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SUMMARY:Rockfall Forest Invasive Plants Work Party
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1618440384279{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A team of volunteers has committed to restoring the health of Rockfall Forest\, adjacent to Wadsworth Falls State Park\, by removing invasive plants that are overgrowing. More volunteers are needed to help clear invasives so that native trees\, and with them the native fauna\, can thrive. Bring clippers and gloves if you have them; a limited supply will be available. Tick repellant suggested. Meet at 12:45 in the Big Falls parking lot\, 25 Cherry Hill Rd. in Rockfall. Safety protocol for COVID-19 will be enforced. To ensure compliance\, volunteers are required to pre-register. Please fill out this registration and waiver form here before arriving. Heavy rain cancels. Thank you for your help![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register Now” color=”success” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2Fqz3oS6BYevLQMNrU8|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1601588296602{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]What is Rockfall Forest? \nThe trails in Rockfall Forest provide an important entry point to Wadsworth Falls State Park\, connecting the orange Main Trail from Cherry Hill Road into the Park\, and offering the yellow Laurel Grove Brook Trail. The history of these two properties link Colonel Wadsworth’s Legacy and The Rockfall Foundation. From potato farm to wild forest to outdoor classroom\, Rockfall Forest has a story to tell. \nColonel Clarence S. Wadsworth founded Rockfall Corporation (now The Rockfall Foundation) in 1935 “to establish\, maintain\, and care for parks and forest or wild land for the use and enjoyment of the public”. One of the Colonel’s land holdings was a large plot in Middlefield and Rockfall. He entrusted the land to Rockfall Corporation\, with a small section known as “The Captain’s Field” retained for use by his son\, Seymour Wadsworth. In 1941\, after Colonel Wadsworth’s death\, the largest portion of the land\, 267 acres known as the “Great Falls Region” was donated by Rockfall Corporation to the Connecticut State Park and Forest commission. The State still maintains this land\, the present day Wadsworth Falls State Park. Adjacent Captain’s Field\, in the meantime\, was leased out by Seymour and used for potato farming in the 1940s and 1950s. After Seymour’s passing\, Captain’s Field was transferred to Rockfall Corporation for preservation. To this day\, The Rockfall Foundation continues to protect these remaining 16 acres of land\, which has reverted to forest since farming was abandoned. No longer a field\, The Rockfall Foundation adopted the name Rockfall Forest in 2020. \nPlease join our efforts to clear invasive plants in Rockfall Forest so that native trees\, and with them the native fauna\, can thrive. These efforts will also help clear space to use the forest as an outdoor classroom.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/rockfall-forest-invasive-plants-work-party-april-17/
LOCATION:Rockfall Forest via Wadsworth Falls Parking Lot\, Waterfall parking\, 25 Cherry Hill Rd.\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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SUMMARY:WASTED Part 5: Advocacy Workshop
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1618962891902{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]What are you disappointed about in terms of waste issues where you live? What do you wish your town\, city\, or Connecticut was doing differently to address the waste crisis? \nJoin us on Thursday\, April 22 for Part 5 of our 7-part series WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change\, where we will start to address the solutions to these questions. We have a great group of panelists who are ready to have a roundtable discussion on advocacy\, current legislative issues\, and how you can impact the work being done to solve the waste issues in our state. \nPanelists: \nLou Rosado Burch – CT Program Director\, Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment\nMarilynn Cruz-Aponte – Assistant Director of Public Works\, City of East Hartford\nKevin Budris – Attorney\, Zero Waste Project\, Conservation Law Foundation[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register Now” color=”success” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZYqdu2orjMiG93ef_qbY-HJTa9QpJKR2fXY|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1618962867082{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change \nHosted by The Rockfall Foundation\, the Wesleyan Sustainability Office\, RiverCOG\, and the City of Middletown Recycling & Public Works\, WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change is a 7-part series of conversations about the waste crisis in Connecticut\, environmental justice\, and how we all play a part in the future of sustainability. \nComplete list of sessions and panelists:  \nMarch 18: Environmental Justice of Waste\n– Sharon Lewis\, Executive Director\, CT Coalition for Environmental Justice\n– Kevin Budris\, Attorney\, Zero Waste Project\, Conservation Law Foundation\n– Alex Rodriguez\, Climate Advocate\, Save the Sound \nMarch 25: What Happens to Your Trash?\n– Sherill Baldwin\, CT DEEP Source Reduction & Recycling\n– Janice Ehlemeyer\, Community Resource Planner\, RiverCOG \nApril 8: Where Are We Heading?\n– Katie Dykes\, Commissioner\, CT DEEP\n– Ben Florsheim\, Mayor\, City of Middletown\n– Lisa Noreiga\, Environmental Intern\, Sustainable CT \nApril 15: Let’s Get Going – Waste Audits\n– Michelle Eckman\, Education Consultant\, Michelle Eckman Consulting \nApril 22: Advocacy Workshop\n– Lou Rosado Burch\, CT Program Director\, Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment\n– Marilynn Cruz-Aponte\, Assistant Director of Public Works\, City of East Hartford\n– Kevin Budris\, Attorney\, Zero Waste Project\, Conservation Law Foundation \nApril 29: Clothing Repair Workshop\n– Janice Ehlemeyer\, Community Resource Planner\, RiverCOG\n– Virginia Walton\, Recycling Coordinator\, City of Mansfield \nMay 6: Composting Workshop\n– Dawn Pettenelli\, Associate Cooperative Extension Educator\, UConn Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering\n– Domingo Medina\, Founder & Master Composter\, Peels & Wheels Composting[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/wasted-part-5-advocacy-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T100000
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Rockfall Forest Invasive Plants Work Party
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1619307453976{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Due to the forecast\, this event has been CANCELLED.  \nPlease register for another one of our upcoming dates. \nA team of volunteers has committed to restoring the health of Rockfall Forest\, adjacent to Wadsworth Falls State Park\, by removing invasive plants that are overgrowing. More volunteers are needed to help clear invasives so that native trees\, and with them the native fauna\, can thrive. Bring clippers and gloves if you have them; a limited supply will be available. Tick repellant suggested. Meet at 9:45 in the Big Falls parking lot\, 25 Cherry Hill Rd. in Rockfall. Safety protocol for COVID-19 will be enforced. To ensure compliance\, volunteers are required to pre-register. Please fill out this registration and waiver form here before arriving. Heavy rain cancels. Thank you for your help![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register Now” color=”success” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FA5XBjZkAgn1xFccr6|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1601588296602{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]What is Rockfall Forest? \nThe trails in Rockfall Forest provide an important entry point to Wadsworth Falls State Park\, connecting the orange Main Trail from Cherry Hill Road into the Park\, and offering the yellow Laurel Grove Brook Trail. The history of these two properties link Colonel Wadsworth’s Legacy and The Rockfall Foundation. From potato farm to wild forest to outdoor classroom\, Rockfall Forest has a story to tell. \nColonel Clarence S. Wadsworth founded Rockfall Corporation (now The Rockfall Foundation) in 1935 “to establish\, maintain\, and care for parks and forest or wild land for the use and enjoyment of the public”. One of the Colonel’s land holdings was a large plot in Middlefield and Rockfall. He entrusted the land to Rockfall Corporation\, with a small section known as “The Captain’s Field” retained for use by his son\, Seymour Wadsworth. In 1941\, after Colonel Wadsworth’s death\, the largest portion of the land\, 267 acres known as the “Great Falls Region” was donated by Rockfall Corporation to the Connecticut State Park and Forest commission. The State still maintains this land\, the present day Wadsworth Falls State Park. Adjacent Captain’s Field\, in the meantime\, was leased out by Seymour and used for potato farming in the 1940s and 1950s. After Seymour’s passing\, Captain’s Field was transferred to Rockfall Corporation for preservation. To this day\, The Rockfall Foundation continues to protect these remaining 16 acres of land\, which has reverted to forest since farming was abandoned. No longer a field\, The Rockfall Foundation adopted the name Rockfall Forest in 2020. \nPlease join our efforts to clear invasive plants in Rockfall Forest so that native trees\, and with them the native fauna\, can thrive. These efforts will also help clear space to use the forest as an outdoor classroom.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/rockfall-forest-invasive-plants-work-april-25/
LOCATION:Rockfall Forest via Wadsworth Falls Parking Lot\, Waterfall parking\, 25 Cherry Hill Rd.\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457
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SUMMARY:WASTED Part 6: Repair Workshop
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1619637022029{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Did you know that 30% of carbon emissions are the result of consumption? Between manufacturing\, transport\, and waste\, consumerism has a huge impact on the environment. An easy way to reduce your individual consumption\, and save some money\, is to learn how to repair household items rather than throwing them away for a replacement. Some communities host “repair cafes\,” where participants can learn how to fix these items and get help from people with repair experience. \nJoin us on Thursday\, April 29 for Part 6 of our 7-part series WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change\, where we will learn how to repair basic household items (lamps\, clothing\, etc.) and about the history of repair cafes and how to get one started in your community. \nPanelists: \nJanice Ehle/Meyer – Community Resource Planner\, RiverCOG\nVirginia Walton – Recycling Coordinator\, City of Mansfield\nJudy Prill – Retired Environmental Analyst\, CT DEEP[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register Now” color=”success” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZYqdu2orjMiG93ef_qbY-HJTa9QpJKR2fXY|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1618965592682{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change \nHosted by The Rockfall Foundation\, the Wesleyan Sustainability Office\, RiverCOG\, and the City of Middletown Recycling & Public Works\, WASTED: Small Efforts for Big Change is a 7-part series of conversations about the waste crisis in Connecticut\, environmental justice\, and how we all play a part in the future of sustainability. \nComplete list of sessions and panelists:  \nMarch 18: Environmental Justice of Waste\n– Sharon Lewis\, Executive Director\, CT Coalition for Environmental Justice\n– Kevin Budris\, Attorney\, Zero Waste Project\, Conservation Law Foundation\n– Alex Rodriguez\, Climate Advocate\, Save the Sound \nMarch 25: What Happens to Your Trash?\n– Sherill Baldwin\, CT DEEP Source Reduction & Recycling\n– Janice Ehlemeyer\, Community Resource Planner\, RiverCOG \nApril 8: Where Are We Heading?\n– Katie Dykes\, Commissioner\, CT DEEP\n– Ben Florsheim\, Mayor\, City of Middletown\n– Lisa Noreiga\, Environmental Intern\, Sustainable CT \nApril 15: Let’s Get Going – Waste Audits\n– Michelle Eckman\, Education Consultant\, Michelle Eckman Consulting \nApril 22: Advocacy Workshop\n– Lou Rosado Burch\, CT Program Director\, Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment\n– Marilynn Cruz-Aponte\, Assistant Director of Public Works\, City of East Hartford\n– Kevin Budris\, Attorney\, Zero Waste Project\, Conservation Law Foundation \nApril 29: Repair Workshop\n– Janice Ehlemeyer\, Community Resource Planner\, RiverCOG\n– Virginia Walton\, Recycling Coordinator\, City of Mansfield \nMay 6: Composting Workshop\n– Dawn Pettenelli\, Associate Cooperative Extension Educator\, UConn Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering\n– Domingo Medina\, Founder & Master Composter\, Peels & Wheels Composting[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://rockfallfoundation.org/event/wasted-part-6-repair-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
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