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Cedar Beach, Mount Sinai NY, at sunset.

Earth Day Events Around the Sound

April 21, 2021 — Here is how partners across the Sound are celebrating the 51st Earth Day! Read More

NFWF Seeks Proposals for 2021 Futures Fund Grant Program

April 1, 2021 — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced that it is seeking proposals for the 2021 Long Island Sound Futures Fund grant program. The Request for Proposals is available on the NFWF website. Read More

Upcoming Opportunities: lisp seeks interns and fellows for 2021

February 23, 2021 — Long Island Sound partnership partners are looking for interns and fellows to work in research, communications, and education for 2021. Read More

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Sound Matters Winter 2021

February 17, 2021 — Read the Winter 2021 issue of Sound Matters. Download the Winter 2021 issue as a PDF here. Read More

Alewives in the Peconic River. Photo by: Bryan Young

15 Years of River Herring Volunteer Monitoring in Long Island Continues into 2021

February 16, 2021 — The Annual River Herring and American Eel Volunteer Survey continues in 2021, with virtual trainings coming in late February and early March. Read More

An eelgrass bed off of Fishers Island, N.Y. Photo: CCE Suffolk County Marine Program.

Eight Ecological Research Projects Seek to Inform Better Management of Long Island Sound

February 16, 2021 — Eight research projects have been awarded more than $2.8 million in federal funding through the Long Island Sound partnership Research Grant Program. Read More

black sea bass

Black Sea Bass Populations Increasing Rapidly in the Sound

February 8, 2021 — The Long Island Sound partnership (lisp) tracks a set of Ecosystem Indicators to measure the health of the Long Island… Read More

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

CCMP Implementation Actions 2020-2024 Update

January 21, 2021 — This update contains new and revised Implementation Actions (IAs) for the 2020-2024 planning cycle of the Long Island Sound CCMP. 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

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