A unique program is giving intergenerational teams the opportunity to have an impact on their communities through environmental action

Area residents are creating ‘story maps’ of conservation land in Eastern Connecticut as part of UConn’s Natural Resources Conservation Academy.

The Natural Resources Conservation Academy (NRCA) at the University of Connecticut (UConn) is a unique program that engages Connecticut teens and adult volunteers throughout the state with conservation efforts at the community level.

It was a muggy and overcast Thursday morning as John Volinled me through patches of tall milkweed and wild raspberries…