Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced on June 3 that he is leading an effort to secure $100 million over four years in federal funding for a multistate effort to control hydrilla in the Connecticut River watershed.
Invasive Species
Video focuses on management of invasive aquatic plants
In this video, Lindsey Kollmer, CT Sea Grant and UConn Extension summer intern, interviews Jim Straub, member of the Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel, about water chestnut and hydrilla management in Massachusetts.
Learn about invasive species threatening CT River estuary
The basics of European water chestnut: What is it? Why is it bad? How can you help?
US Coast Guard Auxilary and Sea Partners team up with Sea Grant for Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach
On February 21, 2011, Connecticut Sea Grant held a briefing on a marine invasive species outreach project undertaken in collaboration with Divisions 7, 24 and 25 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Coast Guard Sea Partners Program. Captain Joseph M. Vojvodich, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound was among the attendees. Connecticut […]