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

Friends Of The Bay Sponsors Beach Clean-up

HarborBeachCleanupDay4-27-13LettersizeThe Annual Harbor and Beach Clean Up to take place at Theodore Roosevelt Park in Oyster Bay, Saturday April 27, 2013, at 8 a.m. Friends of the Bay,a non-profit organization which conducts water quality monitoring in Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor, is participating in the Harbor and Beach Clean Up on Saturday April 27, 2013 beginning at 8 a.m. in Theodore Roosevelt Park in Oyster Bay. The annual beach clean-up is designed to help save Long Island’s environment by collecting the debris washed ashore. The beach clean-up is open to everyone and participants must bring work gloves. The event will take place rain or shine. The Harbor and Beach Clean Up is co-sponsored by Friends of the Bay, North Oyster Bay Baymen’s Association, and the Town of Oyster Bay. Volunteers should call 516-677-5943 for more information, and to pre-register. “Participating in beach cleanups is a great way to keep...
Conditional Shellfish Openings

Conditional Shellfish Openings

Based on current weather predictions, the Oyster Bay Harbor conditional harvest area is expected to re-open on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Please Note: More than 0.25 inches of rain within a 24 hour period or any malfunction of the Oyster Bay Wastewater Treatment plant may delay the re-opening of the...
Current Weather Conditions in Oyster Bay Harbor

Current Weather Conditions in Oyster Bay Harbor

The Oyster Bay Marine Center has a weather station reporting real time weather conditions at their dock in Oyster Bay Harbor.
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4.18.13 Beach Cleanup

Note: needs to run before 27 April! How’s the Water by Paul DeOrsay Friends of the Bay On Saturday, April 27 the Town of Oyster Bay, the North Oyster Bay Baymen’s Association (NOBBA) and Friends of the Bay will, once again, join forces to sponsor the annual Oyster Bay Harbor Cleanup Day. Volunteers are needed...

4.12.13 Osprey Watch

How’s the Water by Paul DeOrsay Friends of the Bay Osprey Watch One of our surest signs of spring around Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor is the return of our ospreys. Males should be arriving any day now, and their female companions should follow in a couple of weeks from their wintering grounds in...

2.6.13 NCSWD tree Sale

How’s the Water by Patricia Aitken Executive Director February 6, 2013 Superstorm Sandy was devastating to Long Island. Island wide, thousands of trees were blown down or severely damaged. Trees native to our area, especially oaks, maples and conifers, were the hardest hit trees, since they are also the most prolific. Many open areas lost...

1.23.12 Alewife Training

Hows the Water By Patricia Aitken, Executive Director January 23, 2012 Friends of the Bay, in cooperation with the Long Island Sound Study, Department of Environmental Conservation and the Seatuck Environmental Center will be conducting a training session for alewife monitoring on Tuesday, February 12 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm in the Friends of the...

1.16.13 NOAA Report on Temperature

1.16.13 How’s The Water by Patricia Aitken, Executive Director The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just issued its monthly State of the Climate Report, which said that “2012 was the warmest and second most extreme year on record for the contiguous U.S.” The extreme weather experienced in the lower 48 included drought, wildfires,...