FRIENDS OF THE BAY INC

We finally launched the season!

Thanks one and all who came out to help us celebrate at last week's Launch the Season event. Your support is deeply meaningful and valuable, helping to give us the resources we need to continue working towards protecting our important and beautiful Oyster Bay/ Cold Spring Harbor Estuary and watershed.

A very special thank you goes to our 2021 Sponsors.

PROTECTOR OF THE BAY ($25,000)
Betsy Lawrence

BAY BENEFACTORS ($10,000)
Bahnik Family
David Relyea

ESTUARY GUARDIANS ($5,000)
Donna and Rich Appell
Beth and Kevin Costello
Lindsay and Thomas Thornton

HARBOR MASTERS ($2,500)
Anastasi Family
Carolyn and Joe Kenavan

SITE MONITORS ($1,500)
Bill Bleyer
Deborah and Michael Held
Donna and Mitch Kramer
Colleen and Barry Lamb
Claire-Louise and Matt Meng

COVE CUSTODIANS ($1,000)
Dawn and Glenn Kempa
Rus Lundstrum
Lorie and Steve Minicozzi
Linda Pons
Eric Swenson

ECOSYSTEM KEEPERS ($500)
Patty Anglin and John Taylor
Elayne and Gregory Bradley
Rob Brusca
E Maxwell Geddes, Jr.
Marilyn and Neil Moritt
Carla Panetta
Irwin Selden
Artie Sillman
Cynthia Stebbins

CONSERVATIONISTS ($250)
Christine and Jeffrey Roberts
Marcella and John Specce

Scenes from Launch the Season

Many thanks also go to Rus Lundstrum of Cooper Bluff/Coach Meeting House fame for hosting us. Kudos to our star event coordinator Kelsey Costello for her vision and execution of the event, and to Beth Dalton Costello for her outstanding management of it. As always, we are eternally grateful to all our volunteers including Maureen Walsh, Carolyn Core-Kenavan, Nikole Holowat, Anne Schaentzler, Bea Bagdzuinas and Felicia Anastasi. Last but not least, our raffle baskets were made extra special thanks to the generosity of Lifetime Brands, Colors of Cold Spring Harbor, Damm & Steuer, Mort Künstler, Billy Joel, Massage Therapist Helen Lind, Integrated Body Works, Old Tappan Brewery, Bayville Seafood, Long Island Picture Frame & Art Gallery of Oyster Bay, Susan Dembo Acupuncture, Christine Berge D.C., J. Jaget Customs, Christina’s Epicure, Butera's and Red Tomato.

Photos by Joe Catalano

About Our President,
Bill Bleyer
and His Interest in Protecting the Environment

Second Annual Diamondback Terrapin Monitoring and Beach Cleanup Day

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our second annual Diamondback Terrapin Monitoring and Beach Cleanup Day co-sponsored with the Town of Oyster Bay. We really appreciate the help as do the diamondback terrapins.

Photo by Kim-Koerner Palmo.

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Water Quality Monitoring Program

Both new and returning volunteers met with Friends of the Bay staff for our first two training sessions on water quality monitoring on April 14 and 20. Our volunteers were trained on water quality data collection and equipment usage.

We officially started collecting data and water samples on Monday, April 19 and will continue until the last Monday in October, weather permitting. We will post weekly data as it becomes available. Reports can be viewed and downloaded from the water quality data page found under the Monitoring Tab.