Long Island Sound Study

Piping plover at David Weld Sanctuary on Long Island (from Sound Health 2008)
Photo by George DeCamp

The Long Island Sound Study (LISS) is a cooperative effort involving researchers, regulators, user groups and other concerned organizations and individuals. These people are working together to protect and improve the health of the Sound.

International
Bioextractive Workshop

International Bioextractive Workshop

Marine Ecologist Odd Lindahl of Sweden was one of several speakers describing new technologies using shellfish and seaweed harvesting to improve water quality at a recent International Workshop on Bioextractive Technologies for Nutrient Remediation in Stamford. See speakers and presentations.

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Long Island Sound Study
EPA Long Island Sound Office
888 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06904-2152
Phone: (203) 977-1541
Fax: (203) 977-1546

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Grants for Long Island Sound: More than $1 million in grants were awarded for 33 projects in NY and CT. see news release l projects

Bronx River Grants: The Bronx River Watershed Initiative (BRWI) has $2.7 million available for stormwater retrofit projects, including Low Impact Development initiatives, to address the root causes of pollution from stormwater outfalls to improve water quality and river ecology along the Bronx River.
» Visit nfwf.org/brwi to learn more

Long Island Sound Wildlife! Inspired by the dolphin sighting this summer, the newest issue of Sound Update focuses on wildlife in and around the Sound. View in pdf or plain text

Newest issue of Sound Update focuses on wildlife in and around the Sound.

Biennial Report: LISS report highlights projects to prevent pollution into the Sound, restore habitats, acquire coastal lands for conservation, and teach children about our unique resource.

View CT's Coast:
Visit CT's coastal access guide and then take the coastal access survey.

Seafloor Mapping: Learn how LISS's partners are working toward mapping Long Island Sound's seafloor. Learn more.

E-newsletter: The December/January issue of Sound Bytes, LISS's e-newsletter, is now available. You can subscribe to to the left to receive it by email.

Volunteer for the Sound
From beach cleanups to monitoring tagged horseshoe crabs, you can volunteer to help restore and protect the Sound. Search Get Involved

Restoring Habitats in the Estuary: Learn how National Estuary Program communities such as Long Island Sound restore and protect coastal habitats. See NEP habitats

Sound Health 2008: Our report on the environmental issues affecting Long Island Sound � with features that include an inside look at the LIS Trawl Survey and an LIS food web. See report, slide show, podcasts, posters and more

Suffolk County Plan: Learn about the Suffolk County North Shore Embayments Watershed Management Plan.
S ee plan

Indicators (2008 update): Environmental indicators track the Sound�s water quality, coastal habitats, and populations of key species in the Sound and along its shore.
see indicators

Horseshoe crab slideshow: View a picture tour of Project Limulus, the horseshoe crab monitoring project highlighted in the biennial report.
See slideshow

Sea Invaders: Learn more about invasive species affecting Long Island Sound on CT Sea Grant's invasive species Web page

Asian shore Crab

Take a tour through the underwater habitats of Long Island Sound

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