East Haddam Land Trust

Let's Go Green!

This page is devoted to tips and links for going and keeping green. Do you have a tip to share? Send us an e-mail and let us know!

A new site was recently launched: Buy CT Grown. It contains news, events, recipes, lists of in-season items, and maps for buying local produce.

 

Rain Gardens

Here are some links to help you build a rain garden in your yard, a great way to cut down on nonpoint source pollution by directing stormwater runoff to a natural filtration garden area.

• UConn Rain Garden Brochure
• Wisconsin Rain Garden Manuals and Links
• Rain Garden History

Links to Tips and Sites for Going and Keeping Green

• Composting Learn how to make compost, and why improving your soil is the best thing that you can do for your lawn and garden.
• UConn Cooperative Extension
• How to Create a Streamside Buffer Garden (link to CT Coastal downloadable brochures)
• UConn Residential Water Quality Education Center
• UMass Landscape, Nursery, and Urban Forestry (includes tools for Integrated Pest Management-IPM)
• UConn IPM Program

"Green Connecticut" Sites

• CT Green Scene (share info, news, and events)

• Connecticut Fund for the Environment (campaigns and activism)

• Hartford Courant Green Pages (tips, videos, and tools)

• The Green Vibration (food, events, activism, and more)

• Building CT Green (materials, services, etc.)

• Connecticut Green Building Council (products, services, and events)

• All Green E-Zine (Connecticut online magazine)

• CL&P Energy Saving Programs (products and programs)

• CT Clean Energy Trail (businesses/products)

• Local Harvest (Farmers' Markets, events, organic food)

Green Sites for Kids and Young Adults

• Earth Force (students watershed protection programs)

• Go Green Initiative (school health and safety)

• Green Maps (not just for kids!)

• Green Kids (projects and education)

• Kids R Green (games and activities)

• Growing Green Kids (garden-based education)

• Earth Place (nature discovery center; green earth fair)

Other Great Green Sites

• National Geographic Green Guide (consumer's guide)

• Tree Hugger ("how to" green your life)

• Environmental Defense Fund (studies, info, and tips)

• Global Green USA (news and info)

• Grist E-zine (news and commentary)

• The Daily Green (consumer's guide)

• Stop Global Warming (activism)

• Green Festivals (parties with a purpose)

• Nature Conservancy (enviro-tips)

• Ideal Bite (daily green tips)

• The Green Daily (articles)

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