by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Dec 1, 2020 | Bay Friendly Yards, Creek Defender, GivingTuesday, Great South Bay Oyster Project
GivingTuesday is a very simple idea – a day that encourages people to pause for a moment, reflect on what’s important to them & simply do good. It is now a global movement and your chance to help the Great South Bay. Save The Great South Bay is a...
by Save The Great South Bay | Oct 27, 2020 | Cleaner Water, Education, Shellfish, Water Quality
Today we welcomed Prof. (emeritus) Roger Flood of Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SOMAS) to discuss his work on side-scan sonar and multi-beam bottom mapping in the Great South Bay. Prof. Flood provided historical context of bay bottom...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Oct 23, 2020 | Cleaner Water, Education, Fishing and Boating, Lawn Fertilizer, Nitrogen Pollution, Pesticides, Pollution, Septic Tanks, Water Quality
Heads up Great South Bay diggers. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has just announced the emergency expansion of closed/uncertified waters in the Great South Bay due to poor water quality in certain areas. In total, another 600 acres of Bay bottom have...
by Marshall Brown | Dec 17, 2019 | Podcast
Go native! In this episode of Water Matters, we are joined by Matt Gettinger of Long Island Natives. As one of the most comprehensive native plant producers in New York, LI Natives is dedicated to growing a wide variety of native species representing the local flora...
by Marshall Brown | Dec 6, 2019 | Podcast
Commercial developers and environmentalists may not seem likely bedfellows but surprisingly there is much common ground when it comes to sustainable development. Listen in to our recent conversation with real estate developer Anthony Bartone of Terwilliger &...