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!!! SAVE THE DATE !!!
CACWIC 33rd Annual Meeting & Environmental Conference
Saturday November 13, 2010
MountainRidge in Wallingford Connecticut.
No Increase in CACIWC Membership Fees!
At their May 26, 2010 meeting, the CACIWC Board of Directors voted to hold membership fees for the July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 year at the 2009-2010 level:
- One Commission $50
- One Commission (Sustaining) $75
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- Two Commissions $100
- Two Commissions (Sustaining) $150
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Click here for the new Membership Form.
The Board continues to encourage individuals and corporations to consider making a donation to CACIWC or joining in one of the supporting membership categories. Please click here for more information.
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) Symposium
"Challenges and Successes: Working Cooperatively to Manage Invasive Plants"
Thursday, October 14, 2010
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bernd Blossey, Associate Professor from Cornell University.
"The Power of Choice: New Frontiers in Invasive Plant Management and Conservation."
Early registration (postmarked by Sept. 18) is $40 for the day and includes admission, lunch, parking, and conference materials. Visit www.hort.uconn.edu/CIPWG for more information. Contact Donna Ellis (phone 860-486-6448; email donna.ellis@uconn.edu, if you would like to be mailed a paper copy of the symposium brochure with registration form.
CT Based Natural Resource Guides and Tools for making Land Use Decisions
Connecticut Environmental Conditions Online (CT ECO) The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) have launched a new website, Connecticut Environmental Conditions Online (CT ECO) that includes the latest and most accessible online maps and tools for viewing Connecticut's environmental and natural resource information. The CT ECO website can be found at cteco.uconn.edu/
Connecticut’s Forest Fragmentation The University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) has made available on the web their statewide forest fragmentation analysis. The forest fragmentation maps allows you to pick out the general pattern of how the green forested areas of your town or watershed have been changed by development and be able to describe those patterns objectively, and in some detail.
CT DEP Watershed Based Plans and Watershed Management Plans On-line information on developing Plans including links to guides and completed Plans. Excellent resource.
Introduction: Connecticut's Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act The wetlands training DVD is now available on the DEP Wetlands Management Section’s web page as streaming video. Please see the following link: DEP Educational Videos

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