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William Floyd students design their own fish at Osprey Park, The South Shore Press, 10/17/25

Veteran bay clammer to share stories of life on the water, Long Island Advance, 7/23/25

Save The Great South Bay was featured on History Island with Dale Spencer, 103.9 LI News Radio, 7/8/25

Save The Great South Bay Receives $19,000 Donation from Cornucopia, Suffolk County News, 7/8/25

New York Community Trust Long Island awards $523,000 in grants to local nonprofits, Newsday 6/22/25

Oyster Shindig, lslip Bulletin 5/8/25

West Islip Creek Defender Clean Up, Cover of Islip Bulletin 5/8/25

Penataquit Creek Clean Up, Islip Bulletin 4/24/25

Bayport Clean Up, Suffolk County News 4/24/25

NOAA-Funded Research Highlights Economic Effects of Oyster Reef Restoration, NOAA Fisheries 3/7/25

Bay Friendly Yards: The 3 Essential Elements, Got it Local 4/10

Long Islanders cross party lines to take a stand for clean water, New York Community Trust Spring 2025 Magazine

Speaker Series – Update on Suffolk’s clean water plans, Long Island Advance 3/13/25

Blue Point Creek Defender Clean Up, Suffolk County News 3/6/25

Word of the Week – IA/OWTS, Got It Local 2/20/25

Word of the Week – IA/OWTS, Long Island Advance 2/6/25

Word of the Week – Nitrogen, Living Local 2/2025

Word of the Week – Nitrogen, Long Island Advance 1/16/25

2024 News

Legislator McCaffrey Joins Save the Great South Bay Clean Up, South Bay’s Neighbor, 12/24

Island Outlook Radio Interview, 11/24

Prop 2 Passes, Vote Yes for Clean Water and Jobs, 11/24

Babylon Town launches oyster sanctuary in Amityville off Great South Bay, Newsday, 10/24

A Place to Prosper, Newsday, 10/24

Vote Yes for Clean Water, Newsday 10/24

Oyster Ball Honors Fiercest Advocates for Bay, Suffolk County News, 09/24

Ah Shucks: Sen. Martinez Honored During Oyster Ball, NYSenate.gov, 09/24

Save The Great South Bay was featured on History Island with Dale Spencer, 103.9 LI News Radio, 7/30/24

Jake’s 58 Round Up Big Check Presentation, 07/24

Local Volunteers Rally to Clean Up Swan River, LI Advance, 05/24

Save the Great South Bay: Volunteers collect 1,500 lbs of Trash, Suffolk County News, 04/24

Over Two Dozen Clean Up Garbage, Invasive Plants, Suffolk County News, 04/24

Local Volunteers Rally To Clean Up Swan River, LI Advance, 05/24

Volunteers collect 1,500 lbs of Trash, LI Advance, 04/24

Over 500lbs of Debris Removed From Creek, LI Advance 04/24

Civic Volunteers Help Save the Bay, LI Advance, 04/24

Bay Friendly Yards, Spring Spaces, 04/24

Bay Friendly Yards, The Long Island Gardener, Spring 2024

Creek Defenders, Newsday, 03/24

Creek Defender Event Schedule, Pennysaver, 02/24

Blue Point Brewing Hosts Save the Great South Bay 2024 Kick Off, Suffolk County News, 01/24

Sand is Not the Forever Answer, Newsday, 01/24

Hard questions on Beach Erosion, Newsday, 01/24

Hats off to Patchogue Village: Architect of the Great South Bay’s first living shore, The LI Advance, 01/24

2023 News

Governor Hochul Announces Transformative $479 Million Investment for 156 Local Water Infrastructure Projects in Every Region of NY NY.gov 12/12/23

Program to Grade Health of South Shore Bays Newsday 11/23/23

Pulling Back from the Sea as Water Levels Rise Newsday 11/12/23

‘Living’ Shorelines to Control Erosion, Newsday 11/12/23

Environmental Groups tell Suffolk Legislature its Lack of Action on Funding Septic Improvements Violates Green Amendment, East End Beacon 10/12/23

7th Annual Mayor’s Cup To Benefit Save The Great South Bay, Patch 09/01/23

Word of the Week: Forever Chemicals, Patch 08/23

Suffolk County Executive Environmental Candidate Forum, NYLCV 07/23

GOP Must Devise Clean Water Plan, Newsday 08/23

Abandoned Gas Station To Make Way For Community Green Space, Suffolk County News 06/23

LI South Shore Estuary Reserve Act Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Patch 06/23

Bay Friendly Yard Tip: Be Wise, Don’t Fertilize! Eco-friendly alternatives to using fertilizers , Amityville Record 05/23

Save The Great South Bay Organizes Cleanup Events , Islip Bulletin 04/23

Earth Day Cleanup At Sampawams Creek , Islip Bulletin 04/23<

A Big Idea to Help Save The Great South Bay, LI Advance , 04/23

Bay Friendly Yards: Creating a Butterfly Garden, Living Local, 04/23

Word of the Week – Watershed, Long Island Patch, 04/23

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State of the Bays, Dr. Christopher Gobler, Stony Brook School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, 04/23

Spaces/Living Local Magazine, 03/23

What’s An IA/OWTS? Great South Bay Word of The Week Wednesday Patch, 02/23

Great South Bay Word of The Week Wednesday: Ecosystem Patch, 02/23

Save The Great South Bay Reflects on 2022 LI Advance, 01/23

Earlier News

Bellport’s Breach Closes After 10 Years – Long Island Advance -, 11/22

Creek Defenders host 30 Clean-Ups this year so far! Massapequa Post, 07/22

Earth Day: Volunteers help clean up debris at Rattle Snake Creek in Oakdale News12 04/22

WBAB Plugged In Interview, Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director, March 2022

WBLI Plugged In Interview, Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director, March 2022

Trust And Science: What Parks Can Learn From Fire Island National Seashore National Parks Traveler, 12/21

Top Three Accomplishments During His Term as Legislator Islip Bulletin, 10/2021

Suffolk County Legislature (8th District) Suffolk County News, 10/2021

Pattersquash Creek Civic Hosts Community Clean Up – The South Shore Press – 04/2021

Save the Great South Bay Creates Oyster Sanctuary Babylon Beacon, 08/21

Environmental Advocates Say Sewer Expansion Needed to Rid Suffolk Waterways of Pollution News 12, 07/21

Schumer: Infrastructure Bill Could Give Suffolk Millions to Improve Water Quality, Newsday, 07/21

Worst Brown Tide in Years Threatens Great South Bay Newsday, 07/21

Early Mahogany Tide Algae Bloom in Great South Bay Has Environmental Experts Greatly Concerned CBS News, 06/21

Mahogany Tide Returns to Long Island News 12, 05/21

Water Warriors, Newsday, 04/21

How To Create a Butterfly Garden Babylon Beacon, 04/21

A Good Place for Teens…. & Pollinators Long Island Advance, 03/2021

Three Steps to a Bay Friendly Yard, Long Island Advance, 01/2021

From the Masthead of the South Bay Cruising Club SBCC Newsletter October 2020

A Big Idea for the Great South Bay Babylon Beacon, 10/2020

New Inlet Proposed to Help Clean the Bay Newsday, 10/2020

Land Ho! Mayor’s Cup Making Waves Babylon Beacon, 10/2020

Neguntatogue Creek clean up Saturday Babylon Beacon, 10/2020

Jackie Gordon Shows Up to Support STGSB Long Island Advance, 09/2020

Save The GSB kickstarts GSB Oyster Project, Greater Babylon, 08/2020

Volunteers Work to Restore Carll’s River Native Forest, Babylon Beacon, 08/2020

Drink the Bay Clean, Support Save The Great South Bay, Babylon Beacon, 08/2020

Scavenger Hunt to Save The Great South Bay, Babylon Beacon, 07/2020

UL Employees Thanked by Local Officials for Clean Up Efforts, Babylon Beacon, 01/2020

LI Yacht Club brings back annual Mayor’s Cup Race, Babylon Beacon, 11/2019

Long- awaited return of Mayor’s Cup Charity Regatta & Clambake, Babylon Beacon 08/2019

Save the Great South Bay, Inc. partners with York Analytical Laboratories _ Babylon Beacon, Babylon Beacon, 06/2019

Podcast: Emerging Contaminants, Methoprene and our Marshlands, May 2019

Speaker Series: Emerging Contaminants, Methoprene and our Marshlands, May 2019

Passionate About the Bay, Suffolk County News, 5/19