Symposium focuses on successes, pitfalls of eco-friendly projects

“Site Development for Our Changing Weather Patterns,” a symposium focusing on what’s working and what to watch out for in eco-friendly development, will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 22 at the UConn Middlesex County Extension Office in Haddam.

The symposium is being presented by The Rockfall Foundation and the UConn Climate Adaptation Academy, a partnership of Connecticut Sea Grant, CLEAR and the UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. Attendees will learn about the Jordan Cove subdivision in Waterford, what’s been done on the UConn campus and green infrastructure projects in New Haven. It is intended for local elected and appointed officials, town planners and zoning enforcement officials, architects, developers, engineers, landscape architects, educators, students, members of planning, zoning, wetlands and zoning board of appeals commissions and others concerned about how to design for changing weather patterns.

For more information and to register, click here.