Biodiversity

A team of Stony Brook University researchers launched a zero-carbon vessel to study biodiversity in Shinnecock Bay. They say the device will aid the bay’s restoration project and break ground for more eco-friendly ocean exploration methods.

Volunteers planted New England Blazing Star at Bamford Preserve, a rare sandplain grassland on Martha's Vineyard. Sandplain grasslands are biodiversity hotspots found only along the northeast Atlantic Coast.

A study of flora in Windham County has revealed 49 new plant species in the region. While some plants are native to Connecticut, others are invasive.

Connecticut marked its two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 emergency last Thursday