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Setting The Sound Up For Success, Hillary Kenyon Oct 2012

Setting The Sound Up For Success, Hillary Kenyon

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Deploying remotely-set disease-resistant oyster seed in biodegradable netting on a natural bed in Connecticut. The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is a keystone species in Connecticut's coastal environment.


Ken Beatrice: A Volunteer For All Seasons, Peg Vanpatten Oct 2012

Ken Beatrice: A Volunteer For All Seasons, Peg Vanpatten

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"It was really interesting, and as I read, I wondered how I could personally get involved in efforts to conserve the Sound," Ken said. One of the listings in the box titled "What Can I Do to Help?" was the NOAA volunteer Phytoplankton Monitoring Network.


Of Gardens, Microorganisms, And Long Island Sound, Judy Preston Oct 2012

Of Gardens, Microorganisms, And Long Island Sound, Judy Preston

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How healthy soil can make an environmental difference.

"I happened to turn over a large rounded stone in my garden to find a mesmerizing world of organisms that had, just moments earlier, been going about their business before being exposed to the sunlit world, and me."