Nancy Balcom, Associate Director and Program Leader, Connecticut Sea Grant, and Senior Extension Educator, UConn Extension, organized and facilitated safety and survival training for 49 commercial fishermen. The training was sponsored by Connecticut Sea Grant, US Coast Guard, University of Connecticut and the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association on May 4, 2016 at the University of Connecticut – Avery Point. Drill instructor certification for 24 fishermen was conducted on May 5, 2016. Training was provided by Fishing Partnership Support Services (MA) and by Coast Guard F/V Examiners from New Haven CT and Coram (Long Island) NY.
Month: May 2016
Equine Disaster Workshop Offered
Join UConn and the Connecticut Horse Council on Thursday, June 9th for a Disaster Preparedness for Equine Owners workshop. The event is being held at the UConn Storrs Campus, and although it is free to the public, RSVPs are required to either jenifer.nadeau@uconn.edu or stacey.stearns@uconn.edu.