The Greenwich Department of Health offers a vision for the new Century by providing essential public health services and guidance to local health providers in an effort to prevent disease, premature death, illness and disability in the Greenwich population.
The Mission of the Greenwich Board of Parks and Recreation is to pursue and promote a standard of excellence in the development of comprehensive park systems and quality facilities which encourage diverse recreational opportunities and the preservation of natural resources.
The Greenwich Conservation Commission is an advisory board set up under State Statute and local ordinance to assist the Town with planning and management of its natural and cultural resources.
The Board is authorized to plan, lay out, acquire, construct, maintain, supervise and manage flood and erosion control systems and may enter into agreements with State and Federal governments to accomplish its purposes.
It is the purpose of the Greenwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency to protect the citizens of the State of Connecticut and Town of Greenwich by making provision for the protection, preservation, maintenance and use of the inland wetlands and watercourses.
The Commission is responsible for zoning standards throughout the Town and preparation of a zoning map and regulations reflecting these standards. The planning responsibilities include the task of preparing a long-range plan for future development and recommendations for the most desirable use of the land within the Town. The Commission also regulates and reviews municipal improvement projects and subdivisions of land.
The Greenwich Shellfish Commission provides recreational shellfishing for the inhabitants of Greenwich by overseeing the resource that consists of hard and soft-shell clams, razor clams, mussels, oysters and slipper shells.
The Committee will, among other things, advise the First Selectman on the development and implementation of the Town's Waterways Management Plan, the protection and enhancement of the Town's coastal habitat and water quality, and the recreational and commercial uses of the Town's coastal waters.
The Team will work to improve energy efficiency for Town operations by categorizing energy usage, developing and implementing monitoring procedures, recognize energy management programs and identifying and helping to secure financing available to the Town as a result of utilizing energy efficient technologies.
The mission is to increase Greenwich community participation in green living practices in order to protect human health, environmental health, and fiscal health.
Audubon Connecticut is the state office of the National Audubon Society. Our mission is to further the protection of birds, other wildlife and their habitats through science, education, advocacy and conservation, for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. The Audubon Center in Greenwich opened in 1942 as the National Audubon Society’s first environmental education center in the United States.
Calf Island Conservancy, Inc. works in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to promote beneficial public uses and habitat enhancement on Calf Island, part of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge.
The Garden Education Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting horticulture, conservation and the arts through educational outreach activities and special events.
The Garden Education Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting horticulture, conservation and the arts through educational outreach activities and special events.
The aim of this club shall be to increase the knowledge of horticulture, to develop the art of flower arrangement, to further the ideas of conservation, and to work for the development of civic projects.
