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. […]
County Executive Romaine announced intention to acquire Plum Island from federal government Plum Island’s future is coming into clearer focus, thanks to Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine’s announcement Wednesday that the County will seek to acquire the 822-acre island off the tip of Long Island’s North Fork. The Preserve Plum Island Coalition (PPIC) enthusiastically supports […]
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 […]
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 […]
Increased investment in clean water infrastructure provided one of the few positive outcomes After a budget process that dragged 57 days beyond deadline left barely a week for the Legislature to focus on passing bills, the 2026 New York legislative session concluded Friday, leaving Save the Sound concerned over significant rollbacks to existing environmental protections and […]
Increased clean water investment is a positive; rollbacks to CLCPA, SEQRA threaten environmental health More money will be invested in clean water infrastructure, but the longest negotiation process in years resulted in a New York State budget for Fiscal Year 2027 that Save the Sound laments will be more harmful than helpful for environmental protections. […]
New Haven, CT — Save the Sound has received a transformational $750,000 gift directed by Tim Hopkins on behalf of the Barrett Family Foundation. The gift, announced ahead of Long Island Sound Day—May 22, 2026—as part of the Sound Future Campaign, will expand Soundkeeper boat patrols across the entire Long Island Sound estuary, strengthen Save the Sound’s growing presence on Long Island, […]
