The New London Day 11/12/2014 A program about oyster farming in the Mystic River will be presented as part of the annual meeting for CUSH (Clean Up Sound and Harbors) at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the LaGrua Center, 32 Water St. The presentation will include a talk by Steve Plant, owner and operator of […]
The New London Day 10/27/2014 Stonington — Clean Up Sound and Harbor’s annual meeting on Nov. 19 will feature a presentation on the revival of oyster farming in the Mystic River.The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the LaGrua Center in the borough. Light refreshment […]
The New London Day 9/10/2014 Workers from Gwenmor Marine on Tuesday begin to remove a large rotting coal barge that for decades has been part of the Route 27 landscape behind Twisters Ice Cream on the Mystic River. The project is being done thanks to Clean Up Sound and Harbors, which raised the approximately $10,000 […]
By Photo by Sean D. Elliot The Day • 9/9/2014 Mystic – The large rotting coal barge that for decades has been part of the Route 27 landscape behind Twisters Ice Cream is slated to be removed today and Wednesday from the Mystic River. Mystic River Harbormaster Paul Watts said that a crane and barge […]
The New London Day 4/30/2014 Stonington – CUSH (Clean Up Sound and Harbors) will host a free workshop about natural lawn and turf care to keep play areas safe from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 14 at Stonington High School. National expert Chip Osborne will talk about creating healthy soils, growing lush grass free off […]
The New London Day 3/19/2014 Mystic — CUSH, Clean Up Sound and Harbors, will host, “From the Ground to the Sound: Earth-Friendly Landscaping for Cleaner Water,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 25 at the Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water St. Michael Nadeau, founder of Holistic Land Care Consulting, will give a free workshop about […]
The New London Day 3/17/2014 Stonington – Clean up Sound and Harbors will sponsor a free workshop on March 25 about how to create rain gardens, coastal buffers and landscaping that protect area waters from pollution. The presentation will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mystic Arts Center and will feature Michael Nadeau, […]
By David Collins The Day • 2/4/2014 When I first heard of plans to remove the remains of a rotting barge from a shore of the Mystic River, I felt a small pang, a loss. No doubt this was from the romantic in me, the one who can let charm and nostalgia trump decay and […]
Gayle Oko MysticThe New London Day 11/9/2013 The Union Baptist Church of Mystic Team partnered with Clean Up Sound and Harbors (CUSH), Stonington to clean up the Mystic River coastal areas. The amount of trash and garbage that 15 people collected in two hours and in only a half-mile area was overwhelming. To think that […]
The Norwich Bulletin 10/14/2013 Clean Up Sound and Harbors collected just under 200 lbs. of trash and debris during International Coastal Clean Up Day on Sept. 21. Members and volunteers cleaned the shoreline around Williams Beach in Mystic. For more information, visit cushinc.org.
