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NYSG Seeks Teachers to Become Long Island Sound Mentor Teachers

Educators conduct hands-on activities that they can use with their students during field trips to the beach. They are at a 2012 “Teach at the Beach” Mentor Teachers Workshop  in Wading River (Photo by Larissa Graham)

April 10, 2013 — The April 15 to apply has been extended to April 29. Continue Reading

Long Island Sound Study to Investigate Climate-Related Risks to Natural Resources

December 14, 2012 — New Climate Change Initiative Announced: The LISS-funded project investigates climate change impacts on key wildlife and ecosystem resources in Long Island Sound. Continue Reading

$1.6 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health of Long Island Sound

September 24, 2012 — More than $700,000 granted to support projects in Connecticut Continue Reading

New York Kicks-Off Multi-Year Seafloor Mapping Project of Long Island Sound

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August 10, 2012 — The Stony Brook University Research Vessel Seawolf is being used to gather information and data on the Sound's seafloor to help guide decisions about the uses of the Sound. Continue Reading

Long Beach West Restoration Team Receives National Award for Outstanding Coastal Protection

Natural dunes at Long  Beach West where there used to be dilapidated cottages.

June 4, 2012 — The project reestablished 35 acres of beach to its natural state for the benefit of people and wildlife. Continue Reading

More Than $1.6 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health and Vitality of Long Island Sound

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, second from left, joined the celebration to announce the 2011 Long Island Sound Futures Fund Award winners at the Peabody Museum at Yale University. He is joined (left to right) by Mark Beekey, Sacred Heart University, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Mack McCleary, Tom Baptist of CT Audubon, unidentified, and Mark Tedesco, director of the EPA Long Island Sound OfficeT by

October 17, 2011 — The 2011 LIS Futures Fund Grants were announced in the Peabody Museum at Yale University on Oct. 14. Continue Reading

More Than $1.6 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health and Vitality of Long Island Sound (NY Press Release)

October 14, 2011 — The 2011 LIS Futures Fund Grants were announced in the Peabody Museum at Yale University on Oct. 14. Continue Reading

EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Long Island Sound

pumpout boat in captain's cove harbor, bridgeport

September 22, 2011 — New York has joined Connecticut in banning the discharge of sewage from vessels in Long Island Sound waters. Continue Reading

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