The 22nd annual Long Island Sound Watershed Alliance Citizens Summit is this Friday at Iona College in New Rochelle. The topic is Superstorm Sandy and the New Normal, and there will be a day’s worth of discussions about how our coastal areas – the built-up areas and natural habitats – might hold up under the […]
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LI Sound Citizens Summit Set for Friday in New Rochelle
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013For Earth Day and Every Day: Repel the Alien Invaders!
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013On Earth Day, the Fairfield Sun newspaper ran a piece in which it asked a number of prominent conservationists about what individuals can do to make the planet a better place. Our senior director of science and conservation, Milan Bull, discussed the problems caused by invasive species, which the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality has […]
Milford Point Gate Closed April 20, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, April 19th, 2013forOur Annual Return of the Osprey Party (Tickets available – see below) Hi all, Just a reminder. As usual, we’re having our Annual Return of the Osprey Party Special Event at the Coastal Center at Milford Point this Saturday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. The parking lot will be closed to the general public all day Saturday. […]
Creature Feature: Scorpion
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Tuesday, April 16 from 4-4:30 p.m. Once a month a Connecticut Audubon Society animal ambassador ventures from its cage, pen or perch to greet Center visitors up close. This month, come meet the Center’s resident scorpion closer than you ever have before. This interactive program is full of fun and interesting facts about what makes […]
Native Birds Could Use A Helping Hand
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013From the Hartford Courant, Sunday, April 14, 2013 by Milan BullSpring birds are arriving in Connecticut. Eastern phoebes returned recently, and before the end of April we’ll be seeing and hearing barn swallows, tree swallows and purple martins. Those four birds are among 17 species native to our state that eat only insects they catch […]
Native Birds Could Use A Helping Hand
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013From the Hartford Courant, Sunday, April 14, 2013 by Milan BullSpring birds are arriving in Connecticut. Eastern phoebes returned recently, and before the end of April we’ll be seeing and hearing barn swallows, tree swallows and purple martins. Those four birds are among 17 species native to our state that eat only insects they catch […]
Spring Break Nature Palooza: For children in pre-K and grades K-5
Monday, April 15th, 2013April 15 – 18 from 9:30am — 12:30pm. Lunch bunch from 12:30pm – 1:30pm Join us while we welcome back the animals and plants that have been hiding all winter. During Spring Break Nature Palooza, campers will spend their time exploring the world of nature. They’ll investigate the Larsen Sanctuary to look for evidence of […]
Hartford Courant Op-Ed: Native Birds Could Use a Helping Hand
Sunday, April 14th, 2013The Hartford Courant published our op-ed in today’s edition. Titled “Native Birds Could Use a Helping Hand,” it summarizes our Connecticut State of the Birds 2013 report about the decline of swallows, swifts, whip-poor-wills and other species that eat only bugs they catch on the wing. It also discusses how all of us might help […]
Roots to Branches: Past, Present & Future of Fairfield’s Urban Forests
Saturday, April 13th, 2013Saturday, April 13 from 9:00am – Noon Connecticut State Foresters Chris Donnelly and Rob Rocks will address how our past shaped the forests of today and why it is so important to manage this resource for tomorrow. After this one hour talk, participants may choose from a variety of workshops including: Tree planting – the […]
Birding for Beginners With Dick Worth
Saturday, April 13th, 2013Saturday, April 13 from 10-11 a.m. Most everyone knows what a Northern Cardinal looks like, but can you tell the difference between a Purple Finch and a House Finch when they arrive at your feeder? The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield is offering a “Birding for Beginners” program with an emphasis on how to […]
Spring Peeper Walk
Friday, April 5th, 2013Friday, April 5 from 6:30-8pm What’s teeny tiny, seldom seen, but often heard? Give up? It’s the Spring Peeper Frog!! Come join us as we listen for spring peepers in our marsh and look for more secretive animals like spotted salamanders and frogs, as well as the shy and increasingly rare woodcock. Bring a flashlight and learn […]
Shop at Whole Foods in Westport on Tuesday, April 9, to Support Connecticut Audubon Society
Thursday, April 4th, 2013Whole Foods in Westport is generously donating 5% of its receipts on Tuesday, April 9, to support Connecticut Audubon Society. The proceeds will go towards the work we are doing to protect vulnerable beach-nesting birds, such as Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers, in Connecticut. The store is at 399 Post Road West, Westport, Ct. Make […]
Sasqua Garden Club Commits to Landscape Restoration at Birdcraft
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013The Southport-based Sasqua Garden Club (a member of the Garden Club of America) committed to allocate funds for landscape restoration project at Connecticut Audubon Society’s Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary in Fairfield. Charged with the restoration, improvement and protection of the environment, Sasqua saw a unique opportunity at Birdcraft whose historic building is currently undergoing a […]
Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 30th, 2013Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 -11:30 a.m. OR 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. “Eggs-plore” what’s hatching at the Center at Fairfield’s 17thannual “egg-stravaganza!” Fun-filled family activities include an egg hunt (ideal for children 8 and under), spring-themed craft making, live animal meet-and-greet, and a visit from a very special rabbit. Our morning egg hunt includes a […]
CAS Volunteers Make Conservation Impact
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013As part of a corporate volunteering initiative, employees from the Fairfield Kohl’s retail store #402 gave their time to help Boy Scout Troop 90 build a 3-bin compost system for the Center. The goal of the 3-bin compost system is to increase the conservation action education that the Center provides. As part of the new […]
Pesticides, Continued: A New Category of Poisons May Be Causing Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
Friday, March 29th, 2013A new category of insecticides, meant to kill bugs that threaten food crops, may also be responsible for the colony collapse disorder that is wiping out our bee population, thereby threatening food crops. The pesticides are called neonicotinoids, and are derived from nicotine. A front page story in today’s New York Times reports that the […]
Pesticides, Continued: A Lot of Dead Birds
Saturday, March 23rd, 2013Estimated number of birds killed in North America each year by: Feral cats: 1.4 billion to 3.7 billion (source). Insecticide poisoning: 67 million (source). Collisions with buildings: 100 million to 1 billion (source). It’s amazing there are any birds left to sing each spring. — Tom Andersen, director of conservation and community outreach.
Pesticides, Continued: Most Bills Exterminated in Hartford for 2013
Friday, March 22nd, 2013It seems as if the General Assembly in Hartford is following through on something we were told last month: they will act on no major pesticide bills this year and instead will form a task force. The Connecticut Post has an account, here. We were told that the pro-pesticide lobby and legislators were poised to […]
Pesticides, Continued: A Decline in Grassland Birds Is Linked to Agricultural Pesticides
Thursday, March 21st, 2013Aerial insectivores aren’t the only category of common birds that are becoming far less common. As we noted in our Connecticut State of the Birds 2013 report, populations of aerial insectivores such as Barn Swallows, Chimney Swifts, Common Nighthawks, and various flycatchers – birds that eat only insects they catch on the wing – have […]
Explore the Wild Amazon with Connecticut Audubon Society EcoTravel
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013Connecticut Audubon Society EcoTravel will host an arm-chair photo tour of its most popular itinerary, a boat trip up the storied Amazon River that explores some of the most untouched rainforest in the world, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28th at the Essex Library. Amazon Nature Tours representative Mark Baker and Connecticut Audubon Society EcoTravel naturalist […]
