Long Island Sound Study to Host Public Meetings on Stewardship Strategy
The Long Island Sound Study will host a series of public meetings to discuss and finalize the Stewardship Strategy. The Strategy aims to provide a framework in support of the 33 Stewardship Areas of the Initiative. The draft of the Strategy will be shared for public comment March 10 – May 9. View the Draft Strategy here. Comments can be submitted to Cayla Sullivan at Sullivan.Cayla@epa.gov.
Please use the registration links below to attend the meetings:
Meeting 1: March 18, 2025 from 11:00AM –1:00PM
- Introduce Strategy and Discussion
- Presentation 1 – Restoration Strategy at Bluff Point State Park by Larissa Graham and Jason Krumholz of the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Presentation 2 – Partnership at Sunken Meadow State Park by Vicky O’Neill of National Audubon Society
- Next Steps and Close Out
Meeting 2: April 24, 2025 from 11:00AM –1:00PM
- Briefly Recap/Discuss Strategy Comments
- Presentation 1 – Revitilization of Veterans Park in Norwalk by Sarah Crosby of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
- Presentation 2 – River Restoration Network at the Stewardship Areas by Anthony Allen of Save the Sound
- Next Steps and Close Out
Meeting 3: June 4, 2025 from 11:00AM –1:00PM
- Summarize input and ideas for advancing the Stewardship Strategy
- Next Steps and Close Out