Stonington | Groton | Ledyard | North Stonington | Eastern and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations
Community Action Team
The Community Action Team (CAT) is essential in shaping the Mystic River Vulnerability Assessment​. Over the next few weeks, the CAT will host a series of conversation circles related to climate vulnerabilities and solutions. See below for event details and registration.
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Longer term, the CAT will strengthen communication and relations between neighbors, friends, and family to build momentum for our Watershed Regeneration Action Plan. This plan will identify and analyze watershed issues and develop strategies to address them. With the WRAP in place, we can collaborate with our allies to solicit and guide millions of dollars in investments to enhance the safety and health of our communities.
The CAT consists of community members who are eager to take an active role. This core group strengthens existing relationships and forges new ones to ensure communication across the watershed.
Events & Gatherings
-open to the public-
Earth Day Community Conversation Circle
Tuesday, April 22
Virtual Gathering, 6:30-8pm
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Guiding Questions:
What are nature-based/ green infrastructure solutions and how do they work? Where can we put them and how?
Join in a local knowledge share! Share your own knowledge and experiences and learn from others about the least expensive and most efficient ways of addressing challenges with our changing environment and extreme weather related impacts. Could these solutions work to reduce our vulnerabilities? What more do we need to know? Come and help direct the Vulnerability Assessment and ultimately, investment in the care of our whole watershed.
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Meeting Information
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 6:30-8 PM EST on Zoom. Please register before attending above. If you can't make this one, join us on the 30th!
Community Conversation Circle
Wednesday, April 30
Virtual Gathering, 6:30-8pm
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Guiding Questions:
What are nature-based/ green infrastructure solutions and how do they work? Where can we put them and how?
Join in a local knowledge share! Share your own knowledge and experiences and learn from others about the least expensive and most efficient ways of addressing challenges with our changing environment and extreme weather related impacts. Could these solutions work to reduce our vulnerabilities? What more do we need to know? Come and help direct the Vulnerability Assessment and ultimately, investment in the care of our whole watershed.
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Meeting Information
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 6:30-8 PM EST on Zoom. Please register before attending above.
Community Conversation Circle
Wednesday, May 7
Virtual Gathering, 6:30-8pm
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Guiding Questions:
How do we align our need for resilience with the regeneration of our economy and ecosystem? What are our best protections from climate change and how do we invest in them?
Share your experiences and your knowledge! Meet others who care about meeting the challenges we face in our changing environment and extreme weather related impacts. Our community concerns will direct the Vulnerability Assessment, a critical portion of the overall care plan for the Watershed communities.
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Meeting Information
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from 6:30-8 PM EST on Zoom. Please register before attending above. If you can't make this one, please come to the session on the 15th! (see below)
Community Conversation Circle
Thursday, May 15
Virtual Gathering, 4:30-6pm
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Guiding Questions:
How do we align our need for resilience with the regeneration of our economy and ecosystem? What are our best protections from climate change and how do we invest in them?
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Share your experiences and your knowledge! Meet others who care about meeting the challenges we face in our changing environment and extreme weather related impacts. Our community concerns will direct the Vulnerability Assessment, a critical portion of the overall care plan for the Watershed communities.
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Meeting Information
Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 4:30-6 PM EST on Zoom. Please register before attending above.
Community Conversation Circle
Wednesday, May 28
Virtual Gathering, 6:30-8pm
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Guiding Topic:
Recap of community conversations to guide the Vulnerability Assessment and to launch our WRAP process.
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​Help us set next steps and guide the analysis Fuss and O'Neill will complete, setting us up for autumn co-design of solutions to go into the Watershed Resilience Action Plan.
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Meeting Information
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 6:30-8 PM EST on Zoom. Please register before attending above.
Make a Difference
Your voice and your relationships matter. By participating in the CAT, you will take part in monthly conversations and workshops that guide and inform the Alliance's major projects. By recruiting and talking with your neighbors, friends, and family, you will grow momentum for cohesive watershed planning. These plans will identify issues in the watershed, including climate vulnerabilities, and collectively design solutions to them. With these plans, we can pursue funding and collaboration with our allies and partners to implement them. The CAT is comprised of our community members who are the most motivated to play an active role. It is the core group who builds on existing relationships and creates new ones to help us talk with everyone in the watershed.