by Marshall Brown | Dec 22, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Featured
Many of us (about 35 based on RSVPs, seeing people there) attended “Sandy’s Silver Lining,” A Public Forum on The Breach, held at Bellport Middle School on the 21st between 9:30 – 12:00. The response was strong even though it was the last...
by Marshall Brown | Dec 17, 2013 | Cleaner Water
Come to Bellport Middle School 35 Kreamer Street on Saturday December 21st between 9:30 and 12:00 and hear how the breach has helped change Bellport Bay.  A panel of scientific experts will discuss changes in water quality and clarity, and how here at least The Great...
by Marshall Brown | Dec 12, 2013 | Cleaner Water
For over a year now, Prof. Charles Flagg and his research team from SOMAS (The Stony Brook School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences) have been monitoring the breach of Fire Island at Bellport Bay, also known as The New Inlet, or The Old Inlet, since from the late...
by Artie Kopelman | Nov 22, 2013 | Fixing Habitats
Here’s a copy of an email from ECOLOG-L regarding draft rule changes in the Clean Water Act. Follow the link at the end for more information. “Last week the draft Clean Water Act rules were leaked by House Science, Space and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith...
by Marshall Brown | Nov 18, 2013 | Fixing Habitats
“The state has sent out several hundred letters to homeowners in six clusters, most of them directly along the waterfront on the island’s South Shore. The communities targeted include parts of Lindenhurst, Oakdale, Sayville and Bayport, Patchogue and Mastic...
by Marshall Brown | Nov 18, 2013 | Cleaner Water
Here is Will James, author of On Long Island Coast, An Unexpected Gift From Hurricane Sandy, which appeared recently in The Atlantic Magazine, on The Brian Lehrer Show 11-18-13 speaking about the breach / New Inlet on Fire Island has helped to revitalize the eastern...
by Marshall Brown | Nov 14, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats
The Atlantic posted this article on The Breach / New Inlet online 11/13. I am thankful that the reporter Will James chose to shed light on the issues facing The Great South Bay y writing this article. Public awareness is crucial if we are to restore our waters. All...
by Marshall Brown | Nov 6, 2013 | Cleaner Water
Whether from ignorance or cynicism, The Suffolk County Legislature will be voting today on a resolution to appropriate (raid) $33 million from a voter approved fund that is dedicated to the purpose of addressing Long Island’s sewage treatment / water quality...
by Marshall Brown | Nov 1, 2013 | Fixing Habitats
The intrepid Michael Busch of Great South Bay Images (Facebook: GSB Images) unearthed these dramatic shots of Sandy as it hit Bellport Bay and the marina. The sheer force of the storm can be seen in every shot. Visit his site/FB page for higher res pics and prints....
by Marshall Brown | Oct 29, 2013 | Shellfish
Nice video on The New Inlet/ breach from National Geographic. Got some old time baymen featured. Good job! Nice end to a somber day. via National Geographic
by Marshall Brown | Oct 23, 2013 | Education, Featured
The artist Susan Brown of Sayville Long Island has painted a series of 72 paintings, all double sided, for a total of 144 paintings fo The Great South Bay, Fire Island, and The South Shore, particularly around her home town. Susan is autistic, but at 56 years old she...
by Marshall Brown | Oct 17, 2013 | Education
Here is a infographic on the impact of Nitrogen on shellfish.
