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SoundGeneration has Begun!

SoundGeneration, SoundWaters high school intern program,  has started up for the 2015-2016 school year. They started this week learning animal husbandry, education and research aspects.  This year they are doing research on the plankton and water quality of Long Island Sound. There is a lot in store for SoundGeneration, stay tuned to learn about their travels […]

Thank you Starwood!

Thanks so much for Starwood for joining us today for a volunteer day!  The group cleaned the waders and life jackets, painted the back wall of the pavilion, weeded, mulched and did a coastal cleanup. Thanks for your hard work!

Cold and Windy Coastal Cleanup

Thanks so much to the groups from AIEP and Builders Beyond Borders who joined us today for a cold and windy Coastal Cleanup. The groups picked up over a 100 pounds of trash!  

Rain or Shine – Saturday’s Beach Cleanup is on!

Join SoundWaters tomorrow for International Coastal Cleanup Day. What: International Coastal Cleanup Day is the world’s largest volunteer effort for our oceans. Every year over 560,000 people in 91 countries come together to pick up over 16 million pounds of trash. When: Saturday, October 3, 2015, 10am – 2pm Where: Meet at the SoundWaters Coastal Center in Cove Island Park, Stamford […]

SoundWaters Spirit Award

We had a great time yesterday evening at the SoundWaters Spirit Award.  Thanks so much to everyone who joined to celebrate SoundWaters and Andy Fisher.  Special thanks Mike Bagley for the fantastic photos! to for the fantastic photos!

Navigating on Long Island Sound

Our Sailing Academy after school students from Cloonan and Rippowam Middle School have been learning the principals of sailing. Yesterday they traveled aboard the Schooner SoundWaters to learn how these principals can apply to any size boat including our Schooner. They learned how to sail a larger vessel than their usual dragons, how to navigate on […]

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!

Cloonan Middle School began their adventures in the After School Sailing Academy with SoundWaters last week and we could not be more excited! This week their first lesson was to master steering, a fundamental of sailing as well as teamwork.  By next week they will be adding their sails! Check back next week to learn […]

Thank you Nestle Waters!

Thanks so much for Nestle Waters for joining us today for a volunteer day!  The group cleaned the waders, moved sand, weeded, mulched and watered the gardens.   Thanks for your hard work!

Thank you Vineyard Vines!

Thank you Vineyard Vines for joining us on Monday for a coastal cleanup.  You all picked up over 100 pounds of trash, including over 680 bottles caps and 620 cigarette butts. Thanks for all your hard work!  

Let the School Year Begin!

Turn of River Middle School started off the SoundWaters 6th grade Watershed Experience last week. The 6th grade students performed water quality experiments, used seine nets to catch animals along the shores of Long Island Sound, learned the morphology of local live animals, including horseshoe crabs, sea stars, oyster toad fish, and explored Holly Pond by canoe. […]