• Bay Shore 35th Annual Coastal Clean Up

    On Saturday, Oct 17th from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Bay Shore Creek Defender Tom Kain is teaming up with Keep Islip Clean for the 35th Annual Coastal Clean Up to clear the Penataquit Creek of debris and let it flow freely. We will document the litter found and submit it to the Ocean Conservancy which […]

  • Amityville’s Great South Bay Annual Cleanup

    Amityville Yacht Service 144 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New York

    Hey Amityville! Join Todd Brice, our Amityville Creek Defender, for his annual Great South Bay Cleanup on Saturday, October 3rd anytime between 8 AM - 1 PM. Due to the continuing circumstances we will be conducting this year’s bay cleanup in a different format so please note: There will be no organized meeting or gathering […]

  • Great Give Back: Lindy-Style

    Lindenhurst Memorial Library 1 Lee Avenue, Lindenhurst, NY

    Hey Lindy! Here's an opportunity to start where you stand and join local Creek Defender Dave Schrader as he teams up with the Lindenhurst  Memorial Library on the Great Give Back Day 2020, Saturday, October 17th, to conduct clean ups along the Neguntatogue Creek. Scout groups, sports teams and families welcome as are local civic […]

  • Babylon Rotary Clean Up

    Sumpawams Creek 826 Higbie Lane, West Islip, NY

    Creek Defenders Andy Mirchel & Todd Shaw are teaming up with the Babylon Rotary Club on Saturday, November 7th from 10 AM - Noon to clean up along the Sumpawams Creek which meanders between West Islip & Babylon Village. Residents of both are  welcome to join and community service forms are available. Meet up point […]

  • Zoom Webinar Bay Friendly Yards: Three Essential Elements

    The typical suburban lawn relies heavily on fertilizers, pesticides, and huge amounts of water. It’s polluting, expensive, lifeless and tired. Bay Friendly Yards are beautiful, full of life, less expensive to maintain, and help filter groundwater before it hits a creek or the Bay. In this 20-minute presentation with Save The Great South Bay's Director of […]

  • Seals of Long Island

    Join us for a lunchtime talk with Dr. Arthur Kopelman on the seals of Long Island, including harbor, grey, harp, hooded, and ringed seals, and the role they play in our local ecosystem. Format includes a 30-minute presentation followed by audience Q&A. About Our Speaker Dr. Arthur Kopelman is a population ecologist whose research interests, […]

  • Bay Friendly Yards Webinar: Recycling Stormwater

    Stormwater runoff accounts for a large percentage of nitrogen in our local waterways which in turn triggers harmful brown tides in the Great South Bay. Managing stormwater runoff is not only one of the three essential elements of a Bay Friendly Yard but crucial to protecting the Bay. Join us on Saturday, March 13th at […]

  • Creek Defender East Islip

    Overlook Drive @ Country Villge Lane Overlook Drive @ Country Village Lane, Islip, NY

    Calling East Islip residents! Boy scouts, girl scouts, community civic organizations, school clubs - all are welcome as we partner up with Keep Islip Clean on Sunday, 03/14 from 9 AM - 12 PM to clean up in the gully that runs east of Country Village. This is an area is in desperate need of […]

  • Creek Defender Massapequa

    North side of Massapequa train station by the bike trail.

    The Great South Bay will only be as healthy as the 50 creeks leading into it. Join Massapequa Creek Defender Tom Dempsey as he cleans up along the banks of the Massapequa Creek on Saturday, March 20 from 1-3 PM. All are welcome – scouts, students, families, local organizations, company teams, etc! Pick a buddy […]

  • Creek Defender Bay Shore

    Aletta Place, Bay Shore 1912 Union Blvd, Bay Shore, NY

    The Great South Bay will only be as healthy as the 50 creeks leading into it. Bay Shore Creek Defender Tom Kain welcomes all - scouts, students, families, local organizations, company teams, etc! Pick a buddy and then pick up one of our Grab 'n Go gear packs with bags, picker, disposable gloves, safety vests […]