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 =Long Island Sound (LIS) is a place that is packed with many interesting things. On this wiki you will take a picture tour of L.I.S. that includes animals, plants and real problems that face the Sound. You will also learn about our local watershed and how it effects the sound. Finally, you will learn about the current health of L.I.S. One of the most important things you should learn from this wiki is what could happen to the Sound if we don't protect it. Long Island Sound is truly an amazing place. See for yourself... =  = = = =

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 **This is the link that will make you dive in and want to learn more about Long Island Sound. This is just a mini tour to get you started, look further on our site and you will find a treasure chest that we call Long Island Sound! []** = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = <span style="color: #cf178c; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #27cf17; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**<span style="color: #27cf17; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

A watershed is an area of land where all of the water on it or under it goes to the same place. In this case all the water in the Housatonic Watershed goes into the sound. The Housatonic Watershed is pretty big. The Housatonic Watershed goes through the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. ** <span style="color: #27cf17; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">

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Long Island Sound has many invasive plant and animal species like the Mute Swan and Dead Man's Fingers, a type of algae. The following link will let you dive into the depths of the Sound to learn about invasive species. [] ** <span style="color: #cf17ae; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="color: #14c2c2; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Long Island Sound is threatened everyday in many different ways. Watch our Photostory to learn more about the threats the Sound faces daily.



<span style="color: #61ff8a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**<span style="color: #30f386; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The Sound is important to many people, if not all, in and around the New England area. It provides a source of food and income to the families that fish the waters. That seafood you ate at Uncle Joe's Seafood restaurant may have come out of the Sound. Some threats to this natural marvel include Hypoxia and overfishing. Another threat to the sound is from storm drain pollutions because many storm drains lead to rivers which lead to the Sound. If the plants, animals, and other living organisms are not protected, and the same amount of pollutants continue being dumped into the sound then many of these living organisms will die. You may think that pouring something into rivers is okay but it’s not. There is a large watershed including the Housatonic River which leads straight into the sound. So if you are putting things into a local river or storm drain than you should know that it is all making its way through the watershed into the sound. This is a big problem, but there are ways you can help. One way to help is to clean your local storm drains, and help keep our rivers clean. Another thing you can do to help is to pick up litter in parking lots and streets to keep this out of the sound. Make a difference! Be a hero to the Sound! **

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<span style="color: #f82525; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">We sincerely hope we've made a difference. We've given you all the information we can muster up. Now it is up to you to do your part. Don't litter. Recycle anything & everything you can. Don't pour anything into storm drains. Remember, almost all liquids in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Canada, Vermont and New Hampshire will end up in Long Island Sound. Many people don't care about what ends up in Long Island Sound, but think about it, you should because it could affect our lives, and the next generation. We hope you think about how you can make a difference. So far over 35,000 people have helped to make a difference. Now, go forth, and become a Savior of the Sound, because we already did!