Coastal Habitats
Is your community in the coastal area of Connecticut? If so, this workshop is your point of entry into an integrated educational program to help your town better protect priority coastal habitat areas.
Learn About:
- Land use patterns along the coastal of Long Island Sound;
- Critical coastal habitat areas like submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), migratory fish and tidal marshes—what they are, where they are and what is threatening them;
- Protection strategies that you can start on now!
- How the partners can help you.
The workshop is free of charge and about 1 hour long. We recommend scheduling 2 hours to allow for discussion and questions. Contact CT NEMO at nemo@uconn.edu or call (860) 345-4511 to schedule a workshop.
This workshop is also supported by a website. Take a tutorial on conducting a coastal resource inventory; access maps and information on priority coastal resource areas and coastal land cover; or link to a variety of other sites that can help you protect your valuable coastal habitat areas.
Focus on the Coast Partners Include:
- The University of Connecticut Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Program, in partnership with the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Coastal Marine Program
- The Office of Long Island Sound Programs (OLISP) of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
Major funding support by NOAA Coastal Services Center.