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11/04/2026

What do you know about your watershed?

We all live in a watershed, but how much do you know about yours? From local streams and rivers to Long Island Sound, our waterways are all connected!

Learn more about your local waterways, water quality, and watershed health using EPA's How's My Waterway tool!

https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/hows-my-waterway

10/30/2026

The Kinneytown Dam Removal Project is moving forward, one step at a time, but there’s still work to be done!

Community members are invited to join NVCOG and Save the Sound at the Kinneytown Dam Removal - Community Design Workshop for new details on the limitations that will guide design and solicit input on elements of the future of the Kinneytown Dam and Coe Pond area.

Date & Time: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
Location: Ansonia Senior Center, 65 Main Street, 2nd Floor
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/KinneytownWorkshop

We hope you and your neighbors will join us to share your ideas, knowledge, concerns, and vision for a healthier Naugatuck and more vibrant Seymour and Ansonia. Pizza and soda will be provided.

We will also have members of the project design team to answer all the questions you may have.

We look forward to seeing you!

This event is open to all.

10/29/2026

November 12th H**p Training: Licensing and Cultivation Practices

1 Freedom 4 All in partnership with Northwest Conservation District invite you to participate in the first training event for the program Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP): Industrial H**p CT

Sign Up Link in NWCD Bio on Instagram
Date: November 12th 2026
Time: 11 am-3 pm (lunch provided )
Location: UConn Extension - Tolland County Extension Center 24 Hyde Ave Vernon, CT 06066

Training: During this training event, we will cover the process to acquire the industrial h**p license from the CT Department of Agriculture, an overview of h**p cultivation practices, and review program components including purchasing seeds, field prep, harvesting and sale of bailed h**p.

This training is free and open to the public and required for farmers who plan to participate in the AMP: Industrial H**p CT program for the 2027 growing season. If you have a prior commitment during the time of the event, please give us advance notice.
Please register for the event so that we can plan for food and space . 1Freedom

10/28/2026

Grab your waders and Biltmore stick! We are only a few weeks away from the Forestry and Aquatics workshop - new location this year. Register for the workshop here before Wednesday, November 4th: https://forms.gle/YYVTKtZzeMGXMzVM6
A big thank you to the Society of American Foresters Connecticut Chapter for sponsoring the Forestry Station! We’re grateful for SAF’s support and collaboration with the Aquatics/Forestry Workshop and the
2027 CT Envirothon Competition. Thank you for helping us provide meaningful, hands-on learning experiences for Connecticut students!

10/26/2026

CT RC&D in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture is hosting a stakeholder meeting to get input on ways farms can improve health and safety into their operations for the improvement of rural health in the state. Join in person or virtually to learn more about the project and give your feedback on ways you could benefit from assistance. All farm & aquaculture workers and owners, agricultural service providers, and partner organizations are welcome to join. Lunch will be provided.
In-person location:
UConn Middlesex County Extension Center
1066 Saybrook Road
Haddam, CT 06438
Register here: https://ctrcd.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F60407

10/23/2026

Help to protect native brook trout!! Volunteers needed!

Where/when: Tuesday, October 27th at 9am. Meet at Mathis Grove Pavilion, People’s Forest State Park in Barkhamsted, CT

To volunteer/learn more, contact James Buchok (contact info provided in graphic)

Farmington Valley Trout Unlimited is teaming up with CT DEEP fisheries to survey local streams for redds. These surveys provide vital information to fisheries biologists that support efforts to monitor, protect, and help restore native brook trout populations in our state. Please help us protect these native beauties!

10/23/2026

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10/22/2026

Address

Vernon, CT

Telephone

(860) 598-9527

Website

https://www.conservect.org/connecticut-association-of-conservation-districts/

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