UConn CLEAR’s Environmental Corps (E-Corps) program was highlighted in UConn Today’s article, UConn Students Empower Community Resilience, One Project at a Time. This article dives into Climate Corps – a year long course UConn students can take to learn more about how climate change is impacting communities, different adaptation and mitigation strategies for addressing climate change, and how to implement those strategies in the real world by working with local communities and NGOs. The article highlighted just a few examples of how Climate Corps is influencing the way Connecticut tackles the impacts of climate change:
- Stonington: Over five years, eight projects have supported this coastal town, including a recent climate vulnerability assessment for Latimer Point.
- Hartford: Two projects addressed stormwater runoff and riparian buffers along the Connecticut River.
- Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed: A collaboration among Stonington, Groton, Ledyard, North Stonington, and the Eastern and Mashantucket Pequot Nations resulted in three projects in 2024, addressing business resilience, water quality, land use dynamics, and variable weather observations.
For more information on our past Climate Corps projects, click on our Projects Page. Climate Corps is one of three sections embedded within the E-Corps Program. Check out the full E-Corps Program here: https://ecorps.initiative.uconn.edu/