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

Additional Information

• Vernon Trails

Environmental References

• Tankershoosen Watershed Management Plan

• Bolton Lakes Watershed Conservation Alliance Power Point Presentation, October 2014

• Statewide Riffle Bioassessment by Volunteers Reports

• Vernon Drought Communication Plan

• Connecticut Drought Information Center

• Connecticut Water Conservation Tips

Aquatic Invasive Plant Surveys

• Plant Identification Protocol

• Baseline Pond Survey, 2009

• Tankerhoosen River Watershed Volunteer Survey, 2010

What Can You Do?

• Build a Rain Garden

• Adopt a Trail

• Conservation Easements

• Organic Lawn Care

• Invasive Species Handout

• Invasive Phragmites Handout

• Residential Invasive Presentation

• Connecticut's Invasive Aquatic and Wetland Plants ID Guide

Initiatives

• Scenic Roads

• Vernal Pools

• Composting initiative

• Wetlands plantings

• Geographic Information Systems Maps and Information

• Open space

Lake and Watershed Organizations and Information

• Connecticut Federation of Lakes

• Friends of Bolton 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 - Programs and information for residents and consumers

• CT DEEP Main Page

• 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 Maps and GIS Data

• CT DEEP Endangered Species Mapping and Natural Diversity Data Base

• CT DEEP Aquifer Protection Area Maps

• UCONN Map and Geographic Information Center

• Connecticut Environmental Conditions Online (ECO) Online Map Viewer

• Vernon downloadable ECO .pdf maps

Civic Organizations and Information

• Friends of Valley Falls

• Vernon Greenway Volunteers

• The Tankerhoosen Newsletter

Environmental Organizations

• Connecticut Association of Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commissions (CACIWC)

• Connecticut Farmland Trust

• Connecticut Forest and Parks Association (CFPA)

• Connecticut Land Conservation Council

• Northern Connecticut Land Trust

• The Nature Conservancy

Environmental Planning Agencies - State/Regional

• Tolland County Agricultural Center

• North Central Conservation District

• UCONN Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR)

• Connecticut Low Impact Development (LID) Inventory (via CLEAR website) - LID atlas, interactive mapping

• North Central District Health Department, Enfield

Environmental Planning Agencies - Federal

• Natural Resource Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Tolland Office