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2014 Sound Futures Fund Grant Program Announced
April 21, 2014 — LISS anticipates awarding approximately $1 million in grants this year. Continue Reading
Alewife Monitoring Training Sessions in Long Island this March
February 18, 2014 — Upcoming Alewife Monitoring Training Sessions will teach volunteers how to conduct alewife monitoring in Long Island. Continue Reading
Citizens Summit Explores Past and Future
The 23rd annual Citizens Summit on April 25 will provide a forum for citizens to give their views on the restoration plans of Long Island Sound. It will also be an opportunity celebrate the 400th anniversary of Adriaen Block's exploration of the Sound. Continue Reading
Sound Bytes Spring 2014
April 11, 2014 — Read the Spring 2014 issue of Sound Bytes. Continue Reading
Shinnecock Bay and Nitrogen Pollution
January 13, 2014 — Dr. K is asked by a 7th-grade student about nitrogen pollution in a Long Island bay. Continue Reading
Innovative Ways to Improve Water Quality
Traditional methods to reduce nutrients in the Sound include upgrading sewage treatment plants to eliminate reactive nitrogen in sewage and reducing storm water runoff that carries nutrients from fertilizer and animal waste into storm drains and tributaries. These methods reduce the amount of nutrients entering the Sound from the land. An additional method that is […] Continue Reading
Executive Summary of Long Island Sound: Prospects of the Urban Sea
2014 — The Executive Summary of Long Island Sound: Prospects of the Urban Sea will provide you with an overview of key findings detailed in the book. Continue Reading
2014 — Tweet along with us, or follow the conversation, at the Long Island Sound Citizens Summit. #LISsummit2014 / @SavetheSound Continue Reading
Partners in Protecting the Sound
This fact sheet, available as a pdf download, describes highlights of LISS-funded projects and initiatives in 2009. Partners in Protecting the Sound 2009 Highlights Continue Reading
Multimedia Gallery (Photos, Videos & Slideshows)
- March 2014 — 3D Ocean Farming
- February 2014 — Pearls of Long Island Sound
- January 2014 — City Ducks
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Stewardship Success Stories & Videos
Diamondback Terrapin II at West Meadow Beach
Watch a diamondback terrapin dig its nest at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook, NY. Continue Reading