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Long Island Sound Blue Plan Advisory Committee Seeking Feedback for Updates

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Bianca Beland
Thu, May 29, 2025 7:00 PM

Good Afternoon,

I'm hoping to reach folks who bird or have other associations in & with
Long Island Sound. DEEP Land and Water Resources Division has been working
with the Blue Plan Advisory Committee members to reach as wide an audience
as possible. If you would like to provide feedback to help update the Long
Island Sound Blue Plan, please fill out this survey
https://arcg.is/0vW98b0 - you can remain anonymous and it only takes
about 10 minutes. We only had 49 results as of this afternoon so I'm hoping
you all can help me boost that to over 100!

The Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory and the Long Island Sound
Blue Plan were called for by the Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) through
Public Act 15-66 and were unanimously adopted by the CGA in 2021. The law
that established the Inventory and Blue Plan also requires that these
documents be reviewed and updated every five years. The survey I linked
above seeks feedback on familiarity with the Inventory and Blue Plan. Even
if you are not familiar with the Resource and Use Inventory or the Blue
Plan, I hope you will still complete the survey. Your insights and input
will give us a sense of why Long Island Sound is important to you, which,
in turn, can help improve the Blue Plan and the data and information
contained in the Inventory.

You can learn more about the Long Island Sound Resource and Use
Inventory and Blue Plan by visiting the Blue Plan website
https://portal.ct.gov/deep/coastal-resources/lis-blue-plan/long-island-sound-blue-plan-home
where, in addition to the Inventory
https://portal.ct.gov/deep/coastal-resources/lis-resource-and-use-inventory-home
and Blue Plan
https://portal.ct.gov/deep/coastal-resources/lis-blue-plan/lis-blue-plan-final-draft,
you will find a video series
https://portal.ct.gov/deep/coastal-resources/lis-blue-plan/long-island-sound-blue-plan-video-series
and a link to the Long Island Sound Blue Plan Map Viewer
https://maps.cteco.uconn.edu/projects/blueplan/ to see maps of where the
Sound’s resources and human uses are located, at least the ones that we
currently know about. You can also join the Blue Plan Listserv
https://confirmsubscription.com/h/j/0C2DD77AF3D427E9 to receive
information and updates about the Blue Plan and our revision efforts.

Finally, please feel free to reach out to me (officially) at
bianca.beland@ct.gov if you have any questions about the survey, or
comments to share about Long Island Sound.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Bianca Beland
New Hartford

Good Afternoon, I'm hoping to reach folks who bird or have other associations in & with Long Island Sound. DEEP Land and Water Resources Division has been working with the Blue Plan Advisory Committee members to reach as wide an audience as possible. If you would like to provide feedback to help update the Long Island Sound Blue Plan, please fill out this survey <https://arcg.is/0vW98b0> - you can remain anonymous and it only takes about 10 minutes. We only had 49 results as of this afternoon so I'm hoping you all can help me boost that to over 100! The Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory and the Long Island Sound Blue Plan were called for by the Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) through Public Act 15-66 and were unanimously adopted by the CGA in 2021. The law that established the Inventory and Blue Plan also requires that these documents be reviewed and updated every five years. The survey I linked above seeks feedback on familiarity with the Inventory and Blue Plan. Even if you are not familiar with the Resource and Use Inventory or the Blue Plan, I hope you will still complete the survey. Your insights and input will give us a sense of why Long Island Sound is important to you, which, in turn, can help improve the Blue Plan and the data and information contained in the Inventory. You can learn more about the Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory and Blue Plan by visiting the Blue Plan website <https://portal.ct.gov/deep/coastal-resources/lis-blue-plan/long-island-sound-blue-plan-home> where, in addition to the Inventory <https://portal.ct.gov/deep/coastal-resources/lis-resource-and-use-inventory-home> and Blue Plan <https://portal.ct.gov/deep/coastal-resources/lis-blue-plan/lis-blue-plan-final-draft>, you will find a video series <https://portal.ct.gov/deep/coastal-resources/lis-blue-plan/long-island-sound-blue-plan-video-series> and a link to the Long Island Sound Blue Plan Map Viewer <https://maps.cteco.uconn.edu/projects/blueplan/> to see maps of where the Sound’s resources and human uses are located, at least the ones that we currently know about. You can also join the Blue Plan Listserv <https://confirmsubscription.com/h/j/0C2DD77AF3D427E9> to receive information and updates about the Blue Plan and our revision efforts. Finally, please feel free to reach out to me (officially) at bianca.beland@ct.gov if you have any questions about the survey, or comments to share about Long Island Sound. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Bianca Beland New Hartford