Judy Preston, who served as Connecticut Sea Grant’s Long Island Sound outreach coordinator from 2009 to 2022, received the Tom ODell Distinguished Service Award for her four decades of professional and volunteer conservation and environmental education work.
Author: Judy Benson
Orientation offered for prospective research funding applicants
CTSG will host an orientation meeting Nov. 2 for introducing new and interested researchers to CTSG and CTSG research opportunities, including the 2028-2030 CTSG Omnibus.
Webinar focuses on website, web tool for riparian projects
CT Sea Grant and UConn Clear will offer a webinar titled, “The Riparian Assessment Tool: Maximizing the Benefits of Waterfront Areas” on Nov. 12 as part of Connecticut’s Third Annual Sustainability and Resilience Week 2026 events.
Love of the sea bridges artist, professor in unique project
Artist Chris Coffin and UConn Professor Matthew McKenzie met at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery last year and started a conversation over a piece Coffin contributed to an exhibit of multiple artists’ depictions of Long Island Sound.
Taxation of Aquaculture in Connecticut: Review of PA 490 and PA 21-24
“Taxation of Aquaculture in Connecticut: Review of PA 490 and PA 21-24,” was produced by the Marine Affairs Institute at the Roger Williams University School of Law and the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Tessa Getchis and Mike Gilman of Connecticut Sea Grant contributed to this report.
5th annual SRC workshop Nov. 18 in Bridgeport
Registration is now open for the 5th annual Sustainable & Resilient Communities Workshop on Nov. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
$1.2M available for Long Island Sound community projects
Restore America’s Estuaries has announced funding for the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund. Up to $1,200,000 in competitive funding will be awarded to support projects in New York and Connecticut in 2027.
Coastal Resilience field trips at Hammonasset, West Haven
Resilience field trips and workshops will be offered on Sept. 16 at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison and on Oct. 2 at West Haven Town Hall, Eco Park and other locations.
#DontTrashLISound campaign opening event a success
The 10th annual #DontTrashLISound campaign got underway on Aug. 8 with a cleanup at Fort Trumbull State Park and the surrounding neighborhood in New London. The event drew more than a dozen volunteers, who collected 102 pounds of trash.
What if there was no trash to pick up?
This op-ed article, published in The Day, The Connecticut Mirror and Connecticut Hearst newspapers, announces the kickoff of the 10th annual #DontTrashLISound campaign on Aug. 8 with a cleanup at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London.