Overall failure rates drop, but high bacteria counts persist despite another dry monitoring season For the second straight year, overall failure rates dropped in Save the Sound’s annual fecal indicator bacteria monitoring season. Of the 745 water samples collected by staff and volunteer community scientists from 66 locations from Greenwich, CT, through Westchester County and […]
Long Island Sound is a beautiful resource enjoyed by thousands of residents for boating, swimming, and fishing. However, climate change increasingly impacts our recreation. Going to the beach? First check if the water quality is safe for swimming. Want some seafood at a local restaurant? Better check for contamination warnings. Teaching your children to fish? You might need to go elsewhere if your local […]
As they reached the bridge that marked the end of a thousand-meter piece, Reagan Amundsen and her three Maritime Rowing Club teammates in the shell stopped to catch their breath. What she noticed that morning in that particular stretch of the Norwalk River, though, took her breath away. There was debris floating in the water, […]
If you’re around a lake, pond, or the still reaches of a stream around the Long Island Sound region, see if you can find a freshwater snail suctioned to a plant or gliding along the mud. If you pick one up, the snail will likely slurp its soft head and muscular foot back into […]
In a virtual press conference Wednesday morning, Save the Sound unveiled a new tool that puts the ability to easily access and share data about the health of Long Island Sound and the rivers that flow to it into the hands of local environmental groups, government agencies, educators, and more. QuickDrops is the first database of […]
Nitrogen Pollution Management Leads to Improvement in Open Water Grades; Water Quality in Many Sound Bays Raises Concern The regional nonprofit environmental organization Save the Sound has released findings of its 2024 Long Island Sound Report Card. The biennial report offers compelling evidence that efforts to reduce the amount of nitrogen released into Long Island […]
A year ago, Ameera Khan was ready for the start of the Unified Water Study season, her first managing the field and group coordination elements of our Long Island Sound-wide water monitoring program. This year, she’s even more prepared. That’s what a season’s worth of experience will do for you. It’s not that she expects […]
Washington, D.C. – The Farmington River faces a significant threat from the harmful and outdated Rainbow Dam. Today, American Rivers announces the inclusion of the Farmington River in its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®. “The Farmington River supports diverse fish and wildlife, is a vital source of clean drinking water for the region, […]
