Tuesday Winter Series
Lights Out Connecticut Lecture
Light Pollution and Its Impacts on Our Green Spaces
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
We are experiencing an exponential increase in light pollution in Connecticut, impacting birds, insects, bats, amphibians, pollinators, and plants as well as human beings. Additional staggering costs are wasted energy and an increase in our carbon footprint. Light pollution works against our efforts to create healthy habitats. Lecture by Craig Repasz, chair and co-founder of Lights Out Connecticut. Free. Join us at the Center or attend via Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87367094384?pwd=Tflg8dfJOxBmYse6F5j5KN2aqASfb2.1
Meeting ID: 873 6709 4384
Passcode: 539378
Pomfret Green Team Film
Breaking Boundaries — The Science of Our Planet
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
In Breaking Boundaries, David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth’s biodiversity collapse and how a crisis can still be averted. The film explains the most important scientific discovery of our time — that humanity has pushed Earth beyond the boundaries that have kept it stable since the dawn of civilization. The stability of our planet and the future of humanity depend on not exceeding planetary thresholds. There are solutions we must implement now to protect Earth’s life support systems. Discussion to follow, led by environmental scientist Ken Wolslegel. Free. Join us at the Center and enjoy free popcorn or attend via Zoom. A link will be provided soon.
CAS Members’ Book Club Discussion
Returning North with the Spring
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. — via ZOOM only
Register with your email address using the member portal on the ctaudubon.org website.
(We recommend reading the book in advance.)
In 1947, Pulitzer Prize-winning naturalist, writer, and photographer Edwin Way Teale followed the seasonal changes of spring for 1,700 miles from Florida to Maine. In Returning North with the Spring by John Harris, the author retraces Edwin’s path, revealing a vastly different, but also protected, natural world. You may want to visit Connecticut Audubon Society’s Trail Wood, The Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary in Hampton. Led by Melissa Gallaher-Smith, CAS director of development, and Deb Eccleston, CAS director of membership. For questions or assistance with the member portal, contact Deb at deccleston@ctaudubon.org. Free.
Lights Out Connecticut Lecture
The Wonders and Perils of Bird Migration
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Explore the awe-inspiring phenomenon of bird migration. Discover the incredible diversity of species that grace our skies during spring migration. Gain insight into the behaviors, routes, and challenges faced by migratory birds and why safe stopover sites are crucial to their survival. Learn the advantages of night migration. Lecture by Craig Repasz, chair and co-founder of Lights Out Connecticut and an accomplished birder. Free. Join us at the Center or attend via Zoom. A link will be provided soon.
Lights Out Connecticut Lecture
The Effects of Light Pollution on Birds, Wildlife, and Humans
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Our state is located along the Atlantic Flyway, so many birds use our shoreline and green spaces to rest and refuel during their trip north. Artificial light emitted by houses, buildings, streetlights, bridges, and other structure can confuse and disorient birds, causing them to land near buildings, crash into windows, or circle around for hours until they drop from exhaustion. Light pollution also impacts other wildlife and the well-being of humans. Learn what can be done to mitigate the damage. Lecture by Craig Repasz, chair and co-founder of Lights Out Connecticut and an accomplished birder. Registration requested but not required. Free. Join us at the Center or attend via Zoom. A link will be provided soon.
