Two exhibits this fall at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art will showcase projects by two Connecticut Sea Grant-supported photographer and videographer Tomas Koeck and artist-curator Richard Klein.
Author: Judy Benson
Celebrate 40 years of Sound conservation at free family event
The Long Island Sound Partnership, along with partner organizations Connecticut Sea Grant, Project Oceanology, the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve and others, invite the public to a family-friendly free event on Aug. 16 to celebrate 40 years of LIS conservation.
Wrack Lines fall-winter issue receives 2nd national award
The Fall-Winter 2024-2025 issue of Wrack Lines has received an Award of Excellence in the 2025 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence contest. Announced in July, the award comes three months after the issue was selected for a Silver Award winner in the 2025 ACE Critique and Awards Program.
LIS is muse for exhibit, musical work by CTSG-supported artists
Long Island Sound-inspired music, videos, sculptures, paintings and multi-genre visual art by more than a dozen artists will be showcased through the 2025 CT Sea Grant Arts Support Awards. The 18 artists are part of two projects chosen for the Arts Support Awards, a program offered annually since 2009.
Article highlights living shorelines project in Stonington
The article “Living shorelines: Using nature to fight back coastal erosion,” in the July 13 edition of The Day highlights the work of Connecticut Sea Grant, the Avalonia Land Conservancy and other groups at the Dodge Paddock-Beal Preserve.
Long Island Sound Blue Plan Update: feedback requested
Input is being sought on a survey on the Long Island Sound Blue Plan and Resource and Use Inventory. Even those who are not familiar with the plan and inventory are encouraged to complete the survey to help improve the Blue Plan and the data and information contained in the Inventory.
EPA, state partners celebrate 40 years of action for LIS
Senior officials from the EPA, CT and NY, along with many partners, met on June 20 to celebrate 40 years of progress in restoring and protecting the Long Island Sound and announced a new plan that sets a 10-year roadmap to revitalize the Sound as an ecological, economic and recreational resource.
LIS teacher workshop offered at Hammonasset on Sept. 16
LIS Mentor Teachers Elizabeth Brown and Curt Hayes from the Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy will lead a “Deep Dive into Long Island Sound” workshop at Meigs Point at Hammonasset Beach State Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 16, 2025.
Sept. 12 teacher workshop on marine pollution announced
LIS Mentor Teachers Jill Levasseur and Nikki St. George from Bacon Academy in Colchester will lead a workshop focusing on marine pollution at Bluff Point State Park in Groton from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 12.
SHUCKS interns get hands-on training as farmers of the sea
This summer, Danielle Calini and Brendon Goulette will advance their career goals as recipients of the SHUCKS internship at Sixpenny Oyster Farm in Noank. Now in its second year, the paid internship gives hands-on training in aquaculture through part-time work at Sixpenny.