UConn CLEAR’s Mike Dietz was featured on The Lisa Wexler Show on August 2nd discussing private wells in Connecticut and the importance of testing these wells to ensure proper quality of the drinking water. In addition, Dietz talks about the private well water testing program from UConn Extension focused on providing education and low-cost testing […]
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Low Impact Development Tour with NVCOG
Last week, UConn CLEAR and the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments did a tour of UConn’s low impact development to learn more about stormwater pollution, green stormwater infrastructure implementation and maintenance, and overall best practices for targeting water quality and flooding within municipalities. You can read more about it all here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/jTvyox13xEh3EmJh/?mibextid=WUal2a
Land Use Academy: Basic Training Session 5
July 18th, 2024 12:00PM Presented by: Renata Bertotti, UConn CLEAR Topics Covered: Public Hearings Commissioner Training Hours: 0.5 View Recording View Slides
Land Use Academy: How Light-Touch Density and Live Local Urban Villages Can Supply Housing Abundance to Connecticut
July 16th, 2024 2:00PM Presented by: Edward Pinto, AEI Housing Center Topics Covered: Affordable & Fair Housing General commissioner training hours: TBD Fair & Affordable Housing training hours: 1 View Recording View Slides
Mapping Invasive Plants in a Coastal Forest
June 26th, 2024 1:00-2:00PM Presented by: Shelby Larubina and Jason Krumholz, CT NERR; Cary Chadwick, UConn CLEAR The newly designated Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses ~52,000 acres of upland, marsh, sandy beach, rocky shoreline and open water habitats in Southeastern CT. One of our first efforts in habitat mapping aimed to quantify the spatial […]
Neag School Professor Appointed to National Science Foundation Advisory Committee
A congratulations to CLEAR affiliate Todd Campbell for being appointed to a three-year on the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for STEM Education Advisory Committee. On this committee, Todd will meet with other members twice a year to provide insights and recommendations on emerging STEM topics. You can read more about his incredible achievement in the […]
New Model Identifies Shortcut for Understanding Dolphin Health
CT Sea Grant Director and UConn CLEAR affiliate, Sylvain De Guise, was mentioned in UConn Today’s article, New Model Identifies Shortcut for Understanding Dolphin Health! De Guise and his research group have been studying dolphins and their blood samples as biomarkers for health and mortality, especially in dolphins living in toxic and harmful environments. You […]
Land Use Academy: Basic Training Session 4
June 20th, 2024 12:00PM Presented by: Renata Bertotti, UConn CLEAR Topics Covered: Alternates Sitewalks Commissioner Training Hours: 0.5 View Recording View Slides
Tending Your Garden: New Rain Garden Installation Offers Lessons in Local Impact
Mike Dietz and the newest UConn green stormwater infrastructure installation was featured in UConn Today’s article Tending Your Garden: New Rain Garden Installation Offers Lessons in Local Impact. Dietz, Dickson, and their students installed a new rain garden located on the UConn Storrs’ campus next to the Dairy Bar. It will take in about 60,000 […]
How Will Climate Change Impact Connecticut?
May 29th, 2024 1:00-2:00PM Presented by: Owen Placido, UConn CLEAR and Deborah Abibou, Connecticut Sea Grant Continued changes to the climate around the world and in Connecticut are inevitable – the consequences of these changes, or climate impacts, are being experienced by Connecticut residents today and will continue to evolve in the coming decades. While […]
Land Use Academy: Basic Training Webinar for ZBA Members
May 20th, 2024 12:00PM Presented by: Michael Zizka, Halloran Sage Topics Covered: Commissioner Conduct and Conflicts Bias and Pre-determination; Ex-parte Communications; Freedom of Information (FOI) How to deal with applicants’ and public testimony; Statutory standards for variances, including hardship; Differences among ZBA functions: variances, appeals, and other possible matters If you would like to order […]
Land Use Academy: Basic Training Session 3
May 16th, 2024 12:00PM Presented by: Renata Bertotti, UConn CLEAR Topics Covered: Running a Meeting Responsibilities / Fundamental Fairness Commissioner Training Hours: 0.5 View Recording View Slides
Land Use Academy: Basic Training Session 2
April 18th, 2024 12:00PM Presented by: Renata Bertotti, UConn CLEAR Topics Covered: Types of Power of Land Use Commissions Zone Change and Regulation Amendments v. Special Permit v. Site Plan Commissioner Training Hours: 0.5 View Recording View Slides
Land Use Academy: Basic Training Session 1
March 21st, 2024 12:00PM Presented by: Renata Bertotti, UConn CLEAR Topics Covered: Legal Basis for Land Use Regulations Commissioner Training Requirements for members of Planning, Zoning, ZBA, Inland Wetlands and Watercourse and Aquifer Protection Commissions Commissioner Training Hours: 0.5 View Recording View Slides
CT Stormwater Quality Manual Webinar 3: An Update on Stormwater Management in CT Recording
February 27th, 2023 12:00 – 1:00PM Presented by: Mary Looney & Dave Dickson, UConn CLEAR; Kathleen Knight, Chris Stone, & Nicole Kibbe, CT DEEP; Victor Benni, North Branford This webinar is the final one of our CT Stormwater Quality Manual: An Update on Stormwater Management in CT. Stormwater management and its impact on our water […]
CT Stormwater Quality Manual Webinar 2: The LID Process Recording
January 22nd, 2023 1:00 – 2:00PM Presented by: Mary Looney & Dave Dickson, UConn CLEAR This is the second webinar of the Stormwater Quality Manual Webinar Series on the newly released Connecticut Manual. CT NEMO has teamed up with CT DEEP to help provide more information and insight into the revised Manual and what it […]
Extension Educators Launch School-Based Green Infrastructure Initiative
A few of CLEAR’s Extension Educators were featured in today’s UConn Today article, Extension Educators Launch School-Based Green Infrastructure Initiative. Mike Dietz and Dave Dickson talk about their $100,000 grant, awarded by EPA. With this grant, Dietz and Dickson, along with their team – the Natural Resources Conservation Academy, are focused on partnering with local […]
Protecting Drinking Water Sources: A GIS Tool to Rank Priority Areas in CT
November 2nd, 2023 1:00 – 2:30PM Presented by: Emily Wilson & Rachel Lei-Parent, UConn CLEAR & CT DPH Hosted by: CT Council on Soil and Water Conservation An introduction to a tool for Source Water Protection developed by UCONN CLEAR in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and the Council on Soil and Water Conservation. This […]
UConn Land Use Academy Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Evolving Needs
CLEAR’s very own Renata Bertotti was featured in UConn Today’s article, UConn Land Use Academy Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Evolving Needs, discussing her work with the Land Use Academy – which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Land Use Academy provides education for local land use planners as they make decisions balancing development and environmental […]
UConn Extension is connecting Connecticut schools with local farms
The Daily Campus’s recent article, UConn Extension is connecting Connecticut schools with local farms, dives into the work CLEAR member, Jiff Martin, is doing is with regards to her work as the director of the “Put Local on Your Tray” program. This program, which began in 2015, is designed to assist K-12 public school districts in […]