NYSG Extension and Education back to top

NYSG 'Greens Up' 2013 Earth Day Fests in NYC, on Long Island (April 2013) More>
There were plenty of stewardship and green-friendly activities and events to go around this year, from Stony Brook University on Long Island to Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. NYSG was in attendance at Earth Day festivals on both campuses, with resources and news on current stewardship activities and initiatives.


NYSG Networks at Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Conference, Talks Post-Sandy Efforts (April 2013) More>
All-day event features panelists Malcolm Bowman (an NYSG-funded Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences investigator) and others, including Stevens Institute of Technology's Dr. Philip Orton


New York Sea Grant Responds to Superstorm Sandy (March 2013) More>
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, New York Sea Grant has played a role in providing sound information to managers and stakeholders in a timely way. This is a sampling of how we're responding.


New York Sea Grant Provides $50K for Two Research Projects in Wake of Superstorm Sandy (March 2013) More>
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has responded by funding two new research projects on Long Island's South Shore valued at $50,000. These projects add to NYSG’s suite of research and outreach projects that address the state’s coastal hazards.


NOAA Programs, FEMA Educate During National Severe Weather Preparedness Week (March 2013) More>
Are you ready if severe weather strikes? To make certain that you do, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have partnered again this year for this campaign, encouraging people across the country to "Be a Force of Nature" in their communities by preparing for severe weather and informing others to do so as well.


Sea Grant Supports Cornell CALS 'From Farm to Fork' NYC Event (January 2013) More>
New York Sea Grant 'at the table' as Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Cornell CALS) serves up a treat for invited attendees in Manhattan. At the late-January 2013 event, NYSG staff unveil the program's new poster on "Rethinking the Seafood Industry: Building Economic Resilience in Coastal Communities."


Sea Grant Helps Cornell Document Change, Develop Educational Curricula for NYC Sites (November 2012) More>
Since 2008, Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences and NYSG have been developing stewardship education materials to help educators better understand and teach students about coastal change over time in our NY-NJ Harbor-Hudson region’s urban coast and the resulting impacts to its coastal environments.


NYSG Shares Resources, Offers Educational Opportunities at NY Metro Fall Festivals (September 2012) More>
NYSG attends several festivals in the New York metro area this fall, providing attendees with kid-friendly Color Your Catch brochures, news on NYSG's education and research efforts in and around New York City and information on the health of Long Island Sound.


New York Sea Grant in New York City (Currents, Late Summer 2012) More>
New York Sea Grant launched a new resource site this past spring to document our research, extension and education efforts in and around New York City. It includes information on such recently-attended events as May's Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (MWA) Conference and July's MWA City of Water Day.


On YouTube: Seafood Throwdown at Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket in Brooklyn, NY encourages sustainability and Community Supported Fisheries concept (August 2012) More>


NYSG dives into Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance's City of Water Days; Provides educational materials on rip currents, severe storms, and more (July 2012) More>


Seafood Throwdown Coming to the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket; Locally Caught Seafood Takes Center Stage (July 2012) More>


NYSMEA’s ‘Share-A-Thon’ A Success (NY Coastlines, Spring/Summer 2012) More>
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.


Sea Grant programs nationwide are NOAA partners helping prepare for 2012's Hurricane Season; Rip currents on Long Island, Coastal flooding in New York City are concerns (May 2012) More>


NYSG Attends Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Conference, Tracks NYC Efforts (May 2012) More>

       Follow-up from MWA Conference More>


NOAA and FEMA's 2012 National Severe Weather Preparedness Week (April 2012) More>


NYSMEA's Marine Science Share-A-Thon in NYC (February 2012) More>


'Dose of Reality' Campaign in NYC (January 2012) More>


NYS Conservationist Magazine Examines NYSG's First 40 Years (December 2011) More>


I FISH NY Goes Crabbin' and Prepares Events Through The Fall (August 2011) More>


Hurricane Education: Tips and Resources More>


National Estuary Day & International Coastal Cleanup Day (September 2010) More>


NYSG Partners to Re-launch, Manage a Web Site for NYS’s Marine Educators (April 2010) More>


NYSG’s Award-Winning Educators Announce Latest Endeavors (March 2010) More>


New Web Site Helps Managers Deal with Nor’easters (Spring 2010) More>

ECWS (East Coast Winter Storms) (Fall 2009) More>

New Weather Web Site Goes Back to Predict the Future (November 2009) More>

Partners Make a Splash with Project WET’s Discover the Hudson River Booklet (February 2010) More>


In two New York Sea Grant articles, Coastal Expert Jay Tanski puts climate change in perspective, in the context of how it is and may continue to influence sea level rise and flooding due to storm surges specific to Long Island’s north and south shores. (January 2009) More>


NYSG Revises Teacher’s guide on Exploring the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary (September 2009) More>


I FISH NY (Fall 2009) More>

NYSG Research back to top

SBU Researchers Evaluate How Coastal Marine Habitats Are Classified (May 2013) More>
In a two-year NYSG-funded research project that wrapped up earlier this year, a Stony Brook University research team provided insights about benthic habitats, from the Hudson River to Jamaica Bay to several embayments on Long Island's North Shore as well as its Peconic Bays ecosystem.


New York Sea Grant Responds to Superstorm Sandy (March 2013) More>
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, New York Sea Grant has played a role in providing sound information to managers and stakeholders in a timely way. This is a sampling of how we're responding.


New York Sea Grant Provides $50K for Two Research Projects in Wake of Superstorm Sandy (March 2013) More>
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has responded by funding two new research projects on Long Island's South Shore valued at $50,000. These projects add to NYSG’s suite of research and outreach projects that address the state’s coastal hazards.


NOAA Programs, FEMA Educate During National Severe Weather Preparedness Week (March 2013) More>
Are you ready if severe weather strikes? To make certain that you do, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have partnered again this year for this campaign, encouraging people across the country to "Be a Force of Nature" in their communities by preparing for severe weather and informing others to do so as well.


WWWhat's Trending: Scientists Go ‘Social’ with Sandy (Fall 2012) More>
Before, during and after landfall of Sandy in late October 2012, NYSG-funded Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences researchers kept close tabs on the storm.


Stony Brook University Hosts 5th Annual NYMSC Research Symposium (Fall 2012) More>
The New York Marine Sciences Consortium (NYMSC) met for its Annual Conference in order to review the research priorities for implementing ecosystem-based management in the New York Bight.


More Sandy-Related Video, Audio and Transcripts from Stony Brook University SoMAS Researchers:

December 3, 2012 - On YouTube: SoMAS Lecture - Storm Surge From Superstorm Sandy: Causes and Impacts More>

November 20, 2012 - On YouTube: PBS News Hour - "Protecting NY From Future Superstorms as Sea Levels Rise" More>

• Related News: PBS News Hour: Engineers Consider Barriers to Protect NY From Another Sandy More>

November 12, 2012 - On YouTube: Regional News Network - "After the Storm - Could All The Flooding Have Been Avoided?" More>


SBU Researcher To Appear in PBS/Nova Superstorm Sandy Documentary (November 2012) More>
PBS Nova's Sandy documentary this Sunday evening is said to examine if these superstorms are becoming more frequent; Dr. Malcolm Bowman, a Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences investigator is slated to be featured.


In the News: Superstorm Sandy and the Discussion from SBU Experts that Followed (November 2012) More>
New York Sea Grant-funded Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences researchers who tracked superstorm Sandy before, during and after landfall made the rounds in media discussions, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, ABC News, the Associated Press and Newsday, among others.

Transcripts, with video/audio, are available for the following media segments:

October 30, 2012: NBC News/Cosmic Blog - "NYC flood was foreseen: Now what?" More>

November 1, 2012: NBC News/Rock Center with Brian Williams - "Hurricane Sandy provides 'wake-up call' for cities at risk of flooding" More>

November 1, 2012: National Public Radio - "Protecting New York From Future Flooding" More>

November 2, 2012: ABC News - "Superstorm Sandy Spurs Talk of Sea Barrier for New York" More>

November 8, 2012: NPR On Point - "In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, New York looks at sea walls" More>

Also, check out May 2011's SBU Provost Lecture - Malcolm Bowman: Tsunami: Could It Happen To Us? More>

Stony Brook University Storm Surge Research Group Track Superstorm Sandy, Correct Inaccuracies (November 2012) More>
New York Sea Grant-funded Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences researchers tracked superstorm Sandy before, during and after landfall, correcting inaccuracies along its track on the East Coast.


CBS News on "Preparing For The Perfect Storm" (October 2012) More>
No one knew how bad it was going to be when Hurricane Irene barreled up the East Coast a year ago, flooding whole towns, destroying homes. Up and down the East Coast, Irene caused residents billions of dollars. Experts agree that weather is becoming more severe and they warn that we're not ready for it.


Coastal Flooding Concerns in NYC Continues Discussion on Storm Surge Barriers (September 2012) More>
With a 520-mile-long coast lined largely by teeming roads and fragile infrastructure, New York City is gingerly facing up to the intertwined threats posed by rising seas and ever-more-severe storm flooding. So began a mid-September 2012 New York Times feature article, "New York Is Lagging as Seas and Risks Rise, Critics Warn," which examines some of the climate change research being done in Metro NY.


Identifying Distinct Sturgeon Population Segments (Spring/Summer 2012, NY Coastlines) More>
The Atlantic Sturgeon, the ancient-looking fish covered with bony plates rather than scales, was once abundant along the eastern seaboard and in major river systems from Labrador to Northern Florida. But human activities such as damming rivers, pollution and extensive harvesting have reduced the number and size of its populations and in February 2012, the Atlantic Sturgeon was federally listed as endangered.


Sea Grant programs nationwide are NOAA partners helping prepare for 2012's Hurricane Season; NYSG research shows rip currents on Long Island, coastal flooding in New York City are concerns (May 2012) More>


NYSG sets sail at 2012 Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance conference, Reports on NYC research efforts (May 2012) More>


Nearly $2.4 Million for New York Sea Grant in 2012-2013 (March 2012) More>


College of Staten Island Researchers Work to Restore Urban Waterways (January 2012) More>


NYSG-Funded Researcher on Concern Over Risk of Storm Surges in New York City (January 2012) More>


Revisiting Jamaica Bay's Restoration Issues (November 2011) More>


New York Times Blogs on NYSG-Funded SBU Researchers Tracking Hurricane Irene (August 2011) More>

"Fighting Back the Waves" in NYC: NYSG-funded researcher discusses possible ways of preventing flood disasters (May 2011) More>


Heavy Metal in the Food Chain (Spring 2011) More>


Nearly $2.5 Million for New York Sea Grant in 2011 More>


SBU Researcher Talks on WNYC Radio About Sea Level Rise in NYC (February 2011) More>


The Quiet Before the Storm? (Spring 2010) More>
Whether “up” in the Bronx, the most northeasterly borough of New York City on the mainland or “down” on the Battery, at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, much of NYC and adjacent coastal Long Island to the east lies less than 15 feet above mean sea level.

Relative “Quiet” Broken with March 2010 Storm More >

Fall 2008 Lecture Series at Stony Brook Southampton closed with a Dec 5th talk on Storm Surges in New York's Coastal Waters (December 2008) More>


Improving Storm Surge Forecasts for Metro NY (Fall 2008, Coastlines) More>


Breaking the Waves: Breakwater research (Fall 2008, Coastlines) More>


Researchers find ways to improve storm surge forecasts for metro NY (July 2008) More>

Impact Statement: "Could Barriers Protect New York City From Storm Surges?" (2007) (pdf)


Estrogenic Compounds in Urban Waterways (Spring/Summer 2006, Coastlines) (pdf)
Dr. Anne McElroy - Associate Professor at Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences  and a former New York Sea Grant director - discusses her NYSG-funded work on winter flounder. She and her research team have used fish as a model animal to examine the potential effects of toxic chemicals in New York City’s waterways.


Closing the Doors on Storm Surges (Spring 2005, Coastlines) (pdf)
Led by Dr. Malcolm Bowman, New York Sea Grant researchers at Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Research Center have studied the possibility of protecting the metropolitan New York City area from powerful storms through the use of storm surge barriers.