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, 2013Milford 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Coastal ‘Protection’ Bills Would Actually Damage Our Coastal Habitats
Monday, March 18th, 2013In the aftermath of hurricanes Irene and Sandy, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Planning and Development Committee is rushing to approve bills that would allow the construction of seawalls on the Long Island Sound coast without a permit from either the state or the local government; and would retroactively approve coastal structures, including seawalls, that were […]
Art for Nature’s Sake Gallery
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Waterbird Photos
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Advocacy in Hartford
Sunday, March 10th, 2013Connecticut Audubon Society is working in Hartford during the 2013 legislative session to help pass several bills that would reduce pesticide use and one that would allow bow hunting on Sundays during deer season. We are opposing a provision of a bill that would result in less money for land acquisition and supporting a provision […]
Tracking Legislation in Hartford: 2013
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013Updated June 7, 2013, with results of each bill … Connecticut Audubon Society is working in partnership with several conservation organizations to help pass legislation in Hartford in 2013. Click on each bill in the list below for details. Bills We SupportAn Act Concerning the Application of Pesticides in Municipal Parks, SB 914 (changed to […]
News Release: Connecticut State of the Birds 2013 – Long-term Population Decline is Decimating Aerial Insectivores
Friday, February 22nd, 2013Fairfield, Ct., Feb. 22, 2013 – Concerned with the dramatic decline of 17 species of birds that nest in Connecticut and eat only insects caught while flying, Connecticut Audubon Society today called for a multi-agency program of research and assessment along with immediate remedies such as cuts in pesticide use and the creation of man-made […]
News Release: Connecticut State of the Birds 2013 – Long-term Population Decline is Decimating Aerial Insectivores
Friday, February 22nd, 2013Fairfield, Ct., Feb. 22, 2013 – Concerned with the dramatic decline of 17 species of birds that nest in Connecticut and eat only insects caught while flying, Connecticut Audubon Society today called for a multi-agency program of research and assessment along with immediate remedies such as cuts in pesticide use and the creation of man-made […]
Connecticut State of the Birds 2013: Authors & Excerpts
Friday, February 22nd, 2013Connecticut State of the Birds 2013The Seventh Habitat and The Decline of Our Aerial InsectivoresAuthors and Excerpts “The Seventh Habitat”by Stephen B. OresmanChairman Emeritus, Connecticut Audubon Society“There is a seventh habitat … which none of us have ever walked through and which is probably the least known and certainly the least studied. That is the […]
Feeding Frenzy: Mammals
Thursday, February 21st, 2013Thursday, February 21 from 4 – 4:30 p.m. Gulp, crunch, slurp, chomp! It’s meal time for the animals at the Center atFairfield. This month come see what’s on the menu for the Center’s resident mammals. Discover fun facts and get an up-close view of these amazing critters as our naturalist feeds them. All ages are welcome; […]
