CTSG-supported artists inspired by flyway, LIS shellfish Arts Support Award recipients to perform 3 concerts in March 2022 arts award program sees highest number of awardees New Haven artist chosen for 2021 CTSG Arts Support Award Discarded fabric, puppets are grist for marine-themed art Plastic pollution is focus of 2019 arts awardee’s work Exhibit […]
Month: November 2020
As seas rise, communities can turn retreat into opportunity
Retreat isn’t defeat. It’s deliberately stepping back to make a better future. “Retreat is very difficult, but it’s going to happen. Wouldn’t it be better to have a managed process?” asked A.R. Siders, keynote speaker at the “Managed Retreat in the Age of Climate Change” workshop.
Bipartisan bill to provide $483M for Sea Grant passes house
Connecticut 2nd District Rep. Joe Courtney and the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the bipartisan National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2020 (S. 910), which authorizes $483 million over four years for the National Sea Grant College Program.
In the Lyme woods, a reminder of a diverse past
In this article published on the opinion page of The Day of New London on Nov. 15, CT Sea Grant Communications Coordinator Judy Benson credits a land acknowledgement sign on a hiking trail with giving new inspiration for diversity initiatives.