Announcements and News

Breaking News and Updates for the Bureau of Natural Resources

Welcome to the Connecticut DEEP Bureau of Natural Resource's page where updates and news about the Wildlife, Fisheries, and Forestry Divisions are posted. Comments or questions about anything on this page may be directed to deep.ctwildlife@ct.gov. Updates are posted from newest to oldest.

December 9, 2024: The trail system at the Wildlife Division's Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area in Burlington will be closed for 4 days starting December 20, 2024, due to the pruning and removal of hazard trees overhanging and near the trails (weather permitting). This date was rescheduled from December 5, 2024, due to a weather delay. Learn more about the hazard tree removal at Sessions Woods. 

October 2, 2024: The parking lots and Conservation Education Center at the Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area in Burlington will be closed to the public on Thursday, October 10, 2024, due to a CT DEEP agency meeting. Trails and grounds will remain open to the public and accessible on foot.

August 18 Flooding Event: Keep up to date on any related closures of State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management Areas due to flood damage.

Content last updated in December 2024.