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SUMMARY:Environmental Book Club
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1789399054127{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n\n\n\nThe Rockfall Environmental Book Club meets every other month at the historic deKoven House in Middletown to read and talk about books on nature\, climate\, ecology\, and sustainability. It’s a chance to learn together\, share ideas\, and connect with others who care about the environment. All are welcome—no RSVP required\, and don’t worry if you haven’t finished the book. Just bring your curiosity and join the conversation. \n**Optional participation in a snack potluck – bring a snack to share with the group if you’d like!** \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, November 3rd\, 2026\nTime: 6:00 – 7:00 pm\nLocation: deKoven House Community Center\, 27 Washington St\, Middletown \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text margin_bottom=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1789399391898{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\nThis Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound by Tom Andersen\nLong Island Sound is not only the most heavily used estuary in North America\, it is also one of the most beautiful waterways\, with picturesque seascapes and landfalls. But centuries of pollution and other abuse have gradually been killing off its marine life and have pushed the Sound to the brink of disaster. This fascinating book traces the history of the Sound and its use as a resource from the time of contact between the Native Americans and Dutch traders through the suburban sprawl of recent decades-and tells how a group of scientists and citizens has been working to save the Sound from ruin. Tom Andersen begins by describing the dramatic events of the summer of 1987\, when a condition called hypoxia (lack of dissolved oxygen in the water brought about by a combination of pollution and other factors) killed large numbers of fish and lobsters in the Sound. He discusses how scientists first documented and explained the development of hypoxia and how research and cleanup are now being carried out to restore the Sound. Interweaving current events\, natural history\, and human history\, Andersen presents a cautionary tale of exploitation without concern for preservation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19893″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:deKoven House Community Center\, 27 Washington Street
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Greens with Lisa Liesener: Let's Talk Trash: Inside Connecticut's Waste & Recycling System
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1790085260671{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\nWhere Does Your Trash Go? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Waste\nYou toss it in the bin\, the truck takes it away—and then what? Where does all that trash actually go? And what happens to the things we put in the recycling and compost bins? \nJoin us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the places our waste goes after it leaves our homes. Lisa Liesener\, Recycling & Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Middletown\, will take us inside a landfill\, a recycling facility\, a food-scrap composting facility\, and a trash-to-energy plant. Through photos and stories\, she’ll show us what happens to our waste\, how these facilities work\, and why New England is facing a growing trash crisis. \nWe’ll also talk about what we can do differently\, from reducing and reusing to recycling and composting. \nAbout the Speaker\nLisa Liesener is the Recycling & Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Middletown\, where she leads the city’s waste reduction\, recycling\, and sustainability initiatives. Her work includes food-scrap diversion\, recycling infrastructure\, public education\, energy conservation\, and other projects that support a more sustainable Middletown. \nRegistration is kindly requested.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”rounded” size=”medium” letter_spacing=”0″ url=”https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFFa5P-6jO0AmNWlRUUvUupMjtoyW_tvcqIYUhH7t8w3cTHg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=113508607613467264289″ target=”_blank” button_custom_width=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”15″ margin_right=”15″]Register Here[/mk_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/meet-your-greens-with-lisa-liesener/
LOCATION:Perk on Main\, Middletown\, 386 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457\, United States
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