Offshore wind is a complex topic that raises numerous questions. From its environmental impact to the economic feasibility, there’s much to explore. TNC invites you to join us for a seven-part series on offshore wind, where experts in the field will convene to provide insight into the complexities of this topic, from environmental impacts to economic considerations. Join us on Thursday, July 18, 12 p.m. ET, as we hear from Sarah Krame, Staff Attorney with Sierra Club Environmental Law Program, and Susan Muller, Senior Energy Analyst of Union of Concerned Scientists, to learn about the results of their recent analyses on why offshore wind is so important for New England, especially during the winter, and how it can reduce energy costs for New England ratepayers. Learn more and register here: https://nature.ly/4f1rGPB
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We are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson for #NatureTalks 2024! Join us Wednesday, Sept. 25, for this special event at the Branford House on the Avery Point campus in Groton, featuring Dr. Johnson in conversation with The Nature Conservancy. A policy expert, writer, and co-founder of the non-profit think tank Urban Ocean Lab, Dr. Johnson is focused on solutions to the climate crisis. Her latest book “What If We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures,” will be released in September. Along the beautiful and poignant backdrop of the Connecticut coastline, Johnson will explore our relationship with the ocean. People have an enormous impact on water. But oceans are affecting people too, often much more than we realize. Stay tuned—registration is coming soon! 📸: Marcus Branch
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Has plastic been on your mind as it’s made headlines this year? Are you up for Plastic-free July? Learn more and register now for the “Microplastic ‘Hotspots’ in Long Island Sound” webinar, hosted by the Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network: Tuesday, July 16, 12:30-1:30 pm, live over Zoom. A recent study discovered 4 microplastic “hot spots” in the Sound where this debris is concentrated, and 30 sources of this plastic pollution. Register today: https://nature.ly/3LiDDCW #plasticfreesound #LongIslandSound #microplastics #PlasticFreeJuly
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Another very hot week, and another important moment to be aware of the heat island effect--when it feels warmer in cities because of high amounts of pavement and buildings. Those surfaces retain heat and re-radiate that heat at the end of the day. Learn more, with help from Drew Goldsman, The Nature Conservancy's urban conservation director in Connecticut: https://nature.ly/3LeEqon
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The Warren Land Trust is receiving a $50,000 grant from The Nature Conservancy to acquire the 152-acre Mountain Lake Preserve located in Warren! This trust is one of two CT groups to receive funding through TNC's new Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program. “The Warren Land Trust is thrilled to receive this award,” says Elizabeth Chandler, vice president, land acquisition and stewardship, for WLT. “The preservation of Mountain Lake realizes important goals for climate resiliency and connectivity by protecting its diverse habitats and natural resources, and adds to a larger area of protected lands.” Combined with additional lands (CT's Wyantenock State Forest, WLT's Cunningham Nature Preserve, Kent Land Trust's East Kent Hamlet Nature Preserve and other adjacent conservation easements held by the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy), there will be a contiguous protected block of approximately 1,200 acres. The property is home to high-quality water resources including Straits Pond and Glacier Brook, which are vital to both protect and benefit the ecosystem, the public water supply and nearby Lake Waramaug, a Connecticut Heritage Lake.
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Despite support across the state for CT's climate bill, the legislation will sadly not come up in this summer's special session. Thank you to all who contacted the governor's office urging a vote on this critical bill. "We’re not sure why the Governor and Senate leadership have been so passive about passing climate legislation in the 2024 session and now in the special session. The evidence of urgency is at our doorstep—from massive smoke in our air last year from Canada, to record heat in early summer now, to the threat of life-altering hurricanes and more. Political convenience is not a sufficient answer," said Nathan Frohling, director of external affairs for TNC in CT. This is the 2nd year in a row the legislature has failed to pass meaningful climate change legislation. Read more: https://nature.ly/3zvpcsw
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The Norfolk Land Trust is receiving a $50,000 grant from The Nature Conservancy to support the acquisition of a 10-acre inholding at the trust’s Spring Hill Preserve! “Many thanks to The Nature Conservancy for the new grant program and for focusing on this ecologically important area. TNC is providing helpful data and meaningful funding where it is most needed,” says Shelley Harms, secretary of the NLT. The acquisition will add to and fill gaps for a preserved block of more than 1,000 acres in north-central Norfolk. It is a climate-resilient area of core forest and headwater watersheds. Fifteen state-listed species live on or near these properties, including the endangered tri-colored bat, American bittern and long-eared owl. The grant funding is through TNC’s new Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program.
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"Plum Island still supports the largest haul-out of seals, which is exciting, and all kinds of migratory shorebirds use Plum Island for their breeding area and stopovers on migration. It’s just really a jewel, that’s kind of the last of its type in the Northeast,” says Holly Drinkuth, director of river and estuary conservation for TNC in CT. Do you know the fascinating history of Plum Island in Long Island Sound? Learn how it came to be considered for a national monument designation: https://nature.ly/3XBVAUl
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Have you heard of the "heat island effect"? Maybe you did this week if you tuned in to local news. Drew Goldsman, urban conservation director for TNC in CT, discussed the challenges it presents in cities, where there are fewer green spaces and trees that can help mitigate high temps. Catch up on how this has affected our area: short.url/aBcXyZ
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Do you have invasive plants near your home? Learn more from TNC Land Steward Kieran Runne in this Hartford Courant story, and see how they challenge native species, as well as why they should be monitored and managed: https://nature.ly/4eeAUYy
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