by Marshall Brown | Jan 19, 2016 | Cleaner Water, Shellfish
The New Jersey legislature has voted in favor of allowing oysters to be used to clean certain polluted waters in the state.  The bill sits now on Governor Christie’s desk.   Since 2010, it’s been illegal to plant oysters in polluted / uncertified...
by Marshall Brown | Nov 23, 2015 | Education, Fixing Habitats
The effort to reach the 16,000 people who call Sayville home has begun. Â Â Last week on a visit to a favorite local restaurant, The Cull House, I spoke with John Casey, the longtime owner about the local moratorium we are seeking to put in place around pesticides and...
by Marshall Brown | Oct 28, 2015 | Fixing Habitats
Can one South Shore village help to save The Great South Bay, or at least their little corner of it?   Sayville High School’s Freshman Class has forced this question.  They decided to adopt The Great South Bay as the non-profit they would support this year.  ...
by Marshall Brown | May 14, 2013 | Fixing Habitats, Shellfish
“Architect Kate Orff sees the oyster as an agent of urban change. Bundled into beds and sunk into city rivers, oysters slurp up pollution and make legendarily dirty waters clean — thus driving even more innovation in “oyster-tecture.” Orff...
by John Hall | Apr 17, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish
In an Orwellian irony, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the State’s bulwark against the forces of pollution and habitat destruction, is being pressured to do exactly the opposite of protecting the environment. It’s being called...
