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== Animals, plants and water, Oh my! On a tour of Long island sound you will see the Housatonic Watershed and it's rivers. Learn what could happen if you don't protect the Sound, and the current health of the Sound. You can look at the many pictures on this wiki page of Long Island Sound. ==

[|Here is our mini-tour of Long Island Sound]
1,open folder 2. double click on orsiniosmith 3. enjoy our wiki, just don't edit it!
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View our Photo Story that will show you some of the threats to the Long Island Sound. media type="file" key="PhotoStory1_1.wmv" width="582" height="582"

View are poster that will show you the Invasive Species of Long Island Sound!!!!! []

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Our Sound is an important water resource. It is important because it is home to many aquatic and non-aquatic animals, and it used to be used in constant water transportation (like boats). Sadly, our Sound is in danger. It, over the years, has been polluted by non-point source pollution (non-point source pollution is ‘people pollution’ like fertilizer and human waste) and point source pollution. (Point source pollution is pollution that is dumped, from a specific place such as a factory.) It also is endangered by invasive species. Invasive species are animals that were brought to our sound on purpose, or by accident from other countries. There are many invasive animals, such as, the mute swan, the periwinkle snail, and the red algae. Invasive species have no natural predators, so nothing eats them. They eat other species food, and reproduce to an alarming rate, which makes the problem even bigger. Some ways we could help save our Sound are, checking boats coming in from other countries for invasive animals, we could pick up litter, and check your soil //before// you fertilize your garden or lawn. (The fertilizer will wash away with the rain, and then end up in our Sound!) With a little help, we could save Long Island Sound.