by James Bertsch | Jan 6, 2019 | Advocacy, Cleaner Water, News
Reprinted with permission from The Islip Bulletin with edits. This is part of Save The Great South Bay’s continuing Newsroom series, where we feature guest posters speaking to local bay issues.  If you have a story you want to tell, or wish to reprint here,...
by Marshall Brown | Dec 5, 2018 | Advocacy, Fixing Habitats
To the surprise of absolutely no one, The Suffolk County Legislature once again approved the use of Methoprene spray for mosquito control, with regular spraying to be performed over 20,000 acres of salt marshes (that’s 30 square miles, folks) on a regular basis...
by Marshall Brown | Nov 26, 2018 | Featured, News
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by Marshall Brown | Nov 25, 2018 | Advocacy, Education, Featured
I was poking around on our Facebook Group page this morning, and I stumbled across some interesting data.  The data went way beyond the number of group membership (14,312 as of 11/25/2019).  It included data by age, gender, location, and participation. Given all...
by | Oct 30, 2018 | Advocacy, Featured, Hurricane Sandy, News
[Ed Note: This is our second post for SGSB’s Newsroom, a forum for local voices who speak for our bay and for our local environment.  Take a look around. We have no time left for inaction and business as usual.  The natural beauty that made Long Island a special...
by Kevin McAllister | Oct 29, 2018 | Advocacy
[Ed Note: This is the inaugural post for SGSB’s Newsroom, a forum for local voices who speak for our bay and for our local environment.  Take a look around. We have no time left for inaction and business as usual.  The natural beauty that made Long Island a...
by Marshall Brown | Oct 17, 2018 | Advocacy
Save The Great South Bay is establishing a newsroom, a team of citizen-journalists and guest posters who will cover all the issues we wish to see aired.  In the coming weeks, expect posts covering the following topics:  Methoprene.  This larvicide is used for...
by Marshall Brown | Aug 27, 2018 | Creek Defender, Featured, News
On August 26th, the 4th Annual Great South Bay Paddle Board Race was held, as it is every year, at The Bay Shore Yacht Club, a hidden gem right on The Great South Bay. South Shore Paddle Boards, owned and operated by Karen Vaccaro Marvin, was once again the host and...
by Marshall Brown | Aug 19, 2018 | Creek Defender
On Saturday, August 4th, the Sayville Creek Defenders, culled mostly from the membership of The Greater Sayville Civic Association, as led by James Bertsch and Christine Sarni, The Sayville Historical Society, The Sayville Garden Club, The Village Improvement Society...
by | Aug 14, 2018 | Fixing Habitats
The Great South Bay’s main issue is water quality.   What’s polluting it? Scientists claim that 69% of the excess nitrogen in the bay is from septic systems, but then there is also runoff to consider — from lawns and roads, through storm drains and outfall...
by Howard Ryan | Jul 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Education, Featured, Nitrogen Pollution, Septic Tanks
I stumbled on this GEM of a Video produced by Newsday in the 60’s. A time where fish and clams and oysters were so abundant and delicious with The Great South Bay being one of the most pure and pristine waterways anywhere in the world. The video shows how a...
by Howard Ryan | Jul 20, 2018 | Cleaner Water, Featured, Fishing and Boating, Fixing Habitats, Save Raitan Bay
Up to 60% of the human body is water. The world is comprised of 71% water. Simply put— we are beings made of water living on a planet made of water. If you follow the waters on the globe from the bottom, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Oceans are...
