SPLASH Volunteers…..
…never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ~Margaret Mead
SPLASH: We Are Standing Against The Tide
This 12 minute documentary explores the 22-year history of Operation SPLASH and our never-ending battle against Long Island waterway pollution.
This Film Should Be Seen By The Entire World!
This video is about an island in the ocean at 2000km from any other coast line. Nobody lives there, only birds and yet…you will not believe your eyes!
NEWSDAY 8/3/14 Reynolds Cleanup
Reynolds Channel trash cleanup benefits environment, teaches children August 3, 2014 By PRISCILA KORB priscila.korb@newsday.com Alex Flyer, 11, left; Marc Paillex, 12; Brian Lippin, 13; and Josh Friedland, 14; all of Port Washington, pick up trash at a beach off Reynolds Channel in Long Beach on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (Credit: Newsday / Daniel…
High school students, Hofstra faculty to clean salt marsh
October 4, 2013 By JOIE TYRRELL joie.tyrrell@newsday.com Long Beach High School students Chandler McMillan, left, Jamie Morgenstern and Arielle McManus pick up debris in advance of the main cleanup day at a 35-acre salt marsh adjacent to the Long Beach school district’s Nike Alternative High School in Lido Beach. (Oct. 3, 2013) (Credit: Howard…
New pipe reroutes Jones Beach sewage
August 14, 2012 By Nicholas Spangler A view of Jones Beach, which has received sand nourishment treatments to maintain the beach, looking eastward on Fire Island. (Aug. 8, 2012) (Credit: Leah Buletti) The toilets used by generations of Jones Beach bathers flushed to a treatment plant behind the theater and then, to environmentalists’ dismay, into…
Sewage still dogs Jones Beach State Park
July 2, 2011 By Jennifer Smith Zach’s Bay, at Jones Beach State Park, received a low rating on water quality. (July 29, 2009) (Credit: Joel Cairo, 2009) Beach season is upon Long Island, but delays continue to dog a $1.94-million plan to reroute sewage from Jones Beach State Park away from the bays behind the…
In Praise of Our Wooden Flagship
June 1, 2011 by Rob Weltner · Leave a Comment The Operation SPLASH season started in March. Before starting a new year collecting tons of trash from the south shore, we repaired all the wounds suffered the previous year by our six boats. Over the years, our winter work crews have become real “plastic surgeons,”…
Battling Trash Below
July 1, 2010 by Kara Jackson · Leave a Comment When describing local SCUBA diving, former commercial diver Rob Weltner likens it to an underwater battle scene. “There are life and death struggles between a fluke and a crab, blackfish and barnacles, and you see the whole scene play out in front of you. I…
Growing Problem of Shrink Wrap
April 3, 2010 by Boating Times The average boat is cocooned each fall inside 14 pounds of shrink wrap, usually made from petroleum based low density polyethylene (LDPE). The material boat owners rely upon to keep snow, ice and driving rains out doesn’t magically break down once it is discarded, so the best environmental solution…