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Program on pollinators slated at Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby

Kellogg Environmental Center/ File photo

DERBY - Join Kellogg Environmental Center staff at 1 p.m. Aug. 15 for an hour-long program with guest speaker Andrew Danzig, a Certified Master Gardener. 

Learn about the ideal habitats to attract pollinators and the importance of supporting species native to Connecticut.

Discover ways to create sustainable habitats for native pollinators and the components of one’s backyard that can attract these pollinators.  Participants will also be provided with information on specific plants that pollinators enjoy as well as locations in Connecticut and New England where those plants are obtainable.

Registration is required for this free, in-person program.  

Please register through the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection calendar of events webpage Programs at Kellogg Environmental Center (wufoo.com) or contact susan.quincy@ct.gov for assistance.  

The New Normal Health & Safety Guidelines for CT State Parks provides important guidance for participants and visitors (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/COVID-19/Health_Safety_Flyer_NN_Final.pdf ).

The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is located at 500 Hawthorne Ave. It is open 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 

For further information or directions please email donna.kingston@ct.gov or phone the Kellogg Environmental Center at 203-734-2513. 

This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.

Derby Neck Library hosts Video Game Club on Tuesdays

DERBY - Derby Neck Library staff invites teens and tweens to join them from 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays on their devices for Minecraft, Rocket League and more! 

The Library will host the group for the games and the voice chat using Discord. 

If you can’t join the game, you can always join the Discord to chat with your fellow gamers! 

Use the codes below to become “friends” on Discord. Then we will get you connected in game!
Discord: DBNeck #3627

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page. 

Family Movie Night on tap at Massaro Community Farm in Woodbridge

Shared from Massaro Community Farm's Facebook page:

"Join us [at Massaro Community Farm Friday] for our monthly family night! This month [we're] showing the movie The Great Outdoors! 

"Doors open at 7 p.m., movie at dusk. Tickets on sale now at https://bit.ly/AugustFamilyNight "

The farm is located at 41 Ford Road, Woodbridge on the Ansonia town line.