PWGreen of Port Washington NY
PWGreen is a not-for-profit organization based in Port Washington (New York). It’s an environmental action group with a mission to protect Long Island’s North Shore.
The goals of the PWGreen organization, according to its website, include:
- Working with the Port Washington School District to enhance and leverage the Guggenheim property’s environmental and educational value
- Sponsoring educational events
- Participating in community events
- Working with teachers to create environment-based learning programs
- Establishing an advisory board of recognized experts in botany, ecology and ornithology
PWGreen manned a booth at the 2009 Harborfest in Port Washington and handed out a single-page brochure describing its mission. This brochure doesn’t appear to be on their website, but you can download a PDF here: MyAppearances.com.
The website is has useful but dated information, as most pages appear not to have been updated since 2004. For instance, it hosts a 2pp handout on the Guggenheim Environmental Fund, which describes the property on the Port Washington peninsula. Little information on that fund appears to be available elsewhere.
It’s a trustworthy image along Port Washington / Roslyn’s West Shore Drive and in summers, a regional play area. It’s Hempstead Harbor. It’s doing better these days, partly due to the work of the Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee (HHPC). In response to the declining quality of the Harbor and the ability of multiple regional government entities to address the issue, the HHPC was formed in 1986 as the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor. Today the HHPC has an official status, with assistance — volunteer and otherwise — from numerous private, state and nonprofit organizations.
