Appreciating the Earth and its creatures at UConn Avery Point
April 19, 2023 4:28 pm
• Last Updated: April 19, 2023 9:15 pm
Freshmen Bryana Bautista, right, of Clinton, and Alie Smith, of Groton, pet a team of oxen, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, from Cranberry Meadow Farm in East Lyme during the Earth Day celebration at UConn Avery Point in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Extension Educators Tessa Getchis, right, and Mike Gilman, with Connecticut Sea Grant at UConn Avery Point man their oyster shell recycling booth Wednesday, April 19, 2023, during the Earth Day celebration at UConn Avery Point in Groton. The program goes to restaurants to recover oyster shells, instead of them being thrown away, so they can return them too Long Island Sound to build oyster reefs. The oyster reefs are an important habitat to oysters that are filter feeders and make the water cleaner and clearer. During the event there was a team of oxen, marine animal touch tank, beekeeper and other informational booths. The event was hosted by the UConn Avery Point EcoHusky Club. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Beekeeper Anthony Dilullo, left, of East Lyme, talks about his hobby with Michael Kane, of Groton, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, during the Earth Day celebration at UConn Avery Point. Dilullo said bees are important because they are pollinators. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Groton ― The UConn Avery Point EchoHusky Club hosted an Earth Day celebration Wednesday on the campus green.
During the event there was a team of oxen, a marine animal touch tank, and informational booths on composting, oyster shell recycling to build oyster reefs and other subjects.
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