THE ROUNDUP: March 2026

THE ROUNDUP

Mar 17

Welcome back to The Roundup, the second installment of my monthly collection of stories that inspire, inform, and spark curiosity. Each edition brings together highlights from coastal ecosystems, environmental news, and the local arts and conservation scene. I’ll continue sharing links, insights, and resources to help you stay connected to the work happening in our communities and the natural world around us.

Offshore Drilling and the Myth of Lower Gas Prices

READ THE ARTICLE AT SURFRIDER
Photo Credit: Joshua Shelly

Pearl of Policy Powers for Brookhaven’s Shellfishing Future

READ THE ARTICLE AT FIRE ISLAND NEWS
Photo Credit: J. D. Allen

**Coral Bleaching Awareness Month is Moving to September**

READ THE ARTICLE AT CORAL

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Christie Jones

Christie Jones (b. 1987) is a Patchogue-Medford-based artist whose work merges coastal beauty with climate advocacy. Using mixed media, handmade acrylic, and watercolor made from earth and mineral pigments, she explores environmental themes.

Since 2011, she has run a successful creative business, exhibiting at Guild Hall, MOCA LI, Gallery North, The Other Art Fair Brooklyn (2023), and various Long Island galleries. She received The Nature Conservancy’s 2024 Andy Warhol Visual Arts grant. Returning to college in 2024 after 14 years, she graduated from Suffolk County Community College in Spring 2025 with highest distinction. She will finish undergraduate studies at Stony Brook University in Fall 2025 for Studio Art: Sculpture & Ceramics.

In August and September 2025, she will be an artist-in-residence at The Caumsett Foundation.

https://christiejonesstudio.com