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• 7/12/2021 MEDIA ADVISORY: RecycleCT to Launch RecycleCT Wizard App, Increasing Ease and Access to ‘What’s In, What’s Out’ Recycling Information

  (HARTFORD)— The RecycleCT Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the importance of managing materials more sustainably through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting, is adding an app to its very successful RecycleCT Wizard search tool. While the web-based search tool has been very successful, the app will increase ease and access, likely to double the number of inquiries generally and will be expanding beyond English and Spanish to also include French, Simplified Chinese and Portuguese.

• 7/9/2021 DEEP Forester Holds Public Outreach Walk July 15 to Outline Upcoming Forest Management Work in Great Pond Block of Massacoe State Forest

  (HARTFORD)—Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Forester Jerry Milne will lead a public outreach walk for local officials and interested members of the public in the Great Pond Block of Massacoe State Forest in Simsbury Thursday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m.

• 7/9/2021 Remediation of Former United Nuclear Corporation Site in New Haven Complete

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with partners at the federal, municipal, and community level, and the private sector, is pleased to announce the completion of remediation activities at the former United Nuclear Corporation site located at 71 Shelton Ave. in the Newhallville neighborhood of New Haven.

• 7/8/2021 DEEP Asks Residents To Take Feeders Down and Be On the Lookout for Sick Songbirds

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is alerting residents to a mortality event occurring in parts of the United States among certain species of fledgling songbirds, and asking residents to take certain precautionary measures.

• 7/8/2021 DEEP Forester to Lead Tree ID Walk in Great Pond State Forest July 10

  (HARTFORD)—Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Forester Jerry Milne invites members of the public to join him on a tree identification walk in Great Pond State Forest in Simsbury Saturday, July 10, at 10 a.m.

• 7/2/2021 Take the Bus, Avoid Traffic and Stress This July 4th Weekend

  (HARTFORD, CT)— The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reminding residents that fare-free shuttles and enhanced existing transit service to various state parks and beaches are available this Fourth of July weekend via the pilot ParkConneCT program

• 7/2/2021 New Inland Fishing Rules Take Effect to Expand Opportunities

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces new inland fishing regulations effective immediately that are intended to enhance existing and provide new fishing opportunities.

• 7/1/2021 DEEP Announces Operation Dry Water 2021

  (HARTFORD)—As boaters begin to prepare for the July 4th holiday weekend, law enforcement officers across Connecticut will be on heightened alert looking for those violating boating under the influence laws. Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon), in partnership with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, local law enforcement, and the U.S. Coast Guard, will be participating in the national Operation Dry Water heightened awareness and enforcement weekend from July 2 – 4, 2021.

• 7/1/2021 DEEP Reminds Visitors to State Parks this Weekend to Plan Ahead, Arrive Early, and Have a Back-up Plan

  (HARTFORD)—Ahead of the July 4th Weekend, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Connecticut State Police, and municipal leaders remind visitors to state parks and boat launches to plan ahead, arrive early, and have a back-up plan in mind in case the location of your choice is full and closed to new visitors upon arrival.

• 6/24/2021 Boating Incident Has Positive Outcome Thanks to Emergency Preparedness and Actions by Vessel Owner, ‘Good Samaritan’ Vessels in Area

  (HARTFORD)—The lives of five men on a fishing trip on Long Island Sound were saved earlier this week after their boat sank, thanks to the preparedness and quick actions taken by the owner of the sinking vessel, and the Good Samaritan vessels in the area who came to their aid.

• 6/18/2021 USDA Forest Service Approves Connecticut’s 2020 Forest Action Plan

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently received official approval from the USDA Forest Service of Connecticut’s 2020 Forest Action Plan, a ten-year strategic document designed to guide policies, priorities, and actions to conserve Connecticut’s forest resources across multiple landscapes from urban and suburban, to rural.

• 6/17/2021 DEEP, CFPA Announce Master Woodland Manager Program

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Forestry Division and the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA), in collaboration with UConn Cooperative Extension, are thrilled to announce the Connecticut Master Woodland Manager Program (MWM), a year-long program consisting of online and field study that provides woodland owners and managers with the knowledge and skills that they need to make the right decisions for their woodland.

• 6/16/2021 DEEP to Hold Informational Meeting on Pachaug Pond Dam Repair Project June 23

  (HARTFORD) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will host a public informational meeting June 23 to discuss an upcoming project that will repair and improve the Pachaug Pond dam in Griswold.

• 6/11/2021 DEEP EnCon Police Partner with Foundation to Promote Wearing of Life Jackets

  (HARTFORD)—Thanks to a donation from the Emily Catherine Fedorko Foundation, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)’s Environmental Conservation Police will be in a position to provide new donated life jackets to individuals on Candlewood Lake who are without one.

• 6/10/2021 DEEP Re-imposes Alcohol Ban for 6 Recreation Areas

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has re-imposed temporary alcohol bans for six state recreation areas. These bans are in effect immediately and until August 25, 2021, at the following locations: