• Great South Bay Society Cleanup – Amityville

    Yacht Service 144 Ocean Ave, Amityville, NY, United States

    Each year, The Great South Bay Society stages a fall clean up of the marsh islands off Amityville. Led by Creek Defender Todd Brice, they scour the islands for trash. Drift wood, plastic bottles, shotgun shell casings (from duck hunters), and odder things like a TV for instance. It's quite a flotilla! Come down to Amityville this Saturday and be part of the adventure!

  • “Spirit of the Bay” Award

    The Dinghy Shop 334 South Bayview Avenue, Amityville, NY, United States

    This March, we lost a great sailor, friend, and environmentalist, Gautam Khanna.   He died doing what he loved best -- sailing the bay.  He was passionate about life, his love, Kay Sea, and his faithful dog Pluto, or more properly, Dawan Pluto Singh Khanna. To honor his memory, Save The Great South Bay will each […]

  • Long Island Natural History Conference

    Berkner Auditorium Lewis Road, Upton, NY, United States

      The seventh annual Long Island Natural History Conference will take place Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23, 2019 in Berkner auditorium at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY. It will comprise 20 presentations by leading Long Island wildlife biologists, marine scientists and naturalists on a variety of topics […]

    $45
  • Creek Defender Day — Babylon

    Creek Defender Staging Area Babylon 104 Park Street, Babylon, NY, United States

    Come help heal The Great South Bay by cleaning up around Carll's River and by helping to plant a swamp forest! It will be a total community effort!

  • The 5K Run For The Bay

    Sayville Marina Park Sayville, NY, United States

    On April 27th, 8-10 AM, Blue Island Oysters is hosting the 3rd Annual 5K Run For The Bay In Sayville! A portion of the proceeds goes to Save The Great South Bay! Sign up as a volunteer below.   We need a dozen people starting 7:30 AM to help with safety on the route.  Please note […]

  • Bay Shore Creek Defender Day — Video Update

    First Baptist Church of Bayshore 175 Second Avenue, Bayshore, NY, United States

    Update:  Many many thanks to Pete Judge, Bay Shore local and video editor extraordinaire, for volunteering his talents for the cause.    Thanks too to Nick Russell for offering background music for the video.   A portion of the sales of his album Talisman (referring of course to the FI beach) go to Save The Great […]

  • Massapequa Creek Defender Day

    Staging Area @ Massapequa Train Station Sunrise Highway, Massapequa, NY, United States

    Meet up with our newest Creek Defender, Tom Dempsey!  Here he is at The Babylon Creek Defender event with his wife Ilena pitching in. Click Here to Volunteer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqzqaGk2pHU Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday, May 4th!    We will meet on the north side of the Massapequa train station by the bike […]

  • World Environment Day At Blue Point Brewery

    Blue Point Brewing Company - New Brewery 225 West Main St, Patchogue, NY - New York, United States

    Come to Bluepoint Brewery Wednesday June 5th 3-7 for World Environment Day. Speak with local environmentalists fighting for The South Shore and our waters. enjoy the ambiance of this beautiful new brewery and social space!