by Marshall Brown | Jun 28, 2017 | Advocacy, Pesticides
It’s time to trash our marshes again: Suffolk County has had a decades long program of spraying for mosquitoes around our marshes. We still have a lot of mosquitoes, and a lot of dying marshes. When you take out a key element of the food chain —...
by Marshall Brown | May 18, 2017 | Advocacy, Water Matters
Growing up on Long Island, I loved turtles. Painted, snappers, box turtles, spotted turtles, mud turtles. But for me the most elusive and by far the most beautiful were The Diamondback Terrapins. Their habitat is salt water marsh. They will spend their entire...
by Marshall Brown | Apr 1, 2017 | Cleaner Water, Septic Tanks
By any measure, this was a landmark week for those who for years have sought to address Long Island’s nitrogen pollution issues. First came the announcement by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone that a pilot program has been proposed that over the next two...
by Marshall Brown | Apr 1, 2017 | Advocacy, Bay Friendly Yards, Lawn Fertilizer, News, Nitrogen Pollution, Pesticides, Septic Tanks
By any measure, this was a landmark week for those who for years have sought to address Long Island’s nitrogen pollution issues. First came the announcement by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone that a pilot program has been proposed that over the next two...
by Marshall Brown | Mar 1, 2017 | Creek Defender, Featured, News
ATTENTION ALL BABYLONIANS! Save The Great South Bay’s Creek Defender Program launches on Earth Day April 22nd along The Carll’s River! Save The Great South Bay, in conjunction with local citizens, schools, civic groups, businesses, and with other local...
by Marshall Brown | Jan 30, 2017 | Advocacy, Fixing Habitats, Water Matters
Please watch as Curt Johnson, Executive Director of Save The Sound, discusses the progress that has been made in helping The Long Island Sound recover, and the work that still needs to be done, especially on Long Island, where tens of thousands of cesspools and septic...
by John Hall | Jan 3, 2017 | Advocacy
Megan Ware Fishery Management Plan Coordinator Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 1050 North Highland Street, Suite 200A-N Arlington, Virginia 22201 Subject: Menhaden PID January 4, 2017 Dear Ms. Ware, I am writing in response to the Atlantic States Marine...
by Marshall Brown | Oct 28, 2016 | Advocacy, The Breach
Sandy and The Breach Four Years On Good day everyone. I am Marshall Brown, President and Co-Founder of Save The Great South Bay. Today, Oct 29th, marks the 4th anniversary of Sandy, and of the inlet it created. The accompanying slide show has been provided by...
by Marshall Brown | Oct 5, 2016 | Cleaner Water
Today, Oct 5th, The Suffolk County Legislature will be debating funding of a plan for sewering along the main streets and in the low lying areas of Sayville, West Sayville, and Oakdale. We need vibrant town centers — and we really need a healthy bay. ...
by Marshall Brown | Oct 5, 2016 | Cleaner Water
Today, Oct 5th, The Suffolk County Legislature will be debating funding of a plan for sewering along the main streets and in the low lying areas of Sayville, West Sayville, and Oakdale. We need vibrant town centers — and we really need a healthy bay. ...
by Marshall Brown | Oct 3, 2016 | Featured
Two fridays ago, Mike Busch, a Director at Save The Great South Bay, and proprietor of Great South Bay Images, took New York Times reporter Lisa Foderaro and I out for a trip to Bellport Inlet (The Breach). Lisa wanted to write a story on it, since between the...
