Meigs Point Beach (Image via Long Island Sound Study).
Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network
The Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network (LIS CWN) is focused on bringing together communities, groups and individuals working to reduce pollution loads entering Long Island Sound and its rivers, harbors, and bays. In 2021, we kicked off the Network with “Long Island Sound: Driving Local Actions to Tackle Water Pollution”, a collaborative webinar series designed to showcase and advance local actions that target pollution from activities on land including nitrogen pollution, fecal bacteria, and consumer plastics and debris – that enter the Sound’s water through sewage, stormwater, and groundwater.
Join us for our line up of events including webinars, roundtable discussions, and the 2025 Long Island Sound Summit advancing local actions for cleaner waters and healthy watersheds in Long Island Sound. Hear from scientists and practitioners about approaches to combat pollution and clean up coastal waters in communities around Long Island Sound.
2024 Event Schedule
January 11, 2024
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Live over Zoom
Webinar
Tackling Local Nitrogen Pollution: Reducing Fertilizer in Communities
Fertilizer makes up about 20% of nitrogen entering Long Island Sound. This Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network (LIS CWN) webinar, features new science to understand hot spots of fertilizer application and highlights local actions communities and individuals can take to help target and reduce nitrogen pollution from lawn fertilizers.
Presentation Topics and Speakers
- Fertilizing Long Island Sound with Dr. Jamie Vaudrey, Research Coordinator, Connecticut National Estuarine Research
- Encouraging native plants and fertilizer alternatives on Fishers Island with Hannah Vagts, Project Coordinator, Henry L. Ferguson Museum – Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coalition
- Advocacy and Policy for Residential Fertilizer Reduction with Executive Director, Citizens Campaign for the Environment
May 9, 2024
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network Round Table
Details coming soon!
July 2024
12:00 – 1:00pm
Live over Zoom
Webinar
Tackling Long Island Sound Plastic Pollution: Plastic Free July
About the LIS CWN
The Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network (LIS CWN) is focused on bringing together communities, groups and individuals working to reduce pollution loads entering Long Island Sound and its rivers, harbors, and bays.
Our goal is to increase the pace and number of clean water projects by sharing the latest science, technology, policies and practices, spotlighting lessons learned, and building new opportunities for collaboration and partnerships across Long Island Sound geographies.
Past Webinars
The Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network have hosted webinars and events since 2021 addressing Long Island Sound pollution issues and highlighting local pollution solutions. View our archives to watch recordings of our previous events and speaker presentations!
The Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network (LIS CWN) is hosted by Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Save the Sound, and The Nature Conservancy with generous support from the LIS Funders Collaborative and LIS Study funding.