Help us plan the 2026 Long Island Sound Research Conference June 4-5 by responding to this attendance survey by Monday Jan. 19: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

CT and NY Sea Grant announce the Long Island Sound Partnership extramural research program for 2027-2028! Preliminary proposals for funding due by March 19. Learn more: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13980

Mark your calendars for the June 4-5 LIS Research Conference and please complete the attendance survey by Jan. 19: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Lecture series kicks off this Wednesday with "The Revolution Along the Thames" with historian and author Matthew Reardon. 6 p.m. Reception, Lecture at 7 p.m. lecture at Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London. Tickets: www.thamesriverheritagepark.org/lecture-seri...

Have you seen a fisher? Please report your fisher sightings to help with UConn Professor Tracy Rittenhouse's research into their populations and movements in CT: forms.microsoft.com/r/DyLxitGst0 To learn more about the project, visit: tracyrittenhouse.weebly.com/fisher-proje...

Registration is now open for the Connecticut Blue Economy Education Resources Workshop: bit.ly/4aW49A1 Download the flier here: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

The Thames River Heritage Park Lecture Series starts next week, focusing on "Freedom: The Victories, Promises and Potentials of 1776." Check out the great lineup and get your tickets soon: ThamesRiverHeritagePark.org/Lecture-Series CTSG is proud to be a partner in this organization!

Significant milestone in hypoxia reduction in Long Island Sound named as one of 7 environmental wins across the country in 2025: share.google/aynGQJ4bDMpA...

This is the way to start the New Year off right, with a great First Day hike at Griswold Point in Old Lyme hosted by CT Sea Grant and the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve! Read about the hike in The Day: theday.com/news/828829/...

Rockweed, seafoam and deep blue waters: beautiful Dec. 22 on the Long Island Sound shore!

Article highlighting the MyCoast project, "Join MyCoast Connecticut in helping shine a light on vulnerable places," in today's edition of The Day: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

Winter beauty at the UConn Avery Point campus

Next time you take a walk on a Long Island Sound beach, you'll be seeing a waterway that is much cleaner and healthier than just four decades ago! Read the announcement of this milestone in hypoxia reduction efforts and a front-page story in the Dec. 14 edition of The Day: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13908

A few of us from CT Sea Grant and the CT NERR scoped out Griswold Point in Old Lyme in preparation for the First Day hike there. Such a beautiful spot at the mouth of the CT River! Learn more about the hike and how to register: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

UConn Climate Corps students give final presentation of community vulnerability and resilience assessment to other students in fall semester class. In the Spring semester, they'll be doing hands-on work in communities. Learn more about their availability for projects: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13903

Big thanks to the New London Rotary Club for hosting the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve and CT Sea Grant for a presentation about the MyCoast CT project! They were a very engaged audience! Learn about the MyCoast project in Groton, New London and Stonington: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=12802

GREAT NEWS for wildlife and people! Long Island Sound reached a major water quality milestone in 2025, with hypoxia at its lowest since the LIS Partnership began tracking in 1987. That means fewer areas of the Sound were uninhabitable for marine life. Learn more: lispartnership.org/2025/12/hypo...

Plan on starting the New Year in the beauty of nature by joining CT Sea Grant and the CT NERR on a hike at Griswold Point in Old Lyme, to a great vantage point for the CT NERR sites and the LIS Stewardship Site on the lower CT River. Register by sending and email to: [email protected].

UConn Climate Corps students are available to help with climate adaptation projects, like this coastal erosion problem at Harkness Memorial State Park! Learn more: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13903

Very nice coverage of the CT MyCoast project in The Westerly Sun: www.thewesterlysun.com/daily-news-a... Learn more about MyCoast: mycoast.org/ct

We had a blast making CT Sea Grant's contribution to the annual UConn Avery Point gingerbread contest!!

NOAA Fisheries is receiving public comment on "Regulatory Reform, Seafood Industry Challenges, and Innovative Approaches in Response" through Dec. 15. Public listening session to receive comments on Dec. 8 from 4-5 pm ET. Information and registration: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/resto...

Today's nor'easter may bring some road flooding to Connecticut into Wednesday. The CT MyCoast pilot project would love to have your flooding photos, especially if you live in Groton, New London or Stonington! Link to app and more information here: mycoast.org/ct

A new round of resilience planning support grants are now available! Apply now and your community can join Groton and these municipal officials benefitting from funding to help deal with frequent flooding. Learn more: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13895

Don't miss the free Sustainable and Resilient Communities funding workshop this Thursday and Friday! More information and registration: www.lisresilience.org/annual-works...

There's still time to see the CT Sea Grant-supported "Sight and Sound: Artists Consider Long Island Sound" exhibit at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at UConn Avery Point. Gallery will be open this Friday through Sunday noon-4 p.m., and next week Dec. 4-7, noon-4. avsgallery.sfa.uconn.edu

Looking for an outing over the Thanksgiving weekend? Check out the new UConn Avery Point Path, which follows the existing brick and crushed stone path along the waterfront. Signs along the way guide help you connect to the nature, sights and sounds of the Avery Point campus.

Great article in UConn Today about the CTSG-supported "Sight and Sound: Artists Consider Long Island Sound" exhibit at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at Avery Point: today.uconn.edu/2025/11/long...

Don't miss the 4th Annual Sustainable & Resilient Communities virtual workshop next week! For details and registration, use the QR code or go to: lisresilience.org/annual-workshop

New London, Groton & Stonington residents: use the QR code to download the MyCoast app to submit your photos of tidal and street flooding and help your communities become more resilient! Learn more about this pilot project here: mycoast.org/ct

Nature inspires! Band of bright sky beneath the clouds over calm waters on Long Island Sound at Avery Point this morning. Feeling grateful to live in such a beautiful place!

Just one of the engaging stories in the new issue of Wrack Lines magazine: "Survey reveals strengths, weaknesses in public's relationship to Long Island Sound" Find it here: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13848

Q&A with recently retired Associate Director Nancy Balcom and her successor, Prof. Jess Brandt in the new issue of Wrack Lines: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13848 Pdf of article: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

Connect with Long Island Sound in the new issue of Wrack Lines: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13848 To request a free print copy, send your mailing address to: [email protected]

IT'S HERE!! Check out the November 2025 Sustainable & Resilient Communities newsletter: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

Sign up now for this free two-day virtual workshop to learn about resources and tools available to help in taking advantage of state resilience funds, our our Planning Support Program and much more!

Over $900K awarded to support resilience planning in 14 LIS communities: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13796

Registration is open for the 2026 Foundations of Shellfish Farming course at UConn Avery Point. Learn more: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13789

Fishing Partnership training helps build a culture of safety for those who work on the water: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=13761 CT Sea Grant is proud to be part of this great program!!

Don't miss the opening reception and panel discussion for this exhibit of 14 contemporary artists! Reception will be 5:30 p.m. at the Alexey von Schleppe Gallery, followed by 6:30 panel discussion led by CTSG's Syma Ebbin with Soundkeeper Bill Lucy, UConn History Prof. Matt McKenzie and 3 artists.

Day 2 of Fishing Partnership Safety & Drill Trainings: Fishermen getting certified to lead safety drills with crews discuss how to prepare for man overboard and fire drills. CT Sea Grant is proud to host this great and valuable workshop!

Practicing with immersion suits, setting off safety flares, fixing leaks and putting out fires are just some of the activities participants are learning at the Fishing Partnership Safety and Drill Training Oct. 27 & 28 hosted by CT Sea Grant!

CT Sea Grant-sponsored exhibit "Sight and Sound: Artists Consider Long Island Sound" opening at the Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery Nov. 5 with reception and panel discussion. Come and see this great collection of works!

CT Sea Grant's Juliana Barrett will be speaking about the Hoffman Forest project in Stonington at the upcoming SALT Conference! Register at: www.conncoll.edu/SALT/

Progress made, more needed: the mid-plan revision of the Long Island Sound Marine Debris Action Plan tells it all: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

CT Sea Grant's Juliana Barrett will be speaking about the Hoffman Forest project in Stonington at the upcoming SALT Conference! Register at: www.conncoll.edu/SALT

Barn Island Wildlife Management in its golden fall splendor! One of the 33 Long Island Sound Stewardship Areas to enjoy the outdoors this autumn! lispartnership.org/about-the-so...