Environment and You

National Environmental Education Week

April 12-19, 2009

Join us during school vacation week for three programs that focus on our environment, not as something that surrounds us but as something we are part of…

Connecticut Wildlife, Wednesday, April 15 @ 7 p.m.

East Hampton resident and Master Wildlife Conservationist Allen R. Petell will present a family program about Connecticut wildlife. Petell will overview the impact humans have had on Connecticut's wildlife habitats and subsequent attempts by the DEP to restore the habitats and extirpated species in the state. Native species discussed include the white-tail deer, black bear, moose, fisher cat, beaver, coyote, fox, bobcat, and wild turkey. Click here to register.

Rain Gardens, Thursday, April 16 @ 1 p.m.

Karen Filchak from the UCONN Cooperative Extension Service will present on the practical and environmentally helpful uses of residential rain gardens. Learn how rain gardens may be used as bio-retention areas that absorb storm water runoff from impervious surfaces such as roof tops, streets, sidewalks, and parking lots. The program is co-sponsored by East Hampton Parks and Recreation. Click here to register.

Fribrary Time, Friday, April 17 @ 3:30 p.m.
In this Fribrary Time Program, we’ll use a variety of recycled materials to craft a mosaic art piece and decorate the library in preparation for Earth Day 2009, April 22. Fribrary Time programs are open to 4th and 5th graders. Click here to register.

All programs are open to the public and are part of the Greening Our Valley initiative, funded by the Middlesex County Community Foundation in cooperation with the Connecticut Library Consortium.

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