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Nearly $1 Million Awarded for Projects to Improve Health of Long Island Sound

September 26, 2008 — Gathering near the shores of the Long Island Sound in Westchester County, federal and state environmental officials today announced 35 grants to state and local government and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. The $912,994 in grants will be leveraged by $1.4 million raised by the recipients themselves, providing a total of nearly $2.3 million towards on-the ground conservation in Connecticut and New York. Read More

Fall 08 Lawn and Garden Issue

September 12, 2008 — The health of Long Island Sound (LIS) is inextricably connected to the health of the watershed that surrounds it. Keeping… Read More

Long Island Sound Study 2007-2008 Biennial Report

August 11, 2008 — Want to know more about efforts to restore and protect Long Island Sound? The 2007-2008 Long Island Sound Study Biennial… Read More

Sound Health Report Highlights Differing Conditions in Long Island Sound’s Three Basins

July 24, 2008 — Stamford, July 24, 2008— A new report on Long Island Sound by the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) details how… Read More

A new study indicates that wetland and stream protection regulations in Connecticut are having an effect in retarding — but not stopping — development close to coastal streams.

April 24, 2008 — Stamford, April 24, 2008—The study, conducted by the University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) and… Read More

2008 Sound Bytes Archive

April 22, 2008 — 2008 Sound Bytes Archive Read More

Spring 08 Impacts of Climate Change on LIS

April 12, 2008 — Estuaries like Long Island Sound (LIS) face multiple stressors from industrialization, a concentrated coastal populace, coastal development, and myriad commercial… Read More

The Long Island Sound Fishery: Flourishing or Floundering?

March 8, 2008 — Citizens Summit Explores Sustainability Issues Bridgeport, CT,  March 8, 2008—The survival of Long Island Sound’s fishery depends on resource managers,… Read More

2007 CCMP Implementation Tracking Report

December 31, 2007 — This report summarizes the continuing work of the LISS Management Conference partners in carrying out the CCMP. The LISS Management… Read More

Nearly $1 Million for Projects to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

October 29, 2007 — Funding for Habitat Restoration, Sound Stewardship & More Fish Among Initiatives Mystic, CT, Oct. 29, 2007—Gathering together in Mystic, Conn.,… Read More

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