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What’s happening with The Preserve?
Many people may hold the false belief that the proposed development on a 1,000 acre pristine coastal forest known as The Preserve in Old Saybrook, Essex, and Westbrook died in 2006 when the Old Saybrook Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission denied the developer’s plan for a 224 home and championship golf course. But no, the […]
Bunker Plentiful in Long Island Sound This Year
If you have spent time on Long Island Sound this summer, especially between Rye, New York and Old Saybrook, Connecticut, perhaps you’ve spotted black patches of water among a sea of blue. At closer inspection the dark, nervous water may have appeared moving or boiling with splashes. This is the scene I’ve been witnessing every […]
Preserve Plum Island Coalition: Keep Our Treasured Gem Safe
To anyone who spends time walking along its shoreline or floating on its waters, it’s pretty obvious that the Long Island Sound abounds with life. Terns wheel in the sky before plummeting for small bait fish that ripple the surface. Diamondback terrapins float in tidal creeks, their presence belied by heads bobbing at the surface. […]
Humpback Whale Washes Up Ashore in Stonington
According to the New London Day, a small, 20-foot female humpback whale washed up ashore in Stonington yesterday. The whale was found floating at a beach in the Lords Point area. Officials state that the whale had been dead for about a week and was brought to shore by the tides from Fishers Island Sound. […]
Federal Government Must Protect Plum Island
Today, the U.S. General Services Administration released its Draft Environmental Impact Study for Plum Island, detailing what environmental impact a sale would have on the island. Unfortunately, in the report, the GSA still recommends a sale of the Island, despite the detrimental effect it would have on the natural habitat and wildlife that call Plum […]
Connecticut Forest & Park Association: Footpaths through the forests of Connecticut
One of the best places to enjoy the outdoors on a hot summer day is in the shade and serenity of the forest. In Connecticut, forests are never too far away since approximately 55 percent of the state is forested. In fact, a greater percentage of Connecticut residents (72 percent) live within half a mile […]
This Weekend: Kayak for a Cause XII
One of Long Island Sound’s summer staples will be taking place this weekend. For the 12th consecutive July, hundreds of kayakers will embark on a paddle across the Sound as part of Kayak for a Cause to raise thousands of dollars for worthy charities. Thankfully, for many years in a row, Save the Sound has […]