WASHINGTON — Volunteers can bundle up and become scientists with Steep Rock Association by scanning sections of the Shepaug River for bald eagles from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, January
Robert Miller: Addressing climate change at the local level
Photo: Submitted by Roxbury Land Trust
When a hard rain falls in Ridgefield, First Selectman Rudy Marconi knows where the runoff will overflow the gutters and flow across the backyards.
“We all show up,’’ he said of the other town leaders who go from torrent to torrent, checking out the storm water rush.
These rainy day meetings will become more frequent. Climate change means more moisture in the atmosphere and heavier, more frequent downpours across the state.
For the immediate future, the best thing towns can do is prepare to mitigate those changes. New state legislation may help them do that.