Oysters, sturgeon, salt marshes, stormwater and possible impacts of East River storm surge barriers will be the subjects of six two-year research projects being funded by Connecticut Sea Grant starting in 2020. The six projects will focus on different aspects of the ecosystem of the Long Island Sound watershed.
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Feb28CT Blue Economy Education Resources WorkshopProject Oceanology (Avery Point)8:30 AM
Statewide workshop focused on strengthening marine and maritime education, bringing together K-12 educators, school leaders, marine science organizations and businesses.
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Mar27USA Blue Schools Student SymposiumThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk9:30 AM
Students from USA Blue Schools and Long Island Sound School Network from Connecticut and New York will showcase their action projects to their peers.
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Apr29This Fine Piece of Water: LIS Environmental History TalkLyman Allyn Art Museum7:00 PM
Tom Andersen, author of “This Fine Piece of Water,” will discuss how the attitude the Dutch and English brought to North America led to decades of devastating pollution. But how, after 370 years, attitudes about the Sound changed, in the nick of time to stave off environmental disaster.