Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition

Dive deeper into several of the tools used to monitor current local environmental conditions.

Join Alison Birks on an hour long plant i.d. walk. Learn about local, useful plants in your area. Foraging basics, sustainability concerns and basic plant identification will be covered in this class. Wear hiking boots, bring a water bottle, pen and notepad.

FULL - NOT ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS. Create your very own rain barrel. All materials are provided at the workshop and PRWC volunteers will help guide you through the construction process. The take home product will be one finished 55-gallon rain barrel that will capture your roof's rain water.

The watershed that our lives depend on is also critical to the lives of thousands of other kinds of organisms. From fish and frogs to lots and lots of bugs. Get ready to get muddy and wet discovering what’s hidden beneath the surface of the Pomperaug River.

Learn how to use the magic of water and recycling to save the world with the Merlin of Environmental Magic, Cyril the Sorcerer! In this 30 minute show Cyril will inspire audience members with the secrets they can use to be heroes for our planet!

Walk the historic Gertrude Jekyll Garden with volunteer garden committee members and see Jekyll’s design unfold as they share the story of its original planting through the current restoration.

Calling all tree lovers! Learn more about trees and how to identify them. Co-sponsored by the Southbury Land Trust and the Bridgewater Land Trust.

Learn how to use the magic of water and recycling to save the world with the Merlin of Environmental Magic, Cyril the Sorcerer! In this 30 minute show Cyril will inspire audience members with the secrets they can use to be heroes for our planet!

Want to learn more about backyard composting? Ask a UConn Master Composter! Through the UConn Master Composter program, enthusiastic residents learn about various aspects of the composting process.

Online Storytime - "We are Water Protectors" by Carole Lindstrom

Bellamy Ferriday Preserve in the moonlight. This is the day of a full moon and falls between Earth Day, April 22nd and Arbor Day, April 30th

Use the Collection Site Locator to find a drug take back collection near you. This is an opportunity to safely get rid of unused prescription drugs and prevent drug addiction without flushing them, avoiding water contamination.

Join White Memorial Conservation Center in celebrating Earth Day with a day long celebration including Connecticut Poet Laureate Margaret Gibson and poetry readings.

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL AND NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATION Join Audubon Bent of the River for a morning bird walk through our sanctuary. The Bent's meadows, shrub-lands, and woodlands provide great habitat for migrating birds, such as Warblers, Vireos, Indigo Buntings, Thrushes, Orioles, and more.

Join fellow community members for a day of service on Earth Day! Volunteers will work to remove non-native plant species on a Flanders preserved property.

Private Wells and Drinking Water Private Wells 101: Water Conservation and Groundwater Protection presented by Carol Haskins of Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition and Water Quality Issues and Testing presented by Tiziana Shea of CT Department of Public Health.

Build a model aquifer from your favorite candies, sweets, and drink.

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) is collecting household hazardous wastes produced in the home that are poisonous, flammable, reactive, or corrosive. These wastes are harmful to human health and the environment if not disposed of properly.