
Spring 2023 Faculty Development Events
*NOTE: The following events are sponsored by faculty development grant. Events may open to students and staff after faculty priority registration
Falkner's Island Day
Friday, April 14, 9:00am - 3:30pm
We are headed back to Falkner's Island this spring! This island, part of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, is normally closed to the public and serves as a sanctuary for birds--a hotspot for thousands of common terns. We will join the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service staffing the island to restore native habitat and remove invasive plants.
Rain Date: TBD
Space is limited! Please use this Eventbrite link to RSVP.
Great Meadows Marsh: Habitat Restoration
Thursday, April 27, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Join this collaborative coastal-resilience project and help protect one of Connecticut's largest coastal wetlands. This effort includes Audubon CT, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, CT DEEP, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Our group will be planting native spartina (cordgrass).
Rain Date: TBD
More information on the project can be found at this NOAA webpage.
Space is limited! Please use this Eventbrite link to RSVP.