by Save The Great South Bay | Aug 31, 2020 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water, Eco Lawns, Fixing Habitats, Water Quality
Beyond providing nutrition and beautifying spaces, gardens can serve many purposes, such as supporting natural processes and pollinators. Rain gardens are a type of specialty garden that help protect our waterways by managing stormwater runoff. Below are some tips ...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Aug 7, 2020 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats, Nitrogen Pollution, Shellfish, Water Quality
Supporting Oyster Farmers & Aquaculture Save The Great South Bay, a 501(c)3 environmental non-profit, is proud to launch the GSB Oyster Project with an initial effort to support local oyster farmers struggling due to COVID-19 market shutdown by purchasing their...
by Save The Great South Bay | Aug 3, 2020 | Algal Blooms, Cleaner Water, Education, Water Quality
From our colleagues at the NYS Department of Environmental Control. Because it is hard to tell a HAB from non-harmful algal blooms, it is best to avoid swimming, boating, otherwise recreating in, or drinking water with a bloom. Keep reading to learn what to do if you...
by Save The Great South Bay | Jul 20, 2020 | Advocacy, Cleaner Water, Education, Water Quality
We stand shoulder to shoulder with our colleagues at Group for the East End, and many other local environmental groups, in opposition of the two bills proposed by County Executive Steve Bellone that would raid the County’s Drinking Water Protection Program for the...
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...
