Sound Spotlight
Connecticut’s Largest “WMA” Gets Bigger
January 2, 2013 — A series of acquisitions has helped the Barn Island Wildlife Management Area become the state's largest, most diverse, and ecologically significant coastal wildlife management area. Read More
Long Beach West Dune and Beach
October 9, 2012 — Removal of abandoned structures and 35 acres of beach and dune habitat successfully restored along Long Beach West. Read More
Innovative Ways to Improve Water Quality
August 16, 2011 — Traditional methods to reduce nutrients in the Sound include upgrading sewage treatment plants to eliminate reactive nitrogen in sewage and… Read More
Winter Birds and Climate Change
December 28, 2010 — View pdf documents to read Audubon fact sheets on how climate change is affecting winter bird populations in Connecticut and… Read More
Birds of Long Island Sound
December 28, 2010 — A checklist of birds of Long Island Sound (inhabiting watershed areas of Long Island Sound within New York and Connecticut). Read More
Project Limulus (Horseshoe Crab Monitoring)
April 19, 2010 — Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus), described as “living fossils,” are actually more closely related to spiders than crabs. Although they have… Read More
Concrete Plant Park
April 19, 2010 — The Bronx River has been the site of multiple restoration projects in recent years, including the 7-acre Concrete Plant Park,… Read More
The Saugatuck River Watershed Partnership
April 19, 2010 — The Saugatuck River WATERSHED includes some of the most beautiful land in the Sound’s watershed. But even here, where more… Read More
Branford River Fishway
April 19, 2010 — Every spring, fish such as alewife migrate from the salt waters of the Sound to freshwater rivers, streams, ponds, and… Read More
No Discharge Areas
April 19, 2010 — In 2006, Connecticut took major strides toward banning sewage discharged from boats. The State received approval from the EPA for… Read More