$1.3 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health…

Town of Mamaroneck, N.Y. - Today, top federal and state environmental officials from New York and Connecticut announced 25 grants totaling $1.3 million to local government and community groups to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound. The projects, which are funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund , will restore 27 acres of habitat, including coastal forest, dunes, and salt marshes for fish and wildlife.