The Training and Engagement Program is designed to bring information to coastal communities for improved decision-making. Focusing training efforts on our Reserve's priority topics of habitat, water quality, and climate will improve stewardship of the Reserve and our surrounding watersheds. Training will be delivered to a range of audiences including government staff, NGOs, consultants, and regional organizations. Programs provide information and technical assistance that leverages partnerships and our research, education, and stewardship programs.
The main objectives of the Reserve’s Training and Engagement programming are to:
- Deliver science-based knowledge and skills appropriate to the needs of coastal decision-makers through partnerships.
- Increase access of audiences to the Reserve and its resources through increased networking and information sharing.
- Establish the Reserve as a reliable and relevant source for training and support on coastal management issues.
Examples of training topics include:
- Working with partners to deliver training that advances implementation and monitoring of nature based solutions;
- Providing land managers with methods to better identify and manage invasive species;
- Facilitating a Long Island Sound Eelgrass Collaborative to improve management and restoration of an important coastal resource in the Sound;
- Leveraging NOAA resources to deliver process-based training (e.g. planning effective projects and facilitation basics for coastal managers).
Being a newly established Reserve, our staff are working to develop programming. If you would like to join our email list for updates about our CTP workshops, please email our CTP Coordinator at CTNERR.Training@uconn.edu.