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The Habitat
The Habitat--Winter 2010 Fall 2010 |
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"Dedicated to constant vigilance, judicious management and conservation of our precious natural resources." Mission Statement: "To promote the statutory responsibilities of Connecticut Conservation Commissions and Inland Wetland Commissions and to foster environmental quality through education and through the conservation and protection of wetlands and other natural resources." |
Open Space Grants for Municipalities Due June 28, 2012 Applying for an Open Space Grant Deadline: June 28, 2012. Application: Current version is available on DEEP website: www.ct.gov/dep/openspace Grant awards are expected to be awarded in the fall of 2012. For more information contact: Dave Stygar at (860) 424-3081 or Allyson Clarke at (860) 424-3774. At least $5 million is available for this round of open space grants. These funds were made available through money allocated to the Department by the state bond commission. Additional funds may become available under the state's Community Investment Act (CIA). State bond funds have historically been used to provide open space grants under the Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition program. Funds allocated to DEEP through the CIA have been used to supplement bond funds after that law took effect in 2005.
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New Publications and Links
Your Environmental Toolkit for Properly Assessing Development Proposals CACIWC is pleased to provide Conservation Commissions with a new environmental toolkit pamphlet to help commissioners properly assess development proposals that may come before their town. Click here to download pamphlet.
ALERT! 
Report Sightings of Invasive Mile-A-Minute Vine Mile-a-minute vine is a highly invasive annual plant from eastern Asia that can quickly cover, outcompete and replace native vegetation, damaging habitat for native plants and animals. Early detection and rapid response are essential for control. Mile-a-minute was first found in Connecticut in Fairfield County in 1997. Since then, it has spread to 20 Connecticut towns, as far east as Stonington and as far north as Simsbury. Mile-a-minute spreads by seed and quickly grows intodense stands. Seeds are spread by wind and water. Visit www.hort.uconn.edu/mam for additional identification tips, photographs and control information. You can also contact Logan Senack (logan.senack@uconn.edu) or Donna Ellis (860-486-6448;
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donna.ellis@uconn.edu) for additional information. To report a suspected mile-a-minute invasion, visit the above website or contact Donna Ellis at UConn at 860-486-6448.