Friend of Save the Sound, Patrick Paul Barrett, read books with environmental themes over the summer and is sharing his reviews in this blog series to help you curate your reading list! Book Review 2: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac (1949) is a frustrating book to review. […]
Amphibians are the metamorphic marvels of the liminal spaces between land and water. Most frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts begin their lives as tadpoles with gills, gradually morphing into four-legged adults equipped with lungs. Some skip the lung-creating step and breathe through their permeable skin. These unusual adaptive feats allow amphibians to survive the demands […]
The Long Island Sound River Restoration Network (RRN), a network of Connecticut and New York-based organizations dedicated to the restoration and health of the region’s rivers, has released their Dam Removal Report. The report summarizes the benefits of removing dams to restore free-flowing rivers in the Long Island Sound watershed and showcases a dam removal […]
Climate issues can be difficult to understand. This series is designed to deliver what you need to know about some of the most prevalent issues in climate policy today. In 1,000 words, let’s explore what climate change means for human health in the Long Island Sound region and beyond. This article is written by Kaleigh […]
Climate issues can be difficult to understand. This series is designed to deliver what you need to know about some of the most prevalent issues in climate policy today. In 1,000 words, let’s explore what climate change means for wildlife in the Long Island Sound region. This article is written by Kaleigh Pitcher, a Policy […]
Every year, we welcome a new group of interns and seasonal hires, all of whom are as excited to work to protect the environment around the Long Island Sound region as we are to have them. We are happy to introduce this summer’s newest team members, and to allow you to get to know a […]
Marsh. Bog. Swamp. Fen. May is American Wetlands Month, a time to recognize these incredibly productive and diverse ecosystems. Across the Long Island Sound region, wetlands perform vital functions that serve the ecosystem and people. Coastal marshes protect our communities from storm damage by dispersing wave energy and storm surge, and serve as nurseries for […]
Westchester County, NY – Save the Sound has been awarded $2.38 million to support the restoration of an eroding coastline in Queens, NY through the National Coastal Resiliency Fund administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funds will support the construction of a living shoreline […]
