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We’re Save the Sound.
For over 50 years, we’ve led environmental action in the Long Island Sound region of CT and NY. We fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems.
Learn more and get involved at www.savethesound.org.
For over 50 years, we’ve led environmental action in the Long Island Sound region of CT and NY. We fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems.
Learn more and get involved at www.savethesound.org.
Happy Groundhog Day! 🐾 Today your gift goes twice as far thanks to our Groundhog Day Membership Match. That means your $25 donation becomes $50 to protect the land our furry friends call home.
Help us reach 25 new members today! DOUBLE your impact: savethesound.org/match
Help us reach 25 new members today! DOUBLE your impact: savethesound.org/match
February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Happy Groundhog Day! 🐾 Today your gift goes twice as far thanks to our Groundhog Day Membership Match. That means your $25 donation becomes $50 to protect the land our furry friends call home.
Help us reach 25 new members today! DOUBLE your impact: savethesound.org/match
Help us reach 25 new members today! DOUBLE your impact: savethesound.org/match
2026 NYS LEGISLATIVE WEBINAR RESCHEDULED!
Please note that the webinar hosted by Save the Sound's NY Policy team originally scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29 will now be held Thursday, Feb. 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Register here: www.savethesound.org/nys-leg-webi...
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Please note that the webinar hosted by Save the Sound's NY Policy team originally scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29 will now be held Thursday, Feb. 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Register here: www.savethesound.org/nys-leg-webi...
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Save the Sound in Albany: Our 2026 Legislative Priorities | Feb. 12 Webinar
Learn how environmental policy moves forward in Albany and how advocates can make an impact. Save the Sound webinar, February 12, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. on Zoom.
www.savethesound.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
2026 NYS LEGISLATIVE WEBINAR RESCHEDULED!
Please note that the webinar hosted by Save the Sound's NY Policy team originally scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29 will now be held Thursday, Feb. 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Register here: www.savethesound.org/nys-leg-webi...
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Please note that the webinar hosted by Save the Sound's NY Policy team originally scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29 will now be held Thursday, Feb. 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Register here: www.savethesound.org/nys-leg-webi...
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Join David Ansel, VP of our Center for Water Protection, and Ella McGrail, our NY policy coordinator, for a webinar discussion of our 2026 legislative priorities and how you can help strengthen environmental policy and investment in New York State.
Register: www.savethesound.org/nys-leg-webi...
Register: www.savethesound.org/nys-leg-webi...
January 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Join David Ansel, VP of our Center for Water Protection, and Ella McGrail, our NY policy coordinator, for a webinar discussion of our 2026 legislative priorities and how you can help strengthen environmental policy and investment in New York State.
Register: www.savethesound.org/nys-leg-webi...
Register: www.savethesound.org/nys-leg-webi...
Yesterday members of our Connecticut Legislative Team attended the @ctlcv.bsky.social Environment Summit to connect with fellow advocates and prepare for the Connecticut Legislative Session, which starts on February 4!
January 22, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Yesterday members of our Connecticut Legislative Team attended the @ctlcv.bsky.social Environment Summit to connect with fellow advocates and prepare for the Connecticut Legislative Session, which starts on February 4!
Our Soundkeeper team wasted none of the new calendar, starting up their lobster trap retrieval trips the first week of January.
They recovered 23 traps on their first outing of 2026--a beautiful, low wind day to be on the water. And they encountered this peppermint shrimp and purple urchin.
They recovered 23 traps on their first outing of 2026--a beautiful, low wind day to be on the water. And they encountered this peppermint shrimp and purple urchin.
January 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Our Soundkeeper team wasted none of the new calendar, starting up their lobster trap retrieval trips the first week of January.
They recovered 23 traps on their first outing of 2026--a beautiful, low wind day to be on the water. And they encountered this peppermint shrimp and purple urchin.
They recovered 23 traps on their first outing of 2026--a beautiful, low wind day to be on the water. And they encountered this peppermint shrimp and purple urchin.
Save the Sound wants to understand the environmental health stressors people experience in New Haven. Your responses will help inform ongoing research and community efforts to address local environmental health concerns. Fill out the survey today! docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Save the Sound wants to understand the environmental health stressors people experience in New Haven. Your responses will help inform ongoing research and community efforts to address local environmental health concerns. Fill out the survey today! docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Summer doesn’t save itself.
Protecting clean water, healthy fish, and swimmable beaches in Long Island Sound takes action right now. Give today: savethesound.org/savethesummer
Donate by December 31 and watch your $25 membership become $50 for the Sound.
Protecting clean water, healthy fish, and swimmable beaches in Long Island Sound takes action right now. Give today: savethesound.org/savethesummer
Donate by December 31 and watch your $25 membership become $50 for the Sound.
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Summer doesn’t save itself.
Protecting clean water, healthy fish, and swimmable beaches in Long Island Sound takes action right now. Give today: savethesound.org/savethesummer
Donate by December 31 and watch your $25 membership become $50 for the Sound.
Protecting clean water, healthy fish, and swimmable beaches in Long Island Sound takes action right now. Give today: savethesound.org/savethesummer
Donate by December 31 and watch your $25 membership become $50 for the Sound.
Climate change is already affecting Long Island Sound and our communities. Keep your support of Save the Sound as we lead bold climate action in 2026, cutting emissions and helping ecosystems adapt. Give now at the link in bio or savethesound.org/care.
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Climate change is already affecting Long Island Sound and our communities. Keep your support of Save the Sound as we lead bold climate action in 2026, cutting emissions and helping ecosystems adapt. Give now at the link in bio or savethesound.org/care.
Peter Linderoth, our director of healthy waters and lands, joined Kevin Gallagher on "Digging in the Dirt" to discuss the results of our 2025 pathogen indicator bacteria monitoring season in the western Sound.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Results: www.savethesound.org/what-we-do/h...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Results: www.savethesound.org/what-we-do/h...
Peter Linderoth Save the Sound Bacteria monitoring report & Tom Anderson of the CT. Audubon Society
Podcast Episode · Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher · 12/15/2025 · 56m
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December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Peter Linderoth, our director of healthy waters and lands, joined Kevin Gallagher on "Digging in the Dirt" to discuss the results of our 2025 pathogen indicator bacteria monitoring season in the western Sound.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Results: www.savethesound.org/what-we-do/h...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Results: www.savethesound.org/what-we-do/h...
Bill Lucey joined Melissa in the Morning last week to talk about the Soundkeeper team's campaign to recover lost and abandoned lobster traps from the Connecticut side of Long Island Sound. They also discussed the latest efforts to protect river herring in our region.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Bill Lucey joined Melissa in the Morning last week to talk about the Soundkeeper team's campaign to recover lost and abandoned lobster traps from the Connecticut side of Long Island Sound. They also discussed the latest efforts to protect river herring in our region.
audioboom.com/posts/881823...
audioboom.com/posts/881823...
Saving your summer starts now. If you want clean beaches, clear air, pristine waters, and healthy fish, donate now: www.savethesound.org/savethesummer
Give before 12/31 to boost your impact. A generous supporter is matching 500 new memberships, so any first-time gift of $25 unlocks an extra $25.
Give before 12/31 to boost your impact. A generous supporter is matching 500 new memberships, so any first-time gift of $25 unlocks an extra $25.
December 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Saving your summer starts now. If you want clean beaches, clear air, pristine waters, and healthy fish, donate now: www.savethesound.org/savethesummer
Give before 12/31 to boost your impact. A generous supporter is matching 500 new memberships, so any first-time gift of $25 unlocks an extra $25.
Give before 12/31 to boost your impact. A generous supporter is matching 500 new memberships, so any first-time gift of $25 unlocks an extra $25.
As federal leaders roll back green energy policies and long-standing environmental protections, Save the Sound is fighting back. Your year-end gift keeps local progress moving. Please make your gift today at savethesound.org/care.
December 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
As federal leaders roll back green energy policies and long-standing environmental protections, Save the Sound is fighting back. Your year-end gift keeps local progress moving. Please make your gift today at savethesound.org/care.
Eight students from the Port Chester Youth Bureau joined David Abreu, our clean water advocacy specialist, last weekend to install an 80 sf rain garden at William James Memorial Gateway Park along the Byram River in Port Chester. 1/2
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Eight students from the Port Chester Youth Bureau joined David Abreu, our clean water advocacy specialist, last weekend to install an 80 sf rain garden at William James Memorial Gateway Park along the Byram River in Port Chester. 1/2
Three bills that we worked to pass during the 2025 legislative session in NY have been delivered this week to Gov. Hochul for her signature.
Take a minute to encourage the Governor to sign all three bills, which provide a range of environmental protections:
savethesound.quorum.us/campaign/150...
Take a minute to encourage the Governor to sign all three bills, which provide a range of environmental protections:
savethesound.quorum.us/campaign/150...
December 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Three bills that we worked to pass during the 2025 legislative session in NY have been delivered this week to Gov. Hochul for her signature.
Take a minute to encourage the Governor to sign all three bills, which provide a range of environmental protections:
savethesound.quorum.us/campaign/150...
Take a minute to encourage the Governor to sign all three bills, which provide a range of environmental protections:
savethesound.quorum.us/campaign/150...
Saving your summer starts now. We protect and restore the water, air, and land of the Long Island Sound region. Want clean beaches and healthy waters? Become a member today: savethesound.org/savethesummer. Any $25 gift before Dec 31 will be matched dollar for dollar thanks to a generous supporter!
December 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Saving your summer starts now. We protect and restore the water, air, and land of the Long Island Sound region. Want clean beaches and healthy waters? Become a member today: savethesound.org/savethesummer. Any $25 gift before Dec 31 will be matched dollar for dollar thanks to a generous supporter!
1/3: Did you know that there were over 1.2 billion gallons of sewage contaminated stormwater discharged into Connecticut waters in 2024?
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
1/3: Did you know that there were over 1.2 billion gallons of sewage contaminated stormwater discharged into Connecticut waters in 2024?
Saving your summer starts now. Save the Sound protects and restores the water, air, and land here in our Long Island Sound backyard.
So if you want clean beaches, clear air, pristine waters, and healthy fish, donate this #GivingTuesday at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/giv...
So if you want clean beaches, clear air, pristine waters, and healthy fish, donate this #GivingTuesday at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/giv...
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Saving your summer starts now. Save the Sound protects and restores the water, air, and land here in our Long Island Sound backyard.
So if you want clean beaches, clear air, pristine waters, and healthy fish, donate this #GivingTuesday at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/giv...
So if you want clean beaches, clear air, pristine waters, and healthy fish, donate this #GivingTuesday at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/giv...
Your gift this #GivingTuesday supports water quality monitoring, legal and policy advocacy to hold polluters accountable, and on-the-ground programs that reduce stormwater runoff and remove debris before it reaches Long Island Sound.
Give today: www.justgiving.com/campaign/giv...
Give today: www.justgiving.com/campaign/giv...
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Your gift this #GivingTuesday supports water quality monitoring, legal and policy advocacy to hold polluters accountable, and on-the-ground programs that reduce stormwater runoff and remove debris before it reaches Long Island Sound.
Give today: www.justgiving.com/campaign/giv...
Give today: www.justgiving.com/campaign/giv...
It’s #GivingTuesday! Our goal is to raise $15,000 to protect Long Island Sound and its rivers and coastlines. Every gift helps us remove trash, restore habitats, and hold polluters accountable. Start the day strong and make an impact. Make a gift now: justgiving.com/campaign/givethesound
A Day to Give Back to the Sound
Show your love for Long Island Sound, its rivers, bays, and beaches even when you’re not on the water. Your gift helps protect clean water and thriving habitats across our region for generations to co...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s #GivingTuesday! Our goal is to raise $15,000 to protect Long Island Sound and its rivers and coastlines. Every gift helps us remove trash, restore habitats, and hold polluters accountable. Start the day strong and make an impact. Make a gift now: justgiving.com/campaign/givethesound
"It is extremely disappointing that the State Gaming Facility Location Board has approved Bally's application to develop a massive casino and hotel complex on public parkland without adequately addressing its environmental impact."
Our full statement on today's announcement: tinyurl.com/2vmed72d
Our full statement on today's announcement: tinyurl.com/2vmed72d
Press Release: Save the Sound disappointed by decision to approve casino license on public parkland in the Bronx - Save the Sound
Bally’s in line to develop 3 million square foot complex on 17+ waterfront acres of Ferry Point Park After a lengthy process that saw Bally’s bid to develop and operate a casino and hotel complex in F...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"It is extremely disappointing that the State Gaming Facility Location Board has approved Bally's application to develop a massive casino and hotel complex on public parkland without adequately addressing its environmental impact."
Our full statement on today's announcement: tinyurl.com/2vmed72d
Our full statement on today's announcement: tinyurl.com/2vmed72d
On Saturday, David Abreu, our clean water advocacy specialist, and students from the Port Chester Youth Bureau will install a rain garden at William James Memorial Gateway Park to redirect stormwater runoff from the roof of the pump station before it reaches the Byram River. 1/2
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On Saturday, David Abreu, our clean water advocacy specialist, and students from the Port Chester Youth Bureau will install a rain garden at William James Memorial Gateway Park to redirect stormwater runoff from the roof of the pump station before it reaches the Byram River. 1/2
Science has to start somewhere.
That’s why members of our water quality team have been busy collecting fecal samples—deposits from geese in a local park, a donation from Fitz the dog, and raw sewage from the Bridgeport WPCA West Side Treatment Facility. 1/3
That’s why members of our water quality team have been busy collecting fecal samples—deposits from geese in a local park, a donation from Fitz the dog, and raw sewage from the Bridgeport WPCA West Side Treatment Facility. 1/3
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Science has to start somewhere.
That’s why members of our water quality team have been busy collecting fecal samples—deposits from geese in a local park, a donation from Fitz the dog, and raw sewage from the Bridgeport WPCA West Side Treatment Facility. 1/3
That’s why members of our water quality team have been busy collecting fecal samples—deposits from geese in a local park, a donation from Fitz the dog, and raw sewage from the Bridgeport WPCA West Side Treatment Facility. 1/3
David Ansel, VP of our Center for Water Protection, joined Sen. Harckham, AM Otis, @amdanalevenberg.bsky.social, and other environmental leaders from the New York Clean Water Coalition today in calling on Gov. Hochul to maintain the funding for the Clean Water Infrastructure Act at $500m in FY2027.
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
David Ansel, VP of our Center for Water Protection, joined Sen. Harckham, AM Otis, @amdanalevenberg.bsky.social, and other environmental leaders from the New York Clean Water Coalition today in calling on Gov. Hochul to maintain the funding for the Clean Water Infrastructure Act at $500m in FY2027.
Thanks to the hard work and commitment of our staff, seasonal staff, and 16 volunteer community scientists, we were able to collect and process 745 water samples from 66 locations in the western Long Island Sound during our 2025 bacteria monitoring season. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Thanks to the hard work and commitment of our staff, seasonal staff, and 16 volunteer community scientists, we were able to collect and process 745 water samples from 66 locations in the western Long Island Sound during our 2025 bacteria monitoring season. 1/2
At the end of a stormy Thursday last week, Emily Bulmer, our environmental analyst, went to City Island to check on our boat. She found this waiting for her.
If you're going to put a bow on the end of the 2025 Unified Water Study season, a full rainbow over Long Island Sound is the way to do it.
If you're going to put a bow on the end of the 2025 Unified Water Study season, a full rainbow over Long Island Sound is the way to do it.
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
At the end of a stormy Thursday last week, Emily Bulmer, our environmental analyst, went to City Island to check on our boat. She found this waiting for her.
If you're going to put a bow on the end of the 2025 Unified Water Study season, a full rainbow over Long Island Sound is the way to do it.
If you're going to put a bow on the end of the 2025 Unified Water Study season, a full rainbow over Long Island Sound is the way to do it.