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$2.6 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

November 4, 2019 — Top federal and state environmental officials from New England and New York announced 35 grants totaling $2.6 million. Read More

A “Green” Parking Lot

September 27, 2019 — Mamaroneck Town Supervisor Nancy Seligson describes the Town Center’s new parking lot, which was designed to control polluted runoff from… Read More

NY Sea Grant/LISS Sponsors 2 Mentor Teacher Workshops in October

September 18, 2019 — New York Sea Grant and the Long Island Sound Study are sponsoring two mentor teacher workshops on water pollution issues in October on Long Island. Read More

Celebrate National Estuary Day in Oyster Bay

September 10, 2019 — On Saturday, September 14, 2019 the Long Island Sound Study (LISS), in partnership with The WaterFront Center, will host the 2nd annual Estuary Day in Oyster Bay, NY to kick-off National Estuary Week. Read More

LIS Mentor Teacher Program to Offer 2 Workshops in September

August 22, 2019 — The Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher Program is holding workshops in Greenwich and Stamford in September. Read More

NYSDEC Environmental Conservation Officer Rescues Two Ospreys Entangled in Fishing Line

August 10, 2019 — NYSDEC recommends fishermen discard old fishing line in the trash so birds do not become easily entangled. Read More

35 Volunteers Help Kick Off Campaign with Beach Cleanup

August 10, 2019 — They collected 100 pounds of of litter – everything from deflated Mylar balloons and monofilament fishing line to plastic bottles, Styrofoam cups, straws, cigarette butts and lots of bottle caps. Read More

Third year of #DontTrashLISound campaign brings in new partners to expand outreach

August 6, 2019 — Beach cleanups in New Haven and Stamford help kickoff LISS;s #DontTrashLISound social media campaign. Read More

#DontTrashLISound Campaign

August 1, 2019 — Break the #SingleUsePlastic Habit and Dont Trash LISound! Read More

Sound Bytes Spring 2019

May 23, 2019 — Read the Spring 2019 issue of Sound Bytes. Download the Spring 2019 issue as a PDF here. Read More

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