Bay Friendly Yards Blog
Restoring Habitat Along Carll’s River
On the banks of the beautiful Carll’s River in Babylon Village, just where it crosses under Park Avenue, you will find the Carll’s River Native Forest, a Save The Great South Bay habitat restoration project established in April 2019 as a collaborative effort with the...
Hunt for the American Chestnut Challenge
For thousands of years after the last glacial period, the American Chestnut, Castanea Dentata, dominated the eastern Deciduous Forests of the eastern United States, making up 25% to 30% of the forest canopy of Long Island’s hardwood forests. Growing over 100 to 120 ft...
Sprouts with Historic Roots
Humble beginnings with Nikolaos Nantsis, James Bertsch, Stephen Borghardt, Rob Vasiluth, Marshall Brown, et al. These tiny sprouts are those of Long Island wild type American Chestnut growing in pots in my back yard. Thank you to Niko for finding them! More on this...
Repel The Invaders And Help Save The Great South Bay
As those familiar with this organization knows, we are dedicated to habitat restoration, whether along our creeks via The Creek Defender Program, or on our properties via our Bay Friendly Yards Program, or through our efforts to restore habitat itself as we work with...
Coffee With The Supervisor: Native Plantings, Methoprene
This week, Ed Romaine’s guest is Marshall Brown. Executive Director of Save The Great South Bay. Together they discuss Native Plantings, invasives, and methoprene.
The 5K Run For The Bay: Pursuing Change
Blue Island Oysters of West Sayville on Saturday April 27th hosted the Third Annual 5K Run For The Bay, raising funds a $1500 scholarship at Sayville High School, for Operation Blue Earth, a foundation driving a local public awareness campaign that encourages people...
A Passion For The Bay (Via Suffolk County News)
Marshall Brown of Sayville grew up within a block of The Great South Bay. He’s come home, and his mission is to save it.
Sewering Oakdale
OAKDALE—Suffolk County Legis. William Lindsay met with residents at the Oakdale Civic meeting last week regarding plans to sewer parts of Oakdale using New York State storm relief funds. Lindsay shared the tentative boundaries and timeline for the project including news there would be an Oakdale sewer referendum vote in the future. This vote would impact those residents located within the area to receive sewers, and it would take place after a sewer district was established. The county plans to use $26.4 million of previously allocated storm recovery money to do the work.
A Green New Deal For The South Shore and The Great South Bay
If we are to save The Great South Bay, it will require that each community along The South Shore mobilizes around clean ups, native plantings, bay friendly native yards that are fertilizer and pesticide free, that all constituencies are actively involved. We cant wait for help from above. Its up to us. That’s OUR Green New Deal.
Fertilizer Follies — Inaction in Action at LINAP
Two years back, Save The Great South Bay was invited to become a member of the Fertilizer Workgroup for The Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan (LINAP). LINAP, a multiyear initiative to reduce nitrogen in Long Island's surface and groundwaters, was established by...
Introducing the “Bay Friendly Yards” E-Book!
Go Native! Go Naked! You can pay the expense in fertilizer, pesticides, and water trying to keep Kentucky Blue Grass and other non-natives alive here on Long Island, or plant what belongs here, and spare yourself the headache and expense while also restoring habitat and improving water quality in our bays, rivers, and ponds.
Save The Great South Bay — An Introduction
5K Run For The Bay in Sayville Draws 500+ Runners
The second annual 5K Run For The Bay, staged by Blue Island Oyster's Operation Blue Earth for the benefit of that initiative and Save The Great South Bay, took place this last Saturday in Sayville. The run is for the benefit of both Operation Blue Earth and Save The...
The 5K Run For The Bay And Our Mission: Go Native, Go Naked In Sayville!
The 2nd Annual 5K Run For The Bay Is Happening In Sayville This Saturday! 500 + entrants already! Run for a healthier bay!
Speak For Your Bays: Contact Your State Senators
Tell your State Senator that you support S-8170, which would reduce the nitrogen content in lawn fertilizers, and give our bays a break.