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DEEP Announces Winner of 2017 Connecticut Duck Stamp Art Contest
In a contest filled with great artwork, a panel of judges recently selected world renowned and Connecticut artist Chet Reneson’s depiction of a pair of surf scoters flying at the mouth of the Connecticut River with the Saybrook Jetty and Lighthouse in the background as the winner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) 2017-2018 Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation (Duck) Stamp Art Contest.
Annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey Participate in a Citizen Science Project for CT DEEP
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) urges residents to keep a tally of all sightings of hen turkeys and poults (young-of-the-year) from June 1 through August 31 as part of the Wildlife Division’s Annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey.
Osborne Homestead Museum, Derby, to Celebrate Connecticut Open House Day on June 10
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) Osborne Homestead Museum will participate in the 13th annual Connecticut Open House Day—a state-wide celebration of art, history, and tourism—on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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, 2017, to prevent disturbances to nesting birds.
Student Boating Safety Ambassador Award Program 3:00 PM TODAY at State Capitol Building, Hartford
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recognized 50 students who participated in this year’s pilot Student Boating Safety Ambassador Program as part of National Safe Boating Week.
Connecticut has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to take timely action on a petition from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) asking the EPA to take action to stop pollution from a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant from blowing our way.
Kennedy Center Art Show: Creativity in Bloom at Kellogg Environmental Center
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP’s) Kellogg Environmental Center is privileged to display the works of sixteen talented artists from the Kennedy Center, Trumbull, a private, not-for-profit, community-based rehabilitation organization that supports individuals with disabilities.
Osborne Homestead Museum Celebrates Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) celebrates Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day at the Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby, Connecticut on Sunday, June 25 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) encourages you to be “Air Aware” by learning more about air quality and how it affects your health as ozone season kicks off with National Air Quality Awareness Week which begins today, May 1, 2017.
DEEP Celebrates Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is participating in Connecticut’s Historic Garden’s Day at the Osborne Homestead Museum, Derby and at Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford, on Sunday, June 25 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – free of charge for all visitors.
Explore the Outdoors at Kellogg Environmental Center Animal Signs Hike
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will host a hike for all ages at the Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby on Saturday, January 14, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice Family Festival
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is co-sponsoring the 21st annual two-day family festival, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice on Sunday, January 15, 2017, from noon to 4:00 p.m. and Monday, January 16, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
11th Annual No Child Left Inside® Winter Festival
Grab your winter gear, bundle up your children and join us for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) No Child Left Inside® 11th annual FREE Winter Festival at Burr Pond State Park, 384 Burr Mountain Road, Torrington.
DEEP Re-opens Trails at Sessions Woods WMA
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced that trails at Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Burlington will re-open today, Thursday, January 12, after being closed since October for a forestry operation on an eight-acre area.
Connecticut Conservation Education/Firearms Safety Program
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced a series of hunting seminars coordinated by the DEEP’s Conservation Education/Firearms Safety (CE/FS) Program.
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