Community Science – An Evolution of Data Science
- “Community science (or C*Sci) is exciting, valuable, and widely used by scientific communities. Formerly known as ‘citizen science’, community science is a way of making observations and collecting data on the natural world by those who are not scientists by profession….”
- By Tara Jo Holmberg – NWCD Board Member and Professor in Environmental Science and Biology at Northwest Connecticut Community College, January 2022
- ““Riparian” refers to the area immediately adjacent to a stream, brook, river, body of water or other water resource. These areas or strips of land…”
- By Karen Griswold Nelson – NWCD Program Director, April 2020
Consider Groundcovers as ‘Living Mulch’
- “Groundcover” refers to a living mulch, usually a type of vine, which are vigorous plants that spread out quickly to cover bare soil. Groundcovers are valuable in the landscape because…”
- By: Rusty Warner, Landscape and Soils Professional, Spring 2019 Newsletter
- “Connecticut, the 3rd smallest state in area (3.2 million acres) and the 4th most densely populated (739 people per square mile) state, is also the 13th most wooded state in the country. CT’s 3.2 million acres is…”
- By: Larry Rousseau, Chairman of NWCD, and CT DEEP Forester, Fall 2019 Newsletter
Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae): A Health Concern
- “Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria that live in most waterbodies. They first evolved…”
- By: Kelsey Sudol, NWCD Environmental Associate