“You have a mom-and-pop shop just struggling to stay afloat. “I saw it all unfold last night, but being here, seeing it in person, this is horrible,” said the property manager, who identified himself as Marc, as he fought back tears. I saw it all unfold last night, but being here, seeing it in person, this is horrible. Smithtown Student-Volunteers Clean Up Long Beach Park - Smithtown, NY - Roughly 40 students spent a Saturday cleaning up harmful waste along the shoreline. He said it looked like a bomb went off on the stretch of Fifth Street near Long Beach Boulevard, the result of people who took advantage of what should have been a peaceful protest. You’ll join a citizen network of more than 25,000 people making a difference for your environment.Looters and vandals who rampaged through Long Beach Sunday left behind a painful sight for community members who arrived in the downtown area at daybreak to see the destruction and clean up.Ī property manager at one of the hardest hit locations expressed his sorrow for the business owners, may of whom were already struggling to recover due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sign up here to receive action alerts and stay informed about key environmental issues in Connecticut and New York. When thousands speak with one voice, leaders listen. We welcome volunteers of all ages to join.
We conduct a weekly beach cleanup picking up litter and debris off our shores and the surrounding areas. Protecting our local beaches, oceans and waves. You can sign up to join an established shore, inland, or watercraft cleanup, or register as a Cleanup Captain to organize your own beach cleanup team! For more information and to sign up, visit the Connecticut Cleanup page or contact Annalisa Paltauf at Volunteer your time from home: Sign up for Action Alerts Long Beach Cleanup is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of our coastal community. To learn more about these techniques and how you can get involved, visit the Green Infrastructure page or contact Annalisa Paltauf at Join a Coastal Cleanup teamĮach year, Save the Sound coordinates cleanup events in communities across Connecticut and New York. Rain gardens and bioswales harness the power of native plants to filter pollutants from stormwater runoff and ease flooding. For more information, visit the Hands-On Restoration page or contact Annalisa Paltauf at Become a water quality monitorĮach summer, teams of trained volunteers test local waters in the western Sound for bacterial contamination and other signs of sewage overflows. Miller Childrens Hospital at Long Beach Memorial. Restore habitat in your backyardĪs a restoration volunteer, you’ll help remove invasive plant species and plant native grasses and shrubs to restore bird and wildlife habitat, stop erosion, and return riverbanks, dunes, and marshes to health. They may also help with set up and clean up for various activities. The coordinator will need to know where to set up a volunteer check-in station, where to. You can use NEEFs NPLD Site Manager guide for best practices for organizing volunteer events. Check our calendar to find upcoming events near you, read on to learn about the opportunities we offer. A beach clean-up takes a lot of work and needs an organized person to keep everything on track before, during, and after the event.
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