Vernon Conservation Commission helpful links
Helpful Links
This page contains links to local, state and federal environmental agencies and programs, non-profit environmental organizations, resource mapping services, and natural resources information. This information can be used by residents and municipal representatives in learning about and addressing natural resource issues.
Vernon Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes and Agendas
Lake and Watershed Organizations and Information
Connecticut Federation of Lakes
Hockanum River Watershed Association
Tankerhoosen River Watershed Management Plan
Tankerhoosen River Rapid Bioassessment by Volunteers, Final Report, 2009-2011
Invasive Species Management Programs
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Invasive Aquatic Plant Program (CAES IAPP)
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
Blue-green Algae (cyanobacteria) Guidance in Vermont and Massachusetts
Vermont Guidance:
Cyanobacteria (Blue-green Algae) Guidance for Vermont Communities
Recognizing Blue Green Algae in Lake Champlain
Massachusetts Guidance:
Mass. Dept. of Public Health Guidelines for Cyanobacteria in Freshwater Recreational Water Bodies
Harmful Algae Blooms in Fresh Water Bodies
Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) - Programs and information for residents and consumers
CT DEEP Bureau of Outdoor Recreation - boating, fishing, hunting, State forests and parks
CT DEEP Bureau Natural Resources - Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife
CT DEEP Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Resource Mapping Services
CT DEEP Endangered Species Mapping (Natural Diversity Data Base - NDDB) - downloadable .pdfs.
CT DEEP Aquifer Protection Area Mapping - downloadable .pdfs.
UCONN Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC)
Connecticut Environmental Conditions Online (ECO) Online Map Viewer
Vernon downloadable ECO .pdf maps
Civic Organizations and Information
Environmental Organizations
Connecticut Association of Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commissions (CACIWC)
Connecticut Forest and Parks Association (CFPA)
Connecticut Land Conservation Council
Northern Connecticut Land Trust
Environmental Planning Agencies - State/Regional
Tolland County Agricultural Center (TAC)
North Central Conservation District
UCONN Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR)
North Central District Health Department, Enfield
Environmental Planning Agencies - Federal
Natural Resource Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Tolland Office