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Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD)
Norwich office:
USDA Service Center
238 West Town Street
Norwich, CT 06360-2111
860-887-4163 x3011
Brooklyn office:
P.O. Box 112
139 Wolf Den Road Brooklyn, CT 06234
860-774-8397 x203
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Welcome to Eastern Connecticut Conservation District
The Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD) is a local not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping the towns and citizens of Eastern Connecticut with their conservation needs. The creation of the ECCD is a result of the reorganization of Connecticut’s eight county based soil and water Conservation Districts into five regional watershed areas: Northwest, Southwest, North Central, Connecticut River Coastal, and Eastern.
The service area of the ECCD encompasses thirty-six municipalities covering Windham and New London counties and part of Tolland County. Our service area includes the towns of:
Andover, Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Columbia, East Lyme, Eastford, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Scotland, Sprague, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Windham and Woodstock.
We are in the process of updating this page on barley straw. For a current barley straw fact sheet and ordering information, click here.
Thames River Basin Partnership Rain Barrel/Bio-orb Promotion
Eastern Connecticut Conservation District Thames River Basin Partnership Connection
From 2006 – 2009, the TRBP Coordinator was a grant funded position administered by the ECCD. This funding source has expired. ECCD still continues to support the TRBP by providing staff time to coordinate quarterly meetings and maintain the financial records. You can help support ECCD by purchasing a Rain Barrel and/or Bio-orb from the New England Rain Barrel Company. For each Rain Barrel purchased at $84.95 through the 2010 TRBP promotion, ECCD will receive $9. For each Bio-orb purchased at $99.95 through the 2010 TRBP promotion, ECCD will receive $10. Not only are both these items part of an important backyard conservation ethic, but by purchasing them from the NE Rain Barrel Company, you can also support your favorite non-profit conservation organization. This will help ECCD to continue to support this regional conservation partnership.
How to order your Rain Barrel or Bio-orb from the New England Rain Barrel Company to help support the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District’s support of the Thames River Basin Partnership (TRBP)
Method 1 – order toll free by phone at 1-877-977-3135. Specify you wish to support the TRBP and choose which general delivery location you wish to pick up your order on Saturday, June 19, 2010 – CT Audubon Society Center at Pomfret (Route 169) or the USDA Service Center in Norwich (238 West Town Street). Pick up will be between 10 AM and 1 PM.
Method 2 – visit the New England Rain Barrel Company website at www.nerainbarrel.com. Click on “Shop Online” and then click on either Norwich/TRBP or Pomfret/TRBP
For each rain barrel sold, ECCD will receive $9. For each Bio-orb composter sold, ECCD will receive $10. All funds will help offset the costs to ECCD for their administrative support of the Thames River Basin Partnership.
How ECCD supports the TRBP
· Maintains financial accounts
· Quarterly meeting organization (special speakers, meeting agendas and notes, updates to website)
· Quarterly TRBP Newsletter Partners in Action Report
· Annual Floating Workshop planning
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