Communications, Outreach, and Engagement Work Group
Transforming and Renaming the Work Group
The Public Involvement and Education Work Group (PIE) was transformed and renamed to the Communications, Outreach, and Engagement Work Group (COE) in March 2023. This new work group aims to encourage deeper and wider collaboration across all of the Sound’s communities in support of the Long Island Sound Study’s mission to conserve, restore, and sustain the Sound and its magnificent aquatic and shoreline resources.
For more information please contact:
Lillit Genovesi, New York Sea Grant
Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator – New York City and Westchester County
Email: Lillit.Genovesi@Cornell.edu
Purpose
The purpose of the COE (Communications, Outreach, and Engagement) work group is to connect the people living in the Long Island Sound watershed to the Long Island Sound estuary through communications, outreach, and engagement to improve environmental awareness, knowledge, stewardship, and access to the local environment.
Objectives
- Restructure the work group to better support LISS initiatives and goals
- Develop a Public Perception Survey
- Increase the amount and frequency of communications products
- Increase public access to the Sound by adding, identifying, and publicizing access sites to the Sound and tributaries, addressing barriers to access, encouraging more accessible public transportation, etc.
Goals
- Connect people living in the Long Island Sound watershed to the Long Island Sound estuary through communications, outreach, and engagement to improve environmental awareness, knowledge, stewardship, and access to the local environment.
- Inform the public about the health of Long Island Sound and the work of the Long Island Sound Study and its partners to restore and protect Long Island Sound.
- Engage citizens to join in efforts to restore and protect the Sound, through individual behavior change that leads to improved environmental practices, and volunteering in outreach, citizen science, and habitat restoration projects.
Work Group Co-Chairs
Lillit Genovesi, New York Sea Grant
Email: Lillit.Genovesi@Cornell.edu
Margaret Cozens, CT Sea Grant
Email: margaret.cozens@uconn.edu
