The New London Day 7/19/2016 New London — More than $400,000 in grants for animal welfare and environmental projects in New London County will be awarded to 22 nonprofit organizations, thanks to the bequest of former North Stonington resident Peter Letz. The Peter Grayson Letz Fund for Animals and the Environment, established in 2014, is administered […]
Hosted and Produced by Gracelyn Guyol Guest: Chris Freeman, President, Clean Up Sound & Harbors (CUSH)
By Martha ShanahanThe New London Day 3/16/2016 Mystic — Surrounded by tanks of tropical fish Wednesday, University of Connecticut marine sciences researcher Jamie Vaudrey showed the audience a photo of a dark green algae that coats the deep water in Narragansett Bay. “Algae is an indication that something is going wrong in the system,” Vaudrey said at a panel […]
The New London Day 3/7/2016 Mystic — Concerns about water quality in our local area will be the topic of a panel discussion from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 16 at Mystic Aquarium. The forum, titled “Water Quality: From Ground to Sound,” is part of Mystic Aquarium’s Conservation in Action speaker series. The panel will discuss […]
By CUSH, Inc. 11/13/2015 CUSH Annual Meeting and celebration of recent accomplishment and honoring of the 2015 CUSH Sear Star Award recipients. CUSH Annual Meeting and Sea Star Award Presentation 2015 (PDF)
The New London Day 11/9/2015 Stonington — CUSH (Clean Up Sound and Harbors) will host its annual meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the La Grua Center, 32 Water St. During the meeting, CUSH leaders will present the latest water quality data, discuss the natural turf management project in partnership with the town […]
By Rivers Alliance of Connecticut 11/9/2015 We reported two weeks ago a spotty drought and widespread dry conditions. As you may have guessed, conditions have worsened. Streamflows in Connecticut Have Worsened (PDF)
By FRANK CARINI ecoRI News • 7/21/2015 ABOARD THE ELIZABETH MORRIS — Little Narragansett Bay is quietly tucked away between its noisier neighbors — Narragansett Bay and Long Island Sound. But this watershed on the Rhode Island-Connecticut border plays a vital role in southern New England’s economy. Boats of all sizes, from yachts to canoes, […]
By Judy BensonThe New London Day 7/18/2015 Wagging their wide tails as Kait Maginel and David Prescott tossed them back overboard, two lobsters that had shared a wire trap overnight with four spider crabs and a whelk had just been enlisted as ambassadors in the cause of cleaning up the lower Pawcatuck River and Little […]
By Judy Benson The Day • 7/18/2015 Wagging their wide tails as Kait Maginel and David Prescott tossed them back overboard, two lobsters that had shared a wire trap overnight with four spider crabs and a whelk had just been enlisted as ambassadors in the cause of cleaning up the lower Pawcatuck River and Little […]
