ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES AND BLOGS
Planet Ark - from Reuters -http://www.planetark.com/dailynewshome.cfm
CT Environmental News - http://www.einnews.com/connecticut/newsfeed-connecticut-environment
CT Environmental Headlines – Zurcher Communications – can be delivered daily to your e-mail - http://www.ctenvironmentalheadlines.com/
The Daily Green – The Consumer’s Guide to the Green Revolution - http://www.thedailygreen.com/
Treehugger - http://www.treehugger.com/
Zero Waste Communities - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZeroWasteCommunities/
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority - The Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, HRRA, is a regional, governmental, waste management and recycling authority serving eleven municipalities in western Connecticut, including New Fairfield with a population of 250,000 people. http://hrra.org
Candlewood Lake Authority - The Candlewood Lake Authority provides lake, shoreline and watershed management to foster the preservation and enhancement of recreational, economic, scenic, public safety and environmental values of the Lake for the City of Danbury and the Towns of Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford and Sherman in cooperation with the State of Connecticut and Northeast Utilities. http://candlewoodlakeauthority.org
New Fairfield Land Trust - NFLT's goal is to preserve land in New Fairfield that has ecological, scenic, historical or other significant features. http://www.nflandtrust.org
Ball Pond Advisory Committee - The Ball Pond Advisory Committee (BPAC) advises the Selectmen on sound lake management practices for Ball Pond. Among the biggest challenges to preserving the lake are curtailing invasive plant species like Eurasian watermilfoil and runoff from construction in the watershed. http://www.newfairfield.org/content/66/494/default.aspx
New Fairfield Inland Wetlands/Conservation Commission - The New Fairfield Inland Wetlands/Conservation Commission is charged with protecting and preserving wetlands and watercourses in the Town of New Fairfield from random, unnecessary, undesirable and unregulated uses, disturbance or destruction. The primary purpose of this Commission is to minimize disturbances and maintain and improve water quality. http://www.newfairfield.org/content/66/500/default.aspx
New Fairfield Water Pollution Control Authority - The goal of the WPCA is to have and maintain a wastewater management program, which will protect the residents of New Fairfield from exposure to biological, microbiological, and chemical substances in wastewater, which are likely to cause hazardous health conditions. The WPCA will also monitor surface water run off and ground water for concentrations of chemical substances, common to wastewater, which are likely to cause stress to the environment of the bodies of water into which they flow. http://www.newfairfield.org/content/66/508/default.aspx
Preserve New Fairfield - Preserve New Fairfield is a group of citizens interesting in the preservation of the heritage of New Fairfield. The group is open to anyone wanting to join. PNF is a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax-deductible charity. PNF's first project is to save the Parsonage and Hubbell Houses from destruction. http://www.preservenewfairfield.org/
New Fairfield Historic Properties Commission – Our purpose shall be the preservation and protection of buildings, archaeological sites, landscapes, and places of historic and cultural significance and their settings in New Fairfield, Connecticut, recognizing such as landmarks in the history of the town, state or nation. http://www.newfairfield.org/content/66/502/default.aspx
New Fairfield Planning Commission - The Planning Commission prepares, adopts, and maintains a plan of Conservation and Development for the Town of New Fairfield and regulates development in order to promote the health, safety, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the community. http://www.newfairfield.org/content/66/452/default.aspx
New Fairfield Zoning Commission – The Commission’s regulations are intended in part to conserve and stabilize the value of property, to lessen congestion in the streets and highways; to secure safety from fire, panic, flood and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land, and the undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provision for community utility and facilities, such as transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; to encourage the provision of housing options and opportunities; to control soil erosion and sedimentation; to protect existing and potential sources of potable water; to protect water quality in Ball Pond, Candlewood Lake and other surface water resources; to protect agricultural resources; to promote the historic character of the community and the most appropriate use of land throughout the municipality; to the extent consistent with soil types, terrain, infrastructure capacity and the plan of conservation and development for the community. http://www.newfairfield.org/content/66/512/default.aspx
Housatonic Valley Association - The Housatonic Valley Association works to conserve the natural character and environmental health of our communities by protecting and restoring the lands and waters of the Housatonic Watershed for this and future generations. http://www.hvatoday.org/
Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials - The Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials (HVCEO) is a voluntary regional coordinating body for ten municipalities in western Connecticut, i.e. Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield and Sherman. The Council has the responsibility under federal law to prepare a regional transportation plan, and under state law a regional land use plan. It provides a continuing forum on municipal management and planning and maintains a vigorous research program. http://hvceo.org.
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN CT
- Ridgefield Action Committee for the Environment - http://www.racefortheearth.com/
- Fairfield Town Green - http://www.fairfieldct.org/towngreen.htm
- Danbury Climate Change Awareness - http://www.ci.danbury.ct.us/content/39/75/8072.aspx
