Category: Water
2013 Water Quality: Improved But Still Not Great Off Westchester and Nassau
The results are in: compared to last year, the summer of 2013 on Long Island Sound wasn’t so bad for marine life. Water quality as measured by dissolved oxygen improved over the dismal conditions in 2012 and only a relatively small area saw drastically low dissolved readings.
“Keeping Our Beaches Open” at the Larchmont Mamaroneck Summit
The scores of beach closings at Westchester County’s Long Island Sound beaches over the summer caught the attention recently of a civic group called the Larchmont Mamaroneck Local Summit, which organized its monthly breakfast discussion for October around the topic.
Fridays in the Field #1: Interview with John Hudak of the South Central CT Regional Water Authority
This is the first installment in our “Fridays in the Field” series.
International Coastal Cleanup: 46 Cleanups and They Keep Coming!
Join a Cleanup Near You For the last month and a half, bird watchers, fishermen, sailors, scuba divers, students, citizen groups, and businesses have been cleaning up garbage from Connecticut’s beaches, islands, and rivers as part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). Save the Sound, the Connecticut coordinator for the ICC, has worked with […]
Trunk Show in Rye to Benefit Save the Sound
We want to let you know about a fun trunk show event to benefit Save the Sound this Wednesday. It’s hosted by our friends at Nest Inspired Home in Rye, NY. Please stop by if you can. 10% of proceeds will support our work to clean up the waters of western Long Island Sound–with your […]
Save the Sound and Volunteers Take to the Beach for International Coastal Cleanup
Save the Sound joined with local volunteers and partners including sponsor Bank of America at 22 cleanup sites around the state today as part of the 28th annual International Coastal Cleanup.
Save the Sound Releases Mamaroneck Water Quality Testing Data
Significant bacterial contamination at ten locations in and around Mamaroneck Harbor