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On September 16, 2026, the Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) team of the Long Island Sound Partnership and Audubon Connecticut hosted a field trip to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, CT, where Audubon CT and partners are advancing one of Connecticut’s largest coastal resilience and salt marsh restoration initiatives! We started the day at Meigs Point Nature Center with presentations about the science behind the restoration effort, challenges facing Hammonasset’s tidal marshes, and updates on the design of marsh restoration, living shoreline, and culvert replacement projects. After lunch and group discussions, we took a guided walk to view the marsh viewing platform and then visited an upcoming culvert replacement site.

On October 16, 2025, the Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) team of the Long Island Sound Partnership hosted a field trip featuring the Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve Marsh Restoration Project in Stonington Borough. The day started with a presentation outlining the history and current state of the site, followed by a walk to Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve where there was a guided tour led by Connecticut Sea Grant, Avalonia Land Conservancy, and local volunteers. The day included a deep dive into the invasive species removal process, plantings to accommodate marsh migration, and a close up look at what has grown since then. Special thanks to our partners with Avalonia Land Conservancy, Connecticut Sea Grant, and the Stonington Community.

This site provides federally supported data visualizations coupled with explanations and science education to help communities prepare for challenges that will affect our coastal environments. By showing how sea levels are changing regionally, the site provides a foundation to inform decision-making related to coastal planning, resource management, and emergency operations.

This website is a collaborative effort from The Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change (DOD, EPA, FEMA, NASA, NOAA, USACE, USAID, and USGS).