Great Places
Connecticut and Long Island Sound are home to some of the best nature southern New England has to offer. Save the Sound has a long history of conservation and we are deeply committed to protecting our great coastal places. Keeping these areas free from development and open for recreation, education, enjoyment, and wildlife is important to both the health of our communities and our environment. Currently, we focused on two great coastal places: The Preserve and Plum Island. Read more about our Endangered Lands goals and join us in the fight!
The Preserve
Located in Old Saybrook, this 1000-acre forest is the last great coastal forest in southern New England. Save the Sound, led by our Special Projects Coordinator and Old Saybrook native Chris Cryder, and our partners are working tirelessly to ensure funds needed to purchase and permanently preserve the property are collected. If not, developers would again call for the construction of golf courses and housing neighborhoods—the kind of misguide future we successfully fought against in the courts and local authorities for the last decade. We need the permanent protection of The Preserve, not on-going land use battles. Discover more about The Preserve in our series of blog posts (one) (two), and on the Preserve the 1000-Acre Forest coalition website.
Plum Island
This remarkable island is located off Orient Point, Long Island's northeastern tip. Home to a federal research facility, Plum Island has been a de facto nature preserve for decades, allowing over 700 acres to grow and live naturally. It is home to miles of wild coastline, acres of undisturbed wetlands, dozens of endangered birds, and the largest seal haul-out in southern New England. But now the federal government wants to sell Plum Island. Save the Sound and partners in Connecticut and New York are fighting to see this wild island permanently preserved as a National Wildlife Refuge. We are building awareness and public support, and working with lawmakers in Connecticut, New York, and Washington toward conservation. Learn more about Plum Island.