On Saturday, October 23rd, CCOM and volunteers worked together to remove our Fort Pond floating wetlands, a pilot water quality improvement project designed to remove excess nutrients which have been fueling seasonal harmful algal blooms in the Pond. The islands themselves will be stored for future re-use, and the harvested plants have made their way to the Montauk Community Garden for composting. A few samples will be sent to Hofstra University for analysis to quantify nutrient removal capacity. This project literally 'took a village'; we could not have done it without the help and generosity of our incredible community. A heartfelt thanks goes out to East Hampton Town, East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery, East Hampton Ocean Rescue, Mickey’s Carting, Gurney’s Resorts, the Montauk Community Garden, 7-11 Montauk, Montauk Surfcasters Association and the nearly 45 community volunteers who donated their Saturday to helping us. Together, we can help restore Montauk's waters! THANK YOU! (Photos: Richard Silver | RichardSilverPhotography.com)

A big thanks to everyone who attended our annual picnic at Fort Pond House at Carol Morrison Park on Saturday, 9/18 to help CCOM celebrate one of our founders, Carol Morrison, and our work in saving Fort Pond House and improving the water quality in Fort Pond.

On Wednesday, July 21st, Gurney's Montauk hosted CCOM's Summer Soiree! Nearly 300 guests attended and a good time was had by all! Thank you all for coming and we hope you re-connected with old friends and enjoyed the beautiful view from Gurney's Top Deck! Photos: Courtesy of Jane Bimson & Celine Keating

CCOM is pleased to announce our 3rd Annual Teen Beach Cleanup at Ditch Plains Beach, organized by CCOM’s dedicated teen volunteers was a smashing success! Check out the great photos taken by our intern Fisher Hirsch.

On Saturday May 15th, CCOM was joined by nearly 40 volunteers to install ~3,000 sq. ft. of seasonal & reusable floating wetlands in Fort Pond, Montauk. 7,200 native plants were transplanted into custom Beemats Floating Wetlands. As these plants mature, their roots will uptake excess nitrogen and phosphorus from the [...]