Amid graduation season, Connecticut experts are advising the public to avoid releasing balloons, as hundreds end up in the Long Island Sound each year.
When John Genther, a 23-year-old commercial fisherman from Madison, Conn., signed up for a CPR and first aid safety class hosted by Connecticut Sea Grant at UConn Avery Point, he never expected that two weeks later, he would be using his training to save a man's life.
Connecticut Sea Grant and the Connecticut College Arboretum are pleased to announce the publication of Connecticut’s Sandy Shores: An Introduction to the Geology, Plants and Animals, a 130-page guidebook with dozens of color photos and illustrations along with explanatory text about the ecology, geology, common species and why Connecticut’s sandy beaches differ from many others along the Atlantic seaboard.