Federal funding for projects that protect shorelines using natural materials and environmentally friendly designs could soon be available to coastal communities through legislation introduced June 19 by Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy and California Sen. Kamala Harris.
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Aug162025 #DontTrashLISound campaign kickoff cleanupLong Wharf Drive, New Haven9:30 AM
Connecticut Sea Grant and Save the Sound are partnering on cleanup of Long Wharf Drive and Long Wharf Nature Preserve in New Haven to kick off the 2025 #DontTrashLISound campaign. Volunteers welcome!
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Aug16The Islands of Avery Point boat tourboat leaves from Fort Trumbull State Park, New London2:45 PM
CT Sea Grant Research Coordinator Syma Ebbin will narrate a tour of islands around the UConn Avery Point campus and Bluff Point as part of the Thames River Heritage Park boat tour series.
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Sep11Flyway of Life: Love Letters to Nature exhibitAlexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art (Avery Point)5:30 PM
CT Sea Grant-supported photograph and videographer Tomas Koeck’s nature photography and films will be showcased. He is an award-winning filmmaker, Canon USA-backed photographer, speaker/presenter and expeditionist. Koeck has been on assignment for National Geographic, the Smithsonian Channel, PBS Nature and other outlets covering stories throughout North American and seeks to give voice to wildlife through journalism, storytelling and advocacy. An opening reception for “Flyway of Life” will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the gallery, located in the Branford House at the UConn Avery Point campus in Groton. Admission is free. On Oct. 1 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Koeck will be in conversation with John Dodd, executive director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, with food and refreshments. The event will take place in the gallery. After the conversation at 6 p.m. in the campus auditorium, a screening of Koeck’s film “Flyway of Life,” will be shown, followed by a question-and-answer session.
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