“Living Shoreline Design Charette: A New Twist on the Charette Technique,” has been published in the October 2017 issue of the Journal of Extension. Written by Juliana Barrett, associate extension educator with Connecticut Sea Grant, along with Miriah Russo Kelly and Bruce Hyde, both assistant extension educators with the University of Connecticut’s Department of Extension, the article describes a one-day shoreline design charrette in 2016. This interactive workshop engaged a variety of stakeholders in understanding how to use this climate adaptation technique to design systems that control coastal erosion.
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Apr21Wild New England: Our Wild BackyardUConn Avery Point7:30 PM
Coastal Perspectives lecture with Tomas Koeck, film producer, photographer and journalist; Jon Dodd, executive director, Atlantic Shark Institute; and Jamie Vaudrey, professor in the UConn Department of Marine Sciences and at CT NERR
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Apr22MyCoast CT Webinar: April Showers Bring...MyCoast!1:00 PM
Join this webinar to learn about the one-year-old Connecticut MyCoast pilot project, including a recap of the past year, updates on municipal activities and next steps for coastal Connecticut. Click here for the agenda.
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Apr25Earth Day Expo FairGroton Public Library11:00 AM
Groton Public Library will host the annual Earth Day Expo, with dozens of organizations, vendors and vegan food trucks. Connecticut Sea Grant will be among the groups offering family-friendly activities and free educational publications.
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Apr26Kelp Fest cooking classYellow Farmhouse Education Center11:00 AM
A hands-on class featuring locally grown sugar kelp. Learn to make kelp pasta, scallops, hummus, and chimichurri.