An Island Full of Surprises (Part II)
Part 2 of a two-part series on Plum Island by John Turner of the Preserve Plum Island Coalition. Here’s part 1.
Category: Plum Island
A Time to Be Grateful: Conserving Lands Together
It takes a village to protect the wild places that make Connecticut and Long Island Sound special. We’re grateful for our partners.
An Island Full of Surprises
Part 1 of a two-part series on Plum Island by John Turner of the Preserve Plum Island Coalition
Long Island Sound region Senators release letter on Plum Island
Senators Blumenthal, Schumer, Murphy, and Gillibrand, make the argument that the repeal of the law makes even more sense today, now that the economic reasoning for the original law no longer does.
New book reveals true history of Plum Island
For many decades, mystery and intrigue have surrounded this island off Long Island’s North Fork. For the first time, a new book chronicles “the world’s most mysterious island.”
MONDAY: Protecting Plum Island: An Informational Gathering for Local Residents in the North Fork
Join Save the Sound and the Group for the East End for an informational discussion about the future of Plum Island and the steps that are being taken to protect it from development. The event will take place on Monday, April 29 from 6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. at Poquatuck Hall in Orient, NY.
Plum Island Hearing May 7: Zoning Island Could Save It from Development
While we wait for the federal government to release the final Environmental Impact Statement on Plum Island, we at Save the Sound are working hard looking at other ways to prevent the island from being sold to the highest bidder. On May 7, there will be a chance for the public to speak in support […]
Last week’s Plum Island Hearing in Greenport
In addition to attending the Plum Island hearing in Old Saybrook last week, Save the Sound staff traveled across the Sound to check out the New York public hearing in Greenport on October 18. On the ferry over from New London, we got to see Little Gull Island and Plum Island from the sea and […]