Editor’s Note: Connecticut State Rep. John Piscopo (R-Thomaston) is serving his 14th term in the General Assembly. Piscopo is the chief House Republican whip and serves on the committees for Finance, ...

Forester and researcher, Joseph Barsky of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, surveys oak tree acorn production at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden. Aug. 20, 2024. Credit: Dave Wurtzel ...

J.P. Barsky is really passionate about trees. "We have a number of challenges in our forest. A lot of people just see a giant green wall of things and think that everything is fantastic, when in ...