Category: News

Connecticut’s ocean economy grew in 2014, report shows Connecticut’s ocean economy grew by nearly 1 percent during 2014, with the tourism and recreation sector employing the most workers, and the ship and boat building sector contributing the highest value in terms of wages, according to a new federal report.  The report, by the National Oceanic…

Eelgrass on Decline in Narragansett Bay, Coastal Ponds KINGSTON, R.I. — Michael Bradley calls eelgrass “the canary in the coal mine for estuarine health.” The flowering plant that grows beneath the surface of coastal waters and salt ponds provides nursery habitat for shellfish and finfish, while also dampening wave energy, stabilizing sediments, and serving as…

Come Celebrate East Lyme Day!! Join NRWC members on Main Street this Saturday for East Lyme. Learn about the watershed and activities NRWC has undertaken to preserve and protect the Niantic River.

WATER WEDNESDAYS!!! Join staff and volunteers at the Children’s Museum of Southeast Connecticut for hands-on sessions about water and our coastal communities. This program is a collaboration with Save Oswegatchie Hills Coalition founders and Niantic River Watershed Committee. July 12 – Niantic River Watershed What’s a watershed? Where does its water come from, and where…

East Lyme students win award for documentary on environment Three East Lyme High School seniors recently won an award for a documentary that tries to bring the issue of preserving open space and the environment to the forefront. Click here to read this article by Kimberly Drelich of The Day.

CT DEEP Posts Interactive RBV (Riffle Bio-assessment for Volunteers) Story Map to Website Using recent and historic RBV data, DEEP has created a story map showing where each of the RBV ‘most wanted’ insect types have been  found in CT. RBV, or Riffle Bio-assessment for Volunteers, is a methodology for assessing the relative health of…

Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound Releases 2016 Long Island Sound Report Card. Read more at CFE/STS.

Hazard mitigation plan for region being updated To make the region less vulnerable to hurricanes, floods and severe winter storms, local officials are updating a hazard mitigation plan that will identify actions that should be taken to reduce the most significant risks. Click here to read this article by Judy Benson of The Day.

Nonprofit awarded grants in effort to preserve open space in East Lyme, Waterford A nonprofit focused on sustainable forest management was awarded two state grants to help preserve land in East Lyme and Waterford, as part of its larger goal to protect area forestland. The New England Forestry Foundation, based in Massachusetts, is receiving the grants under the state Department of Energy and…

New four-town trail opening Saturday A 14-mile trail connecting protected forests and fields in East Lyme, Salem, Lyme and East Haddam will open Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the western trailhead at Chapel Farm Preserve in East Haddam. Read this article by Judy Benson of The Day here.