Long Island Sound Partnership’s committees and work groups help to implement the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Long Island Sound. Together they represent the Long Island Sound Partnership Management Conference, a partnership of federal, state, interstate, and local agencies, universities, environmental groups, industry, and the public. The Management Conference was convened in March 1988 following the Congressional designation of Long Island Sound as an Estuary of National Significance at the requests of Connecticut and New York.
See Meetings & Events for announcements of upcoming committee meetings for MC, STAC, CAC, and Work Groups.
The Policy Committee has overall responsibility for LIS Partnership, including approval of goals and the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Learn More
The Executive Steering Committee provides upper-level management engagement in the LIS Partnership process and provides direction to the Management Committee on LIS Partnership programs and budgets. Learn More
The Management Committee develops goals, approves work plans, and plans and oversees projects. Learn More
The Citizens Advisory Committee communicates citizen concerns about the Sound and the Study to the management committee, provide advice on public education activities, and build a constituency to support the implementation of the Management Plan. Learn More
The Science and Technical Advisory Committee advises the Management Committee on the science and technical aspects of LIS Partnership’s goals. Learn More
The Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds (CWHW) Work Group assists the Long Island Sound Partnership Management Conference in effectively implementing the 2025 Comprehensive, Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) in terms of five key objectives: Nutrients, Watershed Health, Pathogens, Toxic Contaminants, and Marine Debris. Learn More
The Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife Work Group is responsible for promoting the conservation, restoration, management, and appreciation of LIS Partnership’s priority coastal habitats, wildlife, and Stewardship Areas through an improved understanding of current threats and conservation priorities. Learn More
The Sustainable and Resilient Communities Work Group (SRC) helps to advance progress on select objectives and implementation actions of the Sustainable and Resilient Communities theme in the LIS Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Learn More
The Informed and Engaged Public (IEP) Work Group aims to inspire and empower the public to appreciate, value, and protect Long Island Sound through outreach, education, and communication. Learn More
Housed within the CWHW Work Group, the Nitrogen Coordination Work Group is an opportunity for staff from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation with support from LIS Partnership partners to coordinate ongoing nitrogen reduction efforts in the Long Island Sound Partnership area. Learn More
A subset of the CWHW Work Group, the Water Quality Monitoring Work Group facilitates the improved collection, coordination, management, and interpretation of water quality data for the Long Island Sound Partnership. This will encompass both open and near-shore water quality data needs. Learn More
Click to see the latest LIS Partnership meetings and events.
Justine Kibbe, the Island Naturalist with the Fishers Island Conservancy (front and center) discusses the Parade Ground grasslands restoration project at the quarterly meeting of the Long Island Sound Habitat Restoration and Stewardship Work Group. Photo by Judy Preston.
University of Connecticut Professor James O’Donnell, co-chair of the LIS Partnership Science and Technical Advisory Committee, speaking at a Citizens Advisory Committee meeting.
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