Operation SPLASH Partners with 1% for the Planet
Operation SPLASH Partners with 1% for the Planet July 26, 2022 – FREEPORT, NEW YORK – Operation SPLASH is a new nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of…
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Operation SPLASH
Stop Polluting, Littering, and Save Harbors
Sponsor Spotlight: Mazars USA
Operation SPLASH would like to thank Mazars USA for their financial and physical support during our 32 years of keeping our beaches and bays clean and protecting the wildlife that call them home. On June 17th, their volunteers went to work and removed over 300 pounds of trash from two spectacular salt marshes on the South Shore of Long Island! It’s corporate support like this that keeps our seven cleanup boats afloat and our waterways clean…THANK YOU team Mazars!
Operation SPLASH
Stop Polluting, Littering, and Save Harbors
Our Impact
The numbers speak for themselves! Check out cleanup stats from previous seasons to see the common items our volunteers haul in on a daily basis. CLICK HERE!
Youth Education Programs
Educating young citizens is the best way to clean up and maintain our waters! Programs are available for all ages. For more information, please CLICK HERE!
Clean Marina Program
We invite marina operators and boat owners to join other L.I.ers in the effort to improve water quality using the NOAA & EPA best practices for boat bottom painting and maintenance. For more information, please CLICK HERE!
Boat Schedule – JOIN US!
The S.P.L.A.S.H. debris removal boats are docked in 7 towns along L.I.’s south shore. Become a volunteer crew member today! To find a time and location that suits you, please CLICK HERE!
Our Mission:
Bring back the bays through clean-ups, advocacy, and education. Join us today!
S.P.L.A.S.H. Initiatives
Our current projects include:
Bay Clean Ups
SPLASH volunteers patrol the South Shore, L.I. urban waters removing debris, monitoring and identifying pollutants as well as their sources.
Sewage Treatment Plants
Operation SPLASH was appointed by the Nassau County Executive to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant Reconstruction Oversight Committee.
Storm Drains
We educate groups, schools and individual homeowners about best practices in minimizing storm drain run-off pollution.
Clean Marina Program
Operation SPLASH offers education programs at SPLASH Headquarters, marinas and safe boating classes.
No Wake Zones
Since 1990, Operation SPLASH has been instrumental in public awareness of salt march protection.
Total Maximum Daily Load Research
SPLASH facilitates studies conducted in the Eastern & Western Bays by providing funding, crewed boats and equipment.
NYS Spill Bill
Operation SPLASH Volunteers worked diligently to effect the following legislation in both NYS and Nassau County.
Boat Schedule
To view a boat schedule and join a crew, please select a location below:
SPLASH Blog
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Appearance:tiny bill, long wings, white underside, short squared tail; males (left) have cobalt blue backs, black wings and tail; females (right) have gray feathers with a blue hue on back…
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Appearance:all white feathers, black bill, patch of yellow skin around eyes, S-shaped neck, black legs with yellow feet – also known as the “yellow-footed egret” During breeding season has long,…
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Appearance:blue-violet head and neck, long S-shaped neck, black-tipped gray beak, blue-grey body, pale yellow legs, yellow eyes Males are larger than females, otherwise no differences between them During breeding season,…
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Appearance:brown/tan on top of body, white below; head, neck, wings, and tail are striped with black and white; round head; red eyes; long wings; rust-colored tail Male has stouter beak…
Barn (“Marsh”) Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Appearance: blue backs, long wings, wings and tail end in black feathers, light brown bellies, only North American swallow that has forked tail; males (left) have cobalt blue backs with…
Check Out Our Feature On CBS New York!
Operation SPLASH volunteers work to keep Long Island’s waterways litter-free
By Carolyn Gusoff
LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Tuesday’s heat had many people headed to the beaches, but one small army of volunteers is on the shore rain or shine, hot or cold.
As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reports, they are working to remove tons of litter from Long Island waterways.
“We are garbologists. That’s what we do. We seriously go out and pick garbage,” said Scott Bochner, captain of Operation SPLASH.
Meet Long Island’s volunteer garbage pickers, landing on uninhabited marshes to hunt down and remove hundreds of tons of litter every year.
It’s a dirty job, in the heat and the cold, day after day, decade after decade. Operation SPLASH is on a mission.
