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Volunteer Stewardship Days this July

June 19, 2014 — Help restore and protect the Sound this summer by attending one or all of our upcoming volunteer Stewardship Days. Continue Reading

06.05.14 — 2014 Work Plan
06.01.14 — Hey. There Used to be a Dam There
05.30.14 — Trails Day 2014 in Long Island Sound Stewardship Areas

Volunteer Stewardship Days this July

June 19, 2014 — Help restore and protect the Sound this summer by attending one or all of our upcoming volunteer Stewardship Days. Continue Reading

02.18.14 — Alewife Monitoring Training Sessions in Long Island this March
02.14.14 — NY Sea Grant Seeks Teachers to Become Long Island Sound Mentor Teachers
12.12.13 — Survey Finds that Eelgrass in LIS is Increasing

Volunteer Stewardship Days this July

Help restore and protect the Sound this summer by attending one or all of our upcoming volunteer Stewardship Days. 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

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Reports

2014 Work Plan

2014 — Each year the Long Island Sound Study develops a Work Plan that outlines the work being done with EPA funds to help achieve the goals of the Study’s Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The 2014 Work Plan describes LISS activities planned with 2014 federal funding for Oct. 1, 2014-Sept. 30, 2015. It also highlights projects […] Continue Reading

2014 — Executive Summary of Long Island Sound: Prospects of the Urban Sea
2013 — 2012 Eelgrass Survey
2013 — 2013 Work Plan

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Plan Update

2014 — Tweet along with us, or follow the conversation, at the Long Island Sound Citizens Summit. #LISsummit2014 / @SavetheSound Continue Reading

2014 — Citizens Summit Explores Past and Future
2014 — 20-Year Anniversary of the CCMP Issue
2013 — CCMP Framework Posted

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Fact Sheets

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