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Big Idea to Help Save Great South Bay

Big Idea to Help Save Great South Bay

by Wayne Horsley | Oct 12, 2019 | Fixing Habitats, The Breach, The New Inlet

Engineered Inlet with Storm Gate at Gilgo State Park    A sad fact is the Great South Bay is still very ill. New York State and Suffolk County is valiantly fighting the good fight to reduce nitrogen in our enriched heated bay. Removing the nitrogen, upgrading...
A Breach of Protocol?   Outdated Science Supporting Bureaucratic Decision Making on The Breach

A Breach of Protocol? Outdated Science Supporting Bureaucratic Decision Making on The Breach

by Marshall Brown | Dec 22, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Featured

Many of us (about 35 based on RSVPs, seeing people there) attended “Sandy’s Silver Lining,” A Public Forum on The Breach, held at Bellport Middle School on the 21st between 9:30 – 12:00. The response was strong even though it was the last...
The Latest Report From SOMAS and Professor Charles Flagg On The State of The Breach / New Inlet / Old Inlet On Fire Island South of Bellport Bay

The Latest Report From SOMAS and Professor Charles Flagg On The State of The Breach / New Inlet / Old Inlet On Fire Island South of Bellport Bay

by Marshall Brown | Dec 12, 2013 | Cleaner Water

For over a year now, Prof. Charles Flagg and his research team from SOMAS (The Stony Brook School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences) have been monitoring the breach of Fire Island at Bellport Bay, also known as The New Inlet, or The Old Inlet, since from the late...
At The Breach, and The Fishing is Fine!

At The Breach, and The Fishing is Fine!

by Marshall Brown | Sep 14, 2013 | Fixing Habitats

Breach Report 9-11-13:   Now I Can See The Bottom!  How The Breach Made It Fun and Legal To Swim in the GSB Again!

Breach Report 9-11-13: Now I Can See The Bottom! How The Breach Made It Fun and Legal To Swim in the GSB Again!

by Marshall Brown | Sep 11, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Featured

via Facebook SCERP — The Southampton Coastal and Estuarine Research Project — has just come out with their latest report. Swimmers Rejoice! Water clarity is now such that we can see deeper than 4 feet in the Eastern Bay, which means it is legal and...
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