Category: Policy
Let Our Waters Run Free! No More Dams!
Long Island needs to let its waters run free. Let’s stop damming our rivers and creeks
Invasive Species and Our Natives: Essential Knowledge
It is imperative that we learn the difference between invasive species and native ones if we are to restore habitat on Long Island
Mowing And The Spread of Weeds
Long Island’s lawn culture is weed infested. The act of mowing itself makes for an excellent seed dispersal mechanism on your property, and for the neighborhood. Municipalities all have their mowing crews for the many lawns in our public parks and spaces. Let’s look though at what is actually growing on these lawns: We are…
If You Want A Better World, Tell Better Stories
Stories are what make us human. To recover our humanity, we must reimagine who we are. “The poet is the unacknowledged legislator of the world.” –Percy Blysse Shelley “Storytelling is our superpower. We are the only species with the ability to use language—not just to describe things we can see, taste, and touch, but also…
Become a Town Steward!
Interested in becoming a Town Steward? We love to get our hands dirty. We are doing extensive habitat restoration work in Nassau County at The Science Museum of Long Island and at Sands Point Preserve, and in Suffolk County at Meadow Croft, aka The Roosevelt Estate, and at West Hills County Park. Through these projects…
Building Local Sustainability
It all comes down to local sustainability. When we founded The Long Island Conservation Alliance not too long ago, it was with the conviction that we would be driven by both science and community to create a livable future place by place. On the science side, we are passionate learners, and seek those across Long…
Keep America Beautiful? Who’s Really Cleaning Up On Earth Day
So shall we “Keep America Beautiful” or is it too late? Earth Day “Clean Ups” are necessary, but they are also a cover up the fact that the real responsibility for trash lies with the corporations that create it in the first place. The Keep America Beautiful campaign — the one with the fake crying…
Newsday Op Ed: We Can, And Must Restore Nature On Long Island
Newsday asked Frank and I to write an Op Ed, which came out Oct 10th, 2023: We Can, and Must Restore Nature On Long Island Apologies to all those firewalled from it. I will just editorialize on the editorial then. For me, it’s a matter of this: Now that you know these things, how will…
The Dirty Dozen Campaign Begins
The Dirty Dozen Campaign names The Twelve Most UNWANTED Invasive Plants
Announcing The Dirty Dozen Campaign: Our 12 Worst Invasive Plants
“The Dirty Dozen”: The Twelve Worst Invasive Plants on Long Island
