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New StoryMap Explores the Land and People of the Long Island Sound Watershed
From the forested headwaters of the Connecticut River along the Canadian border, to the bustling urban landscape of Bronx, New York, a new StoryMap provides insight on the people that live and work within the Long Island Sound watershed. Created by the University of Connecticut (UConn) Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) and…
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Funding Available for Long Island Sound Eelgrass Restoration Program
NEIWPCC, in cooperation with the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) National Estuary Program and its partners, is inviting proposals to develop and initiate a long-term and large-scale eelgrass seed dispersal restoration program. Eelgrass meadows are identified as a priority habitat for conservation and restoration in the LISS Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for their wide-ranging…
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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 nutrient pollution from urban wastewater treatment plants, stormwater, septic systems and fertilizer runoff. These hypoxic waters are unable to sustain life, leading to die-offs of…
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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 (CCMP). LISS develops and implements a management plan that establishes priorities for conservation, research and funding for the estuary and its watershed. The CCMP serves…
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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 eligible for grants to help cover the cost of mitigation projects. The program is a partnership between the Long Island Regional Planning Council (LIRPC), the…
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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 considered a priority habitat for conservation and restoration in the Long Island Sound Study Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Eelgrass meadows provide nursery habitat and…
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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 projects on their property. The Program is a partnership between the Long Island Regional Planning Council (LIRPC), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC),…
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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 Island Sound best management practice (BMP) tracking tool. The project will advance the tracking and reporting of a nonpoint source and stormwater BMP tracking tool…
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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 on countless projects in the field, as well as community outreach efforts which, as a native of the island herself, have given her the chance…
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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 the leading causes of nitrogen pollution in our waterways, will soon be eligible for grants to help cover the cost and maintenance of runoff mitigation…