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STORIES IN CONNECTICUT Saving Seagrass See what we’re doing to protect seagrass in Long Island Sound. July 01, 2018 | Last updated January 25, 2024 SHARE A diver off Fishers Island—a roughly 4-square-mile island off the eastern end of New York’s Long Island—can encounter a mesmerizing sight: hundreds of tiny, silver-sided fish shimmering in the sunlight as […]

Town of Groton 2/2/2024 Downtown Mystic is one of the quintessential historical and cultural resources of New England. Although its location along the banks of the Mystic River has helped the area prosper, it also makes Mystic vulnerable to climate change impacts. In response to Mystic’s climate change vulnerability, the Town of Groton hired GZA […]

Blumenthal, local officials urge action during tour of Groton sites vulnerable to flooding Groton Town Manager John Burt (left) and Megan Granato, the Town of Groton’s sustainability and resilience manager (right), talk with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., (center) Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, about flooding issues during a stop on Gravel Street in downtown Mystic. […]

The New London Day 1/7/2024 Groton ― Improvements to the stormwater system, rain gardens, and a study of raising low-level roads are among potential solutions to help protect downtown Mystic from increased flooding in the face of climate change. Draft recommendations from a study that the Town of Groton and consultant GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. conducted […]

The New London Day 12/27/2023 By Kimberly DrelichDay Staff Writer [email protected] Groton ― After more than a year of studying the vulnerability of downtown Mystic to climate change and ways to make it more resilient, project leaders will present potential strategies to the public next week. The draft recommendations are intended to help protect the area from the […]