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L.I.S Shouts S.O.S.! You are walking on the beach, enjoying the sun and relaxation, and you pass a covered NO LITTERING sign. As you bask in the sun, you are suddenly distracted by a bright light. Curiosity overcomes you, but as you walk over, you realize it's an old soda can. You pick it up and carry it, feeling a little bit better about yourself. Want to do your part?? Observe a visual tour of the Long Island Sound. Find the bibliography section for picture sources on how our local watershed goes into the Sound, as well as the nearby rivers. Bored? Well, descover the current health of the Sound and see fun facts that can make your head turn! See the reasons or causes to each L.I.S threat. Many people don't no why some oragisms must be protected, but, many species can drastically harm other native species. The Sound is a very important, and is like a sweater that is slowly unweaving. So quick everyone!! Take a hand and help each other, before it's too late...

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Location,Location,Location.

Take a look at our poster about invasive species. []

Take a mini-tour of the Long Island Sound []

 The Long Island Sound is a great place and should not be destroyed. Major threats to LIS today are Pathogens, Invasive species and Hypoxia. Pathogens are disease causing bacteria that pollute the Sound, while Invasive species take over, and "bump" out the native animals. Perhaps the worst of all is Hypoxia. this is when there are too many phytoplankton in the water, and they absorb alot of nutrients and oxygen. When the phytoplankton die, they soak up even more air then when they were alive. The fish that live there, either flee....or die. The LIS is a fish out of water. The only question is whether or not we can save it. Exept, we can. ​