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So, What Communities on Long Island Are Going to Join the Organic Lawn Movement?

So, What Communities on Long Island Are Going to Join the Organic Lawn Movement?

by Marshall Brown | Jan 14, 2016 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water

Back in October 2015,  Save The Great South Bay was chosen by The Freshman Class at Sayville High School as the local non-profit they’d support this year.   They in turn were working with a local oyster company, Blue Island, to institute a local moratorium on...
“Water Matters” — For Every Long Islander!

“Water Matters” — For Every Long Islander!

by Marshall Brown | Jan 14, 2016 | Advocacy, Water Matters

Tomorrow at 12:30, I will be hosting the first episode of the first season of Water Matters (click here for live stream or for watching archived video) My guest will be Prof. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook’s School of Atmospheric and Marine Science (SOMAS)....
“Once More Unto The Breach, My Friends, Once More” — Please Submit Your Public Comments By Oct 8th!

“Once More Unto The Breach, My Friends, Once More” — Please Submit Your Public Comments By Oct 8th!

by Marshall Brown | Oct 1, 2015 | Featured, Fixing Habitats

  The National Parks Service has issued a public request for comment as part of the process of coming up with a plan to manage  ‘The Breach” aka Old Inlet aka New Inlet aka Bellport Inlet that was opened up on Fire Island by Hurricane Sandy at...
Eco-Friendly Swag From Save The Great South Bay —  and For Your Org?

Eco-Friendly Swag From Save The Great South Bay — and For Your Org?

by Marshall Brown | Jul 16, 2015 | Featured

What I love about Save The Great South Bay is that I get to meet so many people who care about the bay, and want to get the message out — This bay is worth saving!  One of the organizations that reached out to help is a company called Loomstate.org.  Scott...

A Pledge To Help Build A Sustainable Long Island Taken at The Aspen Action Forum

by Marshall Brown | Mar 23, 2015 | Cleaner Water, Featured

In July 2013, nine months after Sandy and a year after the founding of Save The Great South Bay, I took a pledge at the first annual Aspen Action Forum to ‘help build a sustainable Long Island.’  The Action Forum draws Aspen Fellows from all over the world...
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