New Land Cover (Part 1): Map Viewer and Data Dashboards for CT and Beyond

This is a webinar hosted by UConn CLEAR that introduces a new interactive land cover tool for exploring land cover and land cover change across Connecticut and the entire Long Island Sound Watershed. The platform features a new map viewer and data dashboards powered by the recently released Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD), developed by the USGS and federal partners. Users can analyze land cover trends from 1985 through 2023 at both the watershed and town level, with additional insights into land near waterways using a 300 foot riparian zone analysis.

This session is the first in a two part webinar series that will demonstrate how to use the new datasets and tools. The public release of the platform is anticipated in early 2026, and it will be available on the CT ECO land cover page. The webinar will be presented by Emily Wilson and Qian “Rachel” Lei Parent of UConn CLEAR and will take place on Thursday, March 5 at 1 PM.