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Turtle Awareness and Art
May 2021

CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
State Parks & Public Outreach
MAY 23RD, WORLD TURTLE DAY

Turtle Scavenger Hunt- Explore your local area for turtles.
CT DEEP is offering some special programs featuring turtles.

Visit our Calendar of Events to see these and other program opportunities.
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Zoom to the Classroom

Educational program opportunities for students and teachers.
Turtles in Native American Culture
Friday, May 21, 2021
1:00 pm
For all ages, free

Join Darlene Kascak,Traditional Native American Storyteller, Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (STN and Director of Education for the Institute of American Indian Studies, Washington, CT for a special storytelling program. Enjoy a collection of stories from local Native American culture that connects humans with nature and focuses on the importance of turtles.
Register your classrooms, individual students or yourself.
Celebrate World Turtle Day
Monday, May 24th
5-6pm
Celebrate World Turtle Day with Goodwin Conservation Center as we uncover the secretive lives of Connecticut’s twelve native turtles species. We’ll be discussing how our terrestrial, aquatic, and marine turtles survive and thrive in CT, as well as highlighting some special adaptations, histories, and behaviors that make this group of reptiles so unique. Registration is required.
Virtual Art Exhibition
How will/ is climate change affecting you?

Middle and highs schools students provided their answers through original art works using a variety of mediums. the virtual museum is open for you and your students to tour.

How would your students respond?
Contact susan.quincy@ct.gov to see if your students would like to organize an environmental art exhibit.
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