More than $1 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve Long Island Sound

John Mitty Wednesday, October 30, 2013

New York and Connecticut together will receive more than $1 million in grants from state and federal government programs and environmental organizations to improve the health of the Long Island sound.  The money was pulled together by the Long Island Sound Futures Fund.  Some of the government agencies providing funding to the projects include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Long Island Sound Funders Collaborative, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 

Almost half a million is destined for Long Island specific projects.  These will include water quality monitoring, rain garden planting, and a couple of different public outreach ventures.  One public campaign will seek to educate farmers about the environmental hazards posed by using certain fertilizers.  Equipped with this knowledge, farmers will have a chance to choose more environmentally friendly options.  The other will be directed at consumers who flush their medications down the toilet.  Some of the recipients of grants include the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, the Village of Sea Cliff, Cornel Cooperative Association of Suffolk County, and Oyster Bay Town.  Some of the other projects which have received funding in both New York and Connecticut include a coastal bird stewardship program, and several projects pertaining to fish.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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