If experience really is the best teacher, Deborah Abibou and Alicia Tyson have been to some of the prime places to learn about community resilience work. The two recently joined CTSG, filling new positions as sustainable and resilient community extension educators.
Long Island Sound
Public radio program highlights role of oysters in LIS
Connecticut Public Radio host Lucy Nalpathanchil interviews CTSG’s Tessa Getchis, oyster farmer Norm Bloom and Long Island Soundkeeper Bill Lucy about the importance of oysters and other shellfish in the Sound.
Read about CT NERR, bay’s seaweed woes & major museum remake
“Discovery, Rediscovery and Rebirth” is the theme for the Fall-Winter 2021-2022 issue of Wrack Lines, now available in print and online. Articles tell the stories of the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve, research into seaweed problems in Little Narragansett Bay, and the Peabody Museum’s transformation.
With seas awash in plastic, big changes needed at all scales
This op-ed article by CTSG Communications Coordinator Judy Benson was published in Connecticut Hearst newspapers on Nov. 6, 2021.
Marine life, human-sea interactions to be explored by researchers
Six research projects exploring various facets of Long Island Sound and the wider marine environment have been selected by CTSG for the 2022-2024 funding cycle. Four will focus on marine life amid changing environmental conditions. One will look at community behaviors in response to flood risks, while the sixth will focus on human relationships with the ocean.
Judy Preston offers talk titled ‘The New Lawn’
Judy Preston, Long Island Sound outreach coordinator for Connecticut Sea Grant, will give a talk titled, “The New Lawn: Landscaping for Long Island Sound” on Nov. 6 in Ledyard.
New oyster farmers help highlight National Seafood Month
Oysters grow fast in Beebe Cove.
At least that’s the experience of two of Connecticut’s newest shellfish farmers, Will Ceddia and Jason Hamilton.
New ‘Domestic Seaweed 101’ infographic created
The Sea Grant Seaweed Hub has released a new infographic that provides a guide to where seaweed is grown and current market outlets.
Spanish version of ‘Living Treasures’ slide show available
A slide presentation of “Tesoros Vivientes: Las plantas y animales del Long Island Sound,” the Spanish version of “Living Treasures: The plants and animals of Long Island Sound,” is now posted online and available for download.
Project will help strengthen state’s shellfish industry
Connecticut Sea Grant has been awarded a $196,990 federal grant to lead a project designed to further the recovery of Connecticut’s shellfish industry from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and position it to be more resilient in the future.