Join us December 10-11 for the 3rd Annual Sustainable & Resilient Communities Workshop!

 

The SRC Team is excited to announce that for our 2024 Annual Workshop we are holding a series of virtual sessions over two days focused on our assistance programs, new regional resilience resources and tools, and a discussion on planning for inundation and different considerations communities may face. Leading up to the workshop, we are also planning two field trips to showcase community resilience projects in CT and NY.

 

Find all the details and register below!

 

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CT & NY Field Trips

On December 5th, visit the new bioretention project at Town Center Park in Hamden, CT! Together with Save the Sound and the Town of Hamden, you will tour the site, learn behind-the-scenes project details, and have the opportunity to workshop your own resilience project. Registration coming soon!

 

On December 6th, visit the living shoreline recently installed by Westchester County at the Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary in Rye, NY. More details and registration information coming soon!

 

Session 1 – SRC Resilience Assistance Programs

Join us on Tuesday, December 10th from 10-11:30 AM to learn about our Sustainable and Resilient Communities resilience assistance programs and hear from communities who have successfully utilized them to advance resilience project plans, build capacity, and/or secure competitive grant funding! Register here.

 

Session 2 – Resilience Tools

Join us on Tuesday, December 10th from 1:30-3:30 PM to learn about new Resilience Tools being developed and used throughout coastal Long Island Sound! Register here.

 

Session 3 – Planning for Inundation 

Join us on Wednesday, December 11th from 10 AM-12 PM to hear from communities and regional entities that are considering different aspects of planning for inundation, including buyout programs, land use policies, and community perspectives on retreat/relocation. Register here.