Sound Spotlight
Hypoxic Area is Down, Continuing Positive Trend
February 8, 2021 — Despite the pandemic, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Interstate Environmental Commission completed their 30th consecutive… Read More
Futures Fund Marks 15 Years of Successful Grantmaking to Restore and Protect Long Island Sound
January 5, 2021 — What program has helped to add 105 river miles for fish passage, restore 773 acres of critical fish and wildlife… Read More
How Living Shorelines Make the Coast Resilient
September 17, 2020 — What is a living shoreline project? National Geographic defines it as a “way of managing coastal areas to protect, restore,… Read More
Protecting the Health of Long Island Sound through Gardening
June 29, 2020 — “Everything is connected – plants, land use and waterways…what we do matters – what we do on an individual level.”… Read More
First Alewife Spotted on the Hutchinson River Since the 19th Century
May 21, 2020 — For the first time since the 19th century, an alewife was recorded this spring in the Hutchinson River in southern… Read More
LISS Celebrates Earth Day and its Own Anniversaries
April 20, 2020 — This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the US Environmental Protection Agency. It also is the 35th… Read More
Save the Sound and NYS Parks Complete Transformational Project at Sunken Meadow State Park
February 24, 2020 — Save the Sound and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (NYS Parks) have completed the final phase of improvements designed to restore and protect 135 acres of salt marsh in Sunken Meadow State Park. Read More
Tracking Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Long Island Sound – A Story Map
February 17, 2020 — Throughout most of the year wind and tidal mixing bring much needed dissolved oxygen to the Sound’s bottom waters. However,… Read More
Upland Farm Sanctuary Wastewater Wetland
February 10, 2020 — Building a Wetland to Capture Nitrogen and Improve Water Quality A nitrogen-reducing wetland has replaced decades-old cesspools at the office… Read More
The Sidewalk Gardens That are Making Water Cleaner in New Haven
November 20, 2019 — It looks like a flowerbed with attractive iron post fencing, but these 15- by 5-foot “bioswales” that are popping up… Read More