Help Us Save The Great South Bay
For future generations
It’s our bay, our heritage — and our legacy. We grew up clamming it, sailing it, swimming in it. Now our bay is sick, and we must heal it, for today and for the future!
Save The Great South Bay is a local 501(c)3 non-profit that actively works to restore the bay, and with that, strengthen our South Shore communities.
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defending our creeks
Our Creek Defenders help the 50 creeks flowing into the Great South Bay move freely by removing debris and monitoring invasive species.
restoring oyster habitatÂ
Oysters eat murky water for lunch. The Great South Bay Oyster Project restores oysters and their natural filtration capabilities to the Bay.Â
Planting bay friendly
We are restoring habitat for local wildlife by putting back what was here long before we were through the Bay Friendly Yards program.
We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It
It’s our bay, our heritage — and our legacy. We grew up clamming it, sailing it, swimming in it. Now our bay is sick, and we must heal it, for today and for the future!
Save The Great South Bay is a local 501(c)3 non-profit that advocates for and implements real solutions that will help restore the bay, and with that, strengthen our South Shore communities.
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State of the South Shore Bays 2023
On Friday, October 20th at Save The Great South Bay's quarterly Speaker Series, Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences gave his 4th annual State of the Bay presentation, this year including all of the South Shore...
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Innovative Unified Water Study To Reveal Health of the South Shore Bays
Save The Great South Bay, a local 501(c)3 environmental non-profit, is launching the South Shore Bays Unified Water Study, a pilot program using an innovative water quality monitoring protocol. This initiative allows groups across the South Shore to gather comparable...
West Sayville Wetland Restoration
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...
Bay Friendly Yards: The Three Essential Elements
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 here. But...
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West Babylon Santapogue Creek Clean Up
West Babylon – The Great South Bay will only be as healthy as the 50 creeks leading into it. J...
March 30 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amWest Islip Willetts & Sampawams Creeks Clean Up
West Islip – The Great South Bay will only be as healthy as the 50 creeks leading into it. Joi...
March 30 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amIslip Orowoc Creek Creek Clean Up
Click here to sign up to Volunteer, then download the Clean Swell app to get ready & then check ...
April 6 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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