New London Receives Grant For Alewife Cove Restoration Project

NEW LONDON, CT — New London will receive a $399,865 for the Alewife Cove Restoration Project. The funds come via the Long Island Sound Futures Fund Grant.

The grant funding will help pay for studies of the Alewife Cove watershed in New London to support plans to eventually dredge the area. Local leaders said the funds will protect natural wildlife and open up new recreational opportunities in the surrounding area.

“I’m so proud of our community’s environmental advocates who are fighting to improve our region and support local wildlife,” Sen. Martha Marx (D-New London) said in a statement. “This grant funding will play a vital role in supporting local efforts to replenish the Cove with new marine life, which will lead to improved recreational opportunities for residents and provide local resources to bolster the long-term strength of our waterways."

The Alewife Cove Restoration Project and Alewife Cove Conservancy are working to restore the cove and support its natural population of alewife fish. The project’s long-term goal is to remove a small dam and dredge the cove, which is intended to bring life back to the region and benefit local beauty as well as local recreation like kayaking and fishing. By studying the area, dredging work will be able to occur in the future, supporting the eventual completion of this work.