Category: Guest Posts
Preserve Plum Island Coalition: Keep Our Treasured Gem Safe
To anyone who spends time walking along its shoreline or floating on its waters, it’s pretty obvious that the Long Island Sound abounds with life. Terns wheel in the sky before plummeting for small bait fish that ripple the surface. Diamondback terrapins float in tidal creeks, their presence belied by heads bobbing at the surface. […]
Connecticut Forest & Park Association: Footpaths through the forests of Connecticut
One of the best places to enjoy the outdoors on a hot summer day is in the shade and serenity of the forest. In Connecticut, forests are never too far away since approximately 55 percent of the state is forested. In fact, a greater percentage of Connecticut residents (72 percent) live within half a mile […]
Audubon Connecticut: Partnering to Protect Connecticut’s Coastal Birds
This summer, an alliance of Connecticut conservationists are joining together to provide increased protection for vulnerable beach-nesting birds along the shores of Long Island Sound. The Audubon Alliance for Coastal Water birds is working with the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Coastal Program, and the Connecticut […]
Congressman Himes: Long Island Sound Needs Our Support
The Long Island Sound needs our support, and we need the Long Island Sound to thrive. At a time when environmental protections are under attack, we must be especially conscious of our responsibility to protect the Sound. I see the value of the Sound every day and in many different places. Recently, I visited two […]
Kip Bergstrom: Connecticut and our coastline – still revolutionary
Connecticut recently announced a new marketing campaign, “still revolutionary.” The campaign proudly nods to the state’s historic past, but most importantly, seeks to highlight and remind us of all the revolutionary ideas, people and places that are very much a part of Connecticut’s culture today. The Long Island Sound is one of those places. Unlike […]
Congressman Murphy: Entire State is Linked to the Sound, Shoreline and Inland
I have the pleasure of representing Connecticut’s Fifth District in Congress – among the state’s five districts, it’s one of only two that don’t border the Long Island Sound itself. Of course, that doesn’t mean my part of the state isn’t inextricably linked to the Sound in a thousand ways both large and small. Our […]
Senator Lieberman: Keep the Sound a National Treasure
As my time in the Senate comes to a close, I often reflect on the great experiences and occasional achievements I have enjoyed while representing the great State of Connecticut. When so much of our work in Congress is based on questions that are urgent, it is especially meaningful to have contributed to preserving something […]