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Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons Starting Soon
(HARTFORD)- Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the dates for 2024-2025 migratory bird hunting seasons, which include seasons for ducks, geese, woodcock, snipe, rails, and crows.
DEEP Kellogg Environmental Center Artist Exhibition
(HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced that beginning May 7th through June 14th, Connecticut artist Marsha Borden will showcase her exhibit “The Tides They Are A-Changin’: Harmful Algal Blooms of Long Island Sound” at the Kellogg Environmental Center at Osbornedale State Park in Derby, Connecticut.
(HARTFORD) — Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce that it is piloting a new online reservation system to improve the visitor experience and park management on summer weekends and holidays at Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield.
DEEP Receives Proposals Under Multistate Offshore Wind RFP
(HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has received proposals from four project developers under its multistate Request For Proposals (RFP) with Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
DEEP Re-imposes Alcohol Ban for Seven Recreation Areas
(HARTFORD) — The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has imposed a temporary alcohol ban for seven state recreation areas. This ban is in effect from Wednesday, May 15, through Monday, August 12, at the following locations:
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Climate Challenge, becoming one of more than 50 organizations across the United States that are stepping up to the challenge and driving real-world action toward a low-carbon future. In joining the challenge, the state is committing to reduce portfolio-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% within ten years and work with DOE to share successful solutions and decarbonization strategies.
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Commissioner Katie Dykes today announced that the State of Connecticut will soon begin a grant application process for approximately $139 million in funding awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Broadband, Equity, Access & Deployment program (BEAD) and administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
Gov Lamont Announces Protection of 1364 Acres of Watershed Lands in Winchester
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont, along with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Housatonic Valley Association, today announced the successful protection of 1,364 acres of watershed lands in the Town of Winchester.
Registration Begins Today For The 12th Annual Great Park Pursuit Family Adventure
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that registration for the 2017 No Child Left Inside® Great Park Pursuit – Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure is now open at www.NoChildLeftInside.org through Friday, May 5, 2017.
Glastonbury Shooting Range Re-opens for 2017 Season
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the Glastonbury Shooting Range is scheduled to open for supervised public use on Saturdays and Sundays beginning Saturday, April 1 and remaining open through November 26.
DEEP Issues Request for Proposals Seeking a Development Partner for Seaside State Park
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a private development partner to adaptively re-use historic structures located at Seaside State Park on Long Island Sound in Waterford for hospitality/lodging purposes with the intention of creating Connecticut’s first state park lodge.
DEEP’s Next No Child Left Inside® Families in the Parks Program is Saturday August 12, 2023
(HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) presents its next 2023 No Child Left Inside® (NCLI) Families in the Parks Program at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London on Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. alongside DEEP’s Fish with CARE team.
Fall Archery Deer and Turkey Seasons Open in September
(HARTFORD) — Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds hunters that the 2023 fall archery hunting seasons for deer and turkey open on Friday, September 15, on state and private land.
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes released the following statements in response to the announcement made today by President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration that Connecticut is receiving $144 million in federal funding to support its ongoing efforts in deploying affordable, reliable high-speed internet service statewide:
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