A third round of the Long Island Sound (LIS) Resilience Planning Support Program is now open. Up to $1.5 million is available. The program provides planning support for sustainability and resilience-focused projects by matching Long Island Sound communities with qualified contractors.
Connecticut
Wrack Lines issue profiles six standouts in their fields
The Spring-Summer 2025 edition of Wrack Lines magazine tells the stories of six Connecticut residents making their own special impact on our communities.
Input sought for Long Island Sound Blue Plan review
Feedback is being sought for a five-year review and update of the Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory and the Long Island Sound Blue Plan.
Seeking a few good educators to be LIS Mentor Teachers
We are looking for teams of two K-12 teachers to join the Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher program! Do you teach about Long Island Sound, watersheds, and/or the ocean in your classroom? Would you like to help others do the same? We’d love to have you as part of our team!
Report explores state and economic contribution of CT aquaculture
“The State and Economic Contribution of Connecticut’s Aquaculture Sector,” has been published by CT Sea Grant. The document details the current status and trends from 2016 to 2013 in shellfish, finfish and seaweed aquaculture as well as hydroponic, aquaponic and marine ornamental production.
Podcast focuses on CTSG’s work in the coastal environment
Listen to the Connecticut East This Week news magazine podcast of journalist Brian Scott Smith interviewing Connecticut Sea Grant Director Sylvain De Guise and Communications Coordinator Judy Benson about CTSG’s work in the coastal environment.
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.”
Hammonasset cleanup launches 2024 #DontTrashLISound campaign
While camping at Hammonasset Beach State Park in mid-August, the Moriello family of Bethany ended up joining 25 other volunteers picking up trash on a Saturday morning.
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.
CT Oyster Trail, Stonington shellfish farm film unveiled
Gov. Ned Lamont announced the launch of Connecticut’s first-ever oyster trail, accompanied by the premiere of the new short-form documentary, Rising Tide to Table, which celebrates the state’s thriving oyster industry, from farm to fork.