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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - http://www.caes.state.ct.us/
Information on research activities, services and resources provided, and special events, all at locations in New Haven, Hamden and Windsor. Includes plant pest handbook and "insect of the week." |
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Conservation of Private Grazing Land - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cpgl/
Initiative that will ensure that technical, educational and related assistance is provided to those who own private grazing lands. |
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Forestry Incentives Program - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/fip/
Voluntary cooperative program with land users to encourage the development, management and protection of non-industrial private forestland. |
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Connecticut Tree Protective Association - http://www.ctpa.org/
Nonprofit, non-partisan membership organization comprised of tree care professionals which promotes the protection and care of trees. |
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Connecticut Notable Trees Project - http://notabletrees.conncoll.edu/
Lists and photos of the largest trees in the state, plus information on projects, certificate program, lectures, with links to related sites. |
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Connecticut Botanical Society - http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/
Photo gallery plus information on native plants for gardening, field trip schedule, membership form and links to related sites. |
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University of Connecticut Extension Forestry - http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/forest/index.htm
Stewardship program, volunteer opportunities, information sheets, publications, and advice. |
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Connecticut Urban Forest Council - http://www.cturbanforestcouncil.org/
Statewide organization composed of representatives from Connecticut environmental organizations, state agencies, universities, research institutions, corporations, professional communities and citizen tree groups. |
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Invasive Species Identification Sheets - http://www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/invas-factsheets.html
Information on non-native organisms and the problems they create. Fact sheets provided in PDF format. |
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The American Chestnut Tree - http://www.munic.state.ct.us/BURLINGTON/chestnuttree.htm
Details of how the tree, once abundance in the east, was brought down by disease. |
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SALT: Smaller American Lawns Today - http://www.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/arbo/salt/salt.html
Movement introduced by William Niering, Professor of Botany at Connecticut College, which promotes restoring residential and commercial grounds to harmonious ecology and sound landscapes. |
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Connecticut Woodlands - http://www.ctwoodlands.org/resource-center
Articles, news, legislative and environmental issues,. |
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Historical Flora of Connecticut - http://www.yale.edu/fes505b/hstflora/
Vintage photographs from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. |
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Soil Testing - http://www.caes.state.ct.us/Soiloffice/soiltesting.htm
Information provided on how to submit soil samples for testing either in the New Haven or Windsor facility of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. |
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Brush and Stump Management - http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2718&q=325342&depNav+GID=1645
Information from the CT Department of Environmental Protection on how to dispose of untreated organic materials in an ecologically-sound way. |