2026 Webinars

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 […]