Something was off, though the imperfection would’ve been imperceptible to most people. Elena Colón took a long, last, critical look and suggested a correction to Lindsey Potts, who fine-tuned the final adjustment. They stepped back, reviewed their work, and were satisfied. The freshly hung picture frame was straight and level. Such attention to detail was […]
Save the Sound’s John and Daria Barry Foundation Water Quality Lab recently received certification by the Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) of the New York State Department of Health-Wadsworth Center, a significant accomplishment for a lab owned and operated by a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. New York ELAP is an approved accrediting authority under the National […]
September 21: Save the Sound Hosts International Coastal Cleanup Day On Saturday, September 21, Save the Sound will host 22 cleanups as part of the 2024 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day across Connecticut. For more than 21 years, Save the Sound has been Connecticut’s official coordinating organization for ICC Day. The International Coastal Cleanup Day […]
This blog post was written by Save the Sound communications intern, Jillian Hooey. To preserve the health of the Sound, scientists are focusing on the prospective power that mussels and oysters hold to clean our waterways. A single mussel or oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. That is almost 20,000 […]
New Haven, CT – This weekend heavy rains and devastating flooding swept through the Long Island Sound region. Southwestern Connecticut and Long Island were hit especially hard, with flash flooding damaging homes, washing out roads, and submerging low-lying areas under as much as 10 inches of rainfall. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the […]
How’s the water? It’s the question our water quality team is asked more than any other. And as with most simple-sounding questions, there’s no easy answer. There are about 18 trillion gallons of water in Long Island Sound, an estuary spanning 1,220 square miles bounded by 600 miles of Connecticut and New York coastline. That […]
First cleanup to be held Aug. 17; 49 more scheduled across state New Haven, CT – Over 50 cleanups are already scheduled between August and October for Save the Sound’s 2024 Connecticut Cleanup season. This massive volunteer effort prevents thousands of pounds of litter and waste from polluting the Long Island Sound watershed each year. […]
Amphibians are the metamorphic marvels of the liminal spaces between land and water. Most frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts begin their lives as tadpoles with gills, gradually morphing into four-legged adults equipped with lungs. Some skip the lung-creating step and breathe through their permeable skin. These unusual adaptive feats allow amphibians to survive the demands […]
