Sustainable CT Recognizes Adam Whelchel of The Nature Conservancy as Partner of the Year at Awards Ceremony
Community Resilience Building workshops
bring no-cost assistance to towns
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Sustainable CT, a statewide, voluntary certification program that supports sustainability best practices in Connecticut municipalities, named Adam Whelchel, director of science for The Nature Conservancy Connecticut Chapter, their Partner of the Year at the 2023 Sustainable CT Awards Celebration for his efforts in organizing and hosting Community Resilience Building (CRB) workshops across the state.
Adam Whelchel has been a Sustainable CT partner since 2017, first serving as a working group member designing the first suite of actions that would be integrated into the Sustainable CT certification program. Since 2018, he and the Connecticut Chapter of the Nature Conservancy have provided any municipality registered with Sustainable CT – currently numbering 131 of Connecticut’s 169 incorporated towns – the opportunity to participate in CRB workshops at no-cost...
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The Next Sustainable CT Coffee Hour:
November 17 at 10 a.m.
Understanding Contaminated Recycling & Strategic Materials Management - Practices That Help Municipalities Reduce Waste
We're not here to waste your time! National Recycling Day is right around the corner - November 15th - and Marc Morgan, strategic account manager from Casella Waste Management will be joining us to talk about all things related to contaminated recycling. What is contaminated recycling? What contributes to contaminated recycling? Where does recycling go once it's contaminated? How can municipalities reduce their contaminated recycling? We'll also hear from a few special guests who will share their challenges and successes in reducing waste in their communities.
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Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions most third Fridays of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are free and open to all.
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November's IMPACT: Hail Fellows Well Met
We explore the Sustainable CT Fellowship Program
We gain some important insight about the value of the Sustainable CT Fellowship program from people who know it best and have seen it in action: 2023 Fellows Adrian Huq and Dylan Steer, along with the Deputy Director of the Western Connecticut Council of Governments, Mike Towle, and the Director of Regional Planning and Municipal Services at the South Central Regional Council of Governments, Ben Lovejoy.
This month's episode of the IMPACT will be available on November 15 at sustainablect.org and wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Community Match Fund
West Hartford Tree Project 2024
This is the 4th year for the West Hartford Tree Project, an effort to preserve and grow the suburban tree canopy. They raise money, purchase native trees and shrubs, and give them away to West Hartford residents. Trees combat climate change, support native wildlife, clean the air, reduce storm water runoff; they beautify the town, increase property values, cool in the summer, reduce winds in the winter, suppress noise and much, much more. Be a tree hugger and show them some luv.
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Optimizing for Equity
Join us for a conversation about equity
Join Sustainable CT Equity Coaches for “Equity Connections” – regular opportunities to share your questions about equity actions, challenges, successes, or just listen to the conversation, and get ideas on how to approach or deepen your equity work. Municipal officials, staff, and Sustainability Team members are welcome to join the Sustainable CT team for these new bi-monthly virtual sharing sessions. Your registration covers any of the sessions we currently have scheduled:
- December 5, 2023 at 2 p.m.
- February 1, 2024 at 10 a.m.
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Potential Action Updates for 2024
We need your feedback!
Sustainable CT needs your feedback on new potential actions for 2024. Watch a presentation of the proposed updates here. To view the draft text of new actions and larger revisions, you can visit our Google Drive folder. In each document, you can leave comments or suggested edits. You can send a message to Kate Richard to share your feedback directly, or to set up a phone call. However you want to provide feedback, make sure to do so by November 10, 2023! And thank you!
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Sustainable CT on WPKN's "Digging in the Dirt" Podcast
Our executive director, Lynn Stoddard, appeared on WPKN's "Digging in the Dirt" podcast. Lynn has more than 20 years of experience in developing and implementing sustainability programs. Don't we know it! Enjoy the show.
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Conexión: Rooted in New England's Outdoors
The New England News Collaborative has created a new video series that shows first-person stories on how spending time outdoors inspires deeper connections with others, heritage, and nature itself.
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Project Drawdown: Visualizing Individual Climate Action
When it comes to climate change, there’s no doubt that individual actions matter. But which solutions have the biggest impact? In a powerful graphic, Project Drawdown shows the top 20 actions individuals can take – and the order may surprise you. Check it out here.
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Now Hiring: the Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development Area
CT RC&D is currently hiring for five positions: an Energy and Environmental Programs Coordinator; two Conservation Planners; and two Conservation Soil Technicians. Visit their Job Opportunities page for job descriptions and application deadlines.
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Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut: 2024 Grant Cycles Now Open
Applications are now open for 2024 grants that empower youth, promote basic needs and rights, and benefit the environment through CFEC's Regional Impact and Environmental grant cycles. Apply for a grant.
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: "Which Republicans Are Worried About Climate Change?"
YPCCC announced the publication of a new Climate Note: "Which Republicans are worried about climate change?" Climate change is a politically divisive topic in the U.S., and this divide has grown over the past decade. Although Democrats are more likely to have pro-climate opinions, there are also many Republicans – particularly liberal/moderate Republicans – who are worried about global warming and support climate policy. Find out more.
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Connecticut Green Bank Announces Eighth Green Liberty Investment Opportunity to Help Tackle Climate Change
CGB Green Liberty Notes LLC, a subsidiary of the Connecticut Green Bank, launched its eighth Green Liberty offering. Through this offering, Connecticut residents and citizens nationwide can support small businesses in improving their energy efficiency and reducing energy costs. Notes may be purchased through an online platform without a broker for a little as $100, and they make great holiday gifts! Learn more.
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Mobilizing Power: Community Building for Environmental Justice
Mobilizing Power: Community Building for Environmental Justice is a gathering to promote knowledge exchange and building power for collective action on environmental justice in Connecticut. This event is sponsored, in part, by Sustainable CT, and our executive director, Lynn Stoddard, will be presenting. Saturday, November 11, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Wesleyan University.
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Capitol Region Council of Governments is Hiring
The Capitol Region Council of Governments is seeking a dynamic, and collaborative professional to join their Regional Planning and Development team as an Environmental Planner or Senior Environmental Planner. The first review of resumes will be conducted on November 13, and the position will remain open until filled.
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TH!RD ACT Connecticut to Launch with Paul Winter and Bill McKibben
Th!rd Act, the nationwide community of Americans over 60 determined to build a better tomorrow using their life experience, skills and resources, will launch their Connecticut chapter on November 14 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
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Fierce Cooperation for Farmland Preservation: the Working Lands Alliance 2023 Annual Meeting
The Working Lands Alliance will host a panel of municipal and state planners to discuss how farmland preservation supporters can work collaboratively and cooperatively to protect our valuable working lands. The panel will be led by Sustainable CT Board of Directors' member Latha Swamy, with a presentation by our executive director, Lynn Stoddard. Wednesday, November 15, 12 to 2 p.m. at Thomas Hooker Live, 1 Sequassen Street, Hartford.
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The Alliance: Recognizing and Addressing Implicit Bias in the Workplace
This virtual training will raise awareness about implicit biases and their impact in the workplace through exploration of the many ways unconscious bias influences our decision-making, interactions, and perceptions of others. This class is taught by Mariana Serrano, Director of Diversity and Social Impact at The Connection. Wednesday, November 15, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Connecticut Green Building Council and Living Future Connecticut to Host Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE)
NESSBE is a biennial northeast regional summit meant to include a larger community of building professionals, owners, academics, policymakers, advocates, and students in a conversation about sustainability in the built environment. Friday, November 17, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Yale University, Kroon Hall, New Haven.
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CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection to Host Regional Community Forum Events on Broadband
DEEP’s Office of Telecommunications and Broadband will be hosting nine regional community forum events throughout the state as part of the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Program outreach. These events will focus on the lived experiences of community members, aiding the state in gathering feedback on issues with access, performance, affordability, and digital skills.
MORE INFO and FORUM DATES>
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Fairfield County's Community Foundation to Host "Coffee, Conversation & Community" events
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation is coming to local coffee shops across the county to share more about their work and provide opportunities to connect and engage with their staff and leadership. The next event is being held at Plaskos Cafe, Trumbull, on December 1.
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Follow the yellow brick road
We'll be joining our friends at the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities for their annual convention at Mohegan Sun on November 28. Along with the many workshops, exhibitors and speakers, we'll be honoring our first Gold certified municipality, New Haven, as well as our first-time certified towns - Branford, Clinton, Granby, Hamden, Marlborough, Montville and Winchester. We hope to see you on our way to the Emerald City! Or, you know, just stop by our booth in the Exhibitor's Hall to say hello. We'll be wearing our ruby slippers.
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