Friends of the Bay conducts water quality monitoring in Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor, sponsors community events on the water and beach and works with citizens and local government for wetland restoration and habitat protection
The Ripple Effect

The Ripple Effect

The Ripple Effect, a new book by Alex Prud’homme, could not be more timely.  This book is an essential read for anyone who wishes to become educated about the myriad challenges to global freshwater supplies – depletion of aquifers, threats posed by hydrofracking, how rivers and oceans are affected by...
Water Quality Monitoring

Water Quality Monitoring

It was a cold but beautiful day on the harbor today – Friends of the Bay’s last weekly run of our season.  We’ll be out all year round to do monitoring on a monthly basis until April 2012. Water Quality Monitoring October 31, 2011    
Watershed Action Plan Press Conference

Watershed Action Plan Press Conference

Patricia Aitken, Executive Director of Friends of the Bay announced the completion of a Watershed Action Plan for the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Estuary and Watershed. “Our organization has a proud heritage of being a voice for the marine environment.  Friends of the Bay is looking to the future, to...
EPA Launches Website to Protect Wetlands

EPA Launches Website to Protect Wetlands

From helping control floods to serving as natural buffers against water pollution to providing recreational opportunities and habitat for fish and wildlife, wetlands offer benefits almost too numerous to count. Members of the public can help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency protect these vital areas by reporting suspected violations of...
Friends of the Bay featured on Verizon Fios

Friends of the Bay featured on Verizon Fios

Friends of the bay Executive Director Patricia Aitken was featured on Verizon Fios, speaking about the mission, programs and initiatives of Friends of the Bay  Friends of the Bay on Push Pause TV  
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Victory for the Environment - President Obama Rejects Keystone!

Victory for the Environment – President Obama Rejects Keystone!

From the Huffington Post  - Obama Administration Announces it Will Not Go Forward with Contoversial Plan

Environmental Labeling Claims

The beginning of a New Year, and many resolutions have been made, and hopefully, not broken yet.  For those who have made the decision to buy more sustainably and make environmentally friendly decisions – congratulations and thank you for your commitment to help Mother Earth.  And now the hard part – how are those decisions...

Chronology of Achievement

October 2011 – FOB announces Completion of Watershed Action Plan. October 2011 – FOB awarded grants by Long Island Sound Futures Fund for phase one of the restoration of Mill River-Beekman Creek, and preparation of the 2010 annual water quality report. September 2011 – Long Island Sound declared a No Discharge Zone August 2011 –...

Water Facts

Water Facts – click here for video   The Earth contains 366,000,000,000,000,000,000 gallons of water. That’s 366 quintillion gallons of water. Only .007% is potable. Today 7 billion of us share this precious resource. The ice on Kilimanjaro has shrunk 85% in 100 years. The Aral Sea — once Asia’s second-largest lake — is one...

Chronology of Achievement

Chronology of Achievement October 2011 – FOB announces Completion of Watershed Action Plan. October 2011 – FOB awarded grants by Long Island Sound Futures Fund for phase one of the restoration of Mill River-Beekman Creek, and preparation of the 2010 annual water quality report. September 2011 – Long Island Sound declared a No Discharge Zone...