Sound Spotlight
After 35 Years Dedicated to Long Island Sound, Mark Tedesco Retires as Director of EPA LIS Office
March 21, 2025 — On November 1, 2024, I announced that after 38 years with EPA, 35 of which were dedicated to Long Island… Read More
Student Symposium Helps Nurture Budding Marine Scientists
March 21, 2025 — Posters filled with graphs, charts and images interspersed with text told stories of locally significant marine science topics: impacts of… Read More
Waste Not, Want Not: Connecticut Farm Gets New Manure Storage Facility
January 10, 2025 — Nutrient Management Practices are Spreading Across Connecticut Improving Water Quality in Long Island Sound Tucked away in the foothills of… Read More
Creating a Resilient Bronx River Community
December 11, 2024 — By: Maya Ray, 2024 Long Island Sound Study Intern Concrete Plant Park in the Bronx, New York, established in 2009,… Read More
Long Island Sound Futures Fund Welcomes New Face to Director Role
December 11, 2024 — In May, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation welcomed Carrie Clingan to the role of program director of the Long… Read More
Building Ladders to Conservation Careers
December 11, 2024 — By: Maya Ray, 2024 Long Island Sound Study Intern This summer, twelve high school students were overseen by Will Perret,… Read More
Buffers in Bridgeport Are Connecting Communities to the Environment
December 11, 2024 — By: Maya Ray, 2024 Long Island Sound Study Intern Over the next year, the Aspetuck Land Trust, with $236,000 in… Read More
Food Scraps to Save the Sound, A Shell Recycling Story
December 11, 2024 — By: Maya Ray, 2024 Long Island Sound Study Intern Shellfish are a staple part of Long Island Sound’s culture, playing… Read More
Can Kelp Help Plants Grow?
November 12, 2024 — Multi-Year Pilot Study on Long Island Explores Use of Sugar Kelp as Fertilizer Amendment From late winter to early spring,… Read More
A New Approach to Beach Monitoring Could Improve Public Health in Connecticut
August 16, 2024 — This summer, researchers from the University of Connecticut’s Department of Marine Sciences partnered with local health districts and Save the… Read More