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• State Environmental Conservation Police Partner with Marine Agencies, Make Arrests in Weekend Operation DryWater Enforcement

  Officers with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (Encon) Police participated in Operation DryWater from Friday, July 5, through Sunday, July 7, 2019.

• Weekend Heatwave Expected to Bring Unhealthy Air

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is forecasting unhealthy levels of ozone across Connecticut Friday, July 19, through Sunday, July 21, 2019.

• DEEP Concludes Seaside State Park RFP Process with No Award

  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that it has concluded a Request for Proposal (RFP) process in an effort to identify a private development partner to redevelop four National Register-listed buildings into a State Park Lodge.

• DEEP Announces Measures to Protect Shorebirds at Coastal Beaches and Wading Birds at Offshore Islands

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that Charles Island in Milford and Duck Island in Westbrook will be closed to the public from now through September 9, 2019 to prevent disturbances to nesting birds.

• DEEP Completes 2019 Channel Catfish Stockings

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that Channel Catfish, one of the most sought after freshwater game fish species in the country, were stocked into nineteen (19) water bodies located throughout Connecticut (see list of locations below) on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

• CT Greenways Council Presents 20th Annual Greenways Awards

  The Connecticut Greenways Council today commended eight individuals, and two non-profit organizations that have made significant contributions to the promotion, development and enhancement of Greenways – linear open space in Connecticut – and designated a new State Greenway at a ceremony this morning at Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury, CT.

• Wild Orphans -To Rescue or Not

  What should you do if you come across a young bird or mammal that appears to be orphaned or injured?

• May 25: Pollinator Day at the Kellogg Environmental Center

  Join us at the Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, Connecticut to explore pollinators.

• Gov. Lamont Kicks Off 2019 Connecticut State Parks Season, Highlights Recreational Opportunities Across State

  Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes today kicked off the beginning of the state parks summer season in Connecticut.

• The Stars at Kellogg Environmental Center

  During the early to mid-1900s, Derby, Connecticut was once a hot spot for world famous performances and celebrities.

• Book Reading and Signing Featuring Local Artist’s Wildlife Photographs

  Join photographer and author, Tammy DiCenso, at the Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby, on Saturday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. for a special book reading and signing.

• DEEP and CAES Discover an Established Population of Lone Star Ticks Along Coastal Connecticut

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) report that a heavy population of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, has been detected at Manresa Island (former Norwalk Harbor Station) in South Norwalk, Connecticut, marking the first known established reproducing population in the State.

• DEEP Announces $1 Million in Federal Grants Awarded for Marine Sewage Disposal Facilities for the 2018 Boating Season

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that for the 2018 boating season, 43 marine facilities will receive $997,188 in funding under the annual Federal Clean Vessel Act (CVA) program.

• DEEP Reports Small Die-off in Local White-tailed Deer Herd

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that a recently-discovered die-off of several deer in the Portland area may be due to hemorrhagic disease, which is one of the most important infectious diseases affecting white-tailed deer.

• Osborne Museum Architecture Tour, Derby

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced special architecture tours of the Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby, on Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.