August 21, 2019 — The number one item found on #LISound beaches, according to International Coastal Cleanup data, is cigarette butts. Did you know… Read More
August 20, 2019 — Long Island Sound communities are doing their share to fix the plastic waste problem on our beaches and #LISound. One… Read More
August 19, 2019 — Each year the Long Island Sound Study develops a Work Plan as part of the National Estuary Program that outlines… Read More
August 19, 2019 — Each September and October volunteers comb #LISound beaches for trash. What do they find? Mostly plastic. Seven out of the… Read More
August 15, 2019 — In April, Long Beach, a community on Long Island’s South Shore, approved a resolution to ban the release of balloons.… Read More
August 14, 2019 — According to an article in Yale University’s e360 online magazine, some of the most dangerous items seabirds eat are balloons… Read More
August 13, 2019 — This April, environmentalists from Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ and NJDFW rescued an American Oystercatcher entangled in a fishing line… Read More
August 12, 2019 — This summer we are distributing thousands of #ProtectOurWildlife stickers in communities across #LISound through environmental groups and municipalities. Our first… Read More
August 10, 2019 — NYSDEC recommends fishermen discard old fishing line in the trash so birds do not become easily entangled. Read More
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