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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
DEEP Completes 2012 Catfish Stockings
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced that 20,000 channel catfish were stocked into eighteen lakes and ponds located throughout the State on Monday, May 21

Friday, May 18, 2012
DEEP Announces Winner of 2013 Connecticut Duck Stamp Art Contest
  On May 11, 2012, a panel of judges selected the winning artwork for the inaugural Connecticut Duck Stamp Art Contest, sponsored by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).

Friday, May 18, 2012
Lifetime State Park Passes Available for Veterans with Service-connected Disabilities
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that lifetime state park passes are available free of charge to state residents who are military Veterans with a service connected disability.

Thursday, May 17, 2012
DEEP Gives Advice on Young Wild Animals in Spring
  Spring and summer are busy times for people and animals. Many animals are setting up territories, building nests, or finding den sites to give birth and raise their young

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
State Agencies Stepping Up Efforts to Detect Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Beetles
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) along with The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) and the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System today announced 590 detection traps will soon be set out across the state to monitor for the presence of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) in Connecticut

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Burlington Man Charged in Shooting of Bear
  A Burlington man was arrested on May 15 on charges of illegally killing a black bear.