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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Save the date! On May 13th at 1:30p, Katie O’Brien-Clayton of CT DEEP’s Water Monitoring Program will be presenting with Peter Linderoth of the Save the Sound, regarding a novel community-based Long Island Sound water quality monitoring program called the Unified Water Study. During the webinar, Katie will highlight how DEEP, as a state agency, utilizes this volunteer water quality data to evaluate the water quality of Long Island Sound.
Community Science LI 2021: Water Quality
May 13, 2021 1:30-2:30 p.m. EST
Presenters: Peter Linderoth, Save the Sound & Katie O’Brien-Clayton, CT DEEP
Registration: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TfJOB_mUQ8ONIjwzY7pW3g
What is the Unified Water Study?
Launched by Save the Sound in 2017, the Unified Water Study (UWS) is a groundbreaking water quality monitoring program developed so a collective of like-minded groups (now 23!) around Long Island Sound can collect comparable data on the environmental health of bays. By standardizing the procedures and all other aspects of the program, the UWS delivers reliable data collected by community water quality monitoring groups to inform and support actions to preserve and restore Long Island Sound.
About the Community Science LI 2021 Webinar Series
The purpose of this webinar series is to introduce attendees to local citizen science programs and make the connection between how the data collected through those programs contribute to local environmental management, research, etc. To learn more visit the CSLI website: seatuck.org/community-science-webinars/ . Contact Jimena Perez-Viscasillas, Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator, with questions - jbp255@cornell.edu.
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Community Science LI 2021A monthly educational webinar series supporting local wildlife conservationAboutCommunity Science LI is a monthly educational webinar series that highlights various community ...The Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality (Council) released its assessment of the condition of the State’s environment. The report, Environmental Quality in Connecticut, was delivered to Governor Lamont, as required by law. It is an unbiased assessment of Connecticut’s natural environment, both positive and negative, during the 2020 calendar year.
In its 49th Annual Report, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was evident. There was a significant increase in the use of electricity in the residential sector, likely due to people working and learning from home. Bus ridership decreased as people worked remotely or sought to avoid confined spaces. Beverage container redemptions decreased too, possibly as a consequence of early misinformation and public trepidation about handling of recyclables. Visitation to parks saw a significant increase, highlighting the necessity for the State to accelerate its acquisition of open space, which is not now on pace to achieve its goal. Interestingly, the need to find outdoor relief from voluntary confinement might be partially responsible for the decrease in productivity of piping plovers whose nests are easily disrupted by humans and their pets.
Unchanged in the 2020 Annual Report is the influence - almost always negative - of a warming climate on the State’s ecosystem. Of the report’s fifty indicators of environmental conditions, the majority show a close association between their recent trends and the warming of the climate.
The 2020 Annual Report is designed to be read online to allow use of the navigation buttons to move from section to section within it or to find the topics that interest you the most in the Index. Online, the values on the charts will appear under your cursor.
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When Partners work together, good things happen, like planting trees on a former brownfield and helping to transition it to a beautiful urban park in Willimantic.
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Keep up the good work!
www.facebook.com/244942615532131/posts/4574432422583107/Are you a coastal property owner, or considering purchasing property along the Connecticut coastline? Many homeowners and potential buyers are unaware of the responsibilities and regulations that come with property on the coast. Check out this Coastal Property Owner's Guide for information about what to look for before purchasing property or to help bring your current property into compliance: portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/coastal-resources/Coastal_Property_Owners/CoastalPropertyOwnersInfogra.... Other helpful resources are also available here: portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Coastal-Resources/Living-On-The-Shore/Living-on-the-Shore.
