May

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• 5/30/2019 CT Greenways Council Presents 20th Annual Greenways Awards

  The Connecticut Greenways Council today commended eight individuals, and two non-profit organizations that have made significant contributions to the promotion, development and enhancement of Greenways – linear open space in Connecticut – and designated a new State Greenway at a ceremony this morning at Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury, CT.

• 5/30/2019 Annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) invites residents to keep a tally of all sightings of hen turkeys and poults (young-of-the-year) from June 1 through August 31 as part of the Wildlife Division’s Annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey.

• 5/23/2019 DEEP Completes 2019 Channel Catfish Stockings

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that Channel Catfish, one of the most sought after freshwater game fish species in the country, were stocked into nineteen (19) water bodies located throughout Connecticut (see list of locations below) on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

• 5/23/2019 Gov. Lamont Kicks Off 2019 Connecticut State Parks Season, Highlights Recreational Opportunities Across State

  Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes today kicked off the beginning of the state parks summer season in Connecticut.

• 5/22/2019 DEEP Announces Measures to Protect Shorebirds at Coastal Beaches and Wading Birds at Offshore Islands

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that Charles Island in Milford and Duck Island in Westbrook will be closed to the public from now through September 9, 2019 to prevent disturbances to nesting birds.

• 5/7/2019 May 25: Pollinator Day at the Kellogg Environmental Center

  Join us at the Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, Connecticut to explore pollinators.

• 5/7/2019 May 11 is FREE Family Fishing Day in Connecticut

  Saturday, May 11, is a great day to be outdoors with your family – it’s the first day of Connecticut’s Great Park Pursuit: Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure and Family Fishing Day across the state.

• 5/6/2019 Celebrate Local and National Conservation at the Kellogg Environmental Center

  Join us at the Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby, Connecticut as we celebrate the history of two pioneering conservation organizations and learn more about the future of land and natural resource conservation.

• 5/1/2019 Wild Orphans -To Rescue or Not

  What should you do if you come across a young bird or mammal that appears to be orphaned or injured?