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 by Joe sabella, Griffon McIntyre, Claire Chapman, Kelsey McGregor Danger, danger the Sound is in trouble. Take our tour and find out how you can help the Sound. Read facts about our local watershed, the Housatonic, The Connecticut, and the Thames are the three main rivers that run into the Sound. See how their health impacts the health of the Sound. Pollution, invasive species, and hypoxia threaten the Sound. With your help we can make the Sound a better place.

Photo story of threats to the Sound.

media type="file" key="joeandgriff[1].wmv" align="left" width="300" height="300"  The sound is important because it generates a lot of wild life. Some of the major threats are pollution, invasive species, and humans. If the plants aren’t protected all the life could die and the sound empty of everything. The waters sheds impact the sound because they bring pollution to the sound and other bad stuff. A couple solutions are to not litter and to wash your car on the grass instead of on the asphalt.

Look at this mini tour of Long Island Sound []

Look at this poster of Long Island Sound showing some invasive species. []