Tag: Niantic

  • Niantic River Headwaters Community Forest conservation complete

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    By Staff reportsPosted Dec 5, 2019 at 5:00 PM    The New England Forestry Foundation recently completed conservation of 200 acres of critical habitat at its Niantic River Headwaters Community Forest in East Lyme. This project was undertaken in two phases: NEFF first conserved 166 acres of the forest in 2017, and then protected an adjacent 34-acre parcel in 2019. Final…

  • Sept. 11, 2017

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    Tree filters planned to treat stormwater in downtown Niantic East Lyme — Plans are underway to install tree filters this fall in the Grand Street area of town, with the goal of improving the environmental quality of the Niantic River and its watershed. Read this article by Kimberly Drelich at The Day here.