Engaging STEM and Place-Based Environmental Literacy
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
Professional development for teachers and outdoor education programming are successfully reaching K-12 youth in NY’s Long Island Sound region.
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Providing Student Training Opportunities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG programs provide undergraduate and law students with hands-on opportunities to address coastal issues.
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Great Lakes Plankton Workshop
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG organized a two-day professional development workshop for teachers to meet researchers and learn about the microscopic world of Great Lakes plankton.
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Marine Camp Helps to Connect Youths to the Outdoor
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG organizes a marine camp for youths from communities in New York’s Nassau County.
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New York Aquaculture Producer Survey Results
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
A new survey illustrates status and production levels of NY’s aquaculture industry and allows for tracking industry changes over time.
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Building a Network of Seafood Professionals Across NY
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG Hosts 8th Annual New York Seafood Summit, where active cross-sector communication and collaboration is crucial to enhancing and supporting growth in aquatic foods production and processing in New York.
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Evaluating the Extent of Ghost Dams and Dam Safety Programming in New York
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG is partnering with state and federal agencies to advance safety awareness around New York’s dams.
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Providing Shoreline Erosion Assistance to Great Lakes Residents
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG expertise with coastal processes and hazards is assisting residents, groups, and communities with responding to shoreline erosion impact.
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Natural and Nature-Based Features in New York
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG is identifying and filling knowledge gaps surrounding natural and nature-based features in New York State to inform and advance resilient shoreline practices.
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Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary Designation
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
National Marine Sanctuary status will increase tourism and spur economic growth in New York State’s eastern Lake Ontario region.
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Training Cornell Climate Stewards
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG-trained extension educators in turn train volunteer cohorts to lead projects that will increase climate resilience and adaptation capacity in their NY counties.
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Engaging Communities to Document Floods and Storm Damage With MyCoast NY
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG coordinates a statewide community science program enabling the public to document and share their experiences with floods, storm damage, and coastal change through photos.
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GL Education Council Recommendations Lead to Workshops on Climate Change Impacts & Adaptations
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG and NYS DEC partnered with Great Lakes teachers to develop and design professional development workshops on an environmental topic important to students.
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Empowering Communities Through Local Plan Implementation
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
Small grants projects converted eight local community plans into action, utilizing ecosystem-based management principles to advance NY’s Great Lakes Action Agenda.
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Jamaica Bay Community Flood Fellowship Program
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG has launched a flood risk training and networking program in response to requests by Jamaica Bay community members.
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New York City Neighborhood Flood Reports & Website
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG has responded to Queens’ community residents’ requests by launching neighborhood-level flood reporting and a related website.
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Innovative Resilience Planning and Grant Support Initiatives in the Long Island Sound Region
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG is successfully implementing responsive programming to address complex challenges in coastal communities.
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Strengthening Local Government Capacity for Resilient Waterfront Planning Along Lakes Erie & Ontario
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG equips local governments with tools and knowledge to protect coastal resources, enhance resilience, and support sustainable waterfront development.
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Wayne County Shoreline Steering Committee: Building Coastal Resilience and Economic Opportunity
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
This initiative provides environmental, economic, and community benefits in Wayne County and serves as a model for regional collaboration.
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Microplastics Awareness Outreach in New York
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
A NYSG-Columbia University collaboration is addressing microplastic pollution from textiles with diverse audiences.
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Great Lakes Charter Captains Conference
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
The charter fishing industry is a vitally important part of the economy and natural and cultural heritage of New York’s Great Lakes coastal communities.
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Women in Fisheries Mentorship Program
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG encourages participation and representation by women in New York’s professional fisheries community.
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Helping to Build Resiliency in Northeast American Lobster Fishing Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG provided extension support to the American Lobster Research Initiative.
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Stormwater Debris Reduction Program Piloted in Rochester Will Expand to Other Cities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
NYSG applies cutting-edge technology and community engagement to create actionable solutions to protect Great Lakes’ ecosystems and urban communities.
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Sea Grant Takes Center Stage in Oceanography Special Issue
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jun 15, 2025
Jun 15, 2025
This special issue, published in April 2024, features 36 articles contributed by Sea Grant authors across 29 programs and the National Sea Grant Office. One of the articles features a case study on the award-winning #BEachSAFEly project, an ongoing campaign created by New York Sea Grant and New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium in 2020 that featured safe practices for beach users.
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In Media: Long Island Sound Study’s Halloween Coastal Clean a Spooky Success
Marine Debris - News
Jun 15, 2025
Jun 15, 2025
More than 20 local volunteers of all ages joined together to collect trash from the sands of West Meadow Beach in Setauket, NY, as part of the third annual Halloween Coastal Clean.
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In Media: Celebrating Long Island Sound Day
Long Island Sound Study - News
Jun 14, 2025
Jun 14, 2025
NYSG Director Rebecca Shuford spoke on the importance of collaboration, saying, "New York Sea Grant is proud to collaborate with many federal, state and local partners to help protect and improve Long Island Sound.
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Sandy Shorelines and Seiches: Information Workshop for Waterfront Landowners in Irving
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
Jun 14, 2025
Jun 14, 2025
The workshop includes informational presentations on weather patterns that cause seiches, on the management of sandy shoreline, and on coastal erosion hazard areas in New York and NYSDEC permitting requirements.
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For Safe Boating on New York Waters in 2025, Here’s What You Need to Know from NY Sea Grant
Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades - Press Release
Jun 13, 2025
Jun 13, 2025
Information for safe, legal, and environmentally-friendly boating on New York waters in 2025 is now available at www.nyseagrant.org/safeboating.
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NYS's 12th Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week; 7th Annual Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz
Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species - Press Release / News
Jun 13, 2025
Jun 13, 2025
The key message that New York Sea Grant conveys in its related extension and education efforts is "Clean, Drain, and Dry" boats to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.
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NYSG's New Online Tool to Help Local Governments Maximize Efforts to Meet State and Federal Criteria
Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Jun 13, 2025
Jun 13, 2025
New York Sea Grant has developed an online resource to help communities identify local water-related program activities that may be eligible for state or federal program certification points.
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Three NYSG Extension Specialists Honored for Superior Programming
Awards - News
Jun 12, 2025
Jun 15, 2025
Michael Ciaramella, NYSG’s Seafood Specialist, and Jessica A. Kuonen, NYSG's Hudson Estuary Resilience Specialist each received an award at 2024's Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant regional conference and the New York State Marine Education Association bestowed the Bob Abrams Meritorious Award upon Jimena Perez-Viscasillas.
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NYSG Communications and Extension Staff Receive Three Awards for Their Electronic Deliverables
NY Coastlines - Press Release
Jun 12, 2025
Jun 15, 2025
National APEX “Public Awareness Social Media Campaign” Award for #LISoundFacts comes a month after two Fair Media Council Folio Awards, regional prizes bestowed to Sea Grant for #LISoundFacts and NY Coastlines, its flagship e-newsletter
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NYSG Site Map, Resource Sites, Related Links
About NYSG
Jun 10, 2025
Jun 19, 2025
Links on NYSG's Website, Links to NYSG's Resource Site and Partner Websites
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Publications: Success Stories
Extension - 2025
May 26, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
Included in this annual review are over 40 summaries of select work conducted by our program's extension specialists and funded researchers to develop and provide stakeholder-driven, science-based information, tools, and other resources that support local communities, businesses, and individuals.
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Publications: Success Stories
Extension - 2024
Aug 13, 2024
May 31, 2025
Included in this annual review are nearly 30 summaries of select work conducted by our program's extension specialists and funded researchers to develop and provide stakeholder-driven, science-based information, tools, and other resources that support local communities, businesses, and individuals.
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NYSG Brings Educators to the Shore and Ocean Literacy into Classrooms
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
LIS Mentor Teacher Program provides peer-to-peer, hands-on, place-based and STEM-focused professional development opportunities, brings ocean/environmental literacy into classrooms throughout LIS’s Coastal and Inland Communities.
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New York Sea Grant Provides Undergraduate Training Opportunities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
NY Sea Grant helps underrepresented students to receive hands-on training to address timely coastal issues.
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Lake Ontario Shipboard Science Workshop
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
15 teachers participated in NYSG’s weeklong professional development workshop on Lake Ontario aboard the U.S. EPA R/V Lake Guardian
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Day in the Life Debuts in Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Region
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
NYSG and partners engaged more than 650 middle school students in hands-on environmental stewardship learning along the shoreline of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River region for the first time.
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Visualizing Sea-Level Rise with NYC Students
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
The Resilient Schools Consortium program provides New York City youth with opportunities to better understand and address climate impacts in their neighborhoods.
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Impacts from NY Shoreline & Virtual Site Visits
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
New York Sea Grant coastal processes and hazards specialists provide shoreline property owners and managers with information for managing erosion and flooding.
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Great Lakes Aquaculture Decision-Maker Day
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
An opportunity for aquaculture farmers to meet with local legislators and decision-makers to highlight the potential value of the aquaculture industry for New York State and its residents.
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Breaking Down Barriers to a Resilient Long Island Sound
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
The Long Island Sound Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program is an innovative and responsive approach to increasing sustainable and resilient-focused project implementation across the LIS coastal watershed
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Resilience Training Series Empowers Coastal Long Island Sound Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
LISS Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professionals developed a multi-part series of virtual and in-person events to empower participants to increase the resilience of their communities to climate change and other environmental threats
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Environmental Justice Needs Assessment for Communities in LI Sound Region
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
This environmental justice needs assessment, conducted by NYSG and LISS partners, will help shape future environmental programming and resources to be more useful, relevant, and accessible to underserved populations.
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Coastal Erosion Forums Enhance Knowledge and Coordination Across LI Sound Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 12, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
The Long Island Sound Coastal Erosion Forums held in Suffolk and Nassau Counties brought together more than 90 state and local decision-makers, planners, engineers, and environmental professionals to learn and discuss how to address erosion and increase community resilience.
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MyCoast NY: Engaging Communities to Document Floods and Storm Damage
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 12, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
New York Sea Grant is coordinating a statewide community science program for the public to document and share their experiences with floods, storm damage, and coastal change through photos.
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New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program 2023 Projects
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 12, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
Small grants produce significant results for Great Lakes region communities
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Supporting Diversity in Fisheries and Angling Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 12, 2024
Jun 16, 2025
NYSG programming connects anglers with fisheries researchers and science-based angling instructors, increasing their knowledge base to more confidently enjoy NY’s fisheries and to consider fisheries career opportunities.
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