“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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Jul5Discover Connecticut’s Hidden Underwater MeadowsBoat leaves from Fort Trumbull State Park, New London11:45 AM
Thames River Heritage Park boat tour led by UConn Marine Sciences Professor Jamie Vaudrey about eelgrass ecosystems.
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Jul18Diamondback Terrapin DayHammonasset Beach State Park, Madison10:00 AM
Audubon Connecticut, CT DEEP, CT Sea Grant and other groups will host guided marsh walks, programs on diamondback terrapins and a chance to meet a diamondback terrapin, the only turtle species in CT adapted to life in brackish water.
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Jul22Wandering with Water teacher workshopDanbury High School9:00 AM
“Wandering with Water: From Inland Watersheds to the Long Island Sound,” will be offered as part of the Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher program. The workshop will be led by Barbara Bogart and Aimee Reutzel, AP environmental science educators with certification from PBLWorks and the Ecology Project International.
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Aug1Discover Connecticut’s Hidden Underwater MeadowsBoat leaves from Fort Trumbull State Park, New London1:15 PM
Thames River Heritage Park boat tour led by UConn Marine Sciences Professor Jamie Vaudrey of eelgrass ecosystems.