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Hard times for Coastal Steward

 The Coastal Steward, a non-profit environmental organization based on Long Island, is having a tough time surviving in this economy.

Over the past two years the Coastal Steward has cleaned 35 beaches on Long Island, removing more than 60 tons of garbage with the help of over a thousand volunteers. Students earn community service credit by helping out. School groups, Scout troops, families and seniors all agree that beach cleaning provides a remarkable educational and community building experience and helps preserve the marine environment that surrounds us as well.

The economy has hit the Coastal Steward hard. Operating expenses, insurance costs and permit prices are going up while donations have been going down. In spite of working with many government agencies, grants are increasingly hard to get. Dave Johnson, the founder of the Coastal Steward, diligently works to see that almost every dime received goes to running the Adopt-A-Beach, Sponsor-A-Beach and Shellfish Restoration programs, and yet continually has to reach into his own pocket to the tune of thousands of dollars to keep the program going. It is discouraging to say the least.

Coastal Steward's existence is in jeopardy. Those of us who have worked with Dave for 20 years would find it a shame and a big loss to the community and the environment if it folds. The Coastal Steward does so much to restore and preserve our local beaches and waters. If you can help in any way, please do. All contributions and ideas are valuable at this time.

Tax-deductible donations can be sent to the Coastal Steward, 6 Audrey St., Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776. For information check out www.coastalsteward.org or contact us at coastalsteward@optonline.net.

Kathy O'Sullivan

Port Jefferson

December 04, 2009

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