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Summer 2010 Issue—Oil Spills: Common, Even in the Sound

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August 19, 2010 — Sound Update Summer 2010 issue focuses on oil spills in Long Island Sound and how to prepare for oil spill accidents. Continue Reading

Sound Bytes July/August 2010

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July 2010 — Read the July/August 2010 issue of Sound Bytes, Long Island Sound Study’s e-newsletter.. Continue Reading

2009 Eelgrass Survey

Test plantings of eelgrass off of Caumsett State Park. Project is partially funded by the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. Photo provided by Cornell Cooperative Extension, Suffolk County.

July 10, 2010 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completed its report of a 2009 survey of eelgrass beds in eastern Connecticut and the North Fork of Long Island. Continue Reading

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

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June 13, 2010 — Get information about EPA's and Fish and Wildlife Service's response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Continue Reading

$4 Million Available for CT Projects

June 11, 2010 — The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) is making available up to $4 million in grants for projects aimed at protecting habitats and restoring ecosystems across the state, including coastal areas along Long Island Sound. Continue Reading

River Runs

June 3, 2010 — Read the weekly report on the numbers of fish swimming upstream with the benefit of fishways during the spring spawning season. Continue Reading

Welcome to the New LongIslandSoundStudy.net

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May 20, 2010 — Long Island Sound Study's new Web site went live on May 11 Continue Reading

2010 Research Grant Program Announced

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May 7, 2010 — The Long Island Sound Study Research Grant released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on May 7, 2010 Continue Reading

Bride Brook Restoration Project

On April 10, 2010, more than 100 volunteers planted 13,000 plugs of dune grass at Rocky Neck State Park. This was one of the final stages of the Bride Brook Restoration Project, which improved Connecticut's second largest river herring run. Photo by  R. Lorenz for Connecticut Fund for the Environment

April 28, 2010 — A new culvert at Rocky Neck State Park will help restore fish populations. Continue Reading

New Seafloor Mapping Funding Opportunity

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April 14, 2010 — A bi-state and federal partnership is seeking Requests for Qualifications and Interest from organizations and government agencies to perform Long Island Sound seafloor mapping activities. Continue Reading

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