12M美元赠款资助36个项目,以恢复长岛湾的水质量和生境。 $12M in grants fund 36 projects to restore Long Island Sound’s water quality and habitats.

近1 200万美元的联邦和私人赠款正在资助5个州的36个恢复项目,以改善长岛健康流域的水质并恢复其生境。 Nearly $12 million in federal and private grants are funding 36 restoration projects across five states to improve water quality and restore habitats in the Long Island Sound watershed. 这项资金来自长岛健全未来基金,由环保局、康涅狄格州康涅狄格州、纽约和其他合作伙伴支助,将减少暴雨径流,防止数千磅氮污染,消除海洋废弃物,并恢复70英亩以上的沿海生境。 The funding, from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund and supported by the EPA, Connecticut, New York, and other partners, will reduce stormwater runoff, prevent thousands of pounds of nitrogen pollution, remove marine debris, and restore over 70 acres of coastal habitat. 这些项目包括韦尔格拉斯和潮汐沼泽恢复、鱼类通道改善以及社区参与举措。 Projects include eelgrass and tidal marsh restoration, fish passage improvements, and community engagement initiatives. 尽管联邦在其他地区削减了资金，长岛海湾项目的预算已增至4000万美元，且当包含配套资金后，总保护影响超过2000万美元。 Despite federal funding cuts elsewhere, the Long Island Sound program’s budget has risen to $40 million, with total conservation impact exceeding $20 million when matching funds are included.