Author: Kara Bonsack

Cool websites

Does anyone actually use the word “cool” anymore (it seems at least to have outlived “groovy”)? Anyway, here are two very cool websites that have very little to do with CLEAR, except that they are focused on the natural world. Give ’em a try. National (real-time) Wind Map The Scale of the Universe 2

Community Food Security in Connecticut Webinar

This webinar is a part of our 2012 webinar series covering a broad range of topics related to land use planning, land cover research, natural resource protection and geospatial technology. Community Food Security in CT Abstract Most residents in Connecticut have consistent, dependable access to enough food for active, healthy living. Yet each year there […]

NEMO’s Rain Garden Demonstration Site

The NEMO team has just completed its second rain garden demonstration site at the Middlesex County Extension Center in Haddam (CLEAR and NEMO’s home-base). Rain gardens are shallow depressions in the landscape that typically include plants and a mulch layer or ground cover. Their purpose is to help retain water runoff during a storm event, allowing […]

CLEAR Faculty Receive EPA Award

CT NEMO’s Michael Dietz and Chet Arnold have been given the Environmental Merit Award through EPA Region 1, for their work on New England Rain Garden Trainings. To date, they have presented trainings in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. EPA’s Environmental Merit Award is an annual award that recognizes outstanding environmental advocates who have made significant […]

2012 Award for Excellence in Land Conservation

Tom Worthley and his collaborators received the “2012 Award for Excellence in Land Conservation” for Community Engagement for Forest Stewardship through School System Collaboration. The project was nominated by the Chair of the Haddam Conservation Commission. Recognized by the award committee were the many ways their “management plan, conservation practice (forest improvement) demonstration, use of […]

GTP conducts training on ArcGIS in Asheville, NC

CLEAR’s Geospatial Training Program (GTP) is conducting a workshop this week (March 21 and 22) in Asheville, NC for the USDA Southern Regional Water Program. The workshop focuses on the use of ArcGIS.com, a relatively new option for users of all levels of technical skill to create and share maps on the web.  The workshop […]

National NEMO Network Webinars

The National NEMO Network is hosting several webinars in 2012. The first webinar “NEMO Programs and the Healthy Watersheds Initiative” was held on March 7th and is now online at http://nemonet.uconn.edu/webinars/healthy_watersheds/. The next webinar is “Surrogate TMDLs-Better Than the Real Thing?” and will be held on May 2nd, 2012. For more information and to register visit http://nemonet.uconn.edu/webinars. […]

Emily Wilson Honored by CT Technology Council

CLEAR Geospatial Educator Emily Wilson is being honored as a Connecticut Woman of Innovation by the CT Technology Council.  As stated at the CTC website, “the awards program, sponsored by the Connecticut Technology Council, recognizes women in the workforce and at the high school and college levels, who are innovators, role models and leaders in […]

CLEARscapes Newsletter 2012 Issue

CLEAR’s latest newsletter, CLEARscapes is now online. CLEARscapes is a short and informative newsletter CLEAR publishes once or twice a year. We often highlight a CLEAR project or program, include program and website updates and anything else we feel is newsworthy. Our winter 2012 issue includes a feature article on our Geospatial Training Program. Read […]

Residential Rain Garden Training

Rain gardens are shallow depressions in the landscape that typically include plants and a mulch layer or ground cover. In addition to providing increased groundwater recharge, they are expected to provide pollutant treatment. Pollutant treatment in rain gardens has been attributed to adsorption, decomposition, ion exchange and volatilization. The CT NEMO Program is teaching a 1.5 […]

An Introduction to "Buildout" Analyses Webinar

IT’S FREE Presented by: Land Use Academy Date: February 28, 2012 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM Instructors:  Emily Wilson, Chet Arnold, Bruce Hyde Abstract: A “buildout” analysis is a planning tool that can provide insight into the possible future impacts of a town’s current land use regulations. But what does a buildout really tell you? In the first half […]

CLEAR is Blogging!

CLEAR is entering the world of blogging. We hope our blog will be useful in keeping you up-to-date on our latest research projects, training classes, workshops, webinars, publications, and anything else we feel like talking about!

CLEARscapes – Winter 2012 Edition

In This Issue The Geospatial Training Program and Spring 2012 Training Schedule The New Community & Natural Resource planning Program, Land Use Academy’s Advanced Training and Other New Projects Connecticut’s Changing Landscape Project Expands Geographic Range and Imagery New CLEAR Publications 2012 Webinar Series CLEAR Blog (View Newsletter as pdf)

CLEARscapes – Winter 2011 Edition

In This Issue Stormwater in the City Rain Gardens in the Urban Landscape Riparian Corridors and Agricultural Soils Analysis Program Updates 2011 Webinar Series CTView.org Impervious Cover TMDL (View Newsletter as pdf)