The Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve, SLR Consulting, and CT DEEP have completed the project: Formulating a Site Plan to Support the Ecology and Management Needs of Bluff Point, in Groton CT.

We are collecting comments and feedback on the project summary through May 31, 2025. The project summary is available HERE and, if you have any comments to provide, please submit them HERE. All comments submitted through the online form will be attached to the Final Project Report for future planning purposes.

This project, funded by the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, identified vulnerable areas at the Bluff Point Property and collected visitor input about use, improvements, and areas that should be protected. The summary provides strategies to improve these areas and also includes a description of additional priorities and input from public meetings.

The highest priorities identified for restoration are:

• The main vehicular entrance that floods daily and prevents access to the park and causes safety concerns;
• Undersized and degraded culverts that cause trails to flood and restrict tidal flow to wetlands;
• and the lower parking lot that floods daily.

Our next steps are to continue to work closely with CT DEEP to develop a management strategy for the Property and apply for funds to implement the improvements identified. If you have additional ideas or input to contribute or would like to learn more about the project, please email  BluffPoint@uconn.edu.

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