Events
Save the date!Help Restore the Gardens & Riverbank at Oyster Shell Park in Norwalk
Saturday, August 24, 9-11AM
Saturday, August 31, 9-11AM
Help us remove invasives and plant native wildflowers and trees to restore the park’s gardens and the riverbank to prevent erosion and protect the river. Meet at the playground on North Water Street between the Aquarium and the new mall in Norwalk. Bring water, gloves, clippers, and a spade or shovel if possible. Limited tools are available.
Butterfly Walk!
 Saturday, August 24, 10 AM
Victor DeMasi, lepidopterist, research affiliate for Yale’s Peabody Museum and NRWA Advisory Board member, has been studying butterflies and moths in an area along the Norwalk River since 1977. He will introduce area butterflies and moths, discuss their food and habitats and show his remarkable collection. Meet at the corner of Simpaug Turnpike and Route 7, on the Ridgefield/Redding line. Easy walk. For reservations for this free event, contact DeMasi at victormonarch@yahoo.com or 203- 448-0106. (Rain date: Sunday, August 25th)
Compostology: The Science and Simplicity of Home Composting
 Saturday, August 24, 1PM
Norwalk Library
As part of its Gardening Lecture Series, the library presents Compostology by Cathy Smith, a Master Composter in training through the UConn Home & Garden Education Center. A long-time gardener, she is working on her New York Botanical Gardens certificate and has studied gardening with Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener at Great Dixter in East Sussex, England. When not composting or gardening, she teaches yoga and serves on the boards of the Norwalk River Watershed Association, Norwalk River Valley Trail, and Pollinator Pathway. Light refreshments will be provided by the Library. To register, please email Sally Nacker at snacker@norwalkpl.org.
Trash Dash
 Saturday, September 15, 7-10AM
NRWA will join Keep America Beautiful and the Maritime Aquarium in sponsoring a “Plogging” event to help clean up the streets of Norwalk. Plogging is jogging while picking up litter! There will be a loop for runners with two drop off sites for bags of trash collected. NRWA will be stationed at the Aquarium helping to categorize and weigh the trash so it can be part of the data for International Coastal Cleanup day organized by Ocean Conservancy globally and Save the Sound in CT. Sign up here as a volunteer or a plogger.
Western Connecticut Watershed Symposium: Health of our Rivers and Lakes Monday, September 30th 7-9pm. This is the first seminar of several throughout the academic year.
Upcoming Events: Date TBDSkywarn Weather Tracking Training Fall 2019 Frog Watch Training @ the Maritime Aquarium. Become a citizen scientist collecting data about local frogs. Spring 2020
More events, WCSU
We encourage you to attend Western Connecticut State University events open to the public… more information.
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Past events!Chat with a Hero—The Murphy Jones Story |
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Connecticut Bird Atlas Volunteer Appreciation Fall Get Together Oct 7, 2018 from 12 to 3 PM at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Pavilion 4. We will: give updates of the Atlas Project, data, trends and stats; present the winter survey protocol; and present awards and door prizes. Refreshments will be served. Stay tuned for more announcements. |
Seventh Tri-State Weather Conference
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The Seventh Tri-State Weather Conference will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Conference link: http://staging.www.wcsu.edu/weatherconference/ |
Skywarn Training Program
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September 18, 2018 In light of recent weather events, Finding Our Way NOAA family program, the National Weather Service, the WCSU Weather Center, along with the Sigma Xi chapter, sponsored a Skywarn Spotters Training Program… more information. |
FALL Candlewood Lake Clean up! |
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Potluck Dinner
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We’ve done so much this year!!! At our holiday gathering will see photos from our summer activities and Wallops Island, and visit with each other… more information. |
Climate Change Lecture
A fascinating series of lectures about “Climate Change and Human Civilization” on Wednesday, February 7, at 7 p.m. in WCSU’s Science Building, room 125. All are invited. The first topic is “Climate and Cyclones,” and will be presented by Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Mitch Wagener, known for his lively talks.
Frog Watch USA: Training lessons
FrogWatch USATM is a citizen science program of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums that invites individuals and families to learn about the wetlands in their communities and help conserve amphibians by reporting data on the calls of local frogs and toads. AZA’s FrogWatch USA comprises a national network of skilled coordinators and volunteers that form a community with the common goal of providing large-scale, long-term data on frogs and toads in the United States.