The Map Room

Note: Map descriptions are current as of their publication date. Source websites may offer more recent data than described.

Environment Committee


Map Title: Hiking Trails
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description:This map shows Connecticut's Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System, which covers over 825 miles of the state's woodlands, remote ridges, and wild places.


Map Title: Air Quality
Interactive: No
Printable: Yes
Description: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection provides the air quality across the state and all of New England.


Map Title: Connecticut Endangered Species Maps
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This map shows where state and federal listed endangered species and significant natural communities exist in each Connecticut town.


Map Title: FEMA Flood Maps
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: Use the FEMA Flood Map Service Center to find your area's office flood map, access a range of other flood hazard products, and tolls for understanding flood risk.


Map Title: Connecticut State Parks and Forests
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: Filter the map by parks, forests, parks with guarded swimming areas, and state park trails.


Map Title: Adoption of 1995 Universal Waste Final Rule
Interactive: No
Printable: Yes
Description:The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) universal waste regulations set standards for certain categories of hazardous waste management. This map shows which states (1) voluntarily adopted the EPA's 1995 universal waste final rule, (2) have been authorized for the rule, or (3) administer their waste program through the EPA.


Map Title: Global Forest Change, 2000 to 2022
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: Using satellite images and Google Earth, scientists were able to map changes in forestation across the world from 2000 to 2022. Visitors can choose to see where forests have decreased or increased, or both, along with current forestation.


Map Title: 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Large Facilities
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a map that allows you to see the location of large facilities that output greenhouse gases. Visitors can keep zooming right down to a specific facility and see how much of each gas is produced.


Map Title: How Much Climate Change Will Cost Each U.S. County
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description:This Governing.com map shows how climate change will affect Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in each U.S. county from 2080 to 2099 due to agricultural damage, energy expenditures, coastal damage, crime, mortality, and other factors.


Map Title: Fracking Wells State Map
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description:This Governing.com map shows fracking wells in each state from 2005 through mid-2013.