Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has banned the possession and consumption of alcohol at two New Hartford parks.
Alcohol will be banned at Nepaug State Forest and Satan's Kingdom Recreational Area from July 29 to Oct. 26, DEEP commissioner Robert Klee said.
Klee said there's been "numerous incidents of unruly behavior by large groups consuming alcohol."
"That is not a combination conducive to public safety and enjoyment of our state's natural resources," Klee said.
In addition to the alcohol ban, DEEP will close the interior forest roads to cars following multiple accident in the Nepaug State Forest.
