Read what lab analysis shows about the nutritional benefits of CT farmed sugar kelp in this new fact sheet: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14447

SHARE YOUR RESTORATION PROJECTS WITH WRACK LINES MAGAZINE!!!

Beautiful day at Celebrate Rocky Neck State Park events for CT Trails Day June 6: geology and plant walks, guided hike, crafts and more! Kudos to staff of the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve, CT Sea Grant and CT DEEP for hosting a great event!!

June 2026 newsletters for Sustainable & Resilient Communities are here! Western CT newsletter: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u... Eastern CT newsletter: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

CT Sea Grant Education Coordinator Diana Payne shows horseshoe crabs to participants in a CT Trails Day event at Circle Beach in Madison on Sunday hosted by the Southeastern New England Marine Educators and Project Limulus

Today is World Ocean Day!! This year's message: "Reimagine: Beyond the world we know, a new relationship with our ocean"

CTSG Assistant Extension Educator Mike Gilman is one of two individual finalists in the Northeast Superior Outreach Programming Awards for his Connecticut Aquaculture Workforce Development Program project! Congratulations, Mike!! Well deserved!

New issue of Wrack Lines is here! Check it out: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14470 To receive a free print copy, send your address to: [email protected]

Join one or more of these great activities at Rocky Neck State Park on CT Trails Day this Saturday June 6!

CT Trails Day is this Saturday June 6! Join the CT NERR and CT Sea Grant at Rocky Neck State Park!

Learn what a new analysis of the nutritional benefits and potential health concerns of farmed sugar kelp shows in the new fact sheet: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14447

Mark you calendars for this June 11 webinar! Register at: cornell.zoom.us/meeting/regi... For more information, email Kathleen Fallon: [email protected]

This Sunday May 17, Join Mystic Aquarium and the Long Island Sound Partnership in a pre-summer cleanup of Barn Island Wildlife Management Area, including its busy boat launch! Noon-2:30 p.m. 249 Palmer Neck Road, Stonington. Register: ramp.mysticaquarium.org/94854/95066

Registration deadline for the 2026 Long Island Sound Research Conference in Mystic, CT is just six days away!! Registration and information at: lispartnership.org/about/grants...

Students from Six to Six Magnet School in Bridgeport learn about the oyster beds in Ash Creek, which flows between Bridgeport and Fairfield, during a field trip on May 8. Big thanks to the Mill River Wetland Committee and the Fairfield Shellfish Commission for making this happen!!

Great teacher workshop coming this summer! July 22, Danbury High School. Download the flyer with agenda: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

Visitors to the Connecticut Sea Grant table at the Thames River Heritage Park Partner Fair on Saturday at Fort Trumbull State Park colored Long Island Sound pledges and received wildlife stickers, magazines and other items.

April 2026 Sustainable & Resilient Communities newsletters are here! Eastern CT: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u... Western CT: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

KELP FEST continues with "History of Working Waterfronts & Marine Environments in Southeastern CT" lecture by Prof. Matthew McKenzie at the Manor House at Stone Acres Farm, 393 N. Main St., Stonington, at 5:30 on April 30. Register: yellowfarmhouse.org

TONIGHT!!! Join us for the CT Sea Grant-sponsored final lecture in Thames River Heritage Park "Freedom: The Victories, Promises and Potentials of 1776" series looking at the role of our premier natural resource-Long Island Sound-in our history! Get tickets: ThamesRiverHeritagePark.org/Lecture-Series

Stop by the CT Sea Grant table at the Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed Springfest 2026 this Saturday!

THIS WEDNESDAY - final lecture in Thames River Heritage Park "Freedom: The Victories, Promises and Potentials of 1776" series looks at the role of our premier natural resource -- Long Island Sound -- in hour history! Get tickets: ThamesRiverHeritagePark.org/Lecture-Series

Come to the Earth Day Expo at the Groton Public Library tomorrow 11-4! Stop by the CT Sea Grant-CT NERR table for free wildlife stickers, magazines and fun activities!

Kelp Fest starts Sunday!! Lots of exciting events planned! Scan barcode below for tickets and more information!

Answer the CTSG survey and help us serve the community better: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14352 Direct link to survey: uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

TONIGHT! Coastal Perspectives lecture with Tomas Koeck, Jon Dodd and Jamie Vaudrey! More information: www.marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures

Kelp Fest starts April 26! Open house, kelp cooking classes, kelp farm boat tour and more!! Learn about all the activities in Stonington, Mystic and Groton and how to register: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

Get your tickets for the April 29 Thames River Heritage Park lecture by author and recently retired CT Audubon Society Communications Director Tom Andersen about the fascinating history of Long Island Sound! www.ThamesRiverHeritagePark.org/Lecture-Series

6 new research projects announced! One is a study of removal of the wrack (as seen in this photo of the early spring marsh at Waterford Town Beach) from restored marshes. Others involve coastal habitats, sea life & threats to humans. Read about these fascinating projects: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14319

MyCoast CT pilot project is now a year old and looking to expand statewide!! Find out about this great community science project: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14310

SAVE THE DATE! Don't miss the April 21 Coastal Perspectives lecture with Tomas Koeck, Jon Dodd and Jamie Vaudrey! More information: www.marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures

ATTENTION TEACHERS: "Field-Based Ecology Along Long Island Sound," a one-day LIS Mentor Teacher workshop, will take place May 8 at Hammonasset Beach State Park. Register at: [email protected]. More information: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14306 Download flier: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

Funding workshop: matching resilience needs with grants: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14297

Deadline for abstract submission to the 2026 Long Island Sound Research Conference June 4-5 in Mystic, CT, extended to April 10! Conference registration is open! Visit: lispartnership.org/about/grants...

Loads of great presentations and panel discussions at the 3rd Annual Sustainable and Resilient Communities Funding Workshop at Gateway Community College in New Haven on Tuesday! Learn more about the SRC program: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=8969

A huge THANK YOU to the students from the Old Saybrook High School Ecology Club who volunteered at the beach grass planting on the marsh in the Fenwick section of town on Saturday!

USA Blue Schools and Long Island Sound Schools Network schools presented their projects and learned about the marine environment in the 2nd annual Student Symposium at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk on Friday.

April 8 7 p.m.: "Community Conversation on Immigration" Get tickets: www.thamesriverheritagepark.org/lecture-seri...

Students from BRASTEC (Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center) recently planted seeds of kelp spool grown in the CTSG mobile seaweed lab on long lines in Long Island Sound! Blades of kelp will be harvested in a few months.

Coastal Perspectives Lecture 7:30 tonight: "Tern Conservation and Research on Great Gull Island, A Jewel of Long Island Sound, UConn Avery Point More information: marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/

Don't miss the Sustainable and Resilient Communities newsletters for March 2026! Western CT edition: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u... Eastern CT edition: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

CTSG-funded "Harmony of Nature" project profiled in Hearst CT media's CT Insider article, "What climate change sounds like: UConn turns data into music" www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...

The fabulous CTSG Aquaculture Team at Agriculture Day at the CT State Capitol March 18! Part of the Connecticut Agriculture Week celebration! portal.ct.gov/doag/agency-...

Tonight's Thames River Heritage Park lecture: "The Women's Suffrage Movement" with Bev York. Historian and life-long educator, York will share the stories six suffragists from Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Alice Paul. 6PM Reception, 7PM Lecture TICKETS: fareharbor.com/embeds/book/...

Sustainable and Resilient Communities funding workshop is a week away! More information and registration at: www.lisresilience.org/resource/3rd...

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO LIS RESEARCH CONFERENCE! SUBMIT BY APRIL 3! Conference information and abstract submission form: lispartnership.org/about/grants...

Look for the CT Sea Grant table at the CT Forum tonight at the Bushnell in Hartford!! Great speaker lineup for "The Future of the Environment:" Elizabeth Kolbert, Bill McKibben and Michael Regan! www.ctforum.org

Long Island Sound Futures Fund 2026 Request for Proposals released! Time to get your applications ready for project grants: www.nfwf.org/programs/lon...

Next up in the Thames River Heritage Park Lecture Series: Bev York will present: "The Women's Suffrage Movement" on March 18 at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Get your tickets soon - this series sells out! ThamesRiverHeritagePark.org/Lecture-Series

Mark you calendars for the Earth Day Expo April 25 at the Groton Library! CT Sea Grant will be there along with dozens of other great organizations and vendors!