On Friday, Oct. 15, Gateway Community College will take part in the national Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Day Odyssey, designed to educate the public about alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles.
Migrating hawks in the sky are the headliners, but also on the bill at Audubon Greenwich’s Hawk Fest and Green Bazaar this weekend — kid-friendly activities and concerts, nature games, a honey harvest with a chance to help spin honey from the combs, hikes, strolls and “eco-friendly” vendors of all kinds. Stop by and say “Hi” to The Headlines!
CT Folk is preparing for its second green business and job fair: Green Works, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 25, 2010, at the Michael J Adanti Student Center Ballroom at Southern Connecticut State University. Contact coleencamp@aol.com, or call (203) 710-8279. Sponsored by SCSU, CTFolk.org and Webster Bank.
Named a “European Hero” by Time Magazine and one of The Guardian’s “50 People Who Could Save the World,” Petrini will present a talk on the international Slow Food movement, and forging a new global network of sustainable food communities.
We have overshot sustainable limits. Large dams and diversions have so altered river flows that freshwater life is in the midst of a great extinction. This is the framework for the water themes that lace their way through a series of CCSU activities during the coming academic year, and the community is encouraged to experience them.
The famous Appalachian Trail runs for 2,175 miles from Georgia to Maine, including over 50 miles in North Western Connecticut, a section which is maintained by the Connecticut Chapter of the AMC and enjoyed by many of its members. To celebrate our good fortune in having this great trail in our state the AMC hosts
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Talcott Mountain Science Center will be one of many featured site throughout the state during the annual National Solar Tour sponsored by Solar Connecticut, New England Solar Energy Association and local contractors.
Work toward a world where caring for the earth is the norm. Start by acting in community on Oct. 10, 2010 — 10/10/10. Check out the links to the calendar of events for that day, to volunteer or to sign up to stay in touch.
The CFB is holding a series of free seminars statewide to help explain PA 490 and to distribute the Bureau’s latest PA 490 guide to landowners, government officials and anyone interested in how the law is applied.
A Conversation with Winona LaDuke at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 29 on “Building Resilience: Post-Petroleum Economies and Native Lands,” Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect Street, Yale University.
Groton – The UConn Avery Point Scuba Club and SECONN divers are holding a beach cleanup at Eastern Point Beach in Groton at 10 a.m. on Saturday, part of the 25th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup. Save the Sound has organized 41 beach cleanups along the Connecticut shoreline from Greenwich to Groton. Staff members
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The annual Lighthouse Point Park Migration Festival — A Celebration of Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The first-ever Farm-to-Chef Harvest Celebration Week is set for Sept. 26 to October 2. This special week is meant to increase awareness and appreciation for the rich heritage of Connecticut agriculture. via Local and delicious – taste the flavors of Farm-to-Chef Harvest Celebration :: Mansfield Today.
Nationally recognized meteorology experts in fields ranging from hurricane and tornado formation to winter storms and media forecasting will share their scientific insights and weather-tracking experiences at the Third Tri-State Weather Conference on Saturday, Oct. 9, at Western Connecticut State University. via Weather conference Oct. 9: from hurricanes to ice storms to the media’s reporting.
Landscape sustainability consultant, Tom Christopher will address the September Meet Your Greens, Middletown’s Green Drinks — sponsored by our friends at the Rockfall Foundation — which takes place Tuesday, Sept. 21 at the Cardinals Nest, in Middletown.
Laura Giancaspro walked through the booths at Live Green Connecticut! on Saturday at Taylor Farm Park with the intention of finding out about environmentally friendly products but her children — 7-year-old Justin and 9-year-old Christopher — had other ideas.The boys, both of whom are enthusiasts of oceanography, were anxiously awaiting a speech from Robert D.
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell has declared this weekend ‘Live Green Connecticut! Weekend’ to raise awareness about a free event in Norwalk which will promote protecting Connecticut’s environment. Live Green Connecticut! takes place Sept. 18-19 at Taylor Farm Park on Calf Pasture Beach Road in Norwalk.
The 24th Annual Rockfall Symposium titled, “Changes to Regional Planning – New Opportunities to Share State & Local Services” will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at Essex Steam Train & Riverboat in Essex.
The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge’s Mobile Visitors Center will make its world premiere at this weekend’s Northeast Waterfowl Festival at Cabela’s in East Hartford.
The DEP is proposing regulations that provide specific requirements for reporting spills and discharges to offer clarity for the regulated community.
