Goals

Our overarching goal on Long Island is to maintain and, where necessary, restore a healthy environment and improve the quality of life for all its residents.

The Foundation’s environmental work on Long Island has three goals – improving water quality, improving air quality, and strengthening citizen advocacy and stewardship.

Goal 1

Improve Water Quality.
To meet this goal, we support efforts to:

• Protect, conserve, and restore lands that affect water quality
• Reduce the use of pesticides and other toxins
• Promote the use of organics and other innovations
• Protect, conserve, and restore the Island’s rivers, bays, lakes and estuaries

Goal 2

Improve Air Quality.
To meet this goal, we support efforts to:

• Reduce the amount of toxins released into the environment
• Promote increased efficiencies, conservation and alternative energy generation

Goal 3

Strengthening Citizen Advocacy and Stewardship.
To meet this goal, we support efforts to:

• Educate and engage Long Island’s citizens in environmental advocacy and education
  
• Encourage Long Island’s citizens to become the environment’s primary stewards

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