The Rockfall Foundation

2018 Sustainable Seafood Soiree
2018-05-24 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Safe Harbor Pilots Point Marina, 333 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, CT, United States
The setting is the beautiful Brewer Pilots Point Marina in Westbrook, with picturesque views of the marina. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres provided by local kelp and oyster farmers, as well as a variety of other seafood and vegetarian appetizers, complemented by an excellent beer and wine selection, including Grace & Darkness Oyster Stout from Half Full Brewery!
Plus, hear from J.P. Vellotti of East Coast Kelp Farms and Ram Island Oysters about their exciting effort to grow kelp sustainably in the Long Island Sound and transform it into delicious and innovative foods. We will also learn about the Noank Aquaculture cooperative’s efforts to responsibly grow great tasting shellfish and sample local oyster hors d’oeuvres from Mystic’s own Ram Island Oysters, and discuss the many environmental benefits that aquaculture provides for water quality in Long Island Sound.
Please register online for this event by May 15th.
Proceeds benefit The Rockfall Foundation Grants & Education Programs
For additional information, please email the Rockfall Foundation or call 860-347-0340.
To learn about sponsorship opportunities please email Tony Marino for more information.
Tickets are limited so get yours soon!

Meet Your Greens with Juliana Barrett
2018-05-17 17:30 - 19:30 | The Griswold Inn, 36 Main Street, Essex, CT, 06426, United States
Our guest this month will be Juliana Barrett of Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn Extension. Juliana will discuss impacts of our changing weather patterns on Connecticut and Long Island Sound and some of the steps being taken by communities and individuals to become more resilient.

We’ll be meeting at The Griswold Inn (36 Main Street in Essex), starting at 5.30pm.

And for those of you not familiar with Meet Your Greens: Middletown Green Drinks, this monthly event provides networking opportunities for anyone who is interested in making connections and exchanging news about emerging environmental issues to help keep Lower Connecticut River Valley communities green and growing. An official location of Green Drinks International, this informal monthly gathering of people drawn from the community, nonprofit groups and the business world offers time to brainstorm ideas and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome and there is no admission fee, unless otherwise noted.

All Things Green: May Episode
2018-05-10 16:00 - 16:30 | iCRV Radio, 108 Main Street, Ivoryton, CT, United States
For this month’s episode of All Things Green on iCRV, Rockfall’s Executive Director, Tony Marino, will be interviewing Erik Assadourian, Rockfall’s new Development Director, and a senior fellow with the Worldwatch Institute, a globally-recognized sustainability think tank. Join Tony and Erik as they discuss large-scale sustainability issues and how to deal with these daunting global challenges at the regional and local scale.
Listen online live at iCRV Radio or stream it afterward.

Screen-Free Week
2018-04-30 08:00 - 2018-05-07 17:00 | City of Middletown
During Screen-Free Week, Russell Library, Middletown Public Schools, HealingNatureCT, and the Rockfall Foundation will be hosting a series of events, including storytimes and an art program at the library, a hike at the Guida Farm Conservation Area, and a special presentation for families on social emotional learning by Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement.
Storytimes are:

Monday 4/30 10:30-11:30 AM – Wonderful Ones
Tuesday 5/1 10:30-11:30AM – Twos are Terrific
Thursday 5/3 10:30-11:30AM – Baby Rhyme Time
Thursday 5/5 1:30-2:30PM – PreSchool Power

Plus, Friday 5/4 at 4:30-5:30PM there will be an Art Party, where children can use their imagination to create something beautiful (ages 5-9).
On Monday 4/30 at 6:30PM: Middletown School Readiness presents at Wilbert Snow Elementary School: “Choose Love at Home.” Parents are invited to listen to Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, to learn about their new social emotional learning program for families. Children are also welcome and Screen-Free activities will be provided for them. This event is open to Middletown preschool and elementary school staff, parents and children. Seating for adults and chaperones for children are limited so this is a first come, first serve event. RSVP is required by April 27th please to Dawn Dubay: dubayd@mpsct.org
And on the final day of Screen-Free Week, May 6th, Beth Lapin of HealingNatureCT, in cooperation with the Middletown Department of Recreation and Community Services, will lead a hike at the Guida Farm Conservation Area from 10:00-11:30 AM. This easy hike is great for families and children. Get outside and away from screens. Space is limited and pre-registration for this hike is required. Visit https://healingnaturect.com/news-and-events/ for more details and email Beth at Beth@HealingNatureCT.com to pre-register.
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About Screen-Free Week:
From April 30-May 6, 2018, children, families, entire schools, and communities will rediscover the joys of life beyond the screen. Plan to unplug from digital entertainment and spend all that free time playing, reading, daydreaming, creating, exploring, and connecting with family and friends!
*except for work and school assignments
For more on Screen-Free Week, visit here.

Meet Your Greens with Kealoha Freidenburg
2018-04-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Mattabesett Canoe Club, 80 Harbor Drive, Middletown, CT, 06457, United States
For this month’s Meet Your Greens our special guest will be Kealoha Freidenburg of Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Professor Freidenburg, an expert on amphibians, will share her expertise on amphibians in suburban environments and wetlands more broadly.
We’ll be meeting at the Mattabesett Canoe Club on the Connecticut River (80 Harbor Drive, Middletown, CT).

And for those of you not familiar with Meet Your Greens: Middletown Green Drinks, this monthly event provides networking opportunities for anyone who is interested in making connections and exchanging news about emerging environmental issues to help keep Lower Connecticut River Valley communities green and growing. An official location of Green Drinks International, this informal monthly gathering of people drawn from the community, nonprofit groups and the business world offers time to brainstorm ideas and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome and there is no admission fee, unless otherwise noted.

All Things Green: April Episode
2018-04-12 16:00 - 16:30 | iCRV Radio, 108 Main Street, Ivoryton, CT, United States
Rockfall’s Executive Director, Tony Marino, will be interviewing Michelle Eckman and Heather Kordula of Connecticut Audubon in his monthly All Things Green on iCRV.
Michelle is the Director of the Center at Glastonbury and Director of Education and Heather is Education Program Manager of the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center.
They will discuss the mission of Connecticut Audubon and the work done at the Glastonbury and Estuary Centers. They will also discuss the recent grant awarded to the two groups and the programming that will facilitate.
Listen online live at iCRV Radio or stream it afterward.

Birds of Prey at Brainerd Library
2018-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Brainerd Library, 920 Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT, 06438, United States
On April 7th, join Christine Peyreigne of Christine’s Critters at Brainerd Library to learn about birds of prey in the Connecticut River watershed and the challenges they face.

Christine will be joined by several of her avian educators. This hands-on event is a great one for kids! Coming up April 7th at 11am at Brainerd Library. Click to register here.

"Comfort Zone:" Latest film in The Elements Environmental Film Series
2018-04-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Chapman Hall, Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT, 06457
COMFORT ZONE will screen at Middlesex Community College on Monday April 2nd at 7:00 PM in Chapman Hall, as part of The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series.
The film explores what climate change means in our own backyards, in a country that is a heavy producer of greenhouse gasses, and a region where people might welcome a little warmth. It is the consciousness-changing story of three ordinary Americans confronting what climate change means for us – scientifically, economically and personally – when the problem challenges our very sense of who we are.

The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series is presented by the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, Middlesex Community College Environmental Science Program, The Rockfall Foundation, and Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts and College of the Environment. Four screenings take place throughout the year, alternating locations between Chapman Hall at Middlesex Community College and the Center for Film Studies at Wesleyan University. Events are always open to the public and free of charge.

2018 Symposium
2018-03-22 09:00 - 14:00 | UConn Middlesex County Extension Office, 1066 Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT, 06438, United States
Notice: registration will now start at 9am due to the weather forecast. Updated program below.
Site Development Considerations for Changing Weather Patterns
Case Studies: What Works, What to Watch Out For, and How to Encourage Success
A Symposium presented by The Rockfall Foundation and UConn Climate Adaptation Academy
Join us as we take a look back and then a look forward.
The Jordan Cove Subdivision in Waterford is now 15 years old with multiple homeowners and expiring deed restrictions; we’ll examine how this worked and apply that information going forward.
We’ll also learn about what’s been done on the UConn campus in Storrs (pervious parking lot and more) including lessons learned and whether maintenance is an issue or not; and we’ll have a return visit from Giovanni Zinn in New Haven to get a progress report on the green infrastructure he discussed at the 2016 Symposium, including how it has fared in both drought and flood conditions.
Finally, we’ll hear about successful sites nationwide and how our regulations and mindsets may need to be adjusted in order to foster site development that works with our changing weather patterns.
Who should attend: Local elected and appointed officials; planners and zoning enforcement officials; architects; developers; engineers; landscape architects; educators; students; Planning, Zoning, Wetlands and ZBA board and commission members; and all concerned with our changing weather patterns and how best to design for them.
Revised Symposium Program
9:00 – 9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 9:40 Welcome – Tony Marino, Executive Director, The Rockfall Foundation
9:40 – 10:10 Introduction – David Dickson, Co-Director CT NEMO
10:10 – 10:50 Residential Subdivision: Jordan Cove, Waterford’s LID Subdivision, 15 years later – Michael Dietz, Co-Director CT NEMO
10:50 – 11:35 Municipal Stormwater Management: New Haven’s Green Infrastructure/LID and How It’s Working – Giovanni Zinn, City Engineer, City of New Haven
11:35 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:30 The UConn Experience: Maintenance, Issues, and Benefits – Michael Dietz, Co-Director CT NEMO
12:30 – 1:15 Commercial: National Case Studies and a Toolbox that Encourages Developers to “Do the Right Thing” – David Sousa, Planner & Landscape Architect, CDM Smith
1:15 – 1:45 Panel Question & Answer Session with David Dickson, Michael Dietz, David Sousa, and Giovanni Zinn
2:00 Lunch (Optional)
Register Online Here.
Register by Mail Here.
And if you’re interested in sponsoring the event, learn more here.

Meet Your Greens with Lori Brown of CTLCV
2018-03-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Baci Grill, 134 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT, United States
For this month’s Meet Your Greens our special guest will be Lori Brown, Executive Director of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, who will share information about environmental issues being discussed in the current legislative session.

We’ll be meeting at Baci Grill at 134 Berlin Road in Cromwell, starting at 5.30pm on March 15th.

And for those of you not familiar with Meet Your Greens: Middletown Green Drinks, this monthly event provides networking opportunities for anyone who is interested in making connections and exchanging news about emerging environmental issues to help keep Lower Connecticut River Valley communities green and growing. An official location of Green Drinks International, this informal monthly gathering of people drawn from the community, nonprofit groups and the business world offers time to brainstorm ideas and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome and there is no admission fee, unless otherwise noted.

Meet Your Greens with State Representative Matt Lesser
2018-02-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Tavern at the Armory – Inn at Middletown, 70 Main Street, Middletown, CT, 06457
State Representative Matt Lesser is serving his fifth term in the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the City of Middletown. In January, 2015 Speaker Sharkey appointed Rep. Lesser co-chair of the General Assembly’s Banking Committee.
Lesser is also a member of the Government Administration and Elections Committee and a member of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee.
He has been a principal author of a number of important laws, including Connecticut’s first in the nation Student Loan Bill of Rights, a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing waste and a major workplace safety law later adopted as a national standard.
He has been a leader on consumer protections, the environment and paid family leave.
Representative Lesser has championed Middletown’s interests in the legislature, significantly expanding funding for local roads and schools and securing millions of dollars to help rebuild Middletown’s waterfront.
He has been honored for protecting consumers by the Connecticut chapter of AARP and has been named repeatedly as a champion by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters. He has also been named “Children’s Champion” five times by the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance.

The Elements: An Environmental Film Series presents 'Just Eat It'
2018-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Wesleyan University’s Center for Film Studies – Powell Family Cinema, 301 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT, 06457
We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash?

Just Eat It documents filmmakers and food lovers Jen Rustemeyer (Producer) and Grant Baldwin (Director/Editor/Composer) as they investigate the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to their own fridge. After their eyes are opened to the billions of dollars of good food thrown away each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away. In a nation where one in 10 people is food insecure, the images they capture of squandered groceries are both shocking and compelling. Just Eat It looks at our systemic obsession with expiration dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this issue that is having devastating consequences around the globe. Just Eat It brings farmers, retailers, inspiring organizations, and consumers to the table in a story that is equal parts education and entertainment.

After the film, we welcome you to stay for an informal discussion.
The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series is presented by the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, Middlesex Community College Environmental Science Program, The Rockfall Foundation, and Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts and College of the Environment. Four screenings take place throughout the year, alternating locations between Chapman Hall at Middlesex Community College and the Center for Film Studies at Wesleyan University. Events are always open to the public and free of charge.

Meet Your Greens with Kim O'Rourke - City of Middletown Recycling Coordinator
2018-01-18 17:30 - 19:30
Kim O’Rourke works as the Recycling Program Coordinator for the City of Middletown. She has served in this position since 1991, managing the City recycling program, overseeing its expansion, planning and directing educational campaigns and coordinating community projects. She has been instrumental in moving the City’s recycling program into new, less traditional areas. The City of Middletown has been placed on the CT DEEP’s Municipal Recycling Honor Role, and in 2007, Kim received An Award of Appreciation from the CT Recyclers Coalition and the Environmental Professional Award from the CT River Coastal Conservation District. Kim helped envision and launch Middletown’s Project Green Lawn campaign to promote safe lawns and alternative landscapes.
Meet Your Greens: Middletown Green Drinks provides networking opportunities for anyone who is interested in making connections and exchanging news about emerging environmental issues to help keep Lower Connecticut River Valley communities green and growing. An official location of Green Drinks International, this informal monthly gathering of people drawn from the community, nonprofit groups and the business world offers time to brainstorm ideas and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome and there is no admission fee, unless otherwise noted. For more information, please call 860-347-0340.

Meet Your Greens with Gabe Russo of Forest City Farms
2017-11-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Herd Restaurant, 200 Main Street, Middletown, CT, 06457
Join us for an interesting discussion with Gabe Russo of Forest City Farms. The family farm which produces organically grown food was established in 2014. The farm is located in the Central Connecticut River Valley on land leased from the City of Middletown. They are focused on contributing to the local sustainable food community in which we live. On the farm they grow a wide variety of heirloom produce which includes 40 varieties of vegetables, fruits and herbs which are sold at farmers markets, to local restaurants and distributed in local CSA farm shares. We are pleased to hold this Meet Your Greens event at the Herd Restaurant which uses produce grown at the Forest City Farms.
Meet Your Greens: Middletown Green Drinks provides networking opportunities for anyone who is interested in making connections and exchanging news about emerging environmental issues to help keep Lower Connecticut River Valley communities green and growing. An official location of Green Drinks International, this informal monthly gathering of people drawn from the community, nonprofit groups and the business world offers time to brainstorm ideas and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome and there is no admission fee, unless otherwise noted. For more information, please call 860-347-0340.

Grant Applications Due
2017-11-09 12:00
Applications for the 2017-2018 Competitive Grant cycle are due by noon on Thursday, November 9, 2017. Read more about what we fund and how to apply.

The Elements: An Environmental Film Series presents 'A Plastic Ocean'
2017-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Chapman Hall, Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT, 06457
The proliferation of plastic products in the last 70 years or so has been extraordinary; quite simply we cannot now live without them. We are now producing nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, half of which is for single use. More than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans every year.
Plastic is cheap and incredibly versatile with properties that make it ideal for many applications. However, these qualities have also resulted in it becoming an environmental issue. We have developed a “disposable” lifestyle and estimates are that around 50% of plastic is used just once and thrown away.
Plastic is a valuable resource and plastic pollution is an unnecessary and unsustainable waste of that resource.
A Plastic Ocean documents the newest science, proving how plastics, once they enter the oceans, break up into small particulates that enter the food chain where they attract toxins like a magnet. These toxins are stored in seafood’s fatty tissues, and eventually consumed by us.
Rethink plastic. Learn more at Plastic Ocean Foundation.
The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series is presented by the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, Middlesex Community College Environmental Science Program, The Rockfall Foundation, and Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts and College of the Environment. Four screenings take place throughout the year, alternating locations between Chapman Hall at Middlesex Community College and the Center for Film Studies at Wesleyan University. Events are always open to the public and free of charge.

Annual Meeting and Environmental Awards & Grants Celebration
2017-11-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Pattaconk Reservoir, Chester, CT 06412, Pattaconk Reservoir, Chester, CT, 06412, United States
The Rockfall Foundation Board of Directors welcomes all to the 2017 Annual Meeting and Environmental Awards and Grants Celebration on Thursday, November 2 at 6 pm at the deKoven House Community Center. The Environmental Awards honor individuals and groups for their contributions to the region. The Distinguished Service Award is given for outstanding life-long accomplishments in the area of natural resource preservation, conservation or development. Certificates of Appreciation are awarded to recognize significant environmental programs and projects.
Middletown resident and arborist Jane Harris will receive the Distinguished Service Award. Certificates of Appreciation will be presented to the Jonah Center for Earth & Art and Janet Sisson of the Independent Day School. All 2016 grantees will have displays and representatives will be available to talk about their projects and programs. A special presentation will be given by Middletown Public Schools on the 21st Century Learners program that focused on water quality. A reception will take place following the presentations.

Replies are requested by October 30.

Meet Your Greens with Amy Paterson of CLCC
2017-10-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Indian Springs Golf Club, 123 Mack Road, Middlefield, CT, 06455
Join us for an interesting discussion of the importance of local land trusts and how you can support their vital work. Amy Paterson joined the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) in 2010 as its first Executive Director. Working with the CLCC Steering Committee, Amy provides the Connecticut conservation community with technical assistance, training and advocacy to further advance permanent land conservation across the state. Before joining CLCC, Amy served as a Project Manager for The Trust for Public Land, overseeing several complex conservation transactions, and worked for over twenty years as an attorney, concentrating her practice in land preservation and environmental protection. We are happy to return to the scenic Indian Springs Golf Course in Middlefield!
Meet Your Greens: Middletown Green Drinks provides networking opportunities for anyone who is interested in making connections and exchanging news about emerging environmental issues to help keep Lower Connecticut River Valley communities green and growing. An official location of Green Drinks International, this informal monthly gathering of people drawn from the community, nonprofit groups and the business world offers time to brainstorm ideas and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome and there is no admission fee, unless otherwise noted. For more information, please call 860-347-0340.

The Elements: An Environmental Film Series presents 'Forgotten Farms'
2017-10-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Wesleyan University’s Center for Film Studies – Powell Family Cinema, 301 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT, 06457
“Forgotten Farms” examines class divides in our farm and food communities. Most people buy their food in supermarkets and don’t have a chance to meet their farmer. But in more affluent communities, farm-to-table restaurants, farmer’s markets and CSAs are booming and the new farmers are celebrated.
There is another farmer who is left out of the local food celebration.
New England has lost over 10,000 dairy farms in the past 50 years; fewer than 2,000 farms remain. Collectively, they tend 1.2 million acres of farmland and produce almost all of the milk consumed in New England. In our enthusiasm for the new food movement, we often overlook the farmers at the foundation of the regional agricultural economy. A truly sustainable local food system that benefits everyone will rely on all of our farmers.
This is a FREE event.
The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series was launched in 2015 by the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, Middlesex Community College Environmental Science Program, The Rockfall Foundation, and Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts and College of the Environment. Four screenings take place throughout the year, alternating locations between Chapman Hall at Middlesex Community College and the Center for Film Studies at Wesleyan University. Events are always open to the public and free of charge.

An Evening with Henry David Thoreau
2017-09-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Pattaconk Reservoir, Chester, CT 06412, Pattaconk Reservoir, Chester, CT, 06412, United States
*This event is full and we can no longer take reservations. Thank you.*
An Evening with Henry David Thoreau

Presented by the Mattabeseck Audubon Society and the Rockfall Foundation with the Jonah Center for Earth and Art

Join us in celebration of the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau’s birth! The Mattabeseck Audubon Society and the Rockfall Foundation are co-sponsoring “An Evening with Henry David Thoreau” with the Jonah Center for Earth and Art. Richard Smith is a historian and staff member of the Thoreau Society in Concord, Massachusetts who portrays Thoreau and offers a “living history” experience. This program is free and open to the public, however, advance reservations are suggested and can be made by emailing the Mattabeseck Audubon Society.

Ample parking is available adjacent to the building in the Melilli Plaza Municipal Parking Lot.

Meet Your Greens on the Highlawn Forest Trail!
2017-09-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Connecticut Forest and Park Association, 16 Meriden Road, Rockfall, CT, 06481
Join us for a unique opportunity to explore the Highlawn Forest Trail as part of the Artists on the Trail program sponsored by the New England Trail. Bibi Calderaro uses a distinctive approach to bring awareness to one’s surroundings and draw attention to the multiple ways one may connect with the land. Gather at 5:30 pm for a low-impact, 60-minute walk with refreshments immediately following in the CT Forest & Park Association headquarters.
This FREE event is presented by the Rockfall Foundation. Reservations are requested by 860-347-0340 or info@rockfallfoundation.org. Meet Your Greens: Middletown Green Drinks is an official program of Green Drinks International and meets for informal monthly gatherings that offer attendees a chance to network with other local people interested in environmental issues. Heavy rain cancels.

Environmental Awards Nominations Due!
2017-09-15
Do you know an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution the local environment through preservation, conservation, education, or restoration? Nominate them for a Rockfall Foundation Environmental Award!
Through this program the Rockfall Foundation recognizes individuals and groups that contribute to the quality of life in the Lower Connecticut River Valley through environmental preservation, conservation, restoration or education. The Awards are presented at the Foundation’s Annual Meeting in November. Nomination Forms must be submitted by September 15, 2017.
The Distinguished Service Award is given, as appropriate, to an organization or individual for outstanding on-going or long-term accomplishments in the area of environmental preservation, conservation, restoration or education.
The Certificate of Appreciation is given, as appropriate, to one or more organizations or individuals to recognize significant programs or projects in the area of environmental preservation, conservation, restoration or education.
Definitions
• Preservation is work to protect ecosystems, species, and other irreplaceable elements of the world’s natural heritage.
• Conservation is work to minimize our use of finite natural resources and our negative impacts on ecosystems and communities.
• Restoration is work to re-establish the healthy functions of an ecosystem or parts of ecosystems.
• Education is work to foster a stronger awareness and understanding of environmental and sustainability issues.
Eligible adult individuals (18 years and older) can be volunteers or professionals, including teachers; organizations include municipalities, nonprofits, ad-hoc groups, schools, libraries, camps, etc. The activity/programs should have been initiated in the past 5 years and be currently ongoing or completed by September 2017. For additional information, please call 860-347-0340.

Night at the Ivoryton Playhouse
2017-08-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main Street, Ivoryton, 06442, United States
2nd Annual Night at the Ivoryton Playhouse to benefit our environmental grants and programs!

Thursday, August 17
6:00 pm – Reception | 7:30 pm – Performance

Purchase tickets: $60 pp for the pre-show reception and performance; $20 pp for reception only (limited number available)
Sponsorship Opportunities that include marketing benefits are available
The 1970’s brought us the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act and it’s also the decade that brought us disco. It’s been 40 years since the release of the film that inspired this electrifying musical and we invite you to join us in celebrating this milestone while supporting essential environmental programs!
Enjoy a pre-show reception with hearty hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar on the tent-covered patio at the Ivoryton Playhouse. Then, get ready for the nostalgic songs of the Bee Gees that defined the disco generation! Can’t stay for the show? Join us for networking at the reception – a limited number of tickets are available for the reception only.
Proceeds will support environmental education programs and grants – read more about some of the programs we’ve recently funded. Thanks to the generosity of those who attend our special events and contribute through Membership, we are able to provide critical dollars to continue the valuable work of our grantee partners. We are grateful for your support!

Meet Your Greens with ARTFARM!
2017-07-20 18:00 | The Pavilion at Middlesex Community College, Middlesex, United States
Thursday, July 20, 2017 @ 6 pm
The Pavilion at Middlesex Community College
Join us at 6 pm for complimentary refreshments and networking, plus an overview of the Grove, an outdoor amphitheater and trail supported by the Rockfall Foundation during its development. At 6:30 pm, Dic Wheeler will lead a discussion of Hamlet the Activist in 2017: Making Choices and Taking Action in a Quest for Public Justice, drawing parallels to modern-day environmentalists. Dic is the Executive Director of ARTFARM and is directing Hamlet for the 12th season of Shakespeare in the Grove on the campus of Middlesex Community College. MYG attendees can take advantage of $10 off vouchers for the 8 pm Hamlet performance. For more info on the production, visit the ARTFARM website. For information on Meet Your Greens, please call the Rockfall Foundation at 860-347-0340.
Directions to Middlesex Community College

Meet Your Greens on the CT River!
2017-06-15 17:30
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED; EMAIL US TO JOIN THE WAIT LIST: info@rockfallfoundation.org
Don’t miss an early evening cruise on the beautiful lower Connecticut River aboard Adventure with light narration by Captain Mark and Mindy Yuknat of CT River Expeditions!
There is a suggested donation of $5 per person to help defray fuel costs. Attendees are encouraged to bring drinks and snacks, and eco-friendly cups, napkins, and utensils will be provided. Please arrive by 5 pm as the cruise departs at 5:15 pm sharp from Eagle Landing State Park, Haddam.
