Reauthorization and funding of Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, National Estuary Program remain top priorities As the second session of the 119th U.S. Congress gavels to a start, Save the Sound is focused on legislation that reauthorizes the Long Island Sound Partnership and National Estuary Program and robust funding for both programs in Fiscal […]
New York’s 2026 legislative session begins in Albany on Wednesday, January 7, amid heightened concerns about state budget shortfalls and affordability. Save the Sound acknowledges these challenges but also recognizes the urgency to strengthen state-level policy and funding to protect clean water and habitats, coastlines, and communities from the increasing impacts of climate change. “We […]
The work we do together all year to protect and restore the water, air, and land in our Long Island Sound backyard will also protect your summer. Healthy waters to swim in, and to drink. Less trash underfoot on the beach. Fish migrating upstream to their spawning grounds and your fishing pole. Beautiful nature to […]
The Stump Pond Dam in Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown, NY was constructed as a mill 227 years ago on the Nissequogue River, creating a 100-acre pond behind it. In August 2024, an unnamed thunderstorm breached the dam, unleashing the dam material and a flood wave from the impounded water to the downstream reaches of […]
Soundkeeper Bill Lucey encouraged about prospects for recovery in Long Island Sound region While Amendment 10 did not get reinstated to the New England Fishery Management Council’s official priorities list for 2026, the Council did add some of its key components that could protect shad and river herring during Thursday’s final session of its December […]
Rye, New York – Save the Sound has launched the new Alexander Center for Ecological Action, which brings together our Ecological Restoration program and the Doherty Climate and Resilience Institute to build a healthier future for the Long Island Sound region through innovation and leadership. The Alexander Center for Ecological Action has been made possible […]
Environmental professionals from across the country gather in New Haven to learn and share natural solutions for resilient shorelines. New Haven, CT —The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Climate & Resilience Institute at Save the Sound co-hosted a Tech Transfer Workshop in New Haven with Restore America’s Estuaries last Wednesday and Thursday. Over 300 coastal and estuarine habitat restoration professionals and stakeholders […]
NEW HAVEN, Conn., and LARCHMONT, N.Y. — More than 500 miles of shoreline and open water were explored by kayak, paddleboard, and canoe over the course of ten days this summer as clean water advocates came together for the tenth annual Paddle for the Sound. This virtual sporting event, organized by Save the Sound, brought […]
