Press Releases
More than $1 Million for Projects to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound
October 29, 2009 — Gathering together on the shores of Long Island Sound, top federal and state environmental officials announced 33 grants to state and local government and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Sound Futures Fund). Continue Reading
Sea Grant Awards $820,000 for Research Under EPA’s Long Island Sound Study
March 9, 2009 — The Sea Grant programs of Connecticut and New York have awarded nearly $820,000 in Long Island Sound Study research grants to five projects that will look into some of the most serious threats to the ecological health of Long Island Sound, a water body designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as an Estuary of National Significance. Continue Reading
Save the Sound and Long Island Sound Study Host Long Island Sound Citizens Summit
March 6, 2009 — Clean Water Investment, Infrastructure, Economy on the Agenda Bridgeport, CT, March 6, 2009—Save the Sound, a program of New Haven based Connecticut Fund for the Environment, and Long Island Sound Study, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, co-hosted the 19th Annual Long Island Sound Citizens Summit today in Connecticut. The Summit brings together national and [...] Continue Reading
Nearly $1 Million Awarded for Projects to Improve Health of Long Island Sound
September 26, 2008 — Gathering near the shores of the Long Island Sound in Westchester County, federal and state environmental officials today announced 35 grants to state and local government and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. The $912,994 in grants will be leveraged by $1.4 million raised by the recipients themselves, providing a total of nearly $2.3 million towards on-the ground conservation in Connecticut and New York. Continue Reading
Sound Health Report Highlights Differing Conditions in Long Island Sound’s Three Basins
July 24, 2008 — Stamford, July 24, 2008— A new report on Long Island Sound by the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) details how the health of the Sound varies widely, with conditions improving from the western Sound to the eastern Sound. The report shows that while progress is being made to clean up the Sound, there are still [...] Continue Reading
A new study indicates that wetland and stream protection regulations in Connecticut are having an effect in retarding — but not stopping — development close to coastal streams.
April 24, 2008 — Stamford, April 24, 2008—The study, conducted by the University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) and released today at the Long Island Sound Study’s spring Management Committee meeting in Stamford, looked at changes in the landscape within 100, 200, and 300 feet of all of the state’s coastal rivers, streams, and [...] Continue Reading
The Long Island Sound Fishery: Flourishing or Floundering?
March 8, 2008 — Citizens Summit Explores Sustainability Issues Bridgeport, CT, March 8, 2008—The survival of Long Island Sound’s fishery depends on resource managers, scientists, environmental groups, and commercial and recreational fishers working together to manage fish harvests, improve water quality, and sustain fish habitats. To view the full press release, download the pdf document Continue Reading
Nearly $1 Million for Projects to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound
October 29, 2007 — Funding for Habitat Restoration, Sound Stewardship & More Fish Among Initiatives Mystic, CT, Oct. 29, 2007—Gathering together in Mystic, Conn., one of Long Island Sound’s most environmentally significant coastal areas, top federal and state environmental officials announced 24 grants to local governments and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. The $917,650 will [...] Continue Reading
Survey Reveals Long Island Sound Residents Not Fully Informed About Water Quality Issues
April 25, 2007 — Long Island Sound residents care about the environment, but are not fully informed about the primary causes of pollution affecting the Sound, according to a government-sponsored survey released today. Continue Reading
Sound Stewardship is Focus of the 17th Annual LIS Citizens Summit
March 3, 2007 — Oyster Bay, NY—Preserving coastal habitats, protecting wildlife, and ensuring there are still natural areas for the public to enjoy in the highly-developed Long Island Sound region can be achieved through effective “stewardship” collaborations, speakers told an audience at the 17th annual Long Island Sound Citizens Summit, held today at the Planting Fields Arboretum. To view [...] Continue Reading