PRESS RELEASE: Urban Waters Initiative to Hold 2 More Fair Haven Events

New Haven, CT – Save the Sound’s Urban Waters Initiative (UWI) project will hold 2 more free events, Mic at the Mill on August 17, and a Recycled Art Workshop on August 22, as part of this year’s Fair Haven based community program.  On Saturday, August 17, Mic at the Mill will showcase the climate […]

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PRESS RELEASE: First Kinneytown Community Meeting to Take Place August 28

New Haven, CT – The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) and Save the Sound will hold their first public community meeting around the removal of Kinneytown dam on Wednesday, August 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ansonia Senior Center.  “It’s important to educate members of the public and provide them with an […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Save the Sound’s 2024 Connecticut Cleanup Season Kicks Off Strong

First cleanup to be held Aug. 17; 49 more scheduled across state  New Haven, CT – Over 50 cleanups are already scheduled between August and October for Save the Sound’s 2024 Connecticut Cleanup season. This massive volunteer effort prevents thousands of pounds of litter and waste from polluting the Long Island Sound watershed each year.  […]

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PRESS RELEASE: AUG 17, “Mic at the Mill” to Showcase Fair Haven Residents’ Climate Stories

New Haven, CT – On August 17, Mic at the Mill will showcase the climate stories of Fair Haven residents. The event, organized by Save the Sound’s Urban Waters Initiative (UWI), Project Drawdown, Women Without Borders, and Semilla Collective, is part of a summer-long series of community happenings in the New Haven neighborhood along the […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Celebrate World Fish Migration Day Along the Farmington River

Enjoy time outdoors, and learn about the rivers near you through a fish’s point of view. Register here What: World Fish Migration Day: The Migration Celebration The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut and the Long Island Sound River Restoration Network (RRN), a collaborative group of Connecticut and New York-based conservation organizations, are hosting an event to […]

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Reconnected: Restoring the Rivers of Long Island Sound

On May 8, Laura Wildman, director of ecological restoration at Save the Sound, for becoming the first woman to receive the Fish Passage Distinguished Career Award at this year’s International Fish Passage Conference in Quebec City. She was chosen for her expertise in removing dams, rather than for researching or designing fishways – another first. The award, […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Planting Continues at “Reconnecting Rivers” Dana Dam Removal Celebration

New Haven, CT – Last weekend kicked off the first in a series of volunteer planting days at the former site of Dana Dam, the next to be held at the “Reconnecting Rivers” Dana Dam Removal Celebration on May 4.   Over 40 volunteers showed up to help plant more than 125 native trees and shrubs […]

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PRESS RELEASE: May 21 – Celebrate World Fish Migration Day Along the Farmington River

Enjoy time outdoors, and learn about the rivers near you through a fish’s point of view. World Fish Migration Day: The Migration Celebration Tuesday, May 21 | 3 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Northwest Park Nature Center, 145 Lang Road, Windsor, CT 06095 New Haven – The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut, Save the Sound, and the […]

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