Students & Teachers in New England

Wetlands: A World in Our Backyard and Documents Relating to Connecticut's Route 11

A World in Our Backyard

Developed in cooperation with EPA by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, this guide is a resource of information and activities about wetlands in New England for educators and their middle school students. It suggests ways to study wetland characteristics, why wetlands are important, and how students and teachers can help protect a local wetland. This guide aims to help students get to know the complexities of wetlands, discover wildlife, enjoy the experience of being outdoors, and learn how necessary wetlands are to the health of our environment. If you are interested in this curriculum please contact:

Stafford Madison
US EPA
1 Congress Street
Suite 1100 (CWQ) Boston, MA 02114
(617) 918-1622
e-mail: madison.stafford@epa.gov

Route 11 Click here for more pictures. Documents Date Description Letter to Federal Highway From Robert W. Varney (PDF) (1 p., 34 KB) July 24, 2003 Re: Growth Impacts Analysis Letters to ACOE, Federal Highway, ConnDOT, and USFWS (PDF) (8 pp., 13 KB) January 7, 2003 Re: Report to evaluate the practicability of the upgrade alternatives for the Route 11 project. Letter to Director Edgar T. Hurle from Douglas A. Thompson (PDF) (8 pp., 122 KB) November 13, 2002 Re: ConnDOT’s Statement of Wetlands and Wildlife Habitat Block Impacts and Compensation Plan for the Route 11 Corridor Letter to Colonel Brian E. Osterndorf from Robert W. Varney (PDF) (7 pp., 111 KB) November 8, 2001   Letter to Colonel Brian E. Osterndorf from Ira Leighton (PDF) (12 pp., 161 KB) April 20, 2001 Re: Upgrade alternatives should not be eliminated from consideration during the §404 review process Letter to Colonel Michael W. Pratt from John P. DeVillars (PDF) (4 pp., 17 KB) May 21, 1999 RE: Connecticut Route 82/85/11 Corridor - Section 404 Permit Application Public Notice (PN 199702529) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation (FHWA-CT-EIS-98-01-D) Attachment to May 21, 1999 letter (PDF) (22 pp., 132 KB) May 21, 1999 Comments on Section 404 Permit Application Public Notice (PN 199702529) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation (FHWA-CT-EIS-98-01-D) EPA Statement (PDF) (6 pp., 32 KB) April 7, 1999 Connecticut Route 82/85/11 Project Public Hearing, April 7, 1999 Waterford, CT Connecticut Statute (PDF) (2 pp., 8 KB)   Sec. 40 (New) Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission