Around 18,000 years ago, Connecticut and Long Island were covered by a sheet of thick ice. Scientists estimate it to be 1000 meters thick! When the glacier melted away, it left the body of water we know as Long Island Sound. Long Island Sound is often called the "Urban Sea" because there are many large cities along its shores. Long Island Sound is 110 miles wide, the widest point is near the Connecticut River. Long Island Sound reaches to five states and part of Canada. It is a mix of fresh and salt water that offers a habitat for animals that live nowhere else. The Sound's plants and animals health has been an area of concern, but this can be helped. By merely using common sense and recycling, we can save the Sound.

Emma