The New London Day 5/30/2017 Save the Sound recently announced that it has launched a new water testing program that will dramatically increase available data on the health of Long Island Sound. The bi-state nonprofit organization already issues an annual “report card” on the health of the estuary. Now, it will undertake the Unified Water Study: […]
The New London Day 5/7/2017 Mystic — Clean Up Sound & Harbors will celebrate its 10th anniversary from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13 at Latitude 41 Restaurant. The organization’s mission is to clean up and protect Fisher’s Island Sound, including its coves, inlets, bays, rivers, and harbors. During the celebration, CUSH Founder Gracelyn Guyol will […]
By CUSH, Inc. 3/27/2017 LISFF awarded $24,000 Grant to Mystic Aquarium and CUSH Stonington Harbors Water Quality Study and Public Engagement Project We are very excited to be collaborating with Mystic Aquarium on this Long Island Sound Futures Fund project! It will allow us to monitor five additional sites in the Mystic River, which will […]
By CUSH, Inc. 3/24/2017 What’s up, or almost up? Dandelions!!!! It’s nearly time for our second annual dandelion dig at the Stonington High School baseball field. Stay posted – we’ll be talking to the coaches and watching for the first few yellow blooms. Then we’ll need you and your favorite dandelion digger to do some […]
By CUSH, Inc. 2/25/2017 DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT Download High Resolution PDF (4.9 MB) > Download Low Resolution PDF (1 MB) > This report adds monitoring results for 2014 to those contained in our previous report,“Water Quality of Four Estuaries in Coastal Stonington and Mystic Connecticut, 2008-2013.” The purpose of our monitoring program is to assess the current and […]
By CUSH, Inc. 2/2/2017 Please support CUSH as we celebrate our 10th year promoting clean healthy water in and around Stonington and Mystic. Please Support CUSH As We Celebrate Our 10th Year! (PDF)
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 Judy BensonThe New London Day 11/11/2015 Stonington — Real-world problems in Wequetequock Cove that have been one of the challenges taken on by the citizen science group CUSH, or Clean Up Sound and Harbors, this fall turned into an opportunity for some marine science students. CUSH, an all-volunteer organization concerned with pollution in local marine waters, […]
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)
