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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

graphic to promote Steps to Resilience webinar for the SRC initiative

Video Now Available for Climate Resilience Webinar

October 2, 2023 — The extension professionals of the Connecticut and New York Sea Grant Programs, through the Sustainable and Resilient Communities initiative, have… Read More

Scientists count and measure oysters at Fence Creek in Madison, Connecticut. Photo Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Kristen Jabanoski

Understanding the Health Of Long Island Sound’s Oyster Beds

September 26, 2023 — Expanding natural oyster populations can benefit people and the environment. However, scientists do not know how unmanaged oyster populations affect… Read More

Cover image of the Long Island Sound Eelgrass Management and Restoration Strategy

Long Island Sound Eelgrass Management and Restoraton Strategy, Version 1.0

September 19, 2023 — The Long Island Sound Eelgrass Management and Restoration Strategy provides guidance for short and long-term actions that should be taken… Read More

The image of a diver exploring the Long Island Sound seafloor is the cover image for the report Returning the Urban Sea to Abundance, a report reviewing implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for 2020-2021

Returning the Urban Sea to Abundance (2020-2021)

September 18, 2023 — Returning the Urban Sea to Abundance (2020-2021) is a Congressionally authorized two-year review of implementation of the Long Island Sound… Read More

The image is of a screenshot of a YouTube animated video of a map depicting maximum extent of hypoxia in 2003 in Long Island Sound. The video shows each of these annual maps from 1991 to 2022.

Fact Sheet: Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations in Long Island Sound

September 8, 2023 — Oxygen concentrations in Long Island Sound are improving Like humans, fish and other aquatic life need oxygen to breathe. But… Read More

LISS logo for NEP epa work plan

2023 Work Plan

August 23, 2023 — Each year the Long Island Sound Study develops a Work Plan as part of the National Estuary Program. The work… Read More

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