- May 2020
May 1-15 All events and meetings suspended because of COVID-19 May 20, 27 Startup of Tappen Marina Monitoring Program May 19 CSHH Board of Directors meeting (virtual) - April 2020
April All events have been cancelled due to COVID-19. - March 2020
March 3 Taping of LI Community Spotlight on CSHH, radio interview, Hofstra University March 4, 11, 18, 25 Weekly core monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed March 4 Community Solar webinar March 9 National Grid, Public Service Commission public hearing on gas plan, Hicksville Community Center, 6-8 pm March 9 Rally and press conference opposing National Grid's Williams Pipeline and fracked gas solutions, Hicksville Community Center, 5 pm March 10 CANCELLED - EPA Region 2 Microbial Source Tracking Conference, NYC March 11 LI Commission for Aquifer Protection meeting, Suffolk Water Authority Education Center, 10 am-12 noon March 11 HHPC meeting March 12 LISS Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting, Mamaroneck March 18 LISS Water Monitoring Work Group conference call March 23 BOCES Conservation Education Day, Cradle of Aviation March 24 CSHH Board of Directors meeting, Gold Coast Library, 7 pm March 29 Screening of The Biggest Little Farm, SC Firehouse, 3-6 pm - February 2020
February 5, 12, 19, 26 Weekly core monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed February 5 CSHH Board of Directors PR and Marketing Committee meeting February 11 CSHH Board of Directors Relevant Issues Committee meeting February 18 CANCELLED - NYS Assembly public hearing on Community Solar, 11:00 AM, Legislative Auditorium William H. Rogers Building 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown February 27 CANCELLED - Army Corps of Engineers NYNJHAT public meeting on sea barriers study update, 5-8, Beach Channel Educational Campus, Rockaway Park February 28 CSHH's Crawl for a Cause - January 2020
January 8, 15, 22, 29 Winter monitoring program, shoreline samples January 8 CSHH Finance Committee meeting January 8 Hemptead Harbor Protection Committee meeting January 21 CSHH Board of Directors meeting - 7:15 pm, Gold Coast Library Annex - All Are Welcome January 29 Glenwood Landing habitat restoration project meeting - December 2019
December 4, 11, 18, 26 Winter monitoring program, shoreline samples December 5 CSHH Finance Committee meeting December 12 LISS Citizens Advisory Committee meeting Happy Holidays! Office closed December 23-January 2 - November 2019
November 4 LI Sound Futures Fund Grant Awards Ceremony, Bridgeport, CT November 6, 13, 20, 27 Winter monitoring program, shoreline samples November 11 Rally against Williams Pipeline, Westbury November 13 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting November 14 Unified Water Study Summit, Earthplace, Westport CT November 15 LISS Water-Monitoring Work Group/Science & Technology Advisory Committee meeting November 19 Clean Water Conference November 19 CSHH Board of Directors meeting November 20 Glenwood Landing habitat restoration project meeting November 28 Happy Thanksgiving! - October 2019
October 1, 15 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study October 4, 11, 16, 23, 30 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor October 4, 11, 16, 23, 30 Water monitoring, Tappen Marina aquaculture testing project October 16 Hemptead Harbor Protection Committee meeting October 22 CSHH Board of Directors meeting October 24 ACOE NJNYHATS/Sea Barriers meeting in Great Neck October 30 Glenwood Landing habitat restoration project meeting - September 2019
September 3, 17 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study September 4, 11, 18, 25 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor September 4, 11, 18, 25 Water monitoring,Tappen Marina aquaculture project September 11 Hemptead Harbor Protection Committee meeting September 12 Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee meeting September 13 Sea Change Exhibit and Reception, to benefit CSHH September 14 National Estuary Day, CSHH participating in Oyster Bay September 18 CSHH Board of Directors meeting September 21 International Coastal Cleanup, CSHH coordinates local event at Tappen Beach - August 2019
August 2 Press conference on LIS Beach Report August 2, 7, 14, 22, 28 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor August 2, 7, 14, 22, 28 Water monitoring, Tappen Marina aquaculture project August 4 Water-themed concert at UU Congregation at Shelter Rock benefitting local nonprofits August 6, 20 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study August 6 Macroalgae assessment for Long Island Sound Unified Water Study August 8 Long Island Sound Study Water-Monitoring Work Group conference call August 27 Glen Cove City Council meeting - July 2019
July 1 Meeting at TNH re: HinFin/Glenwood Landing condominium project July 5, 12, 19, 26 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor July 5, 12, 19, 26 Water monitoring, Tappen Marina aquaculture project July 11, 27 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study July 17 SC Arts Council Reception/Exhibit on the beauty of HH to benefit CSHH July 19 Macroalgae assessment for Long Island Sound Unified Water Study July 22 CSHH committee meeting to review DGEIS for Glen Cove Brownfields Opportunity Area July 23 NYS DEC LIQUIDS data-sharing demo at Suffolk County Water Authority; Glen Cove City Council/Brownfields Opportunity Area public hearing July 25 Macroalgae assessment for Long Island Sound Unified Water Study July 30 NYS Sen. James Gaughran Town Hall meeting on environmental issues - June 2019
June 5, 12, 19, 26 Weekly testing for Hempstead Harbor Core Monitoring Program;
Weekly monitoring program at Tappen Marina for seed-clam projectJune 13 LISS Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting, Bridgeport June 14, 27 Biweekly testing for 2019 Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments June 18 TNH public hearing on HinFin/Glenwood Landing condominium project June 24 Audit for Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments June 25 Glen Cove City Council meeting June 27 LIS Water-Monitoring Work Group conference call;
Glen Cove public hearing on the Orchard/Brownfields Opportunity Area- May 2019
May 2 CSHH Art for the Harbor art sale and cocktail party May 14 Startup of 2019 Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments May 15 Startup of 2019 Hempstead Harbor Core Monitoring Program;
Startup of new monitoring program at Tappen Marina for seed-clam projectMay 16 Joint Protection Committee Meeting at Nature Conservancy's Uplands Farm Sanctuary May 21 CSHH Board of Directors meeting May 22 Testing for Hempstead Harbor Core Monitoring Program;
Monitoring program at Tappen Marina for seed-clam project
May 28 Testing for 2019 Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments May 29 Testing for Hempstead Harbor Core Monitoring Program;
Monitoring program at Tappen Marina for seed-clam project
- April 2019
April 1 Meeting at the Town of North Hempstead re: HinFin/Glenwood Landing project April 3 Workshop for Glenwood Landing Habitat Restoration participants April 4 Weekly monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed;
LISS Citizens Advisory Policy Committee conference callApril 5 Conference call on LIS Blueway Trail planning April 6 Installation of lysimeters for the Glenwood Landing Habitat Restoration project April 9 CSHH Board of Directors meeting April 10 Second workshop for participants in the CSHH Glenwood Landing Habitat Restoration Project April 15 Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments training for new season April 25 Final testing for 2018 weekly monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed - March 2019
March 1 CSHH 's Crawl for a Cause March 7, 14, 21, 28 Weekly monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed March 6 Clean Ocean Action conference call re: Atlantic Ocean oil and gas drilling March 6 LISS Citizens Advisory Ad Hoc Work Group conference call on Army Corps of Engineers NYNJHAT sea barriers study March 12 CSHH Board of Directors meeting March 13 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting March 14 Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee meeting March 27 Second workshop for participants in the CSHH Glenwood Landing Habitat Restoration Project - February 2019
February 6, 13, 20, 27 Weekly core monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed February 12 CSHH Board of Directors meeting February 13 Clean Ocean Action conference call re: Atlantic Ocean oil and gas drilling February 19 Interim report due to be released by Army Corps of Engineers NYNJHAT team on sea barriers study February 26 LISS Citizens Advisory Ad Hoc Work Group conference call on Army Corps of Engineers NYNJHAT sea barriers study February 28 LI Pathogen TMDL (total maximum daily load) planning, NYS DEC work group conference call - January 2019
January 3, 9, 16, 23, 30 Weekly core monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed January 9 Clean Ocean Action conference call about Atlantic Ocean oil and gas drilling January 9 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee Meeting January 10 LI Pathogen TMDL (total maximum daily load) planning, work group conference call January 16 LISS Water Quality Monitoring, work group conference call January 16 Habitat Restoration Workshop for Patagonia-project participants January 17 Raising the Not-for-Profit Bar, workshop for local organizations January 22 NYS Ocean Acidification Task Force Meeting 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ Nassau County Legislative Building January 23 Clean Ocean Action conference call about Atlantic Ocean oil and gas drilling January 29 Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee (LISS CAC) work group meeting January 29 LISS Citizens Advisory Ad Hoc Work Group conference call on Army Corps of Engineers NYNJHAT sea barriers study January 31 Glenwood Landing/Glenhead Civic Association Meeting - December 2018
December 6, 13, 20, 27 Weekly core monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed December 4 Long Island Sound Study press event announcing grant awards, Port Jefferson December 5 NYS DEC meeting on formulating pathogen total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) December 13 Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee meeting, Bridgeport, CT December 14 CSHH Board of Directors end of year gathering - November 2018
November 8, 15, 22, 29 Weekly core monitoring, winter program focused on Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed November 13, 14 NYSERDA conference, science of offshore wind energy and environmental impact November 14 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting November 15 Return and checkout of monitoring equipment for Unified Water Study program;
completion and delivery of 2017 Annual Water-Quality Report for Hempstead HarborNovember 17 Post-storm Troopers beach cleanup at Sea Cliff Beach November 19 Nassau County Legislature, testimony supporting ban for single-use bags November 20 North Shore Middle School Community Day-CSHH beach cleanup at Tappen Beach November 28 Long Island Sound Lobby Day in Washington, DC November 29 Long Island Sound Nitrogen Reduction Strategy webinar - October 2018
October 2 Unified Water Study data-entry training webinar October 2, 16 Biweekly monitoring of Hempstead Harbor for Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Weekly monitoring for core water-monitoring program for Hempstead Harbor October 11 Clean Water Shore to Shore event for CSHH and Save the Great South Bay, at Soleil of Roslyn October 17 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting October 20 Planting native species for the Glenwood Landing habitat-restoration project October 23 Army Corps of Engineers Sea Barriers meeting, US Merchant Marine Academy October 24 Long Island Clean Water Partnership annual meeting, Hauppauge October 30 CSHH Board of Directors Meeting - September 2018
September 4, 20 Biweekly monitoring of Hempstead Harbor for Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments September 4, 14, 19, 26 Weekly monitoring for core water-monitoring program for Hempstead Harbor September 12 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting September 13 Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee meeting, Port Jefferson September 15 International Coastal Cleanup at Tappen Beach September 21 LI Nitrogen Action Plan meeting September 24 Press conference in Mamaroneck announcing release of the LIS Report Card September 26 CSHH Board of Directors meeting September 29 Nitrogen testing equipment installed for Glenwood Landing habitat restoration project - August 2018
August 2, 8, 15, 23, 29 Weekly monitoring for core water-monitoring program for Hempstead Harbor August 6 Final macrophyte assessment of Hempstead Harbor shoreline, Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments August 7, 21 Biweekly monitoring of Hempstead Harbor for Unified Water Study for LIS EmbaymentsMeeting at Scudder's Pond re: replacement of gas line running over pond weir August 9 Meeting with north shore Protection Committee representatives August 27 Meeting with NYS Assembly representatives in Manhasset regarding LIS funding - July 2018
July 3, 11, 17 Weekly monitoring for core water-monitoring program for Hempstead Harbor July 10, 27 Biweekly monitoring of Hempstead Harbor for Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments July 16 Macrophyte assessment of Hempstead Harbor shoreline, Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments;
Meeting at Scudder's Pond re: replacement of gas line running over pond weirJuly 23 Macrophyte assessment of Hempstead Harbor shoreline, Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments - June 2018
June 5 CSHH Board of Directors meeting June 6, 13, 20, 27 Weekly monitoring for core water-monitoring program for Hempstead Harbor June 6 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting June 7 Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee meeting; Sea Cliff Village Environmental Committee meeting June 12, 26 Biweekly monitoring of Hempstead Harbor for Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments June 14 Audit of SOPs under Unified Water Study for LIS Embayments June 27 EPA microbial source tracking webinar - May 2018
May 3 Sea Cliff Village Environmental Committee meeting May 7 Press conference re: proposed plastic-bag ban for Nassau County May 8 Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan meeting; CSHH Board of Directors meeting May 22 Community meeting re: Glenwood Landing habitat-restoration project May 23, 30 Weekly monitoring for 2018 core water-monitoring program for Hempstead Harbor - 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 - August 2017
August 2, 9, 16, 24, 30 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor 44781 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study 39296 Macroalgae assessment for Long Island Sound Unified Water Study - July 2017
July 5, 12, 19, 26 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor July 11, 27 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study July 27 Macroalgae assessment for Long Island Sound Unified Water Study - June 2017
June 13, 27 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study June 7, 14, 21, 28 Water monitoring, core program for Hempstead Harbor June 7 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting June 8 Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee meeting June 11 Sea Cliff Spring Fest June 12 Nassau County Environmental Advisory Committee meeting June 27 Nassau County Department of Health meeting - May 2017
May 4 Nassau County Environmental Advisory Committee May 16 Meeting with TNH Public Safety Commissioner May 17 Core water-monitoring program for Hempstead Harbor begins 26th season May 18 First sampling date in Hempstead Harbor for the Long Island Sound Unified Water Study embayment monitoring program May 24, 31 Core water-monitoring program for Hempstead Harbor May 25 Long Island Clean Water Partnership Annual Conference May 30 Water monitoring, Long Island Sound Unified Water Study - April 2017
April 4 Town of North Hempstead Council Meeting on proposed ATV ban for town property April 5, 12, 19, 26 Last weeks of winter sample-collection program for Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed and Scudder’s Pond outfalls April 13 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation public information session and public hearing on the proposed amendments to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) April 20 Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan Advisory Committee meeting April 22 EARTH DAY April 23 Beer Tasting at Garvies Point Brewery to benefit CSHH April 26 Day in Washington, DC, to discuss Long Island Sound restoration efforts with congressional representatives - March 2017
March 1, 8, 15, 22,29 Winter water-sample collection for Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed outfall and Scudder’s Pond outfalls March 3 Long Island Sound Study Climate Change and Sentinel Monitoring Workgroup --NYS water-quality conference call March 8 United Water Study Training Session March 8 CSHH Board Meeting March 15 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee Meeting March 16 Long Island Sound Study Citizen Advisory Committee.
March 27 United Water Study meeting on Tier II testing parameters
- February 2017
February 1, 10, 16, 22 Winter water-sample collection for Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed outfall and Scudder’s Pond outfalls February 23 Nassau County Environmental Advisory Committee February 24 Crawl for a Cause, sponsored by CSHH and SC Beach Committee
- January 2017
January 4, 11, 18, 25 Winter water-sample collection for Powerhouse Drain Subwatershed outfall and Scudder’s Pond outfalls January 9 EPA Citizens Science Forum, Manhattan January 11 United Water Study meeting, Bridgeport, CT January 11 Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee meeting January 17 CSHH Board Meeting January 18 "Visioning” session for the redevelopment of the Town of North Hempstead Beach Park along with 200 acres of wooded area nearby, Port Washington January 19 Nassau County Environmental Advisory Committee meeting, Mineola January 20 Long Island Sound Study Climate Change and Sentinel Monitoring Workgroup conference call January 27 Long Island Sound Citizens Advisory Committee/Science and Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Bridgeport, CT
