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• BMPs and Other Environmental Resources

  Learn about best management practices, wetlands, and enforcement related to forestry.

• Firewood, Maple Syrup, and Yard Trees

  Firewood, Maple Syrup, and Yard Trees

• Forest Products

  Learn about forest products from Connecticut, such as firewood, Christmas trees, and more.

• Salt Impacts & Our Environment

• Transparency, Predictability & Efficiency Initiatives Overview

• Definitions

  Definitions of words used in official fishing regulations.

• DEEP Reminds Boaters to Purchase AIS Stamp Ahead of Targeted Enforcement this Labor Day Weekend

  (HARTFORD) – The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds boaters to purchase an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Stamp ahead of enhanced enforcement efforts over Labor Day Weekend. Anyone who operates a motorboat or personal watercraft on Connecticut’s inland waters, including the designated inland waters of the Connecticut, Housatonic and Thames Rivers, is required to purchase an AIS Stamp. The AIS Stamp can be purchased through DEEP’s online Sportsmen Licensing System or wherever fishing licenses are sold. DEEP urges inland boaters who have not yet purchased their 2025 AIS Stamp, to do so before heading on the water this weekend. An AIS Stamp annual purchase is required for both Connecticut residents and out-of-state visitors operating a registered vessel on Connecticut’s inland waters.

• Joint Labor Day Statement on Offshore Wind From Governor Ned Lamont, Governor Maura Healey, Governor Kathy Hochul, Governor Dan McKee, and Governor Phil Murphy

  Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Governor Kathy Hochul of New York, Governor Dan McKee of Rhode Island, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey today released the following joint Labor Day statement on offshore wind

• Connecticut Celebrates Bat Week October 24 - 31

  (HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is celebrating the importance of bats during Bat Week, an international event celebrated annually during the week before Halloween. Bats play a critical role in ecosystems worldwide and provide tremendous value to humans in a variety of ways. Bats in North America also currently face an unprecedented population crisis, making it even more important to call attention to these often-misunderstood creatures.

• Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons Starting Soon

  (HARTFORD) — Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the dates for 2025-2026 migratory bird hunting seasons, which include seasons for ducks, geese, woodcock, snipe, rails, and crows.

• CT’s Latest Climate Report Shows Emissions in 2023 Decreased in the Two Largest Sources of Climate Pollution: Transportation and Buildings

  (HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) published its latest Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) Emissions Inventory, a comprehensive documentation of Connecticut’s air pollution that contributes to climate change. DEEP has issued this report since 2003, and also now in accordance with Public Act 25-125, signed into law by Governor Lamont earlier this month.

• MEDIA ADVISORY: DEEP, DAS, OPM to Hold GreenerGov CT Steering Committee Meeting April 21st

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will host the annual meeting of the GreenerGov CT Steering Committee on April 21st, 2026 at 10 a.m. GreenerGov CT, at the direction of Governor Ned Lamont’s Executive Order No. 1 (2019), asks state agencies to lead by example by reducing waste and lowering operating costs.

• DEEP Announces RFI and Technical Meeting on CT Electric Grid’s System Efficiency

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently announced a request for information to inform its study of the Connecticut electric grid’s efficiency and an accompanying technical meeting, which will be held on Friday, March 20th.

• DEEP Reminds Residents and Visitors to Exercise Caution During Spring Wildfire Season

  (HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds residents and visitors that the typical spring wildfire season in Connecticut begins in mid-March and lasts until leaf-out, usually in early May. During this period, dry weather and windy conditions, combined with increased sunlight reaching and warming the forest floor, can increase the likelihood of wildfire.

• DEEP Celebrates National Safe Boating Week May 16-22

  (HARTFORD) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) joins partners across the country to remind boaters of the importance of safe and responsible boating during National Safe Boating Week. The seven-day campaign will occur May 16 to May 22, the week preceding Memorial Day weekend, which is the unofficial kickoff to the summer boating season in Connecticut.