SoundWaters In The News

SoundWaters Flotilla Raises Over $40k for Environmental Education
July 2026

SoundWaters Flotilla Celebrates 10 Years
July 2026

Five Stamford Students Complete Marine Research Program at SoundWaters
Greenwich High School Student Completes SoundWaters Research Intensive
New Canaan Students Complete SoundWaters Research Intensive
June 2026

SoundWaters Announces 2026 Public Sails Season
May 2026

Volunteers Participate in Salt Marsh Restoration Effort
May 2026

SoundWaters Appoints Two New Board Members
April 2026

A Historic Lighthouse is Remade as a Marine Classroom
April 2026

Volunteers Invited to Participate in SoundWaters Salt Marsh Restoration Project
April 2026

Local Girls Spend Spring Break with SoundWaters Science Stars (Video)
April, 2026

Stamford’s SoundWaters Welcomes New Board Member
March, 2026

SoundWaters Hosts Super Splash on Long Island Sound
March, 2026

Polar Plunges in West Hartford, Stamford Postponed due to Bitter Cold Temperatures
January, 2026

High School Students Study Marine Life in Hands-On SoundWaters Program
January, 2026

CT Lighthouse Transformed Into Classroom on Long Island Sound for SoundWaters
January, 2026

Nearly $12M in grants awarded for cleanup, restoration of Long Island Sound
December, 2025

Derecktor to Build New Research Vessel, RV Brewer for SoundWaters
December, 2025

Giving Tuesday:  Five Stamford Non-Profits That Could Use Your Help
December, 2025

Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Students Study Long Island Sound
November, 2025

CT Adults Dive Into Long Island Sound Science in New Stamford Class
November, 2025

Seafood from the Sound celebrates Long Island Sound and Future of Conservation
October, 2025

Stamford Student Awarded 2025 Scott Mitchell Scholarship from SoundWaters
August, 2025

Hundreds from Stamford and Darien Paddle Out for the SoundWaters Flotilla
July, 2025

Channel 12 – Main Street CT:  What to do in Connecticut This Weekend
July, 2025

New Canaan High School Seniors Finish SoundWaters Internships
June, 2025

The Muddier, the Merrier.  Stamford Middle Schoolers Take on the Marsh at Science Camp.
April, 2025

Lessons in Environment Bring Students Outdoors
April, 2025

O&G:  The keeper of the Stamford Harbor barge terminal
March, 2025

Upcoming Event to Focus on the State of Stamford Harbor
March, 2025

Stamford Area Residents Brave The Snow for SoundWaters Super Splash
February, 2025

Splash Into Super Bowl Sunday with SoundWaters
January, 2025

Connecticut Magazine’s 2024 Innovators
October, 2024

SoundWaters Floating Classroom Travels to Bridgeport to Teach Students About Aquatic Life
October, 2024

Brien McMahon High School Students Identify Species in Stamford Salt Marsh
October, 2024

SoundWaters Holds Eighth Annual Flotilla
July, 2024

SoundWaters 2024 Flotilla will Take Off from Stamford and Darien
July, 2024

The Earth Charter – Earth Day 2024
April, 2024

Young Stewards Explore Science on Stamford’s Coast
April, 2024

NBC New York:  CT Students Learn About Preserving Long Island Sound (video-SW segment)
April, 2024

NBC New York: Storm Team 4 Celebrates Earth Day (video-full report)
April, 2024

Stamford Resident Rejoins SoundWaters Board
April, 2024

SoundWaters Super Splash Raises Climate Change Awareness in Stamford (video)
February, 2024

SoundWaters Hosts First Super Bowl Sunday Polar Plunge
February, 2024

Stamford’s SoundWaters Adds New Board Members
January, 2024

Organization Creates Qualified Workers for Jobs in the Maritime Industry
December, 2023

As Maritime Jobs Rise in CT, This Non-Profit is Helping to Train Workers
December, 2023

SoundWaters Hires Dr. Sean Ryan as Director of Coastal Resiliency Projects
September, 2023

SoundWaters After School Programs Filling Fast
August, 2023

SoundWaters Flotilla Takes to Long Island Sound Waters in Stamford
July, 2023

SoundWaters Hosts Flotilla Fundraiser:  What to Know
July, 2023

SoundWaters Flotilla Slated for July 15
June, 2023

Kids Really Do Love Science, They Just Don’t Know It
May, 2023

Op-Ed:  Education Is Key To Our Climate Future
May, 2023

Stamford Students Dive Into Science at SoundWaters Program
April, 2023

SoundWaters Offers Science Camp for Elementary Students During Spring Break (News12 Connecticut Video)
April, 2023

Two Greenwich Residents Among SoundWaters Board Members
February, 2023

Connecticut Kids Will Learn About Long Island Sound Thanks to Federal Funds
February, 2023

Climate Change Along Connecticut’s Coastline (CPTV – SoundWaters appears at 45-minute mark)
February, 2023

SoundWaters Receives $361K for Climate Science Program
February, 2023

Connecticut Kids Will Learn about Long Island Sound Thanks to Federal Funds
February, 2023

SoundWaters Officially Opens its $17.5MM Facility at Stamford’s Boccuzzi Park with a Champagne Smash
November, 2022

Stamford Receives Federal Funds for Upgrades at Boccuzzi Park
October, 2022

SoundWaters Sets Sail on New Educational Program with $100k EPA Grant
September, 2022

Stamford Residents Race In Cardboard Kayaks at HarborFest
August, 2022

Recycling Awareness Project Has Lessons for Students, Parents and ISRI Member
August, 2022

Bottle cap effort highlights recycling as pollution solution
June, 2022

Greenwich High Seniors Dive into Internships at SoundWaters, teaching 1,900 kids about the Environment
June, 2022

From Caps to Racks: How Stamford Students turned four tons of discarded plastic into a household product.
June, 2022

WindCheck:  Sea of Dreams
May, 2022

CBS News:  Microplastics Found in Human Lungs and Blood Stream
April 29, 2022

Bringing the Water Back to Waterside
April 12, 2022

Long Island Sound waters run deep
April 10, 2022

How Salty is the Sound?  Students On-board SoundWaters Ship have a Lab in their Home Waters
February 22, 2022

The Million Acre Classroom…and the Center to Hold It.
February 2022

Changing Tides: SoundWaters Embarks on New Harbor Center, Reflecting Decades of Protecting Long Island Sound
Nov/Dec, 2021

Popular HarborFest Event Makes Its Return To Stamford (video)
August 24, 2021

HarborFest Returns To South End After Year Away Due To COVID
August 24, 2021

Fundraising Flotilla Supports Stamford-Based SoundWaters
July 12, 2021

Officials Break Ground on the Cohen SoundWaters Harbor Center in Stamford
June 14, 2021

$8 Million Waterfront Education Center Aims to Improve Equity:  ‘Community, Access and Opportunity’
June 15, 2021

Schooner SoundWaters Sailed LI to Educate Kids
June, 2021

SoundWaters Flotilla Launching from Darien & Stamford Beaches
May 31, 2021

Anchors Away:  SoundWaters Sets Sail on $8M Harbor Center Project
May 10, 2021

Here’s What SoundWaters Upcoming Maritime Education Center in Stamford Could Look Like
April 22,2021

“Not Just Bars and Breweries and Boardwalks” – Stamford Plans New Harbor Education Center on Waterfront
March 18, 2021

SoundWaters Offers Programs for Children
September 9, 2020

SoundWaters Paddlers Raise More Than $18,000
July, 21, 2020

Stamford Students Collect One Million Bottle Caps
July 5, 2020

Royle Students Give Year-End Gift to SoundWaters
June 9, 2020

Future in Seaweed
February, 2020

Stamford Students Surpass Half Million Mark in Bottle Cap Challenge
January, 2020

Skimming The Surface
November, 2019

Students Embrace Project to Keep Plastics Out of Sound
November, 2019

Stamford Non-Profit Working To Clean Up Long Island Sound (CBS Radio)
October, 2019

Stamford Non-Profits Launch Job Skills Program for Maritime Trades
September, 2019

SoundWaters Invites Residents to Paddle Across Stamford
July, 2019

New Hope For Old Sound Problems: SoundWaters Seaweed Farm
December, 2018

SoundWaters Board Chair Transition
December, 2018

Congressional Delegation: Protecting the Sound
October, 2018

SoundWaters Prepares For HarborFest 18
August, 2018

Young Mariners Teaches STEM & Sailing
August, 2018

Young Mariners Recognized for Summer Achievements
July, 2018

Science Stars Launches At SoundWaters
April, 2018

SoundWaters Holds Beach Cleanup
Stamford Advocate – October 17, 2017

SoundWaters Honors Ray Redniss
WindCheck – October, 2017

Cardboard Kayak Race Highlights SoundWaters HarborFest 17
Stamford Advocate – August 27, 2017

SoundWaters to Hold 2nd Annual HarborFest
Stamford Advocate – August 24, 2017

Flotilla Photo Wrap-Up
Darien News – July 24, 2017

Flotilla Photo Wrap-Up
Stamford Advocate – July 23, 2017

SoundWaters Flotilla to Launch from Weed Beach in July
Darien Times – June 14, 2017

Darien interns learn science, education at Long Island Sound based nonprofit
Darien News – June 7, 2017

SoundWaters welcomes Wilton High School interns
The Hour – June 3, 2017

Stamford beaches earn high grades, but group calls for better testing
Stamford Advocate – May 28, 2017

SoundWaters Impact on Students: Op-Ed
Stamford Advocate – May 23, 2017

Boccuzzi Park makeover may see bigger Stamford beach
Stamford Advocate – February 17, 2017

Beardsley students explore Long Island Sound
CT Post – October 26, 2016

Local jewelers help clean up Cove Island Park
Stamford Advocate – October 19, 2016

Cardboard kayak race highlights inaugural HarborFest   
Stamford Advocate – August 28, 2016

Stamford HarborFest features unusual kayak race
News12 Connecticut – August 27, 2016

Stamford HarborFest to celebrate water education, city’s history
Stamford Advocate – August 25, 2016

Scarsdale seniors take to the sea as interns at SoundWaters
Scarsdale Daily Voice – June 20, 2016

SoundWaters welcomes Darien High School student interns
Darien Patch – May 30, 2016

SoundWaters receives grant for STEM Academy
Stamford Advocate – May 2, 2016

SoundWaters gets girls interested in science through hands-on activities
Stamford Advocate – April 5, 2016

Stamford’s SoundWaters and Young Mariners programs merge
Stamford Advocate – January 23, 2016