Volunteer

Save the Great South Bay is a volunteer-driven organization. We work with hundreds of volunteers each year and can’t do what we do with people like YOU! There are many ways to help – join a Creek Defender clean up in your neighborhood, raise baby oysters over the summer or, if you’re handy with a camera, help us capture our volunteers in action! Community service is available at all events.

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Creek Defender Clean Ups 2025

Saturday, May 31st, 9AM – 11AM: Wantagh – Mill Pond Preserve

Great South Bay Oyster Project

What:
Great Summer Volunteer Opportunity! Help us hose down, count, and measure the baby oysters in our gardens.

Where:
We have gardens at Babylon Yacht Club, Bay Shore Yacht, Unqua Yacht Clubs,  and Walker Beach & Saltaire

When:
Between June & September
Babylon Yacht Club – Mondays 3-5 PM
Bay Shore Yacht Club – Wednesdays 10 AM – 12 PM
Brightwaters, Walker Beach – TBD
Snapper Inn, Oakdale – TBD
Stay tuned for more info!

Community 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! New dates being added as events come closer.

Click to see all of our upcoming volunteer opportunities & choose one to Start Where You Stand. 

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