Concerned Citizens of Montauk

Concerned Citizens of Montauk CCOM preserves and protects Montauk's unique environment and ecology through education, advocacy and grassroots action.

In 1970, a small group of concerned citizens organized themselves in order to block plans by developers to build 1,400 houses near Big Reed Pond in Montauk. Their success lead to the creation of Theodore Roosevelt County Park. Since then, CCOM has grown to become one of the most effective nonprofit environmental groups in Eastern Long Island, playing a major role in preserving State, County and lo

cal parks such as Camp Hero, Shadmoor, Hither Woods, Culloden Point, The Sanctuary and Amsterdam Beach, and helping to successfully protect more than 70% of Montauk’s land. When Montauk’s environment is threatened, CCOM’s board, membership and professional staff work with their neighbors to build grassroots coalitions and educate elected officials about the true costs of failing to protect our natural resources. CCOM advocates for sustainable, appropriate growth that recognizes the critical link between our ecology and our economy. When necessary, CCOM engages its environmental legal team to force protection of Montauk’s unique natural resources. Today thousands of residents and tens of thousands of visitors enjoy the trails, beaches, scenic vistas, and unique rugged beauty of Montauk because of CCOM’s work. CCOM has also successfully:
•Protected Montauk from the threat of oil drilling off the Montauk coastline

•Stopped the dumping of toxic dredge spoils in LI Sound and the NY Bight

•Joined forces to create the Community Preservation Fund, a land bank funded through a 2% real estate transfer tax (first time home buyers are exempt)

•Worked for the inclusion of Peconic Bay into the National Estuary Program

•Opposed marina development which threatened water quality in Lake Montauk and Fort Pond Bay

•Lead the coalition to stop high speed ferries from docking in Montauk

06/10/2026

Join us Thursday, July 16th, 6-8pm Montauk for rooftop drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and raw & lobster bars 🦞. Have kids? We’ve got you covered. Free kids club movie & dinner. Tickets on sale! Link in profile! 🌊 ⭐️ #

06/08/2026
Don't miss out on our 6th Annual Summer Soirée Montauk! Special ticket pricing ends soon! Have kids? We’ve got you cove...
05/13/2026

Don't miss out on our 6th Annual Summer Soirée Montauk! Special ticket pricing ends soon!

Have kids? We’ve got you covered. Kids aged 5-12 are free and invited to Gurney’s Kid’s Club for a movie, refreshments, and light dinner. 🎉🌊


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Get your discounted pre-sale tickets to our 6th Annual Summer Soiree event hosted by Montauk! A limited number of tick...
05/06/2026

Get your discounted pre-sale tickets to our 6th Annual Summer Soiree event hosted by Montauk! A limited number of tickets will be on sale for $125 from May 6th-16th (regular price $175).
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ENTEROCOCCUS BACTERIA: Our sampling this Monday resulted in majority low bacteria levels. One of our sites showed medium...
05/05/2026

ENTEROCOCCUS BACTERIA: Our sampling this Monday resulted in majority low bacteria levels. One of our sites showed medium bacteria levels.

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABs): Our latest HABs testing is from April 23rd, 2026, which indicated that both our Fort Pond sampling sites were in the Low Risk range (

From our Earth week cleanup! 🙌 Pick up your tote bag at the CCOM office (6 S Elmwood Ave, Montauk) Monday - Wednesday (4...
04/27/2026

From our Earth week cleanup! 🙌 Pick up your tote bag at the CCOM office (6 S Elmwood Ave, Montauk) Monday - Wednesday (4/27-29). If you missed this, not to worry! There are more cleanups in your future 🔮 (Or do it on our own time using the yellow Relic baskets!)

Happy Earth Day! Take a moment today to breathe in the fresh air (provided by trees), drink a glass of water (provided b...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! Take a moment today to breathe in the fresh air (provided by trees), drink a glass of water (provided by rivers, lakes and groundwater aquifers), and go for a walk (views provided by nature) 🌲🌸💧🦢 Let’s protect our Earth for future generations

Our last (but definitely not least) event of the weekend was our Annual Great Montauk Cleanup! 🌎🌍🌏 We had 40 dedicated a...
04/21/2026

Our last (but definitely not least) event of the weekend was our Annual Great Montauk Cleanup! 🌎🌍🌏 We had 40 dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers clean up litter around Montauk. 💪🏼 Thanks to them, approximately 30 bags of litter were removed from our streets and beaches. Thank you to the businesses who generously donated items for our raffle. 🎉
If you missed that cleanup, no fear! You can pick up trash wherever you are, and during this week only, you can send us a photo to receive a custom RelicxCCOM tote bag 😎 see our other post for more details

Our second event of the weekend was a Bagel Breakfast at Second House Museum 🥯 to follow up in discussing septic upgrade...
04/21/2026

Our second event of the weekend was a Bagel Breakfast at Second House Museum 🥯 to follow up in discussing septic upgrades, particularly for those around critical water bodies.

Come by our office or contact [email protected] for guidance on the upgrade process

We had a packed weekend of events! 💪🏼 Starting off with our 💧Septic Upgrade Panel Event💧: We want to thank all of the at...
04/21/2026

We had a packed weekend of events! 💪🏼 Starting off with our 💧Septic Upgrade Panel Event💧: We want to thank all of the attendees, panelists, and presenters who joined us at the Montauk Library to learn more about septic upgrades. It was wonderful to see such strong interest from our community, and we’re very eager to support homeowners in any way we can as you move forward.

A great deal of valuable information was shared during the forum. If you’d like to revisit it or share it with others, you can access the recorded event on our website under water quality. 🎥

Address

6 S Elmwood Avenue
Montauk, NY
11954

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16312385720

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