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6/8/2023 - Tree of Heaven removal at Jennings
6/5/2023 - 2023 Shellfish Commission Clam Clinic
5/25/2023 - The Tucker Fund Event
5/24/2023 - Check out EDDMapS for Invasive Species
5/18/2023 - A forest ecosystem
5/17/2023 - Eagle Scout Project at Mill Hollow
5/16/2023 - Bat Boxes at Hoyden's and Lake Mohegan
5/8/2023 - Lake Mohegan Nesting Owls
5/3/2023 - UPDATE: Oldfield Road North - Osprey Platform
5/1/2023 - Conservation Commission at Earth Day
4/25/2023 - Disposal Guide for Invasive Plants
4/24/2023 - Thank you Troop 199
4/24/2023 - NOTICE - Mill Hollow Park Open Space
4/18/2023 - CLOSURE NOTICE - Lake Mohegan Trails
4/14/2023 - "Woodland Clams Are a Thing"
4/11/2023 - Spotted Lanternfly Newsletter from Penn State
4/5/2023 - UPDATE - Bluebird Box Replacement at Hoyden's Hill
3/30/2023 - Save The Sound - April 20th Event in Westport
3/28/2023 - Ticks are out!
3/22/2023 - Diamondback Terrapin Tracking Team
3/17/2023 - Hoyden's Hill Open Space
3/16/2023 - Governor Lamont's Official Statement on Native Plants
3/13/2023 - NOAA in Ash Creek
3/6/2023 - Photo Contest - Final Photo
2/27/2023 - Public Meeting - CIRCA Fairfield RR Underpasses Project
2/10/2023 - TEMPORARY CLOSURE - Lake Mohegan - Yellow Trail
2/7/2023 - Getting Your Feet Wet as a Wetland Scientist
1/31/2023 - Bluebird Box Replacement at Hoydens Hill
1/17/2023 - The Department Office is Moving
12/28/2022 - New Meeting Location for IWB and CC
12/27/2022 - Winter Invasive Plant Control
12/23/2022 - Hooves vs. Mugwort at Hoydens
12/13/2022 - "The Surprising Health Benefits of Bird-Watching"
12/12/2022 - Conservation Department Photo Contest
12/6/2022 - Monarch Butterflies - Nectar Plants
12/2/2022 - 2022 Fairfield County River Report by Harbor Watch
11/28/2022 - "The World's Watersheds - Mapped in Gorgeous Detail"
11/23/2022 - Happy Thanksgiving
11/18/2022 - Connect with the Conservation Department
11/17/2022 - Save The Sound - Report Card 2022
11/1/2022 - Oldfield Road North Open Space
10/17/2022 - The Chemistry of Autumn Leaf Colors
10/14/2022 - Leave The Leaves Program on 10/18/22
10/12/2022 - Oyster Shell Collection Bin
10/12/2022 - 235 Pine Creek Ave Improvements
10/11/2022 - 235 Pine Creek Ave Improvements
9/30/2022 - CIPWG Symposium - November 3, 2022
9/23/2022 - 9/28 Panel Presentation on Coastal Resiliency
9/16/2022 - Shellfish Commission - Breaking Permit Record
9/15/2022 - USGS Buoy - Southport Harbor
9/13/2022 - NY Times Story on Beavers
9/8/2022 - Oldfield Road North - Bird Observation Blind Update
9/8/2022 - Ailanthus Removal
9/7/2022 - State Forest Reports - Lake Mohegan and Brett Woods
9/6/2022 - Spotted Lanternfly Cont'
8/19/2022 - AmericanRivers.org Article
8/12/2022 - Update: Lake Mohegan-Cascades Bridge
8/11/2022 - Bamboo in Connecticut
8/11/2022 - Reasons for the Permitting Process
8/10/2022 - CTDEEP Collects Blue Crabs in Mill River
8/9/2022 - Press Conference - Shellfish
8/4/2022 - Bridge Closed - Lake Mohegan-Cascades
8/2/2022 - Snakes in Connecticut
7/28/2022 - Tree-of-Heaven Information
7/27/2022 - Spotted Lanternfly Information
7/19/2022 - Weather Station Live Feed
7/15/2022 - Stage II Drought Declared State-wide
6/29/2022 - UPDATE : Lake Mohegan-Cascades Automatic Gate
6/20/2022 - Oldfield Road North - Osprey Platform
6/20/2022 - Tick Season
6/15/2022 - NOTICE - Inland Wetland Permit Submission Deadline
6/7/2022 - ADVISORY: Lake Mohegan- Cascades
6/6/2022 - Beech Leaf Disease
5/26/2022 - Lake Mohegan - Cascades Access Road Closed
5/20/2022 - Clam Clinic - June 4, 2022
5/12/2022 - Shellfish Commission Article in Wrack Lines Magazine
5/5/2022 - Protecting Beach Needle Grass on Jennings Beach
4/26/2022 - Turtle Crossing
4/25/2022 - Friends of Lake Mohegan flyer
4/8/2022 - RFP for Bird Observation Blind on Open Space
4/6/2022 - Seasonal Workers Needed - Summer '22
4/1/2022 - Ash Creek Sand Spit - Project Update
3/21/2022 - Ash Creek Sand Spit - beach grass planting scheduled
3/18/2022 - ALERT - Online Permitting Only
3/8/2022 - Vernal Pools
3/7/2022 - Save The Sound - BRH Water Quality Update
2/28/2022 - Fairfield Citizen Article - Oyster Recycling Program
2/11/2022 - Oyster Shell Recycling Program flyer
2/1/2022 - World Wetlands Day - 02/02/22
1/19/2022 - Town Hall Weather Station
1/18/2022 - Explanation of a Floodplain in a Cartoon
1/11/2022 - Mill River - Duck Farm Bridge Stream Gauge
1/5/2022 - Ash Creek Beach Grass Planting on Sand Spit- RFP Issued
12/15/2021 - Conservation Dept. Teams Up on Girl Scout Project
12/7/2021 - Update: Lake Mohegan-Cascades Gate Installation
12/7/2021 - CAWS Vernal Pool Monitoring Interim Report- 2020
11/30/2021 - Using the USDA-NRCS Web Soil Survey mapping tool
11/24/2021 - WestCOG "The Case For Riparian Corridor Protections"
11/16/2021 - IWEER Wetland Brief
11/15/2021 - Wetland Permits
11/12/2021 - Brett Woods Open Space - December 4-5
11/9/2021 - Update- Burroughs Road Open Space Improvements
11/4/2021 - Now Available - Revised IWPA Applications
11/1/2021 - MetroCOG Releases Regional Trail Viewer
10/29/2021 - Conservation Dept. Submits Letter for Grant - Shellfish
10/27/2021 - Now Available - Revised CWC Applications
10/19/2021 - Burroughs Road Open Space Improvements
10/18/2021 - Ash Creek Sand Spit Stabilization Project
10/12/2021 - Lake Mohegan- Cascades Gate is Coming Soon
10/4/2021 - Ash Creek-Penfield Mills - Temporary Closure on 10/18
9/27/2021 - Revised Inland Wetland Permit Applications Are Coming
9/23/2021 - Pollinator Pathway Coming to Lake Mohegan
9/22/2021 - Shellfish Permits Break Record
9/16/2021 - Conservation Dept. and CTDEEP Monitor Tides in Pine Creek
9/14/2021 - Fairfield Pollinator Pathway Info
3/18/2020 - Conservation Department Message regarding COVID-19
8/20/2019 - Inland Wetlands Agency to Conduct Special Meeting Re: IWPA 2018-19-16, 980 High Street Application
6/7/2019 - Hoydens Hill Pollinator Meadow Restoration Project
5/6/2019 - Mill River Wateshed Management Plan - Request for Public Comment - May 6th, 2019
2/20/2019 - Conservation Commission Meeting - February 20th, 2019 - CANCELED
8/21/2018 - Invasive Species Education and Management
6/29/2018 - Giant Hogweed vs. Cow Parsnip
6/21/2018 - Information regarding the Identification and Control of Connecticut Invasive Plants
5/4/2018 - Commission Asks Residents to Complete Survey on Unleashed Dogs in Open Spaces
4/17/2018 - Fairfield Shellfish Commission Clam Clinic - May 19th, 2018
11/6/2017 - Embrace a Stream Grant Award - Trout Unlimited - Mill River
11/2/2017 - Conservation Commission Sets Up Subcommittee to Review Open Space Regulations
6/17/2017 - Shellfish Commission Clam Clinic - June 17th, 2017
5/31/2017 - Shellfish Commission - Public Hearing - Commercial Shellfish Regulation Revision - April 26th at 7:30 pm
3/27/2017 - Conservation Commission - Regulation Amendment Public Hearing - May 3rd, 2017 at 7:00 pm - BOE - 501 Kings Highway East
7/1/2016 - Public Informational Meeting for Riverside Drive Coastal Resiliency Planning Grant to be held Tuesday, July 12
6/1/2016 - Town of Fairfield - Shellfish Commission - Public Hearing - June 8th, 2016
5/16/2016 - PCBs Detected in Select Dredge Sediment Samples Collected at Former Exide Site
3/9/2016 - Conservation Commission - Venue Change - Osborn Hill School - 3/3/201
7/8/2015 - The Nature Conservancy Requests Discussion Group Participants
5/1/2015 - Fairfield Welcomes New Conservation Director
7/10/2014 - Clam Clinic - Saturday, August 2