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Invasive Removal – Brown Creek/Mill Pond Sayville

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Oct 18, 2022

Join Sayville Creek Defender James Bertsch on an invasive removal project along Brown Creek/Mill Pond in Sayville on Sunday, October 30 from 9:00-11:00 AM. Please bring safety goggles and clipper tools to this event. Gloves and bags will be provided. This event is...
An Innovative Approach to Restoring Eelgrass

An Innovative Approach to Restoring Eelgrass

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jul 27, 2022 | Fixing Habitats, Seagrass

Eelgrass is an essential component of the Great South Bay’s ecosystem. Over the past decades it has been decimated due in part to Harmful Algal Blooms triggered by nitrogen pollution. Native Long Islander, Robert Vasiluth, has created a new methodology for...
Bay Friendly Yard Tip #3

Bay Friendly Yard Tip #3

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Dec 16, 2021 | Bay Friendly Yards

Bay Friendly Yard Tip #3 Tree Type Matters Choose trees that are hosts to the largest number of native species. Here’s our fave 5!   “Not all trees are created equal,” says Frank Piccininni, Director of Habitat Restoration at Save The Great...
Bay Friendly Yard Tip #2

Bay Friendly Yard Tip #2

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Dec 15, 2021 | Bay Friendly Yards

Bay Friendly Yard Tip #2 is to plant trees in clusters. The roots graft making them more storm-resistant. Trees are also stronger in groups. Cluster planting helps limit canopy size making them less vulnerable to winds. “Like people, trees need friends”,...
Mugwort Removal at Native Species Sanctuary

Mugwort Removal at Native Species Sanctuary

by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Nov 29, 2021 | Education, Fixing Habitats, Invasive Species

What a great way to show our thankfulness this past weekend as Save The Great South Bay teamed up with the South Shore Audubon Society to remove invasive species at the Michael J. Sperling Bird Sanctuary in North Massapequa. Under the direction of the ecological...
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