For the first time this past winter, The Town of Oyster Bay grew sugar kelp in three marinas; Tappen Beach, Theodore Roosevelt and TOBAY, as part of a bio-extraction initiative to remove pollutants from our waters. Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor, in turn, incorporated a winter monitoring program to test the positive impact of growing […]
Continue Reading →As the weather starts to warm and we begin to clean up our lawns and plant our gardens, it’s important to think about the choices we make and how they affect our harbor. Click here to read more.
Continue Reading →Conceptual Build-Out of the 1 Garvies Point Road Property or Konica Minolta Property RXR Presentation CSHH Comments to the Glen Cove Planning Board, 10/17/21 CSHH Additional Comments to the Glen Cove Planning Board, 10/22/21 Letter to Glen Cove City Council, 10/26/21
Continue Reading →Bill Before State Legislature Aims to Reduce Waste from Packaging By Michelle Lapinel McAllister, Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor Plastic pollution is a global problem, and we can see the impact locally. Creation of plastic packaging, in particular, consumes energy and is a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. Waste generated by all types […]
Continue Reading →Here are some icy facts and common-sense tips to help ensure safety AND prevent trash from entering local waters.
Continue Reading →The Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor has been working tirelessly to protect and restore our harbor and surrounding communities since our founding in 1986. As we near the end of our 35th year of environmental stewardship, we look back at what harbor conditions used to be, how they’ve changed for the better, and we look […]
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Continue Reading →Tips for a Green Winter and Holiday Season Anastasia Yankopoulos, Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor There are a number of ways to lower your environmental impact during the cold months, and especially around the holidays. Here are some suggestions for going green this season. Recycle Holiday Trees and Decorations Christmas trees, wreathes, and garland can […]
Continue Reading →During this past monitoring season, we noticed unusually high levels of bacteria in Glen Cove Creek. By the end of our monitoring season (October 28), bacteria levels were at their highest. CSHH alerted the Glen Cove DPW, Nassau County DPW and Department of Health, the Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee, as well as Suez (the operator […]
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