CT Urban Forest Network

We closed out last week's show with the first of a two-part interview about a pair of regional agencies working on educating communities about the escalating challenges involving pollution caused by vaping, tobacco, and cannabis by products. Now, check out Part 2, featuring the Western CT Coalition and learn how to help reduce this sometimes toxic and dangerous waste in our local trash streams and landfills.Then we'll return to a For the People Special Report focusing on eBikes - with a lot of critical information aimed at parents and those providing eBikes for younger riders, as well as riders who want to be as safe as possible when operating alongside other motor vehicles on Connecticut's roadways. We'll open with a Newtown Police officer discussing current eBike laws and some potent observations of what he is seeing on local roadways.Our Special Report on eBikes continues with two representatives from UConn Health Waterbury Hospital - one a first responder for decades, the other, a nurse who manages of the hospital's Emergency Dept. We'll pick up the conversation detailing their experiences and perspectives as they see eBike, moped, and scooter collisions rapidly escalating across the region they serve.

In this first of a two-part For the People Special Report we're bringing back the director of the Housatonic Resource Recovery Authority - regional waste management agency. Find out why HRRA is working in tandem with the Western CT Coalition educating communities about the environmental pollution caused by vaping, tobacco, and cannabis by-products, and developing ways to keep this toxic and dangerous waste from local trash streams and landfills.

It's time For the People checked in with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, which helped convene the first of its kind Connecticut Citizens Assembly on Property Tax Reform earlier this year. Their recommendations were just released, so tune in and learn some of what this independent, 100-member group of randomly selected residents has to offer about reducing the state's heavy reliance on local property taxes.

As we near the end of our year-long series celebrating the International Year of the Woman Farmer, For the People is visiting with Stacia Monahan at Stone Gardens Farm Market who helped transition a modest farm stand to a fully integrated working farm specializing in meats, and most recently to a farm market retail store employing 30 local of workers and purveying products from dozens of regional farms.

As we near the end of our year-long series celebrating the International Year of the Woman Farmer, we'll visit with Stacia Monahan who helped transition a modest farm stand to a fully integrated working farm and most recently to a bricks and mortar farm market retail store employing dozens of workers and purveying products from dozens of regional farms.Then we'll check in with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, which helped convene the first of its kind Connecticut Citizens Assembly on Property Tax Reform. Learn some of the key recommendations from this independent, 100-member group of randomly selected residents who spent the summer deliberating on ways to reduce the state's heavy reliance on local property taxes.And we'll close with the first of a two-part interview featuring the director of the Housatonic Resource Recovery Authority which is partnering with the Western CT Coalition. These agencies are working together educating communities about the escalating challenges involving pollution caused by vaping, tobacco, and cannabis by-products. Stay tuned and learn how much of this sometimes toxic and dangerous waste is finding its way into local trash streams and landfills.

In this segment, For the People is reconnecting with Impact Fairfield County. We'll remind you about this philanthropic movement connecting women across Fairfield County in collective giving - and why hundreds of participating women facilitate one powerful annual investment that promotes real positive change for nonprofits in your community.

Tune in as we welcome a representative from the Urban Forest Network. There are so many reasons why canopies of trees in our more hard topped urban neighborhoods are critical for both residents' health and the environment. So, we'll talk about how the Network will be helping more cities achieve their urban forest goals with the support of a brand new grant writer.

As Election Day looms, we're bringing back our partners at AARP Connecticut and delivering some important facts about critical issues elected officials are facing before you go to the polls on Election Day. We'll help you understand why it really doesn't matter how or where in the state you are casting your ballot - as long as you get out and vote.

As Election Day looms, we're opening with our partners at AARP Connecticut and delivering some important facts about critical issues elected officials are facing before you go to the polls on Election Day. We'll help you understand why it really doesn't matter how or where in the state you are casting your ballot - as long as you get out and vote.Then we'll connect with a representative from the Urban Forest Network. There are so many reasons why canopies of trees in our more hard topped urban neighborhoods are critical for both residents' health and the environment. So, we'll talk about how the Network will be helping more cities achieve their urban forest goals with the support of a brand new grant writer.And we'll wrap things up reconnecting with Impact Fairfield County. We'll remind you about this philanthropic movement connecting women across Fairfield County in collective giving - and why hundreds of participating women facilitate one powerful annual investment that promotes real positive change for nonprofits in your community.

In this report, we're welcoming a representative from the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103d Airlift Wing to talk about exactly what the Air Guard does, along with opportunities for recruits to build skills, education, and career training while serving their state and our country.