Town Receives State Grant Funding to Advance Preservation of South Shore Estuary Reserve

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino welcomed state and local officials to TOBAY Beach for a special announcement where the state awarded more than $2 million in funding through the South Shore Estuary Reserve (SSER) Local Assistance Grants Program. The Town was granted $244,000 for ocean to bay habitat restoration.

“We are so grateful to our partners in government in New York State for their support in helping to safeguard our shoreline and protect our natural resources,” said Supervisor Saladino. “Together, we recognize the importance of estuaries and collaborate on their protection.”

Deputy Secretary of State Kisha Santiago announced a total of eight award recipients and discussed how the funding would be used to advance priorities to improve water quality, increase shoreline resilience, improve habitat health, and advance environmental education and economic development.

In the Town of Oyster Bay, grant monies will be utilized to support the Town’s Dune Planting Program, which helps protects the integrity of TOBAY’s dunes and other infrastructure, as well as the Town’s south shore seeding program, protecting and improving water quality.