great South Bay. Stormwater runoff is a source of nitrogen pollution. As part of Save The Great South Bay’s Bay Friendly Yards initiative, we welcome guest blogger Rachel Perez who...
by James Bertsch | Jul 18, 2022 | Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats, Wetlands
For many, good government describes a system that extends personal liberties. Others see good government as creating economic opportunity, a system that creates the conditions that support personal prosperity But what about government that protects property? What...
