More than 788 Miles Paddled and $11,600 Raised to Benefit Long Island Sound NEW HAVEN, Conn., and LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Participants paddled more than 788 miles across shoreline and open water by kayak, stand up paddleboard, and canoe during the eleventh annual Paddle for the Sound. The virtual challenge and fundraiser, organized by Save the Sound, brought […]
On the last Friday of July, our Soundkeeper team embarked on their 100th trip to remove lost or abandoned lobster traps from Long Island Sound. It’s an important and impressive milestone for this program, launched in 2022 to help save wildlife and retrieve debris that in some cases has been littering the Sound for decades. […]
Join fellow paddlers in a kayak, stand up paddleboard, or canoe challenge to protect clean water, wildlife, and coastal communities NEW HAVEN, Conn., and LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Save the Sound’s Paddle for the Sound returns for its eleventh year from July 31 through August 9, inviting paddlers of all experience levels to kayak, stand up paddleboard, or canoe while raising funds to protect and restore Long Island Sound. Paddle for the Sound allows participants to paddle from any location throughout the 10-day […]
Restoring Long Island’s Nissequogue River natural wildlife habitat and supporting the natural floodplain at forefront of litigation (EAST ISLIP, NY – July 13, 2026) — Six environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Suffolk County Legislature challenging the County’s failure to fully evaluate the potential ecological and community resilience impacts of building a new […]
Not so very long ago, the numbers were bleak. The 2022 spring fish run in Connecticut was down about 350,000 alewife. Blueback herring fared even worse—only 570 bluebacks were counted by state-monitored runs, a decrease of 99.9 percent from 1985. Both species of river herring are critical to the food web, in Connecticut’s rivers and […]
Hartford, CT — The 2026 Connecticut Legislative Session ended tonight at midnight, delivering important wins and hard-fought compromises for solar access, clean transportation, and ecosystem protection. Below, Save the Sound policy experts comment on the outcomes of the 2026 session. Advancing Renewable Energy, Clean Air, and Environmental Justice “On the last day of the legislative session, the General Assembly passed a solar bill that ensures that the state’s residential, commercial, […]
American Rivers is today naming the Nissequogue River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026, due to the recently approved proposal to build a new dam without a comprehensive environmental impact statement. The unexpected breach of Stump Pond Dam in 2024 restored an important stretch of the Nissequogue, reconnecting habitat, allowing the floodplain to function […]
Long Island Sound Partnership, National Estuary Program, BEACH Act clear hurdle Tuesday night Three programs critical to supporting Save the Sound’s work to restore and protect Long Island Sound were included in the American Water Stewardship Act (H.R. 6422), which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night in a decisive bipartisan floor […]
