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We all have a role to play in keeping our water clean

Clean drinking water, a swim in the bay, catching fish to eat and going to the beach are things we easily take for granted as Long Islanders. more

9/22/16

Think global, and local, on Earth Day

On April 22, we will celebrate the 46th annual Earth Day, when, ideally, we should commit to improving the state of our great Mother Ship. Despite our best efforts to discover a second planet where we might lay down roots . . . more

4/21/16

Operation SPLASH volunteers, like Steve Bohn, clean local waterways year-round. In SPLASH’s final voyage of the the year last week, Bohn came across a director’s chair.

‘Continuous battle’ on the water

As we headed back to the Guy Lombardo Marina in Freeport, navigating through Freeport waterways two days before Thanksgiving, the pile of trash on our boat was both gratifying and alarming. more

By Brian Croce | 12/3/14

ROB WELTNER accepts a Smart Growth Award from Vision Long Island for Environmental and Historic Preservation for Operation SPLASH.

Smart Growth Environmental Award to Operation SPLASH

The award for Environmental and Historic Preservation was presented to Operation SPLASH of Freeport at the 13th Annual Smart Growth Awards symposium sponsored by Vision Long Island on Friday, June … more

By Laura Schofer | 6/25/14

The Western Bays provide many recreational opportunities such as kayaking, but scientists say that fertilizer runoff and partially treated sewage effluent threaten the health of the bays. Above, a wetland canal at Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.

The Western Bays, an ecosystem suffering from all sides

Superstorm Sandy will be remembered as one of Nassau County’s most demoralizing calamities: the miles of rubble that choked the expanses where houses had stood in dignified symmetry, the thousands of Long Islanders living in limbo, forced to use their savings to stay afloat. People weren’t the only ones affected by the storm, though. Sandy devastated wildlife throughout Nassau’s Western Bays, which scientists had already considered to be fragile ecosystems –– many on the brink of collapse –– long before the storm. more

By Stapha Charleme | 6/20/14

Student scientists take a walk along the Nautical Mile with Captain Block.

Operation SPLASH educates young Freeporters

Bayview Elementary School’s second graders are learning how to save our local waterways. Thanks to Operation SPLASH, these seven-year old student scientists now have a greater understanding of how … more

By Stapha Charleme | 6/18/14

Richard Baldwin of the Interboro Team and Apex Companies, left, and Don Harris, Freeport SPLASH’s education director, spoke about wetlands degradation to participants in Saturday’s event during a boat tour of the canals south of Freeport.

Rebuilding the South Shore ‘by design’

Three members of the Interboro Rebuild by Design team showcased plans to restore and reinforce Nassau County’s southern shorelines at an event sponsored last Saturday by Freeport SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors). more

By Vanessa Parker | 4/1/14

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