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Grant Writing Support Now Available for Sustainable and Resilience-Focused Projects

November 23, 2022 — Contact: Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professionals, LISresilience@gmail.com Nov. 23, 2022 – With funding through the Long Island Sound Partnership… Read More

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View Map of Events for Celebrating National Estuaries Week

September 16, 2022 — Local estuary programs partner for their 5th annual celebration of estuaries-the special places where rivers meet the sea. Estuaries are… Read More

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Great Meadows Marsh shows promising signs after undergoing 33-acre restoration project

August 3, 2022 — Renovations include improved community access, 33 acres of restored tidal marsh, and experimental hummocks for saltmarsh sparrow nesting  By Cheyenne… Read More

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2022 Work Plan

July 20, 2022 — Each year the Long Island Sound Partnership develops a Work Plan as part of the National Estuary Program that outlines… Read More

New Environmental Justice Grant: Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund

July 12, 2022 — New Environmental Justice Grant: Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (Applications due Sept. 12, 2022)  The Long Island Sound Partnership… Read More

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Sound Matters Spring 2022 Issue

June 1, 2022 — Read the Spring 2022 issue of Sound Matters, the newsletter of the Long Island Sound Partnership. PDF version available here. The issue… Read More

Diamondback Terrapins

May 23, 2022 — Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are the only aquatic turtle that lives in brackish waters (a mix of fresh and saltwater).… Read More

Year in Review 2021

May 11, 2022 — The spring 2022 issue of Sound Update focuses on Long Island Sound Partnership’s Year in Review of 2021. Various clean water, habitat… Read More

Concerned about Coastal Erosion?

May 4, 2022 — For more information, contact: Elizabeth Hornstein, LIS Partnership Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professional at elizabeth.hornstein@cornell.edu, or 631-632-3093. Read More

New Sea Grant specialists in NY and CT help expand LI Sound Study’s basin-wide Sustainable and Resilient Communities initiative

March 30, 2022 — A handful of new Sea Grant specialists — in both New York and Connecticut — help expand Long Island Sound… Read More

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