“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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May26Learning to Cook with KelpFlanders Fish Market test kitchen6:00 PM
Part of Kelp Fest events, this cooking class at the Flanders Fish Market test kitchen will be an intimate, beginner-friendly lesson focused on simple, delicious ways to use kelp at home. Students will take home a booklet of recipes and some kelp to use when applying their new culinary knowledge.
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Jun7Celebrate Rocky Neck State ParkRocky Neck State Park9:00 AM
Connecticut Trails Day event hosted by the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve, CT Sea Grant, CT DEEP, The Nature Conservancy and other groups.
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Jun11Compound Flood Hazard Assessment Mapper Webinarvirtual11:00 AM
Learn about the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) new Compound Flood Hazard Assessment Mapper. During this virtual webinar, geared towards municipal staff, state agencies, and other partners, you will learn how USGS developed this new tool and how to utilize it in planning and decision-making.
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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.