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A healthy home supports the health and safety of the people who live there. UConn Extension has an educational series of workshops and information on how to make your home a healthy place to be. Your health is impacted by the health of your home. Learn about indoor air quality, asthma and allergies, lead poisoning prevention, carbon monoxide, residential drinking water, mold and moisture, household products, safe and green cleaning, pest control and home safety.  

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Upcoming Events

  1. Oct 19 Worm Day with UConn Extension10:00am

    Worm Day with UConn Extension

    Saturday, October 19th, 2019

    10:00 AM - 02:00 PM

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    Middlesex County Extension Center, Haddam

    Worm Day with UConn Extension
    WORM DAY

    Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the Middlesex County Extension Center from 10 am to 2 pm.

    Want to learn more about invasive earthworms in Connecticut? Ever thought about making a worm bin to recycle kitchen scraps into rich vermicompost? Join us for Worm Day! It is free and open to the public. Following presentations on beneficial and invasive earthworms, and how to make and care for a worm bin, folks are invited to make their own worm bins. Attendees supply the materials and we will supply the worms. A $5 donation is suggested to cover the cost of the worms.

    Go to http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu or http://www.soiltest.uconn.edu for more information. Please RSVP as we need to know how many worms to bring! Limited to 40 participants.

    Contact Information: Dawn.Pettinelli@uconn.edu

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  2. Oct 22 Fall 2019 Ornamental Turf/Golf Superintendent Short Course10:00am

    Fall 2019 Ornamental Turf/Golf Superintendent Short Course

    Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

    10:00 AM - 01:00 PM

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    CTPA, 60 Church Street, Wallingford, CT

    This Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Course will present and review information necessary for studying and fulfilling the requirements for the Ornamental and Turf/Golf Course Superintendents State of Connecticut Supervisory Pesticide Applicator Certification exam.

    Contact Information: Candace Bartholomew candace.bartholomew@uconn.edu

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  3. Oct 22 CLIR- The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Forest Birds1:15pm

    CLIR- The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Forest Birds

    Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

    01:15 PM - 02:45 PM

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    UConn Depot Campus

    CLIR- The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Forest Birds
    Ecology, the Environment and Extinction: (series)
    The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Forest Birds
    From the Sierra Nevada peaks to the Smoky Mountains cove forests to New England’s deep woods, walk in the footsteps of past explorers and scientists, comparing their world to today’s and to the changes that may yet be in store. Morgan W. Tingley, ornithologist and conservation biologist, Assistant Professor, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UConn. Vernon Cottage @ 1:15pm. Please visit our website: https://clir.uconn.edu

    Contact Information: marilyn.diaz@uconn.edu

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8 Principles of a Healthy Home

1. Keep your home DRY.

2. Keep your home CLEAN.

3. Keep your home SAFE.

4. Keep your home WELL-MAINTAINED.

5. Keep your home PEST-FREE.

6. Keep your home CONTAMINANT-FREE.

7. Keep your home WELL-VENTILATED 

8. Keep your home GREEN AND ENERGY EFFICIENT.

Healthy Homes and Clutter Reduction

Mary Ellen Welch

860-885-2829

562 New London Turnpike
Norwich, CT, 06360-6599

mary.welch@uconn.edu

http://extension.uconn.edu

Sustainable Landscapes and IPM

Victoria Wallace

860-885-2826

562 New London Turnpike
Norwich, CT, 06360-6599

victoria.wallace@uconn.edu

http://extension.uconn.edu

Healthy Environments for Children

Resources, videos, and tips:

http://www.hec.uconn.edu

Residential and Environmental Water Quality

http://ctiwr.uconn.edu/residential/

http://www.sustainability.uconn.edu

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