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Learn all about our American Shad Assessment - Connecticut's State Fish!
Information on black bass management in Connecticut.
Habitat Conservation and Enhancement
Learn all about habitat conservation and enhancement projects in Connecticut!
Connecticut has a rich heritage of commercial fishing, from the offshore fleet in Stonington and New London, to Long Island Sound lobster boats spanning the coast to Greenwich. Commercial fishing makes an important contribution to Connecticut’s economy.
Tips For Better Catch and Release
Tips For Better Catch and Release Fishing
Using Social Media to Promote Recycling
Federal, state and local government agencies are discovering that social media is increasingly becoming an important method to connect with new audiences and can be worthwhile for sharing information for specific programs.
Green buildings are part of the larger practice of smart growth, also known as sustainable design and development, thatoutline of a house in green advocates that the use of natural resources by this generation shall not diminish the capacity of the environment to provide for successive generations.
Your home landscape can be built green too. A well-designed yard needs less water and maintenance which saves money.
College and University Recycling
Because of their educational mission, large student populations, high community visibility, and active involvement in research, development, and new technology, Connecticut’s universities and colleges have the potential to become waste reduction and recycling models for other institutional waste generators in the state.
Setting up a recycling program at your school
Sample Recycling Enforcement Letters
the Department provide sample enforcement letters that they may use as a format for notifying local businesses, haulers, schools and landlords/managers of multi-family apartments and condominiums of recycling violations
Single Stream Public Education
Implementing any new changes in a recycling program or system, requires strong public education with consistent messaging to ensure residents understand the proposed changes in the recycling program. Single Stream education is no exception.
Disaster Debris Management Preparedness
Information about the management of storm debris in Connecticut.
The Remediation Standard Regulations that established the requirements for the remediation of contamination within Connecticut were organized by environmental media and relied, in part, on risk-based criteria that established remediation goals for various contaminants typically found at remediation sites.
Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
Recycling
Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
DEEP Programs & Services
DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.