WHO WE ARE
Group for the East End protects and restores the environment of eastern Long Island through education, citizen action and professional advocacy. We inspire people to embrace a conservation ethic. The Group was established in 1972 as Group for America's South Fork.

WHO SUPPORTS US
Group for the East End derives its support from 2,500 individuals, family members, foundations and local businesses. The Group does not rely on government funding to operate its programs, so we can serve as an objective watchdog of local and regional governmental decisions that ultimately determine the future protection of the local environment and the quality of life of everyone who enjoys the resources of the East End.

WHAT WE DO
The Group's full-time staff of professional planners, ecologists and environmental educators bring more than 100 years of collective land use, education and public advocacy experience to the local community. The Group has an impressive record of convincing local governments to rethink major development proposals; overhaul local zoning codes; adopt new wetlands, open space and farmland preservation laws; and to invest their resources in projects that clean up local waters, conserve our beaches and protect wildlife habitats.

In response to community need, the Group has greatly expanded its public and classroom environmental education programs over the last ten years. Each year, the Group reaches more than 1,000 local students through its school-based education programs, and sponsors a wide range of environmental action and outdoor educational programs [explorations] for the entire community. These programs have succeeded in providing the public with a heightened understanding of the natural world and the importance of public participation in accomplishing positive environmental change.

In response to the intensive pressure for development across the region, the Group is expanding its work in the arena of community and environmental planning for multi-town issues, such as coastal erosion, local airport expansion, natural gas terminals, groundwater protection and open space preservation. Although the Group must remain vigilant in the environmental review of individual development projects, it has become clear that a strong and informed environmental voice must be part of the community planning process if long-term environmental protection is to be assured for the future.

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