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Mike Dietz was featured on Connecticut Public Radio’s Where We Live podcast episode, “How Connecticut can prepare for extreme flooding in the future” last week. After the torrential downpours and destructive flooding that was experienced across the state the past few weeks, Dietz talks about how climate change will impact these storms, future flooding, and water quality throughout Connecticut. Be sure to give it a listen!
www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-08-22/how-connecticut-can-prepare-for-extreme-flooding-i...
Long Island Sound Study Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan - Public Meetings
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The Long Island Sound Study is revising its Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) and you are invited to learn about Long Island Sound and provide input on what’s important to include in a revised CCMP. The CCMP outlines goals and steps to restore and maintain the health of Long Island Sound and its watershed. This plan is revisited every 10 years, and work is underway for the 2025 CCMP revision.
The revised CCMP will address current and emerging issues for Long Island Sound: clean water, thriving habitat and abundant living resources, sustainable and resilient communities, and public involvement and stewardship. The Long Island Sound Study uses the CCMP as a blueprint to develop specific, measurable objectives to improve the health of Long Island Sound and to commit to action plans to achieve them. You can find out more about the update plans here: A New Plan for 2025-2035 - Long Island Sound Study.
The revision process is collaborative and includes public meetings, where people can provide feedback on the work done so far. A list of New York and Connecticut meeting dates, locations, and times is provided below:
In-person Sessions:
Connecticut
• Wednesday, May 8, 2 - 4 p.m. and 6–8 p.m., Lighthouse Point Park, 2 Lighthouse Rd, New Haven, CT
New York
• Wednesday, May 22, 2 - 4 p.m. and 6–8 p.m., NYSDEC Division of Marine Resources, Kings Park, NY
• Tuesday, May 28, 2 - 4 p.m. and 6–8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, Queens, NY
Register here! projects.erg.com/conferences/epa/register-cp-lis.asp
Remote Sessions:
• Saturday, May 11, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Register for the May 11th meeting here.
• Tuesday, May 14, 3:00–4:30 p.m. and 7:00–8:30 p.m. Register for the daytime session here and evening session here.
Can’t make it to a meeting? No worries, feedback and comments can be emailed to [email protected].
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