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NFWF Announces Requests for Proposals for 2020 Futures Fund

March 23, 2020 — The National Fish and Wildlife Found has announced the release of the updated and enhanced 2020 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Long Island Sound Futures Fund grant program. Read More

Long Island Sound partnership Launches Next Generation of Its Website

March 23, 2020 — The Long Island Sound partnership has launched a new website design that will make it easier to communicate the efforts of the federal, state, and local partners to protect and restore the Long Island Sound, an estuary of national significance. Read More

A Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly in Caumsett State Park on Long Island.

Pollinator Pathways

March 5, 2020 — Judy talks pollinators with renowned authority Mary Ellen Lemay, the originator of the Pollinator Pathway project. Learn more on the… Read More

Frequency of Hypoxia

March 1, 2020 — The map above illustrates the areas of Long Island Sound that are most frequently affected by hypoxia.  The colors on… Read More

Long Island Sound partnership Fact Sheet Series

February 28, 2020 — The series highlights different Long Island Sound partnership initiatives to help accomplish goals established in the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Read More

Seaweed Farming in Connecticut and New York Takes Off

February 24, 2020 — Growing sugar kelp is being tested in three pilot projects to find out if seaweed can be cultivated in Long Island Sound and other regional waters to improve water quality. Read More

Save the Sound and NYS Parks Complete Transformational Project at Sunken Meadow State Park

February 24, 2020 — Save the Sound and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (NYS Parks) have completed the final phase of improvements designed to restore and protect 135 acres of salt marsh in Sunken Meadow State Park. Read More

Sound Bytes Winter 2020

February 22, 2020 — Read the Winter 2020 issue of Sound Bytes. Download the Winter 2020 issue as a PDF here. Read More

Registration Now Open for Spring Workshop on Creating Successful Behavior Change Campaigns

February 21, 2020 — The April 28-29th workshop to learn how to develop effective environmental campaigns using Community-Based Social Marketing techniques was postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Long Island Sound partnership is looking forward to rescheduling the event soon. Read More

Tracking Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Long Island Sound – A Story Map

February 17, 2020 — Throughout most of the year wind and tidal mixing bring much needed dissolved oxygen to the Sound’s bottom waters. However,… Read More

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