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The Long Island Sound Futures Fund 2026 Request for Proposals is Now Open

March 4, 2026 — Proposal Labs remain available through April. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in cooperation with the Long Island Sound… Read More

Two Additional CT Shoreline Communities Awarded Funding for Resilience Planning

March 3, 2026 — More information: Judy Benson, communications coordinator, Connecticut Sea Grantjudy.benson@uconn.edu March 3, 2026 – Two additional CT shoreline communities awarded funding… Read More

Governance Structure and -Management Framework for the Long Island Sound Partnership

February 11, 2026 — This document describes the governance of the organizational structure and functions of the Long Island Sound Partnership in advancing actions… Read More

Reef Balls, Real Impact: Living Shoreline Project Restores the Thames River

December 17, 2025 — Along the banks of the Thames River in New London, lines of dome-shaped reef balls now shelter schools of fish,… Read More

Nancy Seligson Describes “The CAC Effect”

December 16, 2025 — Nancy Seligson Describes the "CAC Effect" Read More

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Sound Matters Fall/Winter 2025

December 15, 2025 — Read the 2025 Fall/Winter issue of Sound Matters, the Long Island Sound Partnership newsletter. The Fall issue highlights the Long Island Sound… Read More

Hypoxia in Long Island Sound Drops to Historic Low in 2025

December 4, 2025 — Long Island Sound reached a major milestone in water quality this year, with hypoxia, or low oxygen in bottom waters,… Read More

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Mapping of Long Island Sound Finds Net Increase in Eelgrass Habitat

December 3, 2025 — The University of Rhode Island’s Environmental Data Center recently completed a major update of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) mapping for… Read More

NFWF Announces Nearly $12 Million in Grants from Long Island Sound Futures Fund

December 2, 2025 — CONTACT:Stephen Heverly, for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), 301-485-4370, sheverly@thehatchergroup.comJohn Senn, US EPA Region 1 (New England), 857-329-2447, Senn.John@epa.govCarlos… Read More

Oysters – More than Just Good Eats

November 28, 2025 — Oysters do far more than end up on dinner plates. They clean the water, create habitat, and protect our shores,… Read More

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