Flier for Earth Day Expo at Groton Public Library on April 25

Mark you calendars for the Earth Day Expo April 25 at the Groton Library! CT Sea Grant will be there along with dozens of other great organizations and vendors!

Screengrab from video showing juvenile bay scallops raised at the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Hatchery

The latest installment in the Aquaculture Video Series features bay scallop aquaculture at the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14208

Three 2025 Knauss fellows sponsored by Connecticut Sea Grant

As the 2025 Knauss fellows sponsored by CT Sea Grant finished their term in January and a new class began, the opening of the application period for the 2027 Knauss fellowship is announced: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14198
Deadline for applications: June 3, 2026

Mike Ciaramella of NY Sea Grant gives a presentation on the newly created "Seaweed Food Safety Guidance" document during the annual meeting of CT kelp growers and regulators on March 3.

Cover of "Seaweed Food Safety Guidance" document

Mike Ciaramella of N.Y. Sea Grant talks about the recently produced "Seaweed Food Safety Guidance" document during the annual meeting of CT seaweed growers and regulators on March 3. Document can be found at: nyseagrant.org

The Sound View Beach neighborhood in Old Lyme is one of the areas prone to flooding that will be the included in a resilience plan.

An aerial view of the Branford wastewater treatment plant

Old Lyme's shoreline neighborhoods and Branford's wastewater treatment plant will be the subject of resilience planning through Sustainable and Resilient Communities awards, joining 14 other shoreline towns recently receiving the funding: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14182

Flier announcing registration for Sustainable and Resilient Communities 3rd Annual Connecticut Funding Workshop March 31

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 3rd annual CT Sustainable and Resilient Communities Funding Workshop March 31: www.lisresilience.org/resource/3rd...

Zach Gordon of CT Sea Grant gives a lesson about growing kelp in the mobile seaweed lab during the Blue Economy Education Resources Workshop on Feb. 28

CTSG Asst. Extension Educator had a rapt audience for his lesson about growing kelp in the mobile seaweed lab during the Blue Economy Education Resources Workshop on Feb. 28!

Jacob Steinberg

Join us at 7:30 p.m. March 10 for Coastal Perspectives Lecture with Jacob Steinberg from CosmoVision Media Group, presenting "Ospreys in Crisis: Chesapeake Bay Lessons, Long Island Sound Stakes, and the Menhaden Connection" at UConn Avery Point. More info: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14049

Larissa Graham of the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve demonstrates how to use an eelgrass and water quality lesson kit at the Blue Economy Educational Resources Workshop on Feb. 28.

Larissa Graham of the CT NERR demonstrates how to use an eelgrass and water quality lesson kit for attendees at the Blue Economy Educational Resources Workshop Feb. 28 at Project Oceanology. CT Sea Grant was one of the event organizers and offered a lesson its mobile seaweed lab.

Storm drain surrounded by ice and snow with dog looking over it.

Watch out for clogged storm drains as all the snow from the blizzard melts, refreezes and melts again over the next few weeks. It can cause road flooding! If you see it, let your municipal public works department know!

Save the Date announcement for Sustainable & Resilient Communities 3rd Annual Connecticut Funding Workshop March 31 at Gateway Community College

Mark your calendars for the Sustainable & Resilient Communities 3rd Annual Connecticut Funding Workshop on March 31! Registration info coming soon! For more information, visit: www.lisresilience.org/resource/3rd...

Flier for lecture by Marvin Espy, "250 Years: At the Intersection of Art, Democracy and Black Resistance" rescheduled to March 4

TONIGHT'S THAMES RIVER HERITAGE PARK LECTURE RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 4
A few tickets still available for "250 Years: At the Intersection of Art, Democracy and Black Resistance" by Marvin Espy. Tickets already purchased will be honored.
Get tickets: ThamesRiverHeritagePark.org/Lecture-Series

First page of Sustainable & Resilient Communities newsletter for Western Connecticut for February 2026

February 2026 Sustainable & Resilient Communities newsletter for Western Connecticut is here: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

First page of Sustainable & Resilient Communities newsletter for Eastern Connecticut for February 2026

February 2026 Sustainable & Resilient Communities newsletter for Eastern Connecticut is here: seagrant.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...

Nest covered in snow

Still snowbound in your nest? Dreading predictions of more snow this week? Take heart -- spring will be here in just 4 weeks!

Cornell University scientist Liang Wu

The Coastal Perspectives Lecture for tonight is on!! Hear Cornell scientist Liang Wu: "Opening the Black Box of Container Shipping: Technology, Environment and Society of the Global Sea Trade"
7:30 p.m. at UConn Avery Point: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14049

Dog standing on a cleared path through deep snow

Based on the Molly Meter we've got about 2 feet of snow so far -- that's equal to roughly two inches of rainfall!!

Flier for Feb. 25 lecture by Marvin Espy, "250 Years: At the Intersection of Art, Democracy and Black Resistance"

Get your tickets now for the Feb. 25 lecture by Marvin Espy! 6 p.m. reception, talk at 7: www.thamesriverheritagepark.org/lecture-seri...

Flier announcing that abstract submissions now being accepted for the Long Island Sound Research Conference June 4-5 in Mystic, CT, with image of the Sound

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2026 Long Island Sound Research Conference June 4-5 in Mystic, CT. Information about the conference and submitting an abstract at: lispartnership.org/about/grants...

Tomas Koeck with his camera sitting on a beach

CT Sea Grant Arts Support program awardee Tomas Koeck receives the Explorers Club EC50 Award: 50.explorers.org/community/to...
Congratulations, Tomas!!

Winning Quahog Bowl team from The Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science & Technology Education Center

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the Quahog bowl team of (left to right): Kaylin Jackson, Emily Chiroy, Cadence Romero, Emilia Onofrio from The Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science & Technology Education Center!!! Twelve teams from CT and RI competed in the Feb. 14 contest at UConn Avery Point.

The Blue Economy graphic with images related to maritime industries, blue tech innovation, maritime industries, living marine systems and education

The CT BLUE ECONOMY EDUCATION RESOURCES WORKSHOP is fast approaching! Feb. 28 from 8:30-1 at Project Oceanology on the UConn Avery Point campus. More information: www.oceanology.org/ct-blue-econ...
Register now:
www.eventbrite.com/e/blue-econo...

MyCoast Connecticut logo

Registration is open for the April 22 MyCoast Connecticut pilot project webinar: "April Showers Bring...MyCoast!" Learn more and sign up: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14111

Liang Wu

Fascinating Coastal Perspectives lecture Feb. 24 by Cornell scientist Liang Wu: "Opening the Black Box of Container Shipping: Technology, Environment and Society of the Global Sea Trade"
7:30 p.m. at UConn Avery Point: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=14049

Walkers on snow-covered beach at Harkness Memorial State Park

Snow-covered dune at Harkness Memorial State Park

Ice-covered rocks at Harkness Memorial State Park

Circular patterns in the snow on the beach at Harkness Memorial state Park

With temperatures in the 30s and 40s, this will be a great weekend to enjoy the beauty of the beach in winter, from snowy dunes to ice-covered rocks!

Students in the Foundations of Shellfish Farming class present their plan in the Site Selection Challenge Game.

In the Site Selection Challenge Game, the 35 students in the 2026 Foundations of Shellfish Farming class worked in teams to decide on an aquaculture site, gear, type of shellfish to grow and other factors, then presented their plans. Find out more: seagrant.uconn.edu?p=107

State parks worker shoveling walkway at Harkness Memorial State Park.

A bit THANK YOU to the CT state parks crews who shovel walkways like this one at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford so we can all enjoy getting outdoors in the winter -- a great thing to do for our mental and physical health!!

Sustainable CT project participants

Sustainable CT's Community Match Fund supports projects that relate to environmental sustainability and/or address climate change.
Learn more about this great opportunity:
sustainablect.org/funding

Vincent Pieribone

30th season of the Coastal Perspectives lecture series at UConn Avery Point starts Tuesday Feb. 10 at 7:30 with Vincent Pieribone speaking about "The Creation of OceanX – an Oceanographic and Marine Science Research Institution"
More information: marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/

Flier for lecture by Marvin Espy, "The African American Perspective of Celebrating the 250th"

Get your tickets soon for the Feb. 25 lecture by Marvin Espy, "The African American Perspective of Celebrating the 250th." Another great offering in the Thames River Heritage Park series!
ThamesRiverHeritagePark.org/Lecture-Series