egret.tv | Help protect the Long Island Sound
Birds are sensitive indicators of the environment, a sort of "ecological litmus paper". The observations of bird populations over time leads to environmental awareness and a signal of possible change - Roger Tory Peterson.
If we don't get to know them, we're going to lose them.
Mission
egret.tv is a non-profit organization.
The vision of egret.tv is a sustainable healthy Long Island Sound coexisting with a vibrant economy benefiting all people living in the region.
The mission of egret.tv is to the protect and preserve the Long Island Sound ecosystem.
Advocacy
The work of egret.tv supports clean air, water and habitat of the Long Island Sound, slowing climate change, and over-development protection.
- Its goal is promote safe citizen behaviors which lead to the sustainability of the Long Island Sound ecosystem.
- egret.tv participates in the real-world and digital community of environmentalist and environmental organizations in order to help raise awareness of the issues that are detrimental to the health of the Long Island Sound.
- egret.tv supports laws and the political process which protect our natural resources.
Action
The output of egret.tv is used to educate and empower citizens to develop environmentally responsible behaviors.
- egret.tv hosts a live streaming webcam of the Long Island Sound.
- egret.tv produces videos of shoreline birds cohabitataing in the Long Island Sound ecosystem.
- In social media egret.tv uses its publishing platform, content distribution, and social networking links as an integral part of the environmentalist digital community.
- The goal of egret.tv is to become an IRS 501(3)c non-profit organization.
