The Blue Plan is back!
Coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) for Long Island Sound is back on the table.
Category: Water
Village of Mamaroneck Water Quality: what do we know and what can be done
We recently summarized Save the Sound and New York State’s findings along with specific recommended actions that the Village administration can take right away at a presentation to the VOM Committee for the Environment.
Farming to Improve Water Quality
Written for the Long Island Sound Study’s Fall 2014 Update, this pair of articles provides great examples of how farming–both on land and at sea–can help reduce hypoxia and improve the Sound’s water quality.
Our Edgewood Bioswale is finished!
After nearly two weeks of labor and several rain delays, our bioswale at Edgewood School in New Haven is finished!
Now Is the Time! Check for Sewage Overflows
It’s pouring rain across our region, which makes this a great time to go outside and check to see how your local sewer infrastructure is holding up.
We’re building a bioswale! So what is that?
A man-made garden ditch specifically designed to capture and filter rainwater! Learn more about our New Haven project here.
People Power: Citizen Watchdogs Get the Job Done
2014 Hypoxia Review for Long Island Sound
While this summer is an indication of good news, we must continue the enormous challenge of pulling excess nitrogen out of the system.