Useful Links
Environmental and Conservation Links
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Catalog Choice – to remove unwanted catalogs and junk mail: www.catalogchoice.org
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UCONN Connecticut Invasive Plant Work Group – to obtain a list of invasive plants in Connecticut: www.cipwg.uconn.edu
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Energize Ct: For a fee, Energize CT will evaluate your home’s energy performance and will install basic energy-saving measures, usually valued at more than the fee: www.energizeconnecticut.com
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Buy Nothing Glastonbury CT is an organization that offers members a way to give, share or lend any items. There is no buying or selling on this website: On Facebook, go to “Buy Nothing Glastonbury, CT”
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Glastonbury Food Recycling Program – Residents may bring food waste to the Transfer Station for recycling (do not include plastic bags). The waste is sent to Quantum Biopower, a CT company that turns waste into electric power and compost.
Gardening Links
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Connecticut Gardener – CT calendar of events, articles and other resources: www.conngardener.com
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Perennial Resources – Perennial Encyclopedia features plant pictures, plant specifications, care and
companion plants as well as search function: www.perennialresource.com
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UCONN Home & Garden Education Center (HGEC)
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Provides gardening information (e.g. monthly garden tips), plant database, article archives.
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UCONN tests soil and provides detailed report for $12.
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HGEC Plant Submission app will provide plant identification and/or problem diagnosis
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after receiving a digital photo: www.ladybug.uconn.edu.
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The Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station (CAES) – Free soil testing with detailed report.
Provides answers to plant and insect problems as well as tick testing: www.portal.ct.gov/caes.
Other organization Links
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New England Wildflower Society: www.newenglandwild.org
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Land Heritage Land Coalition, Inc.: www.lhcglastonbury.org
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Connecticut Audubon Center in Glastonbury: www.ctaudubon.org, then select “Glastonbury Center”
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Glastonbury Partners in Planning: www.gpip.org
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Native Plant Finder: www.nwf.org/nativePlantFinder/plants
