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• 5/12/2017 Great Park Pursuit Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure Begins May 13th

  May 13th is a great day to be outdoors with your family – first day of Connecticut’s Great Park Pursuit, Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure and Free Fishing Day across the state.

• 5/11/2017 Wild “Orphans:” To Rescue or Not?

  Spring and summer are busy times for people and animals.

• 3/13/2020 DEEP Announces COVID-19 Operational Adjustments

• 11/23/2020 Statement from DEEP on CT's First Clean Energy Industry Report

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Vicki Hackett, Deputy Commissioner for Energy at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), today released the following statement regarding the findings of Connecticut’s first clean energy industry report released November 10 and presented during a public webinar on Wednesday, November 18.

• 9/1/2020 DEEP Announces New Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Conservation

  he Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces its new Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Conservation, Mason Trumble, an outdoor educator with expertise in promoting and expanding access to outdoor recreation through innovative partnerships between the public and private sectors.

• 7/18/2023 DEEP Announces Free Swimming Lesson Program in Partnership with Boys Girls Club of New Britain

  (New Britain, CT) – Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) Commissioner Katie Dykes joined local and state elected officials, and Boys & Girls Club of New Britain (BGCNB) leaders today to announce $250,000 to fund free swimming lessons to qualifying children at the BGCNB pool deck. The partnership with the BGCNB will enable children 17 and under to receive free swim lessons at the facility’s pool.

• 4/5/2023 DEEP Invites You to Celebrate Spring Fishing Day April 8

  (HARTFORD) - The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) invites all residents and their families to celebrate Spring Fishing Day this Saturday, April 8, by getting out and going fishing, or by helping DEEP stock selected trout parks around the state.

• 5/2/2019 Wild Orphans -To Rescue or Not

  What should you do if you come across a young bird or mammal that appears to be orphaned or injured?

• 1/24/2017 Connecticut Conservation Education/Firearms Safety Program

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced a series of hunting seminars coordinated by the DEEP’s Conservation Education/Firearms Safety (CE/FS) Program.

• 10/3/2017 Roads and Bike Paths to Meigs and East Beach at Hammonasset Closed Due to Construction Project

  Roads and bike paths to two beach areas at Hammonasset Beach State Park - Meigs and East Beach – are closed because of a project that is underway to improve water and electrical systems within the park.

• 9/27/2017 DEEP Announces $1 Million in Federal Grants Awarded for Marine Sewage Disposal Facilities for the 2018 Boating Season

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that for the 2018 boating season, 43 marine facilities will receive $997,188 in funding under the annual Federal Clean Vessel Act (CVA) program.

• 5/3/2017 Osborne Homestead Museum Celebrates Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) celebrates Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day at the Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby, Connecticut on Sunday, June 25 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• 5/23/2017 DEEP Completes 2017 Catfish Stockings

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that for the eleventh consecutive year, one of the most sought after freshwater game fish species in the country, the Channel Catfish, has been stocked into twenty-four water bodies across Connecticut (see list of locations below.)

• 5/31/2017 Annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey Participate in a Citizen Science Project for CT DEEP

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) urges residents to keep a tally of all sightings of hen turkeys and poults (young-of-the-year) from June 1 through August 31 as part of the Wildlife Division’s Annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey.

• 12/11/2020 Menhaden Fish Kills Reported Along Connecticut Shoreline, DEEP Believes Due to Naturally Occurring Factors

  In the past month, DEEP Fisheries Division staff have received and investigated numerous calls of reported sightings of dead fish along the Connecticut shoreline, from Darien to New London, and numerous points in between. These incidents, known as fish kills, involve a species of fish called Atlantic Menhaden, also known as “bunker.”