Volunteer With Us!
Creek Defender Clean Ups 2026
Stay tuned for date changes and location updates
March 8th, 9-11AM,
Blue Point Purgatory Creek, Kennedy Ave & Montauk Hwy
March 15th, 9-11
Sayville San Souci Lakes, Target Parking Lot
March 21st, 9-11
Babylon Carlls River, Park Avenue Tennis Courts
March 21st, 10-12
Mastic Pattersquash Creek, St. Jude Parking Lot, Mastic Beach
March 28th, 9-12
Massapequa Preserve, 510 Parkside Blvd. Massapequa LIRR station
March 29th,
West Islip
April 4th, 9-12
Wantagh Mill Pond
April 4th, 9-12
Great River, Connetquot River
April 11th, 9-11
Bellport, Hedge’s Creek
April 11th,
Amityville Creek
April 12th, 9-12
Lindenhurst, Negungtauge Creek, Lincoln Ave
April 18th, 9-11
Patchogue, Tuthills Creek South, West Lake, Montauk Hwy
April 18th, 9:30-11
Islip, Brook Street Wetlands, Brook Street and Milton Street in Islip
April 18th, 1-3
Bayport, Homan’s Creek
April 19th
West Babylon, Santapogue Creek, LA Fitness parking lot
April 26th, 9-11
East Patchogue, Mud Creek, Pine Neck boat launch ramp
April 26th
Merrick, East Meadow Creek
May 2nd, 9-11
Oakdale, Byron Lake
May 2nd,10am-1pm
Brookhaven, Beaver Dam
May 3rd, 9-11
Bay Shore
May 9th, 9-12
Amityville Ketchum Lake Drive and Kenmore Ave
May 16th, 9-11
Patchogue, Tuthills Creek, Home Depot, Gateway Plaza
Outreach Events
Support our efforts to spread the word that it is up to all of us to help heal the Great South Bay by helping us man an info table at fun community events, like the Great South Bay Music Festival, the Sayville Seafood Festival & others!
Oyster Gardens
Between June and September , we plant over 150,000 baby oysters in our Community Oyster Gardens along the South Shore—and we need your help to care for them! Oysters are the miracle mollusk that will help us restore the Bay. Did you know one oyster can filter 50 gallons of water in one day? With support from volunteers like you, we’ll tend to these oysters each week, preparing them for their big move to the Great South Bay in September, where they can put their natural filtration skills to work.
Volunteers spend about an hour cleaning oyster crates, counting, and measuring the oysters to track their growth. You can volunteer for a single day or come back as often as you like—every visit makes a difference!
All work is done dockside, so there’s no need to get in the water. All gear is provided. Just come in clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty or wet.
Click to see all of our upcoming volunteer opportunities & choose one to Start Where You Stand.Â