Manhasset Bay Protection Committee, present Projects


	Manhasset Bay Protection Committee

Present and On-Going Projects

Boat US Foundation Bilge Sock Program
Supported EPA No Discharge Zone for Long Island Sound
Participants at Harborfest (June each year)
Participants at North Hempstead's Ecofest at Clark Gardens (May each year)
Participants at Port Washington Nature and History Fest
Participants at Clark Gardens Earth Day festivities
Participated in planning and created brochure design for new festival, Long Island Sound Day (held 4/2/2011) with Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and 9 other groups
Preparing and installing interpretive signage around the bay (3 signs coming soon at
- Sunset Park: watershed information
- Baxter Pond: waterbirdsl/feeding (geese, mallards, green-wing teal, hooded merganser, northern pintail, summer - black-crowned night heron, Snowy and great egret)
- Mill Pond: colonial history/mills/changing landscape ponds
Received Boater Pollution Prevention Grant
Elected Officials boat tour (June 2010, 2011)
Participated as a judge in the Long Island Envirothon
Produced a series of three TV shows (in conjunction with Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee and the Town of North Hempstead) and broadcast them on the Town of North Hempstead's cable channel.
Distributed window clings with Manhasset Bay and HHPC information.
Provided written comments on Great Neck Sewer District Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Organized annual beach cleanup (11th year).
Tested water quality weekly from spring to fall and checked results to see if any unusual readings or trends occurred
Worked to develop an emergency notification procedure and contact list for spill events in conjunction with TNH Waterfront Advisory Commission.
Included spill containment kit for TNH Bay Constable in successful LI Futures Fund grant
Participated in webinar on pathogen modeling
Conducted a water monitoring program with North Hempstead Bay Constable and Nassau County Dept. of Health

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Postal address 210 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030