Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Supports Audubon, species protection, land conservation and clean water Audubon Connecticut, the state office of the National Audubon Society, has been awarded a competitive 3-year $75,000 grant ($25,000 per year) from The Naomi Law Terrell Foundation Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. “The grant will support
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The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund held their 10th Annual Environmental Summit recently at the Jaycees Boathouse on the banks of the Connecticut River in Hartford. Several hundred members of environmental organizations throughout the state gathered to discuss their legislative agendas for the 2010 legislative session. The 85th session opens Feb. 3, 2010,
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Audubon Connecticut (the state office of the National Audubon Society) has partnered with Baystate Environmental Consultants (BEC) and the Connecticut Audubon Society to prepare a conservation plan for the “Stratford Great Meadows Important Bird Area.” Two public meetings to raise awareness and solicit input from the public for the conservation planning process for the Stratford
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New Haven, CT – November 30, 2009 The Quinnipiac River Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is now accepting grant applications for the 2010 season.

In 2009, the company will have spent about $10 million on replacing pipes. The replacement projects that will be completed in 2009 are in Enfield, Ellington, East Windsor, Vernon, Stafford, South Windsor, and Windsor Locks. “We remain committed to enhancing water quality, reliability of service, and conservation,” President and CEO Eric W. Thornburg said. via
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Kathleen Holland, director of the town’s Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Department, has now become a familiar face in the state of Connecticut, after being named the 2009 “Wetlands Director of the Year” by the Connecticut Association of Conservation & Inland Wetlands Commissions. via Wetlands director earns top honor.

From an October newsletter: High up on the top branches of an old cedar at the corner of Close and Round Hill Roads, sits a majestic red-tailed hawk whose favorite perch now looks out onto the Greenwich Land Trust’s (GLT) newest nature preserve: the 2.6 acre Fran Brooks Conservation Easement. A generous conservation easement donor
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“This funding for the Highlands Conservation Act continues to move us toward achieving our goal of cleaner drinking water and more open space for the people of New Jersey through the purchase of land from willing sellers,” said U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen from New Jersey’s 11th district. via Recorder Community Newspapers > Madison Eagle >
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WINSTED — Three local groups will be honored for their commitment and achievement in land conservation and environmental preservation. The Winchester Land Trust and the Highland Lake Watershed Association are slated to receive 2009 Conservation Awards from the Northwest Conservation District next week, as is the town’s Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) subcommittee. via
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The closest thing to an environmental golf course regulator in the United States is a nonprofit called Audubon International (which is not related to the 104-year-old National Audubon Society). Audubon International runs something called the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, which certifies courses if they meet goals related to a variety of areas, including water conservation,
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Gathering together on the shores of Long Island Sound, top federal and state environmental officials announced 33 grants to state and local government and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Sound Futures Fund). The $1,011,878 will be leveraged by $1.92 million contributed by the recipients, providing a total of nearly $2.94 million
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Citizens Campaign for the Environment and Audubon Connecticut report on good news coming out of Washington, D.C.: “The Interior Appropriations Conference Committee has just released their report on funding levels with the following news for Connecticut,” according to Sandy Breslin, Director of Governmental Affairs for Audubon Connecticut. $7 million for Long Island Sound Stewardship and
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WINSTED — According to more than a dozen green technology vendors, exhibitors, and experts who turned out Saturday at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College for a clean energy and sustainable living expo, it makes sense to go green. Organized by the Northwest Conservation District, the event, which was timed to International Climate Action Day, covered
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WINDSOR LOCKS – The recently opened 198 acres on South Center Street has been officially named the Water Works Brook Conservation Area. via New Open Space Parcel Gets New Name — Courant.com.

Connecticut Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Douglas L. Zehner today announced the success of the agency’s newest program – the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). “We’ve had a good year,” said Zehner. “Over $12.9 million in financial assistance has been provided through CSP; and now the sign-up for 2010 is underway.”

GLASTONBURY – – The conservation commission/inland wetlands and watercourses agency will review a plan Thursday by Verizon Wireless to build a silo cell tower on Main Street. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in town council chambers of town hall. via Conservation Commission Plans Review of Cell Tower — Courant.com.

First network cabling manufacturer to achieve this environmental milestone Watertown, CT — Siemon, a worldwide leader in IT network infrastructure, today announced that its global headquarters and United States manufacturing facility is a zero-landfill operation. According to an extensive ISO-14001 driven internal audit, over 99% of the waste material at Siemon’s Watertown, CT campus is
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The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced the completion of a riverine habitat enhancement project within the Shetucket River in Sprague adjacent to the DEP-owned Salt Rock Campground. This project involved adding large woody habitat to the river in the form of three “Constructed Log Jam” and three “Floating Log Cover” type habitat
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The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) announces the election of Robert Houlihan of Southbury, Connecticut to the position of President of the Board of Directors. HVA is the oldest watershed conservation group in the United Sates and has a number of prestigious board members including fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, actress Christine Baranski and Dr. Marc
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When is the Wilton train station going to be upgraded? How will Wilton’s water supply fare if there is a drought? How will the town treat bicyclists and pedestrians over the next 10 years? At a public hearing on Monday, vocal residents asked the Planning and Zoning Commission members to consider the aforementioned topics as
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