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Reducing Long Island Sound’s Hypoxic Waters
By James Ammerman For decades, the Long Island Sound (LIS), located between New York and Connecticut, has had a chronic problem with bottom water hypoxia, or oxygen depletion, due to
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Long Island Sound Study Seeks Input on Draft Conservation Plan
The Long Island Sound Study (LISS), a NEIWPCC program partner, has opened a 60-day public comment period for formal review of the full draft 2025 Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
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Long Island’s Stormwater Mitigation Program to Start Accepting Submissions
Following a successful pilot in 2023, the ‘Garden Rewards’ program will soon accept applications for year two. Through the program, Long Island homeowners looking to help curb stormwater runoff are
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Funding Available for Long Island Sound Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model
NEIWPCC, in cooperation with the Long Island Sound Study National Estuary Program and its partners, is inviting proposals for the development of a GIS-based eelgrass habitat suitability model. Eelgrass is
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Stormwater Mitigation Program Rewards Long Island Homeowners
The inaugural year of the Long Island (New York) Garden Rewards Program provided more than 200 homeowners with grants to help cover the cost and maintenance of stormwater runoff mitigation
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Funding Available for Development of Nonpoint Source Tracking Tool in the Long Island Sound
NEIWPCC, in cooperation with Long Island Sound Study and its partners including the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is inviting proposals for the continued development of the Long
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Victoria O’Neill: Monitoring the Marshlands of Long Island
By Cheyenne Ellis NEIWPCC Environmental Analyst Victoria O’Neill has dedicated her career to researching and protecting the diverse habitats of Long Island. For the past 10 years, she has worked
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Long Island ‘Garden Rewards’ Grant Program Launches
Up to $500 Available to Install Rain Barrells, Rain Gardens and Native Plant Gardens Long Island homeowners looking to play a role in reducing stormwater runoff, which is one of