Calendar Of Events
Workshops are for Students and Advisors
September 22, 2011- Early Registration Deadline
September 22, 2011 (Tuesday)- Advisor Orientation from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the
Metropolitan District Commission Training Facility in Hartford, CT
Enjoy good food and exchange ideas with fellow educators and environmental
professionals. You’ll leave prepared and energized for the program year ahead!
October 15, 2012 (Saturday)-
Forestry Workshop from 8:00
AM to 1:00 PM at Tolland County Agricultural Center in Vernon, CT
Work with forestry professionals to discover this truly renewable resource. Develop
skills to better identify and understand our forests environmental and commercial
values. Enjoy a special focus on tree ID. Learn to read the story the forest tells!
October 29, 2011 (Saturday)- Soils Workshop from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Tolland County Agricultural Center Vernon, CT.
Soil Pits!! Yes, there will be multiple soil pits!! Work with soil scientists to learn more
about the importance of soils in natural resource management. Learn about the
relationships between soil and the water table at the TAC’s groundwater monitoring
site. Tour the soil related low-impact development demo sites. You will get your hands
dirty!!
January 2012 (Saturday) – Nonpoint Source Pollution/Low Impact Development Workshop from 8:30 PM
to 1:00 PM at UConn Campus in Storrs, CT.
The largest source of pollution degrading water resources in CT is contaminated
stormwater runoff. Is there a low impact way to develop the land that will reduce
the amount of runoff, naturally purify the water and recharge ground water? This
workshop will highlight such ideas, the policies that can promote them, and what
we can do in our own communities.
February 18, 2012 (Saturday)- Aquatics Workshop from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.
Water resources and aquatic environments are essential to our daily lives! Work with
professionals who will review factors that may impact aquatic resources and assist you
in using ID keys to get up close and personal with amphibians, fish, insects, crustaceans
and aquatic plants.
March 17, 2012 (Saturday)- Wildlife Workshop from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM at
Sessions Wood WMA, in Burlington, CT.
There will be many learning opportunities, with both indoors and outdoors activities
that include viewing educational wildlife exhibits, collections of mammal skins, bird
mounts, and skulls. There will be interpretive field walks to look at wildlife signs and
habitat management practices,
Directions
May 24, 2012 (Thursday) – Field Day Competition from 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM at Winding Trails in Farmington, CT.
Enjoy Field Day at this beautiful ecologically diverse facility. The 350+ pristine forested
acres are preserved and managed to ideally facilitate outdoor programs!
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