Long Island Sound Study

Join our team from The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk and our partners on December 7th at Vet's Park in Norwalk for a coastal clean-up! Hope to see you there!

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This week, the annual National Estuary Program (NEP) Tech Transfer took place at Stony Brook University, hosted by the Peconic Estuary Partnership, the NY/NJ Harbor & Estuary Program, and the Long Island Sound Study. Over three days, staff from 26 of the 28 NEPs across the country came together to share insights on water quality monitoring and improvements, habitat protection and restoration, living resources management, and how to engage communities in our work. The event concluded with field trips organized by each host NEP to project locations, offering a closer look at the unique and site-specific challenges faced by each program. This annual gathering is a key opportunity for estuary programs nationwide to exchange knowledge and build connections. It was another great Tech Transfer in the books and we look forward to continued collaboration with other NEPs! #KnowledgeSharing #Restoration #Water Hudson River Foundation

Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Long Island Sound Sustainable and Resilient Communities Workshop running December 10-11, 2024. Over two days, virtual programming will explore grant writing and planning assistance opportunities, as well as feature new regional resilience resources. Hear from organizations that have successfully utilized these resources to advance resilience project plans, build capacity, and secure competitive grant funding! #Grants Attend the workshop: https://lnkd.in/eVJf8K3g

Good news about water quality conditions in the Long Island Sound! Thank you Long Island Sound Study for your continued leadership to restore and protect the Sound. #WaterQuality #LongIslandSound #Hypoxia

With funding from LISS and support from New York Sea Grant Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professionals, Pace University's Land Use Law Center recently brought its award-winning Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program to Suffolk and Nassau municipalities within the Long Island Sound watershed. The training program consisted of three full-day workshops held in Hauppauge, NY that focused on the land use system, innovative approaches to sea level rise adaptation, hazard mitigation, and natural resource protection to strengthen community planning, regulation, and informed decision-making. Twenty-eight municipal staff and community leaders, representing eighteen different Long Island Sound communities, completed the Program. Program graduates gained new networks of support, identified successful land use techniques, and developed implementation plans that will enable a more resilient future for their community and the Long Island Sound region. PC: New York Sea Grant

LISS partners and program staff gathered at Stony Brook University this week for our annual two-day Management Committee Meeting. Discussions focused on developing the updated Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and how the CCMP will impact program implementation for the next decade. Those in attendance also shared reflections on renaming the LISS program and addressed key topics such as climate change, monitoring, and modeling. You can submit a public comment on the CCMP through November 22, 2024 using this link: https://lnkd.in/eK7sFCnM It was a productive conversation and great opportunity for people working regionally to connect in-person. Thank you NEIWPCC for your planning support! #LISound #TeamPlanning #Management #Committee

We're off and running at the Long Island Sound Study Management Committee meeting at Stony Brook University. The committee is working to finalize a new Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan to guide the program into the future. Learn more: https://ow.ly/My9650TRKCp

Only one month left to share your feedback on the LISS draft comprehensive management plan. Explore how LISS is "Managing the Urban Sea", public comment closes November 23, 2024. https://arcg.is/0WbHnO0

Now Hiring! Program Associate, Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund. If you live in the Long Island watershed and want to do more to protect the Sound and the people, consider joining our team. https://lnkd.in/dV88FAJU