Thursday, June 11, 2026 – 1 PM Presenters: Alfredo Herrera & Sarah Hurley, CT GIS Office With the passage of Connecticut Public Act 25-1, An Act Concerning Housing Growth, the CT GIS Office has been tasked with developing tools and guidance to support municipalities in preparing local Housing Growth Plans and determining developable land inventories, […]
Tools for Implementing CT’s Wildlife Action Plan: the Conservation Action Tracker & Conservation Opportunity Areas
Thursday, May 28, 2026 – 1 PM Presenters: Brian Hess, Wildlife Biologist, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division and Katy Bischoff, PhD Student, University of Connecticut The Conservation Action Tracker and Conservation Opportunity Areas are two implementation tools developed for the 2025 Connecticut Wildlife Action Plan. The Conservation Action Tracker helps partners […]
On the Edge: What do we know about Riparian Buffers?
Thursday, April 23, 2026 – 1 PM Presenters: Juliana Barrett, Owen Placido, Dave Dickson, UConn CLEAR & CT Sea Grant The UConn CLEAR and CT Sea Grant team have been working over the past year to integrate information and develop tools for better management and restoration of riparian buffers in Connecticut. Please join us for […]
Required Zoning Changes for New Housing Law
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 – 12 PM Presenters: Dave Dickson, UConn CLEAR; Renata Bertotti, Town of Manchester; Melissa Kaplan-Macey, The HousingCollective; Mark Branse, Halloran Sage; Emiline Harrigan, Town of Fairfield; Nicholas Bamonte, Bercham Moses CT’s new housing law, passed during the special session last year, is intended to expand housing options throughout the state. It includes […]
Connecticut’s New GIS Parcel Data Creation Guidance and Specifications
Thursday, March 26, 2026 – 1 PM Presenter: Ashley Benítez, CT GIS Office Host: UConn CLEAR The Connecticut GIS Parcel Data Creation Guidance and Specifications (“Parcel Guidance”) is a technical framework developed by the GIS Advisory Council’s Parcel Data Creation Working Group in collaboration with the Connecticut GIS Office. This guidance establishes consistent methods and […]
New Land Cover (Part 2): Land Cover Change and Trends in the Long Island Sound Watershed
Thursday, March 19, 2026 – 1 PM Presenters: Dave Dickson, Emily Wilson, and Qian “Rachel” Lei-Parent, UConn CLEAR Part 2 of the series on UConn CLEAR’s updated land cover tracking project. Using data from the Annual NLCD (National Land Cover Database), CLEAR has made land cover data for the entire Long Island Sound watershed available […]
New Land Cover (Part 1): Map Viewer and Data Dashboards for CT and Beyond
Thursday, March 5, 2026 – 1 PM Presenters: Emily Wilson and Qian “Rachel” Lei-Parent, UConn CLEAR UConn CLEAR will soon release a land cover tool that includes a new map viewer and new data dashboards for exploring land cover and land cover change in Connecticut and the entire Long Island Sound Watershed (5 states!). The […]
Focusing on fertilizer: A new tool to help target lawn fertilizer outreach
Thursday, February 26, 2026 – 1 PM Presenters: Qian “Rachel” Lei-Parent and David Dickson, UConn CLEAR Nitrogen (N) from residential lawn fertilizer is one of the most challenging and persistent problems impacting the health of Long Island Sound (LIS). An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Clark University, UConn, the University of Maryland, and the University […]
State Plane Coordinate System 2022: What’s to Come
Thursday, January 29, 2026 Speakers: Dr. Thomas Meyer, NGS CT State Geodetic Co-Coordinator, Professor of Geodesy, UConn The US National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will re-design the national State Plane Coordinate System with the release of our new national reference frame, the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 (NATRF 2022). This webinarwill show the differences of […]
Red Flag Warning: Understanding Connecticut’s Wildfire Ecology, Forest Health, and Planning for a Changing Future
Thursday, January 15, 2026 Speakers: Chris Renshaw, UConn Fire Chief & Emily Wilson, UConn CLEAR Bringing together extensive knowledge about wildfire, firefighting, and natural resources in Connecticut, UConn Fire Chief Chris Renshaw discovered overlapping conditions that show how Connecticut could suffer a similar fate to Maui, Hawaii, where a surprise and devastating wildfire caused destruction […]
Connecticut’s Lidar and Orthoimagery Revisited
Thursday, December 11, 12-1PM Speakers: Andrew Peters, Catherine Bohn, Dan Bubser, Dewberry Host: Emily Wilson, UConn CLEAR & Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office This webinar will offer an overview of the entire statewide project that started in 2022 and running through 2026. Dewberry will give a review of the data products produced from the 2023 […]
The 3D Hydrography Program: Modernizing the Nation’s Water Data Infrastructure (Part 3, Mapping Water in CT)
Thursday, December 4, 1-2 PM Speakers: Adam Benthem, USGS & Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office Host: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) In this final installment of a three-part webinar series, we’ll explore the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) effort to remap the Nation’s hydrography through the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) and why […]
Backyard Chicken Zoning from a One Health Perspective
Wednesday, December 3, 2:00 PM Speakers: Dave Dickson, UConn CLEAR, Sara Tomis & Indu Upadhyaya, UConn Extension, Charlie Vidich & Tucker Beckett, WestCOG Host: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) With growing interest in local and sustainable sources of food, the keeping of chickens in residential backyards is increasingly popular. However, concerns […]
Regional Stormwater Mapping Support: From MS4 to SB9 (PA 25-33) (Part 2, Mapping Water in CT)
November 13, 2025, 1-2 PM ET Speakers: Tucker Beckett, WestCOG & Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office Host: UConn CLEAR In this second installment of a three-part webinar series on mapping water in CT, we will talk about WestCOG’s experience providing mapping support to towns working to meet their obligations under the MS4 permit. We will […]
CT Trail Finder: A Tool for Trail Users and Managers
October 22, 2025, 1-2 PM ET Speakers: Laura Kelly & Emily Wilson, UConn CLEAR Connecticut Trail Finder is a free, interactive website maintained and populated by the UConn CT Trails Program with the goal of helping trail users find publicly accessible hiking, walking, snowshoeing, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and paddling trails across the state. It […]
Mapping Water in CT, Part 1: An Introduction
September 25, 2025, 1-2 PM ET Host: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) Speakers: DeAva Lambert, CT DEEP & Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office In this first installment of a three-part webinar series, we will be talking about the efforts and activities that the State of Connecticut is conducting and participating in […]
What’s New at the CT GIS Office & Series Preview
September 11, 2025, 1-1:45 PM ET Host: UConn CLEAR Speaker: Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office The CT GIS Office has been busy working on several projects and initiatives over the course of the year. This 45-minute webinar will talk about all the interesting initiatives, applications, and datasets we have been working on and will introduce […]
UConn’s CT Trails Program Awarded CT Greenways Award
UConn’s CT Trails program was recently honored by the CT Greenways Council at the 26th annual Greenway Awards Ceremony! This award highlights the program’s dedication to promoting the values of Connecticut’s greenways and importance of their stewardship: “Stemming from the Connecticut Trail Census pilot program, the UConn CT Trails Program has grown to include Connecticut […]
Dave Dickson on the Latest Podcast Episode of the IMPACT
UConn CLEAR’s Dave Dickson was recently featured on a podcast episode of the IMPACT from Sustainable CT! Dave, who is also a a member of the Sustainable CT Board of Directors, speaks on UConn CLEAR’s dedication to sustainability throughout the state, and of course, some basketball. Listen to the latest episode of the IMPACT by […]
In-Person – The Science and Regulation of Wetlands in CT
Date: May 17th, 2025 Presented by: Josh Wilson and Mike Zizka This half day workshop will explore both the science of wetlands and the regulation of development related to wetlands in CT. Josh Wilson, Senior Ecologist at Biohabitats and Chair of the East Hampton Inland Wetlands Watercourse Agency, will discuss the scientific and ecological issues […]