Publications: Success Stories
Extension - 2025
May 26, 2025
May 31, 2025
Included in this annual review are over 40 summaries of select work conducted by our program's extension specialists and funded researchers to develop and provide stakeholder-driven, science-based information, tools, and other resources that support local communities, businesses, and individuals.
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2024 Results and Impacts
Research - News
May 26, 2025
May 31, 2025
Some recently-completed investigations address topics including: Impacts of microplastics in the aquatic environment, including the species that reside there; Flood risk planning for Lake Ontario's coastal communities; Aquaculture and/or restoration of several species (e.g., oysters, seaweed); Detection of aquatic invasive species; Optimizing existing control strategies for food borne pathogens; Providing a cost efficient and reliable tool in the Great Lakes for ID-ing hatchery vs. wild Chinook
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Publications: Climate Smart Communities Crosswalk
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Apr 23, 2025
May 31, 2025
The goal of the CSC Crosswalk tool, developed by Barton & Loguidice on behalf of NYSG, is to help communities save time, energy, and money by exploring opportunities for achieving points for CSC certification actions
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NYSG Hires GL Coastal Resilience Specialist for NY's Eastern Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Region
Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Apr 13, 2025
May 31, 2025
From NYSG's new office in Watertown, New York, Lauren will serve as a conduit to NYSG's expertise with coastal processes and hazards, Great Lakes fisheries and ecosystem health, water quality, Great Lakes literacy training for teachers and informal educators, and coastal tourism.
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Climate-Resilient Local Government Training Initiatives Empower Great Lakes Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 10, 2024
May 31, 2025
Local government training focused on climate resilience, land use planning, and floodplain management is crucial as it empowers communities to mitigate environmental risks, fostering long-term sustainability and resilience, especially in light of the escalating impacts of climate change.
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Bridging Research to Action to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 10, 2024
May 31, 2025
NYSG strives to preserve and restore the health of coastal and aquatic ecosystems through innovative research and collaboration for the benefit of present and future generations.
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On YouTube: Upstate NY Communities Share Resilience Success Stories in NYSG Video Case Studies
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Feb 09, 2024
May 31, 2025
A new video series from New York Sea Grant explores Great Lakes topics including resilience, green infrastructure, and the freshwater system's watershed.
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Fall 2023 Local Government Training Workshops
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Oct 26, 2023
May 31, 2025
To reach communities in New York’s southern/eastern Lake Ontario basin, we are holding the same 2023 workshop at two venues — in Auburn, NY on Nov 2nd and in Watertown, NY on Nov 16th.
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On Air: New York Sea Grant to Look at Ways to Reduce Pollution in Waterways
Marine Debris - News
May 17, 2023
May 31, 2025
Funding, part of a larger $27M funding effort by NOAA (Sea Grant’s parent organization), supports four projects focusing on ways to reduce plastic and other types of pollution in NYS’s coastal and river waterways.
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In Media: NY Sea Grant Awarded $5.2M To Fight Waterway Pollution
Marine Debris - News
May 12, 2023
May 31, 2025
Funding, part of a larger $27M funding effort by NOAA (Sea Grant’s parent organization), supports four projects focusing on ways to reduce plastic and other types of pollution in NYS’s coastal and river waterways.
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In Media: $5.2+M Awarded to NY Sea Grant to Address Marine Debris
Marine Debris - News
May 12, 2023
May 31, 2025
Funding, part of a larger $27M funding effort by NOAA (Sea Grant’s parent organization), supports four projects focusing on ways to reduce plastic and other types of pollution in NYS’s coastal and river waterways.
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NY Sea Grant Awarded $5.2+M in Federal Funding to Address Marine Debris
Marine Debris - Press Release
Apr 28, 2023
May 31, 2025
Funding, part of a larger $27M funding effort by NOAA (Sea Grant’s parent organization), supports four projects focusing on ways to reduce plastic and other types of pollution in NYS’s coastal and river waterways.
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NYSG Featured in NYSDEC's 2020-2022 Great Lakes Program Progress Report
New York's Great Lakes - News
Apr 23, 2023
May 31, 2025
People and communities are benefiting from collaborative projects, including a number of them with Sea Grant, to restore New York's Great Lakes resources
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2023 Results and Impacts
Research - News
Mar 30, 2023
May 31, 2025
For more than five decades, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has been supporting university-based research related to a variety of marine, Hudson estuary, and Great Lakes topics and issues.
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Lake Ontario Shoreline Resident Information Folders for Wayne County
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG-developed resource folders empower waterfront property owners with tools and information for shoreline management and hazards preparedness.
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Understanding & Managing Floodplains for Healthy Watersheds and Resilient Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 23, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG’s healthy floodplains workshops empower localized watershed decision makers to reduce risks and improve water quality
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Septic System Resources
New York's Great Lakes
Feb 23, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG updated the Your Septic System folder, originally developed by Cornell Cooperative Extension, to help you learn how a septic system works, how to maintain it, how to prevent and recognize problems, records you should keep, and where to go for more help.
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On Air: Healthy Watersheds Workshop Held in Dunkirk
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Dec 12, 2022
May 31, 2025
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York Sea Grant will hold a local government training workshop for healthy watersheds and resilient communities in the city of Dunkirk next month.
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Fall 2022 Local Government Training Workshops
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Oct 06, 2022
May 31, 2025
To reach communities in New York’s Great Lakes Basin, New York Sea Grant and its planning team partners are holding the same workshop at three venues this November.
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Lake Ontario Water Levels: NYSG Connects Local Stakeholders/Regulators to Strengthen Decision Making
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 14, 2022
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant is helping decision-makers respond to climate change impacts that are creating water level extremes in Lake Ontario, threatening the sustainability of waterfront communities.
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2022 Ongoing Projects
Research - News
Aug 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
Summaries for ongoing investigations that address a variety of concerns within a few key topics, including: harmful algal blooms, microplastics, marine fisheries, aquaculture and coastal resiliency for communities on Long Island and around NY's Great Lakes.
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Lake Ontario Shoreline Resident Folders
New York's Great Lakes
Jul 28, 2022
May 31, 2025
The Lake Ontario Shoreline Resident Information Folders were created to provide shoreline property owners and/or residents with tools and information to help manage their property.
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NYSG Staff Named to New York State’s Climate Impacts Assessment Team
Climate - News
May 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed two from NYSG to the State’s Climate Impacts Assessments technical working group teams, who along with other members, will ultimately suggest science-based strategies to prepare for and adapt to climate change.
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New York Stewards Trained to Work on Local Climate Change Projects
Climate - News
Mar 10, 2022
May 31, 2025
The objective of Cornell's Climate Stewards program is to provide research-based, hands-on training to community members who are motivated to work on climate change at the local level.
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New York Coastlines, Summer 2021
Publications - Articles
Aug 28, 2021
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the Summer 2021 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release in Spring '22 to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2021
Publications - Articles
May 08, 2021
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the Spring 2021 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release over the summer to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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NYSG Featured in NYSDEC's 2018-2020 Great Lakes Program Progress Report
New York's Great Lakes - News
Apr 13, 2021
May 31, 2025
People and communities are benefiting from collaborative projects, including a number of them with Sea Grant, to restore New York's Great Lakes resources
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Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tool Empowers Waterfront Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2021)
Jan 27, 2021
May 31, 2025
The interactive New York Sea Grant Lake Ontario Flood Risk Mapping Tool empowers local leaders’ flood contingency planning
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In Media: $2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment
Research - News
Oct 16, 2020
May 31, 2025
NYSG has awarded more than $2.1 million to support six coastal science research projects —three of which are being led by Stony Brook University faculty — that explore topics relating to and benefiting New York’s coastal environment, communities and economies.
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NYSG's “Currents Clips” Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’
Currents Clips - News
Sep 22, 2020
May 31, 2025
Launched in mid-2019 as a limited series, this collection of one- to two-minute videos immerses NYSG's subscribers and followers into the program's coastal research, extension and education work.
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$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment, Communities & Aquaculture
Research - Press Release
Sep 16, 2020
May 31, 2025
“This set of projects will contribute to the long-standing and growing body of NYSG-supported science-based knowledge available to coastal communities in New York State.”
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NY Sea Grant and Cornell Professor Introduce Lake Ontario Parcel-Level Flood Risk Prediction Tool
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Jul 28, 2020
May 31, 2025
Lake Ontario has experienced two record-setting floods over the course of three years: 2017-2019. With funding from NYSG, a Cornell researcher has developed an inundation prediction model for rapid flood forecasting at weekly to monthly timescales.
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New York Coastlines, Summer 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Jul 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the summer 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release in the fall to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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New York Sea Grant's Virtual Seminar Series
Research - News
Jun 11, 2020
May 31, 2025
This on-going series features NYSG–supported researchers and topics and activities of interest to the New York State coastal community and stakeholders that our program serves.
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Apr 07, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the spring 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our latest issue, which was released in mid-July to our e-subscribers. Sign up and we'll send you issues weeks before it's online.
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In Media: ‘Resilience’ Plan Will Identify, Address Erie Weather Risks
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Mar 31, 2020
May 31, 2025
Local officials, farmers, business leaders and others will identify and rank extreme weather risks based on a model developed by New York Sea Grant. Strategies to address the risks are identified in a Coastal Resilience Index publication.
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Staying Connected: NYSG's Related Resources
COVID-19: New York Sea Grant's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News
Mar 30, 2020
May 31, 2025
Welcome to "Staying Connected," NYSG's web portal to online resources for a variety of our stakeholders (including educators, the seafood industry, among others) as well as some of our program's partners. We also provide opportunities for researchers and educators, and more.
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NYSG Develops Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tools
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2020)
Mar 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
NYSG’s interactive Lake Ontario inundation mapping tools help communities and property/business owners enhance their flooding preparedness
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New York Coastlines, Winter 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Feb 22, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the winter 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our latest issue, which was released in early April to our e-subscribers. We'll send you the issue before it's online in mid-late April.
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In Media: Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Index - Resource of the Month
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Feb 15, 2020
Feb 15, 2020
This 44-page self-assessment tool with supplemental information is designed to empower municipal leaders, local planners, engineers, floodplain managers and others to guide discussions about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards.
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On Air: NY Great Lakes CRI Gives Lakefront Communities a Tool to Measure Vulnerability
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Feb 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
This 44-page self-assessment tool with supplemental information is designed to empower municipal leaders, local planners, engineers, floodplain managers and others to guide discussions about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards.
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On Air: New tool could help Lake Ontario communities prepare for future flooding
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Feb 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
This 44-page self-assessment tool with supplemental information is designed to empower municipal leaders, local planners, engineers, floodplain managers and others to guide discussions about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards.
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NYSG Publishes NY Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Index
Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Feb 12, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
This 44-page self-assessment tool with supplemental information is designed to empower municipal leaders, local planners, engineers, floodplain managers and others to guide discussions about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards.
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Sodus Point Project Receives Public Outreach Award
Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Feb 12, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
he Post-Flood Recovery Building Workshop for the Village of Sodus Point, a project co-organized by NYSG, has received a 2019 Public Outreach Award from the New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association.
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On YouTube: Wayne Leaders Want REDI Funds That'll Impact Homeowners
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Nov 20, 2019
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant is at the table to discuss NY State's new REDI program to help communities along the Lake Ontario shore develop new infrastructure and economic projects.
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RISE 2019: NYSG Climate and Resiliency Extension, Outreach and Education
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 13, 2019
May 31, 2025
NYSG provides multiple platforms for climate and resilience extension, outreach and education along New York’s marine and Great Lakes coastlines.
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NY Sea Grant Extension Educators Receive National, Great Lakes Network Honors
Great Lakes Coastal Community Development Program / Coastal Youth Education - News
Oct 25, 2019
May 31, 2025
NYSG Extension educators received special recognition at the 2019 Great Lakes Sea Grant Network and National Sea Grant Extension Assembly meetings.
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New York Coastlines, Early Summer 2019
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Aug 02, 2019
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the early summer issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, slated for release to our subscribers in November.
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On Air: High Lake Ontario water levels could be 'new norm'
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Jun 17, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
NYSG Helen Domske tells WBFO FM that while climate change is bringing greater storms, which leads to higher lake levels, it is not accurate to say that every year from now on the levels will be higher.
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In Media: Great Lakes at Highest Water Levels Ever Recorded for Month of May
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Jun 17, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
An extremely wet winter and spring have led to record-high water levels in the Great Lakes, with flooding having occurred in Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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