Our Mission
The Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor (CSHH) is a volunteer, nonprofit organization, founded in 1986. CSHH is dedicated to identifying and eliminating environmental threats to Hempstead Harbor and surrounding communities. Our objective is to advance the public interest in protecting and restoring our local environment to its full ecological and economic potential.
The fundamental force behind CSHH’s efforts is the belief that concerned and informed citizens can make a difference in events that shape the future. We seek to increase awareness of environmental issues and promote greater appreciation of the local environment. Most important, the public is encouraged to participate in local conservation issues.
What we are up to!
- April 2018
April 4 Planning meeting for Scudder’s Pond cleanup April 6, 13, 20, 27 Last month for water-sample collection for winter outfall monitoring April 9 LISS Citizens Advisory Committee meeting, EPA offices, NYC April 10 CSHH meeting with volunteers April 10 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting April 17 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting April 18 Training session for Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments April 19 Whole Foods 5% event to benefit CSHH April 21 Meeting with Deputy County Executive of Parks and Public Works March 29 Scudder’s Pond Cleanup - March 2018
March 1 Press conference to opppose the state’s Oyster Bay bridge/tunnel proposal. March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Winter outfall-monitoring sampling dates March 2 Meeting with Representative Charles Lavine March 6 CSHH Board of Directors meeting March 12 Sea Cliff Village public hearing on proposed plastic-bag ordinance March 14 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting March 21 Glen Head / Glenwood Business Association meeting March 22 LISS Citizens Advisory Committee meeting, EPA offices, NYC (postponed) March 27 Meeting with Deputy County Executive of Parks and Public Works March 29 Webinar for next round of LISFF grants - February 2018
February 2, 9, 16, 23 Winter outfall-monitoring sampling dates February 9 Meeting with Senator Marcellino February 21 Glen Head / Glenwood Business Association Meeting February 23 Crawl for a Cause February 27 Meeting, Pace Analytical Labs for nitrogen testing - January 2018
January 5, 12, 19, 26 Winter outfall-monitoring program sampling dates January 8 Start of 2017 Water-Monitoring Report for Hempstead Harbor January 28 North Shore Legislative Action Committee meeting January 24 Development meeting for the 2017 Water-Monitoring Report for Hempstead Harbor January 25 Bag-It meeting and film January 26 Press conference and the LI Acquarium to oppose oil drilling off the east coast - December 2017
December 1 Water monitoring, winter program for Hempstead Harbor December 4 Press event announcing LISFF grant awards for NY December 8 Water monitoring, winter program for Hempstead Harbor December 14 LIS Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting, CT December 22, 29 Water monitoring, winter program for Hempstead Harbor - November 2017
November 1 Water monitoring, beginning of winter outfall program, collection and delivery of samples to lab for bacteria analysis November 3 Completion of data entry for weekly core monitoring program November 10 Water monitoring, winter program for Hempstead Harbor November 14 Unified Water Study equipment loan return to Westport, CT November 15 HHPC meeting November 16 Press event announcing LISFF grant awards for CT November 17 Water monitoring, winter program for Hempstead Harbor November 24 Water monitoring, winter program for Hempstead Harbor November 28 Giving Tuesday November 30 Completion of data entry and submission for 2017 Unified Water Study - October 2017
October 3 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study October 4 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor October 11 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor October 11 HHPC meeting October 16 Deliver Unified Water Study chlorophyll filters for lab analysis October 17 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor October 17 CSHH board meeting October 18 Water monitoring, final survey for Long Island Sound Unified Water Study October 20 LIS Conference at King’s Point Merchant Marine Academy October 25 Water monitoring, final survey for core program, regular season October 25 Environmental Advisory Group meeting October 26 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study, dropoff of final chorophyll filters for lab analysis November 1 Water monitoring, beginning of winter outfall program, collection and delivery of samples to lab for bacteria analysis - September 2017
September 5 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study September 5 US Army Corps of Engineers–comments due re: permit application to dredge Glen Cove Creek September 6 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor September 13 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor September 13 HHPC meeting September 14 Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting, Long Island Sound Study, Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck Village September 14 International Coastal Cleanup, Tappen Beach September 19 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study September 20 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor September 26 Long Island Sound Day, meeting with congressional reps in Washington, DC September 27 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor September 27 CSHH board meeting