Long island Reef Association

To create, form and establish an organization to educate the general public concerning current scientific methods used for creating and maintaining an artificial reef environment; to disseminate materials on how to construct and erect an artificial reef environment; to promote, foster and encourage interest and support for the environment and for environmental issues and causes; to increase, further and enhance public interest and activism for the welfare of the environment; to encourage citizen participation and involvement in the environmental improvement and protection programs and in local and state governments; to hold conduct, and organize meetings, discussions, and forums to consider community opinion on contemporary environmental recovery, restoration and improvement issues; to aid, assist, cooperate, co-sponsor and otherwise engage in concerted action with private and governmental agencies, organizations, and groups on environmental, recreational and beautification program; to solicit, collect and otherwise raise money for the purposes of this corporation and other environmental and civic purposes and generally endeavor to promote the creation, maintenance and preservation of an artificial reef environment for future generations.