Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 10-12, 2010
Friday 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Veterans’ Park, Norwalk, CT
Join us for one of the shoreline’s biggest events: the Norwalk Seaport Association’s Oyster Festival. This year’s Oyster Fest will feature a Solar Grand Prix with model cars, a barbeque contest, kid’s tent with recycled art, a puppet version of “Peter and the Wolf,” and—of course—plenty of oysters. Lots more at www.seaport.org/OysterFest.html.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Edgerton Park, New Haven, CT
We’ll be at the Connecticut Folk Festival’s Green Expo, along with many other environmental organizations, music, great food, and family activities. The Folk Festival will run Friday through Sunday and features Nanci Griffith headlining the Saturday night concert. For more information, visit www.ctfolk.com.
Saturday and Sunday, September 18 and 19, 2010
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Taylor Farm Park, 45 Calf Pasture Beach Rd, Norwalk, CT
The Live Green CT festival will feature live music, environmental and green business exhibitors, kids’ activities, and presentations by speakers from solar installers to beekeepers. Schedule of events and more at livegreenct.com.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Greater Hartford Jaycees Community Boathouse
101 Riverside Park Road, Hartford, CT
Please join Connecticut Fund for the Environment and its program Save the Sound for our annual meeting. Hear highlights of our work over the last year and honor community partners who have made a difference for Connecticut’s land, air, and water. Featured speaker will be Gina McCarthy, former CT DEP Commissioner and current Assistant Administrator at the Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA.
Contact: Michelle LeMere (203) 787-0646 ext. 104 or mlemere@ctenvironment.org
Saturday, October 16, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
UConn School of Business, 100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford (Corner of Market and Kinsley)
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice will host their 6th Annual Environmental Justice Conference in October. This year’s theme is "Price of Oil: Paying with Our Health," and workshops will include "Peak Oil," "Oil: Cradle to Grave," "Climate Change and Global Injustice," and “Energy Alternatives/Rebates–How You Can Stop Dependency."
The featured speaker will be Wilma Subra, President of Subra Company and a chemist and well-known activist residing in Louisiana, who will address current environmental justice issues, especially regarding the BP oil spill. Lisa Garcia, Senior Advisor on Environmental Justice at the EPA, will discuss relevant federal policy issues.
Registration is $25.00 until October 8 or $30.00 at the door, $25.00 for paid CCEJ members, and $15.00 for students & seniors. Please send payment to: CCEJ, P.O.Box 2022, Hartford, CT 06145-2022.
For more information or if you need transportation from New Haven or Bridgeport, contact Sheri Neely via email at sheri.neely@environmental-justice.org or call her at 203-362-1138. For childcare services, please call Dawn Simonsen at 860-548-1133 or email her at dawn.simonsen@environmental-justice.org
November 13-17, 2010
Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas
Restore America’s Estuaries 5th National Conference and EXPO on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration
Restore America's Estuaries is pleased to announce the Call for Dedicated Sessions, Presentations, and Posters for the 5th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration--Preparing for Climate Change: Science, Practice, and Policy.
We invite you to be a part of the only national conference that focuses exclusively on coastal habitat restoration. Healthy coasts and estuaries are essential to the social, economic, ecological wellbeing of everything that depends on them. Successful habitat restoration at all scales is critical to ensuring vibrant coasts. The Conference will bring timely national attention to the challenges and opportunities for restoration and will bring together a unique blend of people involved in policy, outreach, science, strategy, business, and on-the-ground restoration work.
The deadline for Sessions, Presentations, and Posters is March 2, 2010.
For more information, please visit www.estuaries.org/conference.
The International Coastal Cleanup is September 25, 2010, but beach cleanups happen all year long.
Save the Sound is Connecticut’s coordinator for Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the world’s largest single-day volunteer effort of its kind. Save the Sound will be supporting cleanup events throughout the entire season. We can use volunteers at any of the cleanups listed below.
Saturday, September 12, 2010
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saybrook Point, Old Saybrook, CT
Contact: Steve via email at mosley@hartford.edu
Saturday, September 18, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Milford Point, Milford, CT
Contact: Kierran via email
Saturday, September 18, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Riverside Park, New London, CT
Contact: Bud at (860) 501-3167
Saturday, September 18, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Farm River Estuary, Branford, CT (watercraft cleanup)
Contact: Andy at (203) 488-9436, or via email at saltmeadow@comcast.net.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Silver Sands State Park, Milford, CT
Contact: Sara via email at sararolleri@charter.net
Sunday, September 19, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sandy Point, West Haven, CT
Contact: Robert via email at robert.marra@ct.gov
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Short Beach, Stratford, CT
Contact: Kierran via email
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Westbrook Town Beach, Westbrook, CT
Contact: Sandy at (860) 267-4345 or via email at snesci@comcast.net
Saturday, September 25, 2010
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Veteran’s Memorial Park, Norwalk, CT (watercraft/shore cleanup)
Contact: Louise or Nick at (203) 840-9008
Saturday, September 25, 2010
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Five Mile River & Fish Islands, Darien, CT (watercraft cleanup)
Bring your own kayak or rentals are available at Downunder Kayaking. Powerboats are welcome to help ferry trash.
Contact: Kim at (203) 642-3660
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Clinton Town Beach, Clinton, CT
Contact: Sally at (860) 669-5276
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport, CT
A watercraft/shore cleanup.
Contact: CT Community Boating at (203) 382-3661, or via email at ctcommunityboating@gmail.com
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - cleanup event
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 pm - workshop on how debris harms marine animals.
SoundWaters Coastal Center, Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT
Contact: Dianne via email at dianne@soundwaters.org, or at (203) 406-3302
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Riverside Park, Westport, CT
The entire Patagonia Westport family dedicates this clean-up effort to the memory of our former manager, Nate Paulson, whose enthusiastic environmentalism inspired each of us to be better stewards of this fragile world.
Contact: Patagonia Westport via email at enviro_westport@patagonia.com
Saturday, September 25, 2010
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Long Wharf, New Haven, CT
Contact: Lily via email at cornelia.twining@yale.edu
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Calf Pasture Beach, Norwalk, CT
Contact: Melissa at (203) 585-5391, or via email at melissa.sanseverino@buildon.org
Saturday, September 25, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Long Beach West, Stratford, CT
Contact: Jason at (203) 854-5330, or via email at jasongarnett@soundkeeper.org
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Hammonassett Beach State Park, Madison, CT
Contact: Tom via email at cthomaspaul@sbcglobal.net, or at (203) 421-5612.
Saturday, September 25, 2010 (rain date: September 26)
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Surf Club (Town Beach)
Contact: Madison Beach & Recreation Dept. at (203) 245-1782, or via email at julieainsworth@sbcglobal.net.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Ocean Beach Park, New London, CT
Contact: Louise at (860) 444-8916.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT
Contact: Trish via email at emttrish@comcast.net
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Great Meadows, Turtle Creek and Thatchbed Island, Essex, CT
Contact: Peggy at (860) 767-7916, or via email at peggytuttle@gmail.com
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Penfield Beach, Fairfield, CT
Contact: Nancy at (203) 259-2230, or via email at sargent@optonline.net
Saturday, September 25, 2010
1:00 p.m.
Avery Point, Groton, CT
Contact: Melanie at (860) 446-1611, or via email at melaniecipher@gmail.com
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Bluff Point State Park, Groton, CT
Contact: MaryEllen at (860) 572-5955, or via email at mmateleska@mysticaquarium.org
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Point Beach, Groton, CT (underwater and land cleanup)
Contact: Ryan at (860) 428-7671, or via email at ryanpatrylak@gmail.com
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Fox Brook, Montville, CT
Contact: Kierran via email
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s by the Sea, Bridgeport, CT
Contact: Roger via email at spludwig@optonline.net
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, CT
Contact: Kierran via email
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Chimmon Island, Norwalk, CT (watercraft cleanup)
Contact: Adam via email at tomadamski@sbcglobal.net
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Green Harbor Beach, New London, CT
Contact: William at (860) 892-5758, or via email at wdopirak@trcc.commnet.edu
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Hole in the Wall Beach, Niantic, CT
Contact: Holly at (860) 739-1506, or via email at holly.buckley@eastlymeschools.org
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Goose Island, Norwalk, CT (watercraft cleanup)
Contact: Mark at (203) 858-5999, or via email at markbwatkins@gmail.com
Saturday, September 25, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Kosciusko Park, Stamford, CT
Contact: Kierran via email
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
West Beach, Stamford, CT
Contact: Cyd at (203) 355-9291, or via email at cgorman@thedataedge.com
Saturday, September 25, 2010
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Gulf Beach, Milford, CT
Contact: Deeanna at (203) 882-8617, or via email at jmclenithan@sbcglobal.net
Sunday, September 26, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Burying Hill Beach, Westport, CT
Contact: Tamar via email at tcunha@gfacademy.org
Saturday, October 2, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Tod's Point, Greenwich, CT
Contact: Kierran via email
Saturday, October 2, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Bunnell’s Pond and Pequonnock River, Bridgeport, CT
Contact: Chris at (203) 787-0646, ext. 127, or via email at ccryder@savethesound.org
Saturday, November 6, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Pequonnock River, Trumbull, CT
Contact: Chris at (203) 787-0646, ext. 127, or via email at ccryder@savethesound.org
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