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Food Scraps to Save the Sound, A Shell Recycling Story

December 11, 2024 — By: Maya Ray, 2024 Long Island Sound Study Intern Shellfish are a staple part of Long Island Sound’s culture, playing… Read More

More than $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

December 9, 2024 — CONTACT: Kristen Peterson, for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), 410-353-3582, kpeterson@thehatchergroup.com John Senn, U.S. EPA Region 1 (New England), 857-329-2447, Senn.John@epa.gov   Carlos Vega,… Read More

Over $1 Million Awarded to Support Climate Resilience Planning in 15 Long Island Sound Communities

December 6, 2024 — Second round of funding now available! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [RYE, NY] – Thanks to a new bi-state program, 15 coastal… Read More

Breaking Down Barriers in Grantmaking Through the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund

December 4, 2024 — By Shahela Begum, Program Director Long island Sound Community Impact Fund Historically, there have always been concerns surrounding inequity in… Read More

Flora on the Sound

November 26, 2024 — Sister series to First Friday Fauna, our Flora on the Sound series originally ran every last Monday of the month… Read More

Strands of brown seaweed hang to dry in a greenhouse.

Can Kelp Help Plants Grow?

November 12, 2024 — Multi-Year Pilot Study on Long Island Explores Use of Sugar Kelp as Fertilizer Amendment From late winter to early spring,… Read More

Long Island Sound Records Third Smallest ‘Dead Zone’ Since Monitoring Began in 1987

October 21, 2024 — Water Quality Conditions in Long Island Sound Continue to Improve FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anya Grondalski, Science Communicator agrondalski@longislandsoundstudy.net         [STAMFORD, CT]… Read More

Stormwater Management Guidance Manual for use in Multi-Unit Residential Areas

October 17, 2024 — This manual was developed for the Long Island Sound Futures Fund project Improving Water Quality through Green Infrastructure in Quanaduck… Read More

Long Island Sound Study Signs Agreement With U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Establish A Salt Marsh Monitoring Network

October 3, 2024 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anya Grondalski, Science Communicator agrondalski@longislandsoundstudy.net       [STAMFORD, CT] ­— On August 26, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency… Read More

Long Island Sound Study Invites Input for Drafted Update of Conservation Plan

September 23, 2024 — Your Chance to Help Shape the Future of Long Island Sound – Our Urban Sea FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anya Grondalski,… Read More

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