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Sunday, March 26 2 – 3 p.m. It’s spring birds are returning from their winter away.  Let’s welcome our feathered friends back.  Come build your very own bird house to take home, and learn about our local birds.  For children ages 6 and up with an actively participating adult. Members $5/person, family maximum $20; Non-members […]

The Center at Fairfield is accepting applications for summer camp teachers. Details here.

Planting for Bees and Butterflies April 29, 10:30 AM The Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center (RTPEC) is teaming up with the Henry Carter Hull library for a morning of planting!  Join us on Saturday, April 29 as we re-plant one of the library beds and talk about how you can attract pollinators at home. We’ll […]

Saturday, March 18 10 – 11 a.m. Learn how to identify birds by sight and sound.   Discover bird feeding habits and ways to attract them to your feeder. Preregistration required.  Call 203-259-6305 ext. 109 to register.  Backyard Birding is held at the Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street.  

Wednesdays, March 29 – May 24 (No class April 12) 3:30 – 5 p.m. Students in grades 6 and 7 Help care for the Center’s animals. From gross to glamorous, learn about animal husbandry care,  preparing and offering food and ensuring they have a healthy setting. Eight-week series: members $84/child: non-members $112/child.  Preregistration required.  To register […]

Wednesdays, March 29—June 7 (No class April 12) 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. Calling all 3rd and 4th graders! Do you like to eat? Have you ever wondered where the salad on you dinner plate came from? Does the smell of fresh earth tingle our nose? If this sounds like YOU … come join our garden […]

International Migratory Bird Day at Birdcraft, 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield Saturday, May 20 7:30 – 8:45 a.m.   Master bander Judy Richardson and her team will demonstrate the bird banding process. Join us for bagels and watch the team at work. Get an up-close view of every aspect of bird banding! All ages welcome. $7/person.  This event […]

Thursdays, May 18 7 – 8 a.m. Join Milan Bull senior director of Science and Conservation, for an early morning bird walk. This walk and talk is an ideal opportunity to see an excellent variety of birds along the trails. All levels of birders are welcome. Free. 2325 Burr Street, Fairfield. Click here to view a […]

Saturday, April 1   9 a.m. Attention all scouts, you won’t want to miss this great opportunity to earn a new badge… or two!  Join Connecticut Audubon Society teacher-naturalists as they lead scouts on an exploratory hike through the beautiful Larsen Sanctuary all while satisfying badge requirements!  Badge Day is held at the Center at Fairfield, 2325 […]

April 10, 11 and 12 (Mon – Wed) 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ages 4 – 6 Ages 7-8 no longer available School breaks are a great time to experience the hands-on learning activities offered at the   Center. Both outdoors and indoors, a variety of fun, nature-based offerings are planned for each day. Weather permitting, […]

Spots are still open! To register for camp online, click this link: Center at Fairfield Use these links for more information:  Camp brochure. Registration Information Registration Form Welcome Letter Medical Form Authorization for Administration of Medication Junior Counselor Registration Form     

Sunday, March 19 2 – 3 p.m. Tired of winter? Come make seed paper as we dream of warm sunny days to come. Using recycled paper, we’ll make our own plantable paper mixed with flower seeds. Appropriate for adults and families with children age 6 and up.  Members  $5/person, family maximum $20; Non-members   $7/person, family maximum $28 […]

Origins and Future of our Estuary and Tidal Wetlands Tuesday, May 2, 5:00 PM Old Lyme Town Hall In our Fall 2016 Lecture Series, we learned that those of us who live along the 41st parallel sit at what is anticipated to be the epicenter of the most severely impacted zone of sea level rise […]

Save the Date! Every Saturday in May from 9:00 to 1:00, the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center (RTPEC) is offering nature walks with Ph.D. ecologist Paul Spitzer. After brown bag lunch and ecological discussion, optional afternoon field trip extensions will be offered for interested participants. Field trips will take place in various Lyme and Old Lyme natural areas […]

Saturday, April 15  Center at Fairfield The Egg Hunt morning and afternoon sessions are sold out.  No Walk Ins.    

Saturday, May 13 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Ever wonder how banana peels, crackers,   coffee grounds and an apple core transform into soil? Stop by the Center and see our   composting bins, gather information sheets, and unravel the mysteries of composting and   vermicomposting. Crafts for kids, coffee for adults (yes we’ll compost the grounds!) and […]

May 2, 5 p.m., Old Lyme Town Hall David Kozak from Connecticut DEEP will address the impact of sea level rise specifically on the Connecticut River Estuary and what steps can be taken to mitigate the effects. Read more here. RSVP here.   May 9, 4 p.m., Essex Meadows   Kimberly Damon-Randall, from NOAA’s National […]

SOLD OUT!  Tonight’s talk by Deborah Cramer  at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, is sold out! Each spring a small shorebird called the Red Knot migrates from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic, stopping on the way on Atlantic Coast beaches, including several in Connecticut. Its flight coincides with a different migration […]

Saturday, April 22 Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street Join our teacher/naturalists as they lead scouts on a hike in the Larsen Sanctuary all while satisfying badge requirements! Brownie Bugs 9 – 10 a.m.   10:15 – 11:15 a.m.  Brownie Hikers 9 – 10 a.m.   10:15 – 11:15 a.m.  Junior – Junior Animal Habitat 9 – 11 a.m.  […]