Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Rocky Neck State Park is also closed until further notice due to a brush fire. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at a 'very high' or 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species Fact Sheets and Other Related Links

Connecticut Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species Fact Sheets

Beetles

Puritan Tiger Beetle

Freshwater Mussels

Dwarf Wedgemussel (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

A Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Connecticut

Freshwater Mussels and the Connecticut River Watershed (Nedeau, 2008)

Bees

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Fact Sheet
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Species Status Assessment (Final Report, Version 1, June 2016)

Connecticut Bumble Bee Guide (Tracy Zarrillo, The CT Agricultural Experiment Station)

Moths

Moth Decline in the Northeastern United States (News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, Volume 54, Number 2)

Butterflies

Connecticut Butterfly Atlas Project

Connecticut Butterfly Association, Publications

Cicadas

Periodical Cicadas (Brood 2)

Dragonflies and Damselflies

A Conservation Status Assessment of Odonata for the Northeastern United States (Northeast Regional Conservation Needs Grant Program Report, 2014)

Rare Habitats

Native Plant Trust (formerly known as the New England Wildflower Society)

Go Botany: Native Plant Trust (plant identification)

Other

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Content last updated on December 18, 2020.