Volunteers Pitch in at LISS-designated Stewardship Areas
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Last
Summer and Fall, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation and the Long Island Sound Study held four
volunteer events around the Sound at recreationally- and
ecologically-important LISS-designated Stewardship Areas.
Seeking Teachers to Become Long Island Sound Mentors
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Meet NYSG's new Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator, Amy
Boyajian, who is now accepting applications for four mentor teachers for
this year's Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher program in New York. Pairs
of teachers from each of the following grade level subsets are
encouraged to apply: K-8 and 9-12. Each grade level specific pair will
work together to plan and execute a professional development session for
their peers that will be conducted in NY.
Sea Grant Programs and US EPA Long Island Sound Study Award $708,308 for Long Island Sound Research
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Research grants help efforts to improve water quality and adapt to climate change. The two projects involve teams of researchers in three states, making it a truly collaborative effort.
New Report Tracks Health of Long Island Sound
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How does Long Island Sound measure up? Find out by downloading the Sound
Health 2012 report. The report looks at indicators of the Sound’s
health in the areas of water quality, coastal and animal populations,
climate, habitats, and land use.
New York Volunteers Augment Restoration’s Success in Southern Louisiana
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As featured in Louisiana's
WaterMarks magazine, NOAA
Coastal Services
magazine and reported by several media outlets: To learn about wetland
loss in southern Louisiana and how it relates to the habitat loss
occurring in New York, a group of 14 educators traveled to the Bayou
State in late February 2012 to rebuild habitats devastated by recent
natural and man-made events. This was the second time in as many years
that such a trip was planned.
NYSG's Extension Specialists Honored for Excellence in 2012
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Last Fall, two of New York Sea Grant's own were honored for excellence
by the Great Lakes Sea Grant Extension Network. These acknowledged
efforts added to that of a handful of other NYSG specialists who
received their own recognitions within the year.
LI Sound Science Abstract Submissions invited for ASLO 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
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Abstract Submissions are invited on any aspect of Long Island Sound science, policy, and outreach for the ASLO 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, February 17-22, 2013.
New York Educators Bring Louisiana Wetlands Stewardship Back Home
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As reported by NOAA
Coastal Services magazine and several media
outlets: To learn about wetland loss in southern Louisiana and how it
relates to the habitat loss occurring in New York, a group of 14
educators traveled to the Bayou State in late February 2012 to rebuild
habitats devastated by recent natural and man-made events. This was the
second time in as many years that such a trip was planned.
Volunteers Collect Data on Threatened & Endangered Species on Great Gull Island
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New York Sea Grant's Long Island Sound Study (LISS) Outreach Coordinator
Larissa Graham organized several summer trips to Great Gull Island, a
LISS Stewardship Area located at the far eastern end of Long Island
Sound in New York.
Sound Research “Gets to the Bottom” of Hypoxia, Red Tide
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Since Spring 2009, the Sea Grant programs of Connecticut and New York have been tracking five funded research projects that examined some of the most serious threats to the ecological health of Long Island Sound (LIS), an Estuary of National Significance. The researchers, several of them at Stony Brook University, were awarded nearly $820,000 in research grants to address the long-term problem of LIS’s low oxygen conditions (hypoxia) as well as emerging issues of red tide and the effects of climate change on the Sound’s ecosystem.
NYSMEA’s ‘Share-A-Thon’ A Success
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New York Sea Grant and longtime partner New York State Marine Education Association share the value of the “train-the-trainer” approach to teaching marine science. A recent joint venture was the March 2012 Marine Science Share-A-Thon held at Columbia University’s Teachers College, where teachers shared and acquired innovative lesson plans and other materials for students while earning professional development credits.
Volunteer to help New York State Parks and Long Island Sound Study; Efforts assist in protection of New York's State Parks
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Long Island Sound Study educates at "Under the Sea" event
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NYSMEA and NYSG Re-Team for late-February 2012 Habitat Restoration Efforts and Wetlands Loss Education in southern Louisiana
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NYSG partners with NYSMEA for a Marine Science Share-A-Thon in NYC
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We're partnering with Long Island Sound Study on a sea level rise
educational photo contest to "Capture the King Tide" in October 2011
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As seen in
Port Washington News, NYSG's Long Island Sound Study
Outreach Coordinator Larissa Graham talks "Sound problems and progress"
at mid-October 2011 North Shore Kayak Club talk (pdf)
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Long Island Sound: Ours to protect, restore, and enjoy
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LI Sound's Sentinel Monitoring for Climate Change Program Launches
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On YouTube: After More Than 40 Years, Hempstead Harbor Reopens Shellfish Areas
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Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher Program makes its way to New York
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NYSG encourages it's various stakeholders to "Get Social with Sea Grant" with informative postcards featuring species in Long Island Bays (
click here) and throughout New York's Great Lakes ecosystem (
click here)
May 2011 Research Symposium Spotlights Long Island Sound
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Blog Documents New York Educators Help to Restore Habitats off Threatened Louisiana Coast
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Sea Grant Awards More than $1.28 Million for Research Under EPA’s Long Island Sound Study
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Winter Sampling in Long Island Sound
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How does Long Island Sound measure up? Find out in the Sound Health 2010 report
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NYSG's Long Island Sound Study Specialist Offers Students an Outdoor Classroom Experience
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Long Island Sound Study's Summer 2010 Newsletter Educates on Oil Spills.
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NYSG Partners to Re-launch, Manage NYSMEA Web Site
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This past spring, NYSG partnered with the New York State Marine Education Association to re-launch the Association’s Web site, a benefit to educators from all levels.
Long Island Sound Study News: New and Ongoing Research, A Web Redesign and an Award-Winning Outreach Coordinator
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Sea Grant Programs Partner for Long Island Sound Marine Spatial Planning Forum
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NYSG Partners to Re-launch, Manage a Web Site for New York State’s Marine Educators
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NYSG’s award-winning educators announce their latest endeavors
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Organizations around Long Island Sound participate in World Water Monitoring Day
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Newsday reporter joins researchers on a Long Island Sound Research cruise
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Sound Science for Long Island Sound
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The Sea Grant programs of Connecticut and New York have awarded nearly $820,000 in Long Island Sound Study research grants to five projects that will look into some of the most serious threats to the ecological health of Long Island Sound, a water body designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an Estuary of National Significance
New Stewardship Plan for Nissequogue River is called to action
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Sound Health 2008 is the Long Island Sound Study's report to the public on the environmental issues affecting Long Island Sound. It provides information on water quality, the abundance of animal and plant life in the Sound, and trends in land use along the shore.
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Larissa Graham joins NYSG as its new Long Island Sound Public Outreach Coordinator.
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In an NYSG-funded research project, investigators equipped a commercial ferry with a variety of sensors to monitor and collect data about the LI Sound as it makes its daily transects. In real-time, the data is transmitted for use through the Sound Science Web site.
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