September 21, 2015 Presented by Alyssa Norwood, Connecticut’s Legislative Commission on Aging This webinar was recorded on September 21, 2015. Alyssa Norwood from Connecticut’s Legislative Commission on Aging provides statistics on the state’s ageing populations and how to address it from a land use planning perspective. Moderated by UConn CLEAR’s Bruce Hyde. View Video
Month: September 2015
Monarchs, Pollinators and You!
Let’s do a quick word association: If I say “milkweed” what do you think? For me, the association is always monarch butterflies. I remember walking through fields with my dog looking for monarch caterpillars on the milkweeds, and the thrill of finding the beautiful, incredibly delicate, green chrysalis. Years later, on a fall day, I […]
Part 3: Customizing Connecticut’s Changing Landscape Story
Visit Part 1: The Story of Connecticut’s Changing Landscape and Visit Part 2: Creating the Story Map of Connecticut’s Changing Landscape This is part 3 of a 3-part blog about the Connecticut’s Changing Landscape Story Map. This blog is the most technical and is meant for folks that already have created a story map and […]
Part 2: Creating the Story Map of Connecticut’s Changing Landscape
Visit Part 1: The Connecticut’s Changing Landscape Story Why did we make a story map? Because a story map is visually appealing and catchy, is easy to understand AND information rich, guides the reader while allowing for exploration and is an interesting, multimedia experience. The goal of this blog (Part 2) is to share some of the “how” when creating […]
Part 1: The Story of Connecticut’s Changing Landscape
Connecticut’s Changing Landscape CLEAR has been creating and sharing land cover for decades. Our websites and methods for slicing and dicing and displaying the data have evolved along with technology. One thing has remained constant through the versions – the maps (now up to six dates covering 25 years) are a rich set of information with […]
CLEARscapes – Fall 2015 Edition
In This Issue CT’s Changing Landscape LID in Connecticut Land & Climate Program Updates Water Program Updates Geospatial Training & Technology Updates Land Use Academy Award (View Newsletter as pdf)