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CT Sea Grant Writes Op-ed on the Problem of PPE in Long Island Sound

August 5, 2020 — The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced a new trash problem to #LISound. There are people throwing masks and gloves and other… Read More

Summer #DontTrashLISound Campaign Begins!

August 3, 2020 — Long Island Sound Study’s #DontTrashLISound campaign starts today! Throughout August we will feature a new series of Protect Our Wildlife… Read More

Summer #DontTrashLISound Social Media Campaign Starts Aug. 3

August 3, 2020 — The summer campaign highlighting the problem of marine plastic debris is in its fourth year. Read More

2020 Work Plan

July 28, 2020 — Each year the Long Island Sound Study develops a Work Plan as part of the National Estuary Program that outlines… Read More

Sound Bytes Spring 2020

July 13, 2020 — Read the Spring 2020 issue of Sound Bytes. Download the Spring 2020 issue as a PDF here. Read More

Protecting the Health of Long Island Sound through Gardening

June 29, 2020 — “Everything is connected – plants, land use and waterways…what we do matters – what we do on an individual level.”… Read More

LIS Coastal Bioblitz

June 15, 2020 — The Long Island Sound Study (LISS) and the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA) are partnering to host the first-ever Long Island Sound (LIS) Coastal Bioblitz, a two-week, semi-virtual event that encourages participants anywhere within Queens and the North Shore of Long Island to head outside to coastal habitats and help find and identify species using the citizen science app iNaturalist. Read More

Exploring the Connecticut College Arboretum

June 12, 2020 — Maggie Redfern, the assistant director of the Connecticut College Arboretum, joined Gardening for Good host Judy Preston recently to discuss… Read More

First Alewife Spotted on the Hutchinson River Since the 19th Century

May 21, 2020 — For the first time since the 19th century, an alewife was recorded this spring in the Hutchinson River in southern… Read More

New Estuaries Grant Program Seeks Applications

May 8, 2020 — A new grant program addressing issues threatening the well-being of estuaries is now seeking proposals for grants ranging between $75,000 and $250,000. Read More

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