For #SepticSmartWeek: #NYSeaGrant offers resources for homeowners that explain how septic systems work, how to keep them functioning properly. There’s also a list of trusted resources: nyseagrant.org/septicfolder #GreatLakes #LakeOntario #LakeErie #seagrant #newyorkseagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

Register to join #LISound Partnership for one of its three mentor teacher workshops: 9/20 Oyster Bay ow.ly/kRqr50WSfEt; 9/20 Bronx bit.ly/3I5DGEp; 9/24 Kings Park ow.ly/tqrh50WSfEr CTLE & participation certificates available upon request #LongIslandSound #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

Attend 9/18 webinar bit.ly/mycoastny0925 Contribute to #MyCoastNY, take photos of local flooding, shoreline change, storm damage mycoast.org/NY, where you can download #MyCoast app. Don’t forget to enable notifications. #SeaGrantCommSci #SeaGrant #newyorkseagrant #nyseagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

Apply by 10/5 for full-time #LongIslandSound Partnership science communicator based w/ @neiwpcc.org in Lowell, MA: ow.ly/VU9q50WUCuj Looking for a skilled writer passionate about communicating how science & env management can help sustain & protect urban waterways from emerging threats. #SeaGrant

#GreatLakes property owners — Is erosion/flooding impacting your shoreline? Visit nyseagrant.info/glcoastalpro... sign up for a free consultation (bit.ly/shorelinesit...) w/ #NYSeaGrant #Cornell Coop Ext specialist at #SUNYOswego; #seagrant #LakeOntario #LakeErie #NYSDEC @cornellcals.bsky.social

5 new projects selected by #nyseagrant, #nysdec for funding via NY's #GreatLakes Basin Small Grants Program, totaling nearly $200K to support local restoration, education, resilience efforts: bit.ly/glsmallgrants #LakeOntario #LakeErie #seagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social @bnwaterkeeper.bsky.social

Contribute to #MyCoastNY: take photos of local flooding, shoreline change, storm damage mycoast.org/NY, where you can download the #MyCoast app. Don’t forget to enable notifications. #SeaGrantCommSci #SeaGrant #newyorkseagrant #nyseagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

Targeted outreach/coordination by #LongIslandSound Partnership has helped North Shore sites lead '25 River Herring & American Eel migration survey in volunteer participation, number of observation events—a milestone for a region that often records few fish sightings bit.ly/2025riverher... #SeaGrant

Heading to the water? Our updated "Protect Your Dog from Harmful Algae" brochure has helpful info—what to look for, exposure symptoms, what to do if your pet comes into contact w/ a HAB: nyseagrant.info/dogsandhabsb... @miseagrant.bsky.social‬ @ilinseagrant.bsky.social‬ @mnseagrant.bsky.social

#LongIslandSound’s peak of hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) activity often in mid-Aug, just what #LISound Partnership’s new forecasting model predicted for this year. See #EPA's "Success in the Urban Sea" story map: arcg.is/1jHyfK1 #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

Join NYSG #GreatLakes fisheries specialist on 9/23 for a seminar (w/ #SUNYOswego, #USGS) on Alewife, a key forage fish supporting #LakeOntario's prized trout and salmon fishery nyseagrant.info/loalewifeupd... bit.ly/nysgloalewif... #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social #newyorkseagrant #nyseagrant

Register, join NYSG 9/19 at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social‬ Law School as we co-host a deep dive into policies surrounding marine Carbon Dioxide Removal in our coastal waters: events.columbia.edu/go/Navigatin...; #SeaGrant @sabincenter.bsky.social @waseagrant.bsky.social @oceannetworks.ca

What do people really think and know about #LongIslandSound?The #LISound Partnership asked. And 3,700+ people across NY & CT answered: bit.ly/lisoundsurve... #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

NYSG's #SafeBoating resources nyseagrant.info/marina, incl safety equipment checklist, info on boater edu certificate, courses, life jackets, vessel check, & more #NationalSafeBoatingWeek #GreatLakes #LakeOntario #SeaGrant @miseagrant.bsky.social‬ @ilinseagrant.bsky.social‬ @mnseagrant.bsky.social‬

NYSG #SGIntern Janice Yohannan, @cornelluniversity.bsky.social rising junior, monitored natural & nature-based features w/ @naturalareasnyc.bsky.social, will co-present findings to EPA’s Urban Waters Federal Partnership #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social‬ #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci

NYSG #SGIntern Genesis Dacosta, @cuny.edu’s John Jay College rising junior, examined microplastic pollution in fashion; Helped run Genspace, @hudsonriverpark.bsky.social workshops, drafted an environmental sustainability website #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci

NYSG #SGIntern Crow Idnani, @cornelluniversity.bsky.social rising senior, led students thru microplastics pollution course w @columbiauniversity.bsky.social‬ Eco Ambassadors global prog #SeaGrant #NJSeaGrant @nycwater.bsky.social @cornellcals.bsky.social‬ #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci

NYSG #SGIntern Isabel Hahl, @colgate.edu rising junior, worked w/ (a) @ubuffalo.bsky.social researchers on native freshwater mussel habitat study; (b) NYSG specialist to create a freshwater mussel lesson plan for local educators #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci

NYSG #SGIntern Elise Ruby, rising @sunyesf.bsky.social‬ sophomore, conducted field work in Buffalo w/ @deptfishwildlife.bsky.social‬ & the Razavi Ecotoxicology Lab, helping catch fish & prep them in the lab for contaminant analyses. #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci

As a NYSG #SGIntern, Veda Keon (rising @sunyesf.bsky.social‬ junior) conducted #HudsonRiver microplastic pollution research, assisted in edu progs w/ #NYSDEC, incl '25 Institute Discovering Environmental Scientists (TIDES) prog. #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci

Miradyn Feist, a rising @cornelluniversity.bsky.social junior, had a hands-on experience as a NYSG #SGIntern in workforce development, learning about Long Island’s oyster industry through LIOGA and Hart’s Hatchery. #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social‬ #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci

NYSG #SGIntern & rising #sunyoswego senior Aileigh Ray worked this summer at the H. Lee White Maritime Museum, where she created a #LakeOntario recreation & tourism exhibit, provided lighthouse tours, & assisted w/ local events #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci

Experience “Marine Camp”: bit.ly/marinecamp25.... This program provides an option for youth support service orgs to bring students on enrichment field trips. Partners: New York Sea Grant, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, and NY State Parks at Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center.

Help build resilience in your NY community via the Cornell Climate Stewards program. Sign Up for free fall 2025 training by 9/1: bit.ly/climatestewards2025. More at climatestewards.cornell.edu @dec.ny.gov

Bring your own mesh bags — or skip the bag entirely for sturdy items like bananas and avocados #LongIslandSound #LISound #PlasticFreeJuly; NYSG’s LISP SRC specialists expand LIS basin-wide efforts nyseagrant.info/lissresilien... #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

While registration is full for @nyseagrant.bsky.social and @dec.ny.gov’s educator workshops on 7/22 (at #SUNYOswego) and 8/4 (at @ubuffalo.bsky.social), you can add your name to the wait list: bit.ly/25GLEEE

Registration still open for the Peconic Bay Scallop Symposium (7/16, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.), hosted by the #PeconicEstuaryPartnership and @nyseagrant.bsky.social: bit.ly/2025PeconicB... Held at Suffolk County Community College’s Eastern Campus in Riverhead, NY #peconicestuary

This summer, reserve your seat on a FREE shuttle to #WestMeadowBeach. The shuttle — part of a project funded by @nyseagrant.bsky.social & #LISPartnership & conducted by @stonybrooku.bsky.social researchers — is available July 4th - Labor Day wkd. See flyers for more details #LongIslandSound #LISound

Suffolk County Nature Walk free series continues 5/31 (10am-12pm) at Cordwood Landing County Park, Miller Place. To register, call 631-854-0378 or email [email protected] #LISound #LongIslandSound #nyseagrant #newyorkseagrant #seagrant

Apply by 6/13 for the inaugural NYS Adaptation & Innovation Awards, celebrating projects & programs demonstrating leadership in preparing NY communities & ecosystems for increasing risks of extreme weather: bit.ly/nysinnovatio...

​​In a set of online streams (5/23 10 am; 5/28 1 pm), @NOAA sanctuaries intros #LakeOntario Marine Sanctuary, 3rd such designation in #GreatLakes, ​https://bit.ly/NOAASanctuariesYouTube, bit.ly/lakeontarion... The process ​was ​5 years in the making nyseagrant.info/lakeontarion... ​#SeaGrant

Summer #SafeBoating resources: nyseagrant.info/marina, incl safety equipment checklist, info on boater edu certificate, courses, life jackets, vessel check, & more #NationalSafeBoatingWeek #GreatLakes #LakeOntario #SeaGrant @miseagrant.bsky.social‬ @ilinseagrant.bsky.social‬ @mnseagrant.bsky.social‬

Friday’s (5/23) deadline is fast approaching to apply for the inaugural NYS Adaptation & Innovation Awards, celebrating projects & programs demonstrating leadership in preparing NY communities & ecosystems for increasing risks of extreme weather: bit.ly/nysinnovatio...

On 5/17 (12-4 pm) join NYSG, H. Lee White Maritime Museum, and partners for a free, family-friendly #LakeOntario Waterfront Festival: nyseagrant.info/nysgatoswego... and nyseagrant.info/forkidsatosw... #safeboating #greatlakes #seagrant #nyseagrant #newyorkseagrant

5/15 (7-8pm) #CommunitySciLI Phragmites webinar: Register: tinyurl.com/Phragmites25; 5/17 invasive plant pull: tinyurl.com/PhragPull25; CSLI is a participatory science prog illustrating how community engagement helps advance local research & environmental conservation #SeaGrantSTEM #SeaGrantCommSci

Join in #SeaGrant #GreatLakes #BioBlitz thru 5/19, find/record biodiversity in your area via @inaturalist.bsky.social: bit.ly/inaturalists...; bit.ly/greatlakesbi... Look in your backyard and all around your community @miseagrant.bsky.social @mnseagrant.bsky.social @ilinseagrant.bsky.social

Join 300+ NY-ers & voice support, offer testimonial for Sea Grant’s robust funding: nyseagrant.info/nysgsignonfo... Map w/12K nation-wide supporters: bit.ly/seagrantsupp... @cornellcals.bsky.social @sunyofficial.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social @ubuffalo.bsky.social #nyseagrant #newyorkseagrant

It's #GreatLakesAwarenessDay 365 days of the year for us! (Shout-out to our #GreatLakes #SeaGrant partners at @ilinseagrant.bsky.social , @mnseagrant.bsky.social , @nyseagrant.bsky.social , and our other regional colleagues who aren't on Bluesky yet!)

Free, all-ages, fun-filled Flood Resource Fair on 5/10 (12-4 pm) at @SeaportMuseum: southstreetseaportmuseum.org/flood-awaren... #southstreetseaport; FloodNet: www.floodnet.nyc @nycemergencymgt.bsky.social @cuny.edu; @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social; @nycdot.bsky.social

5/2 4:30 pm deadline to apply for NYSG/NYSDEC’s NY #GreatLakes Basin Small Grants - $200K for projects (up to $40K ea) supporting water quality, natural resources, sustainable land use Watch recent webinar nyseagrant.info/glbsmallgran... #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social @bnwaterkeeper.bsky.social

As Congress finalizes next year’s federal budget, your support of #SeaGrant is now more important than ever: nyseagrant.info/supportnysea... @cornellcals.bsky.social @sunyofficial.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social @ubuffalo.bsky.social #nyseagrant #newyorkseagrant

Congratulations to Ph.D. student Beryl Kahn, who was awarded a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship by New York Sea Grant www.gc.cuny.edu/news/graduat...

As Congress finalizes next year’s federal budget, your support of #SeaGrant is now more important than ever: nyseagrant.info/supportnysea... @cornellcals.bsky.social @sunyofficial.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social @ubuffalo.bsky.social #nyseagrant #newyorkseagrant

As Congress finalizes next year’s federal budget, your support of #SeaGrant is now more important than ever: nyseagrant.info/supportnysea... @NOAA.gov @cornellcals.bsky.social @sunyofficial.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social @ubuffalo.bsky.social #nyseagrant #newyorkseagrant

T-minus 1 week til #EarthDay & the official start of the 2025 #GreatLakes BioBlitz! 🗺️ Residents from around the Great Lakes in U.S. & Canada have 4 weeks to observe & ID as many organisms as possible in this #CitizenScience project.🧪🍎 Learn more: z.umn.edu/mnsg_bioblitz #SGCommSci #EduSky

Congratulations to Ph.D. student Beryl Kahn, who was awarded a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship by New York Sea Grant! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/graduat...

Last chance to RSVP, join #LISound Study, @nyseagrant.bsky.social's SRC team tomorrow 3/27, 9:30 am-2:30 pm at 2nd Annual LI Funding Workshop nyseagrant.info/2025LIFundin...; NYSG’s LISS SRC specialists expand LIS basin-wide efforts nyseagrant.info/lissresilien... #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

Reminder to join NYSG, NYSDEC's NY #GreatLakes Basin Small Grants webinar on 3/26 12-1 pm, learn how to apply for up to $40K in funding for projects that support both the GL Action Agenda and local community plans: small-grants-program-ccegeomaps.hub.arcgis.com #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social

Do you want to participate in the annual #RiverHerring & #AmericanEel Survey? Register for March 25th (6-7:15 pm) #CommunitySciLI webinar: bit.ly/LISVolunteer... #SeaGrantCommSci @stonybrooku.bsky.social @cornellcals.bsky.social

What is #SeaGrant? Sea Grant is a federal-university partnership program that brings #science together with #communities for solutions that work. 🤝 Learn about the impacts of our #research🔬, #education🎓 & #extension🌱 efforts nationwide at seagrant.noaa.gov, in NY at seagrant.sunysb.edu