Budget cuts affect state campgrounds, parks

#MIDDLEBURY #DEEP Due to a General Fund budget cut of $10 million effective July 1, Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reducing operating expenses ... Continue Reading →

CT residents victims of boating tragedy

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reported Monday, June 13, that one is dead, one is missing and two others have been hospitalized in Long Island ... Continue Reading →

DEEP charges two with having forged fishing licenses

Two Connecticut residents – a man from Shelton and a woman from Berlin – were arrested on forgery charges for possession of fishing licenses they had allegedly illegally created. During ... Continue Reading →

DEEP seeks bear killer

#DEEP #WILDLIFE #BLACKBEAR The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is asking anyone with information on the person or people who killed a black bear ... Continue Reading →

Firefighter reports deer may have survived ice ordeal

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM We left the scene of the doe stranded on the ice at Long Meadow Pond in Middlebury Jan. 7 because it was our understanding she had a broken leg and would be put ... Continue Reading →

DEEP closes Sessions Woods due to bold bear

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has closed hiking trails at Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area in Burlington due to the apparent bold behavior ... Continue Reading →

Second free fishing license day will be Aug. 15

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has designated Saturday, Aug. 15, as the second of two “Free Fishing License” days in 2015. Get a free ... Continue Reading →

DEEP offers free fishing license days

New for this year, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is offering two free fishing license days, June 21, 2015 (Father’s Day), and Aug. 15, 2015 ... Continue Reading →

DEEP alerts boaters to hypothermia dangers

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said cold waters in early spring pose risks for boaters, and life jackets are their key to survival in these ... Continue Reading →

Glastonbury range re-opens this weekend

Special provisions for turkey hunters Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said the Glastonbury Shooting Range will open for supervised public use ... Continue Reading →