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New Boat Will Help Expand LIS Research and Monitoring Efforts

November 14, 2023 — CT DEEP will acquire a new research vessel to use alongside the RV John Dempsey. The vessel will collect data… Read More

Open Space Acquisitions Will Improve Health of Coastal Waters and Protect Wildlife

November 14, 2023 — NYSDEC will acquire three new properties in Suffolk County within the Long Island Sound watershed, expanding existing habitat conservation areas.… Read More

New Septic Systems to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution into Long Island Sound

November 14, 2023 — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has received an initial grant of $2.25 million through the federal Bipartisan… Read More

In 2014 and 2015, LIS Futures Fund grants supported a project to install bioswales to reduce stormwater pollution in New Haven, including in underserved communities. Turn to page 2 to learn how BIL funds are establishing a new LISS grant program dedicated to underserved and overburdened communities.

LIS Community Impact Fund Creates New Opportunities to Benefit Underserved Communities

November 14, 2023 — In 2022, the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) launched a multi-million-dollar program to address environmental justice concerns impacting underserved communities… Read More

cover image of the Messaging and Forecasting Hypoxia for Long Island Sound Workshop Proceedings report. The workshop was held May 23, 2023

Messaging and Forecasting Hypoxia for Long Island Sound: Workshop Proceedings

October 27, 2023 — On May 23, 2023, the EPA Office of Research and Development with the EPA Region 2 office held a workshop… Read More

New Haven lighthouse at Lighthouse Point Park. Photo by Jon Bilous from Getty images via Canva.com.

Restore America’s Estuaries Announces RFA for the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund

October 12, 2023 — Up to $1.5 million available to build capacity in under-resourced Connecticut and New York communities to help protect and restore… Read More

Crosby and Spiller collecting biomass samples at the Oyster River research site in Milford, CT.

Salt Marsh Study Explores Effects of Plant Sourcing, Genetics on Climate Change Resilience

October 5, 2023 — Research along Connecticut coast uses “warming chambers” to heat plants to simulate the salt marsh environment in the coming decades… Read More

A great egret walking on Spartina alterniflora at the water's edge in Bluff Point State Park, Groton, CT. Photo by Nancy Balcolm/CT Sea Grant

Spartina alterniflora: Vital Plant in Long Island Sound’s Salt Marshes

October 5, 2023 — A multifaceted ecological superstar built to survive daily flooding on the coastal edge faces new stresses with climate change By… Read More

this is a flyer for the Save the Day for the second annual BI-State Sustainable and Resilient Communities workshop for Dec. 7

LIS Field Excursions & SRC Bi-State Workshop To Be Held This Fall

October 5, 2023 — Save the Date for 2nd Annual Sustainable & Resilient Communities Bi-State Workshop Last year, more than 260 people attended the… Read More

flyer for the Long Island Garden Rewards Program

Long Island Garden Rewards Program Off to a Good Start

October 3, 2023 — Long Island Regional Planning Council offers ‘Garden Rewards’ grant program for homeowners to reduce runoff and nitrogen pollution Up to… Read More

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