When the calendar flipped to September, the countdown clock for closing the jails on Rikers Island ticked inside two years. That Aug. 31, 2027 legally mandated deadline grows closer every day, yet we are no closer to New York City being ready to meet it Which means we’re not ready to begin converting the island […]
In the woods that border two ballfields in Flint Park, there is a creek most locals don’t know exists. It appears out of nowhere, popping out from a culvert under Boston Post Road beside a car dealership a few hundred yards from Save the Sound’s Larchmont office. It turns left into the park and remains […]
Blue skies, glowing green meadows, and shell pink milkweed flowers. This was the idyllic natural palette flaunted by the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, on the first day of summer. A red carpet would have been an appropriate addition, considering the A-list guests and environmental organizations who turned out to celebrate 40 years of stewardship of […]
We all know that some communities deal with more pollution than others—and that some have an easier time getting their voices heard than others. Here in the Long Island Sound region, New York and Connecticut recognize this via state law. In enacting the 2022 Environmental Justice Siting Law, the New York State Legislature recognized that […]
The section of the Byram River where the students stood was only shin deep. Still, David Abreu could tell they were fully immersed in their work. “I was watching them picking up rocks, using the kick nets, grabbing all the bugs from the nets. You could see their faces brighten up when they realized, ‘Oh […]
Last year’s World Wetlands Day arrived with more cause for concern than celebration. It was the first event since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency back in May 2023, which redefined the Waters of the United States in ways that left wetlands vulnerable. In the words of Roger Reynolds, our senior […]
One year ago, Dana Dam (aka Strong Pond Dam), was removed, reconnecting 10 miles of Norwalk River habitat. A year later, the signs of habitat restoration are evident. Nearly 40 different species of trees and shrubs, planted by dozens of volunteers, now grow along the embankment of the river. Sea lamprey spawns upstream of the […]
There was so much to celebrate at Save the Sound this year: President Leah Lopez Schmalz accepted a national award on the organization’s behalf from the Garden Club of America; Laura Wildman, our vice president for ecological action, became the first woman honored with the International Fish Passage Conference’s Distinguished Career Award; we welcomed eight […]
