Friday, February 12 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.For ages 4 to 8 Spend the day off at the Center at Fairfield. We’ll go outside to explore nature and discover what animals do in winter. Inside we’ll play games, create crafts and meet some of the Center’s resident animals. Snack is provided. Please send a […]
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Summer Camp at the Coastal Center
Tuesday, February 9th, 2016Outdoor Fun and Adventure! Sessions Begin June 2016 Hands-on Learning. Enriching Experiences. Engaging Adventures. Memories that Last a Lifetime! Sign Up Online Now for … Coastal Center at Milford Point Coastal Center at Milford Point Brochure Required Forms Camp Medical Form Authorization for the Administration of Medicine (if necessary) Other Forms and Information Milford Point […]
School’s Out Winter Fun Day
Monday, February 8th, 2016Friday February 12 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. We’ve got the cure for cabin fever! Make Valentine’s treats for our feathered friends, create slimy concoctions, help feed the Coastal Center’s education animals, and hike out to the beach (weather permitting). Come dressed for outdoor explorations. Children should bring a peanut/tree nut free snack and lunch. […]
Feeding Frenzy
Saturday, February 6th, 2016Saturday, February 6 at 11 a.m. Come see what’s on the menu for lunch. Maybe there will be a tasty tiny morsel for a mouse, or a cricket for a tree frog or perhaps you’ll see an owl eat a special treat!Join us for an up close look as our naturalist and animal caretakers feed […]
Adirondack Night 2016!
Saturday, January 30th, 2016Join us for a wonderfully casual fleece and flannel event!Saturday, March 56:30 – 9:30 p.m.$45 per person Live Music by Matt Miklus and his String BandLive Birds of PreyFamous Audubon ChiliesHearty Hors d’oeuvresSilent AuctionArtwork for sale: Carved Feathers by Bill RicePaintings by Kelly Radding Click here to purchase your tickets.
Carnivore Cam
Saturday, January 30th, 2016Live from the Bafflin Sanctuary in Pomfret. With help from the state Department of Transportation, the Connecticut Audubon Society has established a road-kill feeding station for vultures, hawks, crows, ravens, coyotes and other animals. Black Vultures Eastern Bluebirds
SeaSquirts: Pre-K Kids!
Thursday, January 28th, 2016Mondays February 1, 8, 22, 29 10 – 10:45 am For children ages 2-4 accompanied by an actively participating adult. We’ll discover the colorful coats animals are wearing, the foods they like to eat, and where they make their homes during the winter season here at the Coastal Center. Each program includes a story, craft […]
Owl Diet Discovery!
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016Saturday February 27 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Family program for ages 7 and up. Do you ever wonder what an owl eats? Why it coughs up a pellet? Pick apart a pellet, use a tiny tool, find out what’s inside, owl behavior is so cool. Prepare to be amazed when you study the remains […]
Ebirding / Great Backyard Bird Count
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016Saturday February 13 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Love Birding? Love your smart phone? Then come join us for the Great Backyard Bird Count https://gbbc.birdcount.org/ on February 13, 2016 at the Coastal Center. Michael Aurelia, CAS State Director and e- birder, will lead a session on ebirding, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology app that lets […]
Grant from SBM Charitable Foundation Supports Outdoor Science Education for 1,800 Students at Connecticut Audubon’s Centers in Glastonbury and Pomfret
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016November 9, 2016 – Eighteen hundred elementary school students from Hartford and Windham counties will participate in Connecticut Audubon Society’s award-winning Science in Nature outdoor education program in spring 2017 thanks to a generous $38,000 grant from the SBM Charitable Foundation of Manchester. The students will travel to Connecticut Audubon’s centers in Glastonbury and Pomfret […]
Young Family Foundation Grant Helps EcoTravel Provide Binoculars and Field Guides to Students in Cuba
Monday, January 11th, 2016EcoTravel Director Andy Griswold delivered a suitcase full of binoculars and field guides for young birders during a recent EcoTravel visit to Cuba, thanks to a gift from the William C. Young Family Foundation. Read about it here.
Sea Squirts: Pre-K and Parents
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016Sea Squirts: Pre-K kids and Parents Mondays 10 – 10:45 am January 25, Feb 1, 8, 22, 29 For children ages 2-4 accompanied by an actively participating adult. We’ll discover the colorful coats animals are wearing, the foods they like to eat, and where they make their homes during the winter season. Each program includes […]
30 Years of Public Access Celebrated at Eagle View Observation Station
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016January 19, 2016 — FirstLight Power Resources, the owner and operator of the Housatonic River Project hydroelectric system, hosted a celebratory event at the Shepaug Dam Bald Eagle Observation Area in Southbury on January 16. Over 100 people attended the event which celebrated 30 years of public access at the Bald Eagle observation area. The […]
Master Naturalist Program
Thursday, January 14th, 2016Tuesdays, March 29 – June 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Are you interested in expanding your knowledge of the habitats, plants, animals and natural history of Connecticut? Would you like to experience the rewards of sharing that knowledge and teaching others about the stewardship of Connecticut’s natural resources? If so, our Master Naturalist […]
John Patrick Flanagan Foundation Trail Blazers Visit Larsen Sanctuary in Fairfield
Monday, January 11th, 2016The Connecticut Audubon Society is once again pleased to be the recipient of a generous grant from the John Patrick Flanagan Foundation for its Trail Blazers program, which brings students from Bridgeport to our Center at Fairfield for a day or outdoor-based nature activities. Well over 1,000 students from Bridgeport’s schools have participated in the […]
Why Hibernate? Family program
Monday, January 11th, 2016Come join us Saturday, January 28 from 2-3:00 p.m. at the Coastal Center for a Ground Hog Day Discovery program. Do groundhogs really wake up and leave their burrow on February 2? Get the inside scoop as we uncover some interesting habits of this furry friend and other Connecticut hibernators. Our educator will begin with a […]
Craig and Kathleen Stalk
Friday, September 2nd, 2016Craig Stalk, Kathleen Stalk Master Naturalists, Center at Glastonbury “We both enjoy the outdoors – hiking, observing nature, bicycling, paddling – and we were looking for a way to improve our environmental education as well as to use our knowledge to give back to the local community. The Master Naturalist program seemed to fit the […]
Concern for Bafflin Sanctuary in Pomfret Prompts Connecticut Audubon to Oppose Killingly Power Plant
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016November 9, 2016 – The Connecticut Audubon Society has called on state officials to reject a proposal for a new power plant in Killingly, near the organization’s Center at Pomfret and 700-acre Bafflin Sanctuary. In a letter to the Connecticut Siting Council, the organization said it is concerned that noise from the plant would affect […]
Lawrence J. Lunden
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016Lawrence J. Lunden West Hartford Winner of the 2016 Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award “I started with the Glastonbury center only a couple of years after it opened. The best thing the Connecticut Audubon Society is doing is the adult programs. All nature centers have children’s programs, but few have such an assortment of adult […]
