Our Mission
The Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor (CSHH) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1986. CSHH is dedicated to identifying and eliminating environmental threats to Hempstead Harbor and the 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 a greater appreciation of the local environment. Most important, the public is encouraged to participate in local conservation issues.
What we are up to!
- December 2020
December 2 Final Glenwood Habitat Restoration Project meeting December 7 Long Island Sound Futures Fund Award Ceremony December 8 CSHH Staff meeting December 10 Long Island Sound Study CAC meeting December 17 TNH Town Board meeting December 18 Sustainable Shoreline webinar Happy Holidays! Office closed December 23-January 4 - November 2020
November 16-20 State of the Science for Offshore Wind Energy November 17 Long Island Sound Water Monitoring Work Group meeting November 18 HHPC meeting November 30 USGS Demonstration of UV/VR (unvegetated and vegetated marsh) - October 2020
October 6 Press conference on 2020 Long Island Sound Report Card October 7, 14, 21, 28 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor October 7, 14, 21, 28 Water monitoring, Tappen Marina monitoring program October 13, 27 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study October 13 LIS marsh conservation webinar October 14 HHPC meeting - September 2020
September 3, 9, 16, 23, 30 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor September 3, 9, 16, 23, 30 Water monitoring, Tappen Marina monitoring program September 4, 17, 29 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study September 8 Meeting at Glen Cove STP re: area storm drains and discharges
September 9 HHPC meeting September 10 Meeting of LISS Citizens Advisory Committee and Science and Technical Advisory Committee September 17 Unified Water Study meeting on data from LIS bays September 21
Meeting in Glenwood Landing re: possible Powerhouse Drain filtration system September 22 CSHH Board of Directors meeting September 27 Final soil tests for the Glenwood Landing Habitat Restoration Program September 30 University of CT sponsored on LIS data-sharing platform - August 2020
August 5, 12, 19, 26 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor August 5, 12, 19, 26 Water monitoring, Tappen Marina monitoring program August 6, 18 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study August 6 Water monitoring, macrophyte assessment for Unified Water Study August 13 Nassau County Hempstead Bay monitoring demonstration meeting August 31 Meeting examining bacteria data from shoreline outfalls