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Goodwin College President Mark Scheinburg will outline how preservation of open space along the Connecticut River fits into the school’s mission at the annual meeting of the Manchester Conservation Trust at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in Goodwin College’s Community Room.
For more on this story, visit: Journal Inquirer > Connecticut & Region > Goodwin College president to speak to land trust.
Day Join other cyclists in front of the Devil’s Gear (next to Bru Coffee Shop) for our monthly free breakfast. 7:30
to 9:30. More info at ElmCityCycling.org.
From Rick Green at The Hartford Courant
Since this is “CT Rides Week” — when the state Department of Transportation wants you to try, if only for a day, a different way of getting to work – and Friday is national Bike-to-Work-Day, (Google bikewalkct or CT Rides for more information) let’s take a moment to salute the commuting pioneers like the Alyssa Norwoods out there.
Because ever so slowly some of us really are looking beyond the cars that clog the roads, pollute the air and raise our blood pressure.
For more on this story, visit: State tries to get people to reconsider driving alone to work. – Courant.com.
The grand opening of the Stratford Greenway will take place Saturday, May 19, at 10 a.m. at the DeLuca Field entry, Main Street.
Mayor John A. Harkins will be among the speakers, as the town takes a first step in the revitalization along the Stratford’s waterfront.
For more on this story, visit: Stratford Greenway opens Saturday, May 19 | Stratford Star.
NEW HAVEN – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, New Haven, will hold their annual open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 120 Woodward Ave.
For more on this story, visit: U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound told hold New Haven open house- The New Haven Register – Serving New Haven, Connecticut.
Join the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut (CT NOFA) and the owners of Footsteps Farm, Craig and Sheryl Floyd, to learn about humane certified and sustainable livestock farming on May 21 from 4pm – 7pm.
Workshop registration is $20 for members and beginning farmers (ten years or fewer of farming experience) and $30 for non-members. Please register in advance by calling the CT NOFA office at 203-888-5146 or by visiting www.ctnofa.org. CT NOFA is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the practices of ecologically sound farming and gardening, and to the development of local sustainable agriculture. CT NOFA is a growing community of farmers, gardeners, land care professionals, businesses and consumers that encourages a healthy relationship to the natural world
Clean Energy Communities Spring Regional Workshops
Hosted by: Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority and Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund
Workshop Agenda:
Review Expanded Clean Energy Communities Program
Creating a Municipal Action Plan (MAP)
Learning How to Promote CTCleanEnergyOptions and Home Energy Solutions
Setting Up Successful Initiatives Using Media and Community Outreach
*Dinner and Refreshments will be provided.
Registration: To register, please visit the CL&P Seminar and Event Calendar at: http://www.cl-p.com/register
Navigate to the date of the session and click on link. Individual Workshop Agendas are posted within the calendar.
For more information, please contact: Diana McCarthy-Bercury at mccard@nu.com or Robert Schmitt at robert.schmitt@ctcleanenergy.com
Spring 2012 Workshops:
Northeast Connecticut Regional Taskforce Workshop
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Stafford Springs Library Community Room, 5 Levinthal Run, Stafford Springs, CT
South Central Connecticut Regional Taskforce Workshop
Date: June 6, 2012
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Keefe Community Center 11 Pine Street Hamden, CT 06514
EPA and the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut will be holding public meetings in both states next week to discuss next steps for the potential clean up of the Housatonic River in western Massachusetts and Connecticut.
EPA and the states have been working cooperatively for the last several months to discuss potential approaches to clean up the Rest of River portion of the Housatonic River contaminated with pollutants from General Electric’s former Pittsfield, Mass. facility. These discussions have focused, in part, on the need to address the risks from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to humans, fish, wildlife and other organisms while avoiding, mitigating or minimizing the impacts of the clean up on the unique ecological character of the Housatonic River.
Prior to the meetings, EPA and the states will release a document called the “Status Report of Preliminary Discussions of Potential Remediation Approaches to the GE-Housatonic River Site “Rest of River” PCB Contamination.” This summary document, which recognizes that no remedy decisions have yet been made, reflects the current status of EPA and the states’ efforts to discuss and identify potential remedial approaches for the Rest of River in light of their shared goals and interests. The summary report, which will be available on EPA’s web page on Friday, May18, will be the topic of the public meetings.
The Connecticut meeting will be on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, 246 Warren Turnpike Road, Falls Village, Conn.
Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA’s New England office, will be joined at the May 23 Connecticut meeting by Macky McCleary, Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Kenneth Kimmell, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game Commissioner, Mary Griffin will join Curt Spalding at the meeting in Lenox on May 24.
More information on EPA’s work to clean up contamination in the Housatonic River
(http://www.epa.gov/region1/ge/) – on Friday, 5/18 this site will also contain the document referenced above.
For more on this story, visit: 05/15/2012: EPA, Massachusetts and Connecticut Host Public Meetings on Housatonic River Status.
The following May 24th meeting is open to persons who have, are or planning environmental science and/or design research in the North Branch Park River watershed.
RSVP to Mary Rickel Pelletier <maryp@parkwatershed.org> or (860) 881-5089. There is no cost.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
9 am – 12 noon
North Branch Park River Watershed-based Plan
Watershed Research Coordination Meeting
Gray Conference Center, University of Hartford
AGENDA
9 am Sign-in
9:15 am
· Introductions of environmental science professors and design
professionals
with a brief summary of their work (15 min)?
· North Branch Park River Watershed Management Plan, “North Park
Plan” (30 min)?
North Park Implementation Mary Rickel Pelletier, Project Coordinator
with CT DEEP: MaryAnn Nusom-Haverstock and Chris Malik
· Review of Park River Watershed sediment quality research
? Dr. Jonathan Gourley, Environmental Science Program Trinity
College (15 min)
10:15 am break
10:30 am
· Current North Branch Park River Watershed research and major
project work?i)
i) Dam removal projects along the North Branch Park River (presenters
t.b.d.) (15 min)
ii) Stormwater run-off Blue Hills neighborhood
Dr. Joseph Bushey, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering,
Univ Connecticut (15 min)
11:00 am
· Open conversation regarding North Branch Park River Watershed
research Opportunities for collaboration: water, ecology, stormwater,
and green infrastructure
12:00 noon closing + lunch (to be confirmed)
*Parking available in Visitor parking lot “K” or lot “F” near the
Lincoln Theatre. For a campus map and driving directions, see
http://www.hartford.edu/visitingcampus/campus_maps.aspx
* If you are not able to attend yet currently, recently, or planning
research in the North Branch Park River Watershed, please forward a
brief summary (one paragraph to a page) of your work:
Your name, office or institutional affiliation, contact
information + research
You may also describe interest in collaborative research and
outline funding needs
Please feel welcome to forward this email to environmental science
professors, students professionals, who have recently, currently or are
planning to North Branch Park River research.
Thanks ! Mary
Live webcast with Mary Evelyn Tucker on “Global Stewardship: An Integrating Story for Ecological Civilization.” This webcast is one of the many wonderful events happening in the Spring of Sustainability Summit, presented by the Shift Network and Sustainable World Coalition.
Mary Evelyn’s webcast will be hosted by Betsy Rosenberg and broadcast on Thursday, May 24, at 12:00-12:30pm PST.
You can register here for this free event:
http://springofsustainability.com/
During Trails Day 2011, there were 193 events held in 115 towns making Connecticut (once again) tops in the nation.
June 2-3, 2012 will mark the 20th year of celebrating “Connecticut Trails Day,” and with your involvement we’d like to make it the biggest
and best partnership event ever.
Think ahead to that first weekend in June and come up with a way to show-off your trails, organization, staff, programs, and/or volunteers. Trail events of all kinds are welcome (on land or on water, on foot or on horseback, on bikes or in kayaks, etc.).
Visit http://www.ctwoodlands.org/CT-TrailsDay2012-Registration for more information and to register your event. Registrations must be in by January 31, 2012 to be included in the Connecticut Trails Day Celebration booklet. Booklet space fills up fast, so be sure your event is included by registering early!
Contact CFPA at info@ctwoodlands.org <mailto:info@ctwoodlands.org> or (860) 346-TREE if you need a printed registration form or have questions. Thank you!