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Culverts and Climate Resilience Fact Sheet

Culverts and Climate Resilience Fact Sheet. Culverts are tubes, tunnels, large pipes or structures designed to channel water under roadways, railways and other pathways, allowing roads and transportation to be unaffected by waterflow passing beneath.

Beavers and Climate Resilience in Connecticut Factsheet

In Connecticut, property owners and municipalities faced with nuisance beavers have choices for how to address problems.  In Connecticut, beaver populations are managed by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) while human maintenance of beaver dams and streams is under the jurisdiction of local Inland Wetlands Agencies.

Zones of Shared Risk (ZSR) Factsheet

ìZones of Shared Riskî are regions that face common flood, wind, or heat-related challenges already, or caused by climate change. A Zone of Shared Risk (ZSR) includes land, buildings, and infrastructure as well as the hydrological, ecological, social, and institutional elements that contribute to the functioning of a place.