Positives

• This article features sound recordings of birds that live in the Long Island Sound area.
• This article contains a link to the "Long Island Sound Area Conservation Strategy."
  

Additional Prerequisites

• It may be helpful if students know how climate change is affecting biodiversity, extreme weather, or sea level rise.
  

Differentiation

• The What New Yorkers Can Do resource pairs well with this article, because it goes into deeper detail about a type of "gray infrastructure" (i.e. seawalls).
• Teachers can use this article as a conceptual introduction to "green infrastructure" and how it differs from "gray infrastructure."
• This article can supplement a lesson on various climate change adaptation strategies, especially when paired with the Table of Solutions by Project Drawdown.
• This article can enhance a classroom discussion where students consider their own experiences with local beaches, salt marshes, oyster beds, or other ecosystems.