“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.
-
Jul19Deep Dive into Long Island Sound teacher workshopMeigs Point, Hammonasset Beach State Park9:00 AM
Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher workshop at Meigs Point at Hammonasset Beach State Park.
-
Aug162025 #DontTrashLISound campaign kickoff cleanupLong Wharf Drive, New Haven9:30 AM
Connecticut Sea Grant and Save the Sound are partnering on cleanup of Long Wharf Drive and Long Wharf Nature Preserve in New Haven to kick off the 2025 #DontTrashLISound campaign. Volunteers welcome!
-
Aug16The Islands of Avery Point boat tourboat leaves from Fort Trumbull State Park, New London2:45 PM
CT Sea Grant Research Coordinator Syma Ebbin will narrate a tour of islands around the UConn Avery Point campus and Bluff Point as part of the Thames River Heritage Park boat tour series.
-
Sep12Marine Pollution-LIS Mentor Teacher workshopBluff Point State Park8:30 AM
Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher workshop on marine pollution at Bluff Point State Park in Groton on Sept. 12.
https://events.uconn.edu/live/json/v2/events/response_fields/location,summary/date_format/%25F%20%25j,%20%25Y/group/SeaGrant/max/4/start_date/today/end_date/6 months/