Help Find the Best Rte 9 Outcome
On April 6, 5-6 p.m. on Zoom, The Jonah Center and Ecoin (the Environmental Collective Impact Network) will host a “focus group” with Howard Weissberg, Deputy Director of Public Works. We will closely examine Middletown’s evolving proposals for exits and entrances to Route 9 that will be required after the traffic signals are removed. To register and receive the Zoom meeting information, email: jhall@thejonahcenter.org with the words “Route 9 Focus Group.”
Rowers Needed
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We are looking for volunteers to row our 12-foot Jon boat during water chestnut removal work parties in the Floating Meadows (Mattabesset & Coginchaug Rivers) this summer. The plan is: the boat will receive bags of water chestnut filled by kayakers, allowing the kayakers to fill another bag. This will greatly increase the productivity of our work parties. If you are interested in doing this once or twice (or more times) this summer, reply to this email with the word “Rower” and you will be contacted.###strongRussell Library invites you to its Earth Week program on Monday, April 17, 6-8 p.m. General conversation and questions will follow short presentations by Kim O"Rourke, City of Middletown Recycling Coordinator; Yasmin Ugurlu, owner of Reboot Eco; Rhea Drozdenko, Connecticut River Conservancy’s River Steward; John Hall; and Marcella Trowbridge, of ArtFarm and a Community Ritual Keeper.
Earth Week
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ExtravaganzaBuilding on last year’s successful event, exhibitors, vendors, food trucks, and activities for children will be available in Harbor Park on Saturday, April 22, from noon to 3 p.m. An easy 3-mile community bike ride along River Road will precede the event at 11 a.m. Meet up at the Jonah Center booth. Click here for more information.
Sustainability Scavenger Hunt
The City of Middletown invites you to visit various locations to learn about energy efficient practices and to pick up tips on making your daily life more sustainable. The event is on Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting at Russell Library. Complete the scavenger hunt and get a chance to win sustainability prizes. All ages welcome. Children under 18 can complete the Sustainability Scavenger Hunt Jr. More information is here.
Wesleyan Wasch Seminars
The public is invited to take advantage of the courses of environmental interest starting soon: “The Ins and Ouches of Metal Pollution” (April 5), “Eat the Planet” (April 20), and “Stories of Lost Worlds” (May 3): descriptions and registration .
