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Content Feed Archives 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