In the largest Long Island Sound research award in the history of the collaboration between CTSG, NYSG and the Long Island Sound Study, 13 projects have been selected that will improve understanding of factors impacting several fish species, shellfish, water quality and restoration of salt marshes.
Climate Change
15 LIS communities receive resilience planning support funding
Thanks to a new bi-state program, 15 coastal communities in the Long Island Sound region have been awarded nearly $1.1 million in planning support to advance climate resilience-focused projects.
3rd Annual Sustainable & Resilient Communities Workshop
The 3rd Annual Sustainable And Resilient Communities Workshop will take place virtually from 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 10-11, 2024. Learn about resilience assistance programs, new tools and planning for inundation through relocation, land use policies and buyout programs.
Special issue of Wrack Lines features diverse youth voices
Six youth writers who received the Wrack Lines Voices of Diverse Youth Scholarship shared their reflections and insights about nature and climate change in the Fall-Winter 2024-2025 issue of our biannual magazine.
‘What If We Get It Right?’ community book talks planned
Connecticut Sea Grant, along with the Groton and Bridgeport public libraries, will host three community book discussions about, What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures, by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
Long Island Sound Resilience Assistance Programs
The Long Island Sound Study sustainable and resilient communities extension professionals have established two assistance programs–the Long Island Sound Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program and the Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program.
Two CTSG-CLEAR webinars planned for Climate Week
As part of statewide Climate Week events Sept. 22-28, Connecticut Sea Grant and the UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) will host two free webinars for the public, “Rebuild by Design’s Atlas of Accountability,” and “UConn Climate Corps: Climate Adaptation Projects in Communities.”
Project to boost preparedness of residents of 3 cities
Aging residents of underserved groups in Stamford, West Haven and New London will be better equipped to recover from the effects of severe weather events that cause flooding, power outages and other impacts to their communities, thanks to a project led by CTSG and UConn Extension.
Barrett featured on radio show on 2024 hurricane season
WNPR’s “Where We Live” program on June 11 featured CT Sea Grant Coastal Habitat Specialist and Extension Educator Emerita Juliana Barrett talking about the 2024 hurricane season and preparedness.
Issue features oyster videos, black sea bass, marshes & more
“Natural Effects: Tales of Our Dynamic Environment” is the theme for the Spring-Summer 2024 issue of Wrack Lines. Read about the project using GoPro cameras on oyster cages, research into the explosion of black sea bass in the Sound, three scientists studying CT salt marshes, and more.