by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Aug 5, 2020 | Bay Friendly Yards, Education, Fixing Habitats
Lost trees thanks to the blustering winds of Tropical Storm Isaias and wondering what to replace them with? Here are our top five suggestions of Bay Friendly Yard trees – all of which are native to Long Island. According to Frank Piccininni, Director of Habitat...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jul 24, 2020 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water, Creek Defender, Eco Lawns, Fixing Habitats
On the banks of the beautiful Carll’s River in Babylon Village, just where it crosses under Park Avenue, you will find the Carll’s River Native Forest, a Save The Great South Bay habitat restoration project established in April 2019 as a collaborative effort with the...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jul 15, 2020 | Education, Fixing Habitats, Seagrass, Shellfish
We welcome DEC Seagrass Management with a guest blog post on the importance of seagrass to the Great South Bay. What is seagrass? Seagrasses are Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) that create highly productive habitats in shallow coastal waters across the globe....
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jul 14, 2020 | Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats
New Date! Sat Aug 15-Sun Aug 16 Join our Summer Fun Scavenger Hunt between July 24-26th when teams of up to four players compete for a treasure chest full of goodies by completing missions, such as taking a selfie at a favorite spot on the Bay, or ….. well, we don’t...
by Save The Great South Bay | Jul 11, 2020 | Cleaner Water, Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats
It’s back & more refreshing than ever. It’s Blue Point Brewery’s remarkable (and limited edition) label, Drink The Bay Clean, created to support Save The Great South Bay in its mission. This year’s rendition, as a delicious Helles Lager,...
by Katie Muether Brown | May 1, 2020 | Cleaner Water, Education, Fixing Habitats, Water Matters, Water Quality
Save The Great South Bay warmly welcomes guest blogger, Katie Muether Brown, Deputy Director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society on how our Pine Barren trees help protect our waters. Colloquially, the piece of legislation that protected over 100,000 acres of Pine...
