Port Washington Initiatives

Biodiversity Coaltion Panel Presentation
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Biodiversity Coaltion Panel Presentation

Learn what the stewards of our natural preserves are doing to help preserve and protect these essential parts of our community.

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Day of Action 2025
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Day of Action 2025

TTPW Youth Activists join nearly 700 youth from across the state in Albany for a powerful Day of Climate Action

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Mobilization for Climate Justice
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Mobilization for Climate Justice

On January 22nd, TTPW joins NY Renews for a massive day of action in Albany to demand that Governor Hochul and the legislature fund climate justice for New York in this year’s budget

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Rally for NY HEAT Act
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Rally for NY HEAT Act

TTPW co-sponsors rally to support the NY HEAT Act, which prioritizes transitioning to cleaner and more sustainable heating solutions

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Water Quality Testing Program
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Water Quality Testing Program

TTPW offers access to simple, effective tools and techniques used to monitor the quality of the local waterways

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Port Recycle’em Music Video
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Port Recycle’em Music Video

TTPW Youth Activists show students how to properly recycle in the Port Recycle’em Music Video

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Beach Clean-Up Station
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Beach Clean-Up Station

A “self-serve” beach clean-up station at the Sands Point Preserve is installed and unveiled through a TTPW internship initiative

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TTPW Youth Internship Program
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TTPW Youth Internship Program

A ceremony to celebrate the admirable accomplishments of Port Washington students who participated in the inaugural 2024 spring TTPW Youth Internship program

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Port Washington Coalition for Biodiversity
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Port Washington Coalition for Biodiversity

The Port Washington Coalition for Biodiversity is working to create protected native bio-diverse areas on the peninsula and offer robust environmental education to our community

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Plastic-Free Lunch Day
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Plastic-Free Lunch Day

TTPW partners with the Port Washington schools to eliminate plastics from our cafeterias

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Campaign for Plastic-Free Schools
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Campaign for Plastic-Free Schools

TTPW and its Port Washington Youth Activists make ongoing strides to remove plastics from our schools, especially in cafeterias

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It's Our Water! Water Quality Testing
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It's Our Water! Water Quality Testing

Presentation at the Port Washington Public Library explaining the TTPW water-quality testing program and its importance

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Electric Stovetop Education
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Electric Stovetop Education

Demonstrations of the ease and efficiency of induction stovetops that are better for health and the environment

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Save our Shoreline Coalition
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Save our Shoreline Coalition

TTPW helps lead the successful opposition of proposed construction on West Shore Road, in order to protect local ecosystems and the community

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Ecosystem Restoration Presentation
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Ecosystem Restoration Presentation

TTPW co-sponsors this presentation with the Science Museum of Long Island on techniques for ecosystem restoration and invasive-species management

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