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Read the annual Water-Quality Report for Hempstead Harbor! You can find the current 2020 report and past reports on the Water-Quality Reports page (found under the Resources tab). Alternatively, you can read the report here.
Continue Reading →Thanks to everyone who participated in the Sea Cliff Beach Cleanup this past Saturday! Throughout the event, we had some cleanup volunteers come to the CSHH table and make some ‘garbage art’ with what they picked up on the beach. With the help of CSHH board member, Sebastian Li, we got amazing creations! A special […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Hempstead Harbor is so fortunate to have so much of its shoreline devoted to public beaches and parks. Each year, thousands of people rely on these areas for a wide range of recreational activities. As local communities gear up for the summer beach season, many are organizing shoreline cleanups. These cleanups are so important not only […]
Continue Reading →CSHH was featured in a Newsday piece titled “Water Warriors,” highlighting groups and organizations across Long Island that work to protect our coastal water resources. Read the article linked below! Newsday – Water Warriors
Continue Reading →Atlantic Menhaden (Bunker) Die-offs Around Hempstead Harbor and Long Island Sound Recent fish and wildlife reports for Hempstead Harbor have indicated that things have started this spring a little earlier than usual. On April 7, we had our first report of schools of Atlantic menhaden (bunker) in Hempstead Harbor. Bunker are an important food source […]
Continue Reading →Welcome to the Coalition to the Save Hempstead Harbor’s first harborwide Clean-a-Thon! In the ongoing effort to keep Hempstead Harbor and its shoreline clean and free of debris, we invite you to join in with family and friends to go out and collect some trash and have an opportunity to win prizes and support local […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →As I glanced out the front window of my house yesterday, what I saw seemed unusual. Several cars were lined up across the street, most with drivers in them, but one whose driver was standing in the street with a mask on, carefully socially distancing while he chatted with a woman who sat in her […]
Continue Reading →We are fortunate to have great resources around Hempstead Harbor to enjoy in all seasons. Whether at the beaches in summer, fishing off local fishing piers, or skating on local ponds, PLEASE REMEMBER TO TAKE ALL OF YOUR BELONGINGS AND TRASH BACK HOME WITH YOU OR PROPERLY DISPOSE OF TRASH IN AVAILABLE CONTAINERS. Any debris […]
Continue Reading →On November 19, CSHH attended the 8th Annual Clean Water Conference. Emerging contaminants were discussed as part of the long list of issues addressing the conditions affecting our drinking-water supply and our surface waters. As part of the panel discussion, Ty Fuller (Suffolk County Water Authority) and Adrienne Esposito (Citizens Campaign for the Environment) focused […]
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