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Strong Pond Dam Demolished, Reopens 10 Miles of Fish Passage to Norwalk River, Restoration Efforts Continue

February 15, 2024 — In September 2023, CT DEEP and partners removed Dana Dam, also known as Strong Dam, from the Norwalk River located… Read More

Research Looks at Climate Change’s Influence on the Sound’s Fish Populations

February 15, 2024 — Robyn Linner poses with an Atlantic cod, a cold water-adapted species, while participating in the fisheries survey that she ran for the first 4 years of her PhD program in the Gulf of Maine. Photo courtesy of Linner. Read More

Palaeoecological Study Goes Back in Time to Assess Water Quality Progress in the Sound

February 15, 2024 — By Juanita Asapokhai Something Is in the Water At the turn of the 21st century, resource managers were extremely concerned… Read More

Long Island Sound Futures Fund Looks to Award $12 Million in Grants in 2024

February 2, 2024 — RFP Expected in March; Plan Now to Take Advantage of Workshops, 1-on-1 Sessions, and Grant Writing Opportunities A total of… Read More

Proposals Sought for LISS Research Grant Program

January 29, 2024 — The Connecticut and New York Sea Grant Programs announced on January 29 a request for preliminary proposals for the Long… Read More

2023 Long Island Sound Futures Fund Grant Slate

January 26, 2024 — On Dec. 4, 2023, The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the Long Island Sound Study, U.S.… Read More

10 CT, NY Schools Chosen for Launch of LIS Schools Network

January 18, 2024 — GROTON, CT (January 16, 2024) – Elementary, middle and high school students, teachers and the communities of 10 public schools… Read More

Enjoy Winter Bird Watching at CT’s Largest Coastal Wildlife Area

January 16, 2024 — On January 27, don your hat and gloves and join us for a morning of bird-watching! Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center… Read More

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

December 4, 2023 — Contact:  Kristen Peterson, for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), 410-353-3582, [email protected] Mikayla Rumph, U.S. EPA Region 1 (New England),… Read More

Sound Matters Fall 2023 Issue

November 16, 2023 — Read the Fall 2023 issue of Sound Matters, the newsletter of the Long Island Sound Study. PDF version available here. This… Read More

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