BLUE EARTH – Future Frogmen Podcast Series – Ecological Restoration in the Long Island Sound Region

Published 6 years agoon September 2, 2020

A series of conservation educational podcasts from Future Frogmen, introduced by Jeff Goodman.

Ecological Restoration in the Long Island Sound Region

This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation about Ecological Restoration in the Long Island Sound region. The Sound is a 120-mile long tidal estuary between Long Island, NY to the south and Connecticut to the north. It’s fed by both fresh water tributaries and saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean.

Gwen MacDonald and Alex Krofta, both from Save The Sound discuss ecological restoration and share insights into water monitoring, fishways (ladders), green infrastructure, rain gardens, urban restoration, dam removal and more.

Richard E Hyman Bio

Richard is the Chairman and President of Future Frogmen.

Born from mentoring and love of the ocean, Richard is developing an impactful non-profit organization. His memoir, FROGMEN, details expeditions aboard Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s famed ship Calypso.

Future Frogmen, Inc. is a nonprofit organization and public charity that works to improve ocean health by deepening the connection between people and nature. They foster ocean ambassadors and future leaders to protect the ocean by accomplishing five objectives.

You can find more episodes and information at www.futurefrogmen.org and on most social platforms @futurefrogmen.

Jeff Goodman

Jeff is a multiple award winning, freelance TV cameraman/film maker and author. Having made both terrestrial and marine films, it is the world's oceans and their conservation that hold his passion with over 10.000 dives in his career. Having filmed for international television companies around the world and author of two books on underwater filming, Jeff is Author/Programme Specialist for the 'Underwater Action Camera' course for the RAID training agency. Jeff has experienced the rapid advances in technology for diving as well as camera equipment and has also experienced much of our planet’s marine life, witnessing, first hand, many of the changes that have occurred to the wildlife and environment during that time. Jeff runs bespoke underwater video and editing workshops for the complete beginner up to the budding professional.