It’s World Water Day!
Water is always at the forefront of our minds—and never more so than on World Water Day! This year’s theme is Water and Energy. How is water related to energy, you ask? Water is related to almost everything we do!
Category: Long Island Sound
Increase NY’s Environmental Protection Fund to Clean Up the Western Sound
Fixing the sewers that are the main reason Westchester’s Long Island Sound beaches close so often is an expensive proposition.
Guest Post: Senator Blumenthal on Protecting Plum Island
This guest post by Senator Richard Blumenthal highlights the need for federal conservation measures to protect Plum Island. Save the Sound thanks Senator Blumenthal for his longstanding role as a champion of Plum Island.
A Blue Plan for Long Island Sound
There’s a lot going on in and around Long Island Sound. It’s 1320 square miles of saltwater and sun; beaches, ports, and marshes; sailboats, tankers, and lobster pots. To ensure a good and prosperous future for Long Island Sound, we need to build an inventory of our current uses and create a guide for the future.
Let’s Rebuild All U.S. Fish Populations and Prevent Overfishing
What Long Island Sound fish is a hard fighter, voracious eating machine, and plays baseball in Bridgeport, Connecticut?
For oxygen in the Sound, which is more important: the size of a sewage plant or its location?
The answer may surprise you.
Fridays in the Field #10: The Nature Conservancy’s Adam Whelchel, Part 2
In the second of this two-part post, Adam discusses using natural infrastructure and planning for Connecticut’s future.
Fridays in the Field #10: The Nature Conservancy’s Adam Whelchel, Part 1
In the first of this two-part post, Adam discusses the impacts of extreme storms and managing the tradeoffs of rebuilding.