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Sound Matters Summer 2024 Issue

August 16, 2024 — Read the Summer 2024 issue of Sound Matters, the newsletter of the long island sound partnership. This issue highlights public access and beach monitoring… Read More

A New Approach to Beach Monitoring Could Improve Public Health in Connecticut

August 16, 2024 — This summer, researchers from the University of Connecticut’s Department of Marine Sciences partnered with local health districts and Save the… Read More

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EPA ORISE Fellow Explores What Plankton Communities Can Tell Us About Climate Change in Long Island Sound

August 16, 2024 — Before earning her doctorate in physical oceanography at the University of Connecticut’s Avery Point Marine Science campus, Dr. Youngmi Shin… Read More

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lisp Welcomes New Staff in Water Quality and Habitat Restoration and Conservation

August 16, 2024 — This summer, the long island sound partnership welcomed Kimarie Yap, Sara Cernadas-Martín, and Mark Shuster to the long island sound… Read More

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Norwalk Eyes Green Designs to Make Urban Waterfront Park Resilient to Climate Change

August 16, 2024 — If you walk along the path at the southern perimeter of Veterans Park, take in the sweeping view of Norwalk… Read More

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Stony Brook University Researchers Pilot Free Shuttle Service to West Meadows Beach

August 16, 2024 — Long Island Sound’s beaches provide an important place for summer fun and cooling relief. But for some Long Island residents,… Read More

A fact sheet on salt marsh monitoring.

Crab Meadow Salt Marsh Monitoring

August 15, 2024 — Sea level rise is happening faster on the Northeastern United States compared to other parts of the world. Increased storm… Read More

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Long Island Sound Takes Center Stage in New York and Connecticut Classrooms

June 26, 2024 — New schools network generates enthusiasm for ocean literacy From the Bronx, Long Island and Westchester County in New York, to… Read More

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Celebrating the American Horseshoe Crab: Long Island Sound’s Living Fossil

June 20, 2024 — In early summer, beachgoers and residents in Connecticut and New York might encounter a spiky, spider-like creature crawling up the… Read More

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Year in Review 2023

June 14, 2024 — The summer 2023 issue of Sound Update highlights some of long island sound partnership's projects and achievements from 2023. Read More

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