What is the Long Island Sound Futures Fund?
The purpose of the Sound Futures Fund is to support projects that restore and protect the health and living resources of Long Island Sound. The Fund seeks to: Stimulate restoration of important habitats; Encourage locally-based projects that improve water quality and protect water resources; Support communities in developing and implementing watershed management plans; Encourage environmentally sensitive development and land-use planning; Develop the capacity of state and local governments, citizens groups, educational, and other organizations to promote community based stewardship; Increase public access to water and open space; Provide opportunities for direct educational experiences with the Sound; and Promote a greater understanding of the estuary and the interrelationship between the health of the Sound and the condition of local watersheds. Fund Partners? The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) works with the LISS partner agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protec
