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A Swell App To Measure Debris

A Swell App To Measure Debris

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jul 8, 2021 | Creek Defender, Fixing Habitats, Pollution, Water Quality

Want to help us collect data on debris? There’s an app for that. The Clean Swell app. At Save The Great South Bay, we are firm believers in the age old adage of you can’t manage what you can’t measure. Starting in 2021 and in collaboration with the...
Clean Up a Shore Thing in Patchogue

Clean Up a Shore Thing in Patchogue

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | May 1, 2021 | Creek Defender, Water Quality

Despite a cloudy start to the day, it was a “shore” thing as Patchogue Creek Defender James Acierno partnered with local nautical brand Old Soldier and the team at Blue Point Brewing Company and our steady dates for this Creek Defender season, Starbucks,...
Troop 399 Cleans Up Along Sampawams

Troop 399 Cleans Up Along Sampawams

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Apr 25, 2021 | Creek Defender, Water Quality

On Saturday, April 24th, Troop 399 joined West Islip Creek Defender Andy Mirchel to clean up along the Sampawams Creek. These scouts were literally up to their knees in muck gathering debris from the creek beds allowing the creek to flow freely again. A simultaneous...
The Doozy is Now a Done-zy!

The Doozy is Now a Done-zy!

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Mar 20, 2021 | Creek Defender, Water Quality

Nearly three dozen volunteers turned out on Saturday, March 14 to clean up in the outfall ravine leading from the Country Village neighborhood to the Connetquot River. They removed nearly 80 contractor bags of debris from the area; debris that would’ve otherwise...

It’s a Doozy… Over 10 Years of Trash Buildup

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Mar 9, 2021 | Creek Defender, Pollution

All hands on deck – this one is a doozy! Save The Great South Bay, 501(c)3 is proud to team up with Keep Islip Clean and their lead volunteer, Bill Raftery, to finally clean up in the ravine area just West of the Connetquot River on Sunday, 03/14 from 9 AM...
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