New Initiatives to Improve Stream Management in Connecticut

Event Details

Please join us for our latest program in a series of online talks focused on how we can all help protect and restore our rivers and streams.

No charge. Co-sponsored by Wilton Library, Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Norwalk River Watershed Association, and Wilton Land Conservation Trust. Online registration required in order to receive the Zoom invitation link. Please register with the NRWA here.

Chris Bellucci, a Supervising Environmental Analyst with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), will speak about the work he and his colleagues are doing to measure stream connectivity with trail cameras and to develop a cold water stream habitat web map. The cameras, one of which is operating now at Comstock Brook in Wilton, are an innovative new method pioneered by CT DEEP to monitor stream conditions by taking pictures every hour. Documenting the occurrence of dry, disconnected sections of stream is a first step towards addressing the problems they create for fish and other aquatic life.

Data from the cameras can better inform planning documents such as the State Water Plan and decisions about managing water balances. This new data, along with the cold water web mapping, are important tools we can use to restore water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in the Comstock Brook and Norwalk River Watershed.

Event Type(s): Online Event

Age Group(s): Adults