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SUMMARY:2019 Annual Meeting\, Grants and Awards Celebration
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1566239734767{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n\n\n\nThe Rockfall Foundation’s Board of Directors welcomes all to the 2019 Annual Meeting\, Grants and Awards Celebration on Thursday\, October 3rd\, at 6 pm at the deKoven House Community Center. We will present the 2019 Environmental Champions Awards to honor individuals and groups for their contributions to the region. Additionally\, recipients of the 2019 Annual Environmental Grants will display their projects and programs. An hors d’oeuvres and wine reception kicks off the evening\, followed by a brief meeting\, the awards ceremony\, and multimedia presentations by two grantees. \nRSVP to amanda@rockfallfoundation.org by September 30. \n  \nWinners of the 2019 Environmental Champion Awards who will be honored are as follows. \nEssex Land Trust and Pat Young will receive Tom ODell Distinguished Service Awards\, honoring their long-term accomplishments in environmental conservation and preservation. Certificates of Appreciation will be presented to Katie Hughes-Nelson and Bill Hesbach to recognize their significant environmental programs and projects. Read this news post for full details on the awardees’ environmental contributions and accomplishments. \n  \nDisplays for the 2019 Annual Environmental Grant recipients will include: \n Coginchaug Area Transition (CAT) Giving Garden working group – Giving Garden of Durham-Middlefield \nConnecticut Audubon Society – Science in Nature Education Program for Chester and Deep River Elementary Schools \nConnecticut Forest and Park Association – Highlawn Forest Vernal Pool Education Boardwalk \nConnecticut League of Conservation Voters (2018) – Middletown Chispa Program \nIndian Hill Cemetery – A Celebration of the Trees of Indian Hill Cemetery \nMacdonough Elementary School – Macdonough Gets Into Nature \nMiddlesex Community College Foundation – Organic Garden Student Internship \nMystic Aquarium – Amphibian Conservation through Community Stewardship \nThe North End Action Team – Ferry Street Community Garden Initiative \nTown of Westbrook – Sustainable Practices Education and Demonstration in a Parking Lot Project \nValley Shore YMCA – Farm to Table Camp \n  \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/2019-annual-meeting-grants-and-awards-celebration/
LOCATION:Pattaconk Reservoir\, Chester\, CT 06412\, Pattaconk Reservoir\, Chester\, CT\, 06412\, United States
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SUMMARY:"The Human Element" Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1568229119514{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The first film in the 2019-2020 season of The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series is The Human Element. \nEarth. Air. Water. Fire. And the fifth element: People. Environmental photographer James Balog captures the collision between people and nature with a great sense of urgency\, and rare compassion and heart. \nFollowing the film\, we welcome you to stay for an informal discussion led by an expert on the film’s topic. \nThis film series is open to the public and free of charge. \nDirections and venue information can be found here. \nSponsored by Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District\, Middlesex Community College\, Middletown Garden Club\, The Rockfall Foundation\, and Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts\, College of the Environment\, and College of Film and the Moving Image.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/the-human-element-film-screening/
LOCATION:Wesleyan University Center for the Arts – Ring Family Performing Arts Hall\, 287 Washington Terrace\, Middletown\, CT
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SUMMARY:All Things Green: October Episode
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1568925596134{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Kelp – the unnamed superfood. Sustainably and organically grown in Long Island Sound\, sugar kelp also absorbs nitrogen\, carbon and phosphorus which can mitigate damage done to waterways. But there are challenges in the growing kelp industry. Tune into our October 10 episode of All Things Green to hear from Suzie Flores\, owner of Stonington Kelp Company\, about the opportunities and challenges with this wonder plant. \nListen live 4 to 4:30pm online at iCRV Radio\, or stream the replay anytime afterwards at All Things Green.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/all-things-green-october-episode-2/
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SUMMARY:Meet Your Greens with Bill Hesbach
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1566593369885{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Our October Meet Your Greens will be on Thursday\, October 17th at Vero Cucino Rustico Restaurant\, 749 Saybrook Road\, Middletown. Join us for drinks\, food\, and conversation 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Guest speaker Bill Hesbach will be talking about honey bees and native pollinators. We’ll learn how our pollinator population influences the health of our environment. \nBill Hesbach is a Certified Master Beekeeper who teaches bee biology and basic beekeeping in Connecticut and throughout the United States. Bill is president of the Connecticut Queen Breeders Cooperative\, serves on the board of the Connecticut Beekeepers Association\, and works with the Eastern Apicultural Society as an educator and evaluator of aspiring Master Beekeepers. Bill also holds monthly “Bee Talks” at deKoven House where beekeepers from all over the state gather to share beekeeping knowledge. He was recently named a recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation by The Rockfall Foundation for his contributions to environmental conservation. \nVero Cucino Rustico is located in the TradeWinds plaza. We have a private dining room reserved for the gathering. Please join us! \nFor 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. 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 visit  https://rockfallfoundation.org/about-us/meet-your-greens/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Vero cucino rustico\, TradeWinds Plaza\, 749 Saybrook Rd.\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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