Planning for Extreme Heat in Groton
This project had two parts performed by two students. The first project was developing an outreach campaign to run Groton's Instagram account over the course of Summer 2025. The campaign would communicate information such as tips for staying cool in Groton, cooling center locations, heat advisory alerts, and warning signs of heat illness. The second project was an extreme heat building and zoning approach research project. The Climate Corps project investigated some of the approaches and projects being pursued by other municipalities to gather information that would help inform whether Groton should use similar approaches.
2023
Groton Climate Communication
For this project, two Climate Corps students focused on creating a climate communication strategy for Groton, CT which identifies the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the town's climate communications. The strategy intends to direct Groton’s future climate communication practices and will evolve as Groton continues to move toward resiliency, as well as provide information on the best communication practices, intended/primary audiences, key messages, and how best to communicate with the community while maintaining transparency and inclusivity.
2021
Land Reclamation After Hypothetical Managed Retreat at Groton Long Point
As part of research on managed retreat, a climate corps student analyzed the impacts of sea level rise and storm surge in the Groton Long Point area. In this hypothetical scenario, four typical zones are identified to implement living shoreline technology to maintain coastline integrity, prevent erosion, and encourage biodiversity. The specific strategies involve dune construction, marshes and rock sills, coir logs, dune vegetation and recommendations of appropriate plants and long-term maintenance.
2020
Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Groton, CT.
An assessment of top opportunities for implementing Green Stormwater Infrastructure (also known as Low Impact Development) on municipally owned properties in Groton, CT.
For Citation Purposes: Connecticut Sea Grant & University of Connecticut’s Center for Land Use Education and Research. (June 7, 2018). Town of Groton. https://climate.uconn.edu/climate-corps/projects/town-projects/town-groton