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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T173000
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Greens with Gabe Russo of Forest City Farms
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1508609779986{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]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. \nMeet 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/meet-your-greens-with-gabe-russo-of-forest-city-farms/
LOCATION:Herd Restaurant\, 200 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171109T120000
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SUMMARY:Grant Applications Due
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1506348572372{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/grant-applications-due/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171106T210000
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SUMMARY:The Elements: An Environmental Film Series presents 'A Plastic Ocean'
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1506024793265{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]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. \nPlastic 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. \nPlastic is a valuable resource and plastic pollution is an unnecessary and unsustainable waste of that resource. \nA 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. \nRethink plastic. Learn more at Plastic Ocean Foundation. \nThe 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/the-elements-an-environmental-film-series-presents-a-plastic-ocean/
LOCATION:Chapman Hall\, Middlesex Community College\, 100 Training Hill Road\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T210000
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting and Environmental Awards & Grants Celebration
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1507140667709{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n\nThe 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. \nMiddletown 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.\n\nReplies are requested by October 30.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/annual-meeting-and-environmental-awards-grants-celebration/
LOCATION:Pattaconk Reservoir\, Chester\, CT 06412\, Pattaconk Reservoir\, Chester\, CT\, 06412\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171019T173000
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Greens with Amy Paterson of CLCC
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1505749865524{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]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! \nMeet 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/meet-your-greens-with-amy-paterson-of-clcc/
LOCATION:Indian Springs Golf Club\, 123 Mack Road\, Middlefield\, CT\, 06455
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171002T190000
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SUMMARY:The Elements: An Environmental Film Series presents 'Forgotten Farms'
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1505923716301{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-image: url(https://rockfallfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sponsors.jpg?id=3639) !important;}”]“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. \nThere is another farmer who is left out of the local food celebration. \nNew 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. \nThis is a FREE event. \nThe 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/forgotten-farms-film-screening/
LOCATION:Wesleyan University’s Center for Film Studies –  Powell Family Cinema\, 301 Washington Terrace\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170928T203000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Henry David Thoreau
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1506604321726{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n*This event is full and we can no longer take reservations. Thank you.*\nAn Evening with Henry David Thoreau\n \nPresented by the Mattabeseck Audubon Society and the Rockfall Foundation with the Jonah Center for Earth and Art\n\nJoin 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.\n\n\nAmple parking is available adjacent to the building in the Melilli Plaza Municipal Parking Lot.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/an-evening-with-henry-david-thoreau/
LOCATION:Pattaconk Reservoir\, Chester\, CT 06412\, Pattaconk Reservoir\, Chester\, CT\, 06412\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T190000
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Greens on the Highlawn Forest Trail!
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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.
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/meet-your-greens-on-the-highlawn-forest-trail/
LOCATION:Connecticut Forest and Park Association\, 16 Meriden Road\, Rockfall\, CT\, 06481
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170916
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SUMMARY:Environmental Awards Nominations Due!
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThrough 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. \nThe 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.\nThe 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. \nDefinitions\n• Preservation is work to protect ecosystems\, species\, and other irreplaceable elements of the world’s natural heritage.\n• Conservation is work to minimize our use of finite natural resources and our negative impacts on ecosystems and communities.\n• Restoration is work to re-establish the healthy functions of an ecosystem or parts of ecosystems.\n• Education is work to foster a stronger awareness and understanding of environmental and sustainability issues. \nEligible 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.
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/environmental-awards-nominations-due/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170817T180000
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SUMMARY:Night at the Ivoryton Playhouse
DESCRIPTION:2nd Annual Night at the Ivoryton Playhouse to benefit our environmental grants and programs!\n\n \nThursday\, August 17\n6:00 pm – Reception | 7:30 pm – Performance \n\nPurchase tickets: $60 pp for the pre-show reception and performance; $20 pp for reception only (limited number available)\nSponsorship Opportunities that include marketing benefits are available \nThe 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! \nEnjoy 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. \nProceeds 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! \n 
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/night-at-the-ivoryton-playhouse/
LOCATION:Ivoryton Playhouse\, 103 Main Street\, Ivoryton\, 06442\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170720T180000
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Greens with ARTFARM!
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 20\, 2017 @ 6 pm\nThe Pavilion at Middlesex Community College \nJoin 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. \nDirections to Middlesex Community College \n 
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/meet-your-greens-with-artfarm/
LOCATION:The Pavilion at Middlesex Community College\, Middlesex\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170615T173000
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Greens on the CT River!
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED; EMAIL US TO JOIN THE WAIT LIST: info@rockfallfoundation.org \nDon’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! \nThere 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. \n 
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