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Connecticut Audubon Society worked on several bills in the state General Assembly in 2012. Details follow. Bills We SupportedAn Act Concerning the State’s Open Space Plan, SB 347An Act Increasing the Penalty for Poaching. HB 5263An Act Concerning the Use of Pesticides at Schools. HB 5121Bills We OpposedAn Act Modernizing the State’s Telecommunications Laws, SB […]

February 2012 – As part of our ongoing work to restore the coastal habitat at Stratford Point, Connecticut Audubon Society collaborated with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to carefully burn about 20 acres of the Point’s grassland on Tuesday, February 28. The prescribed burn was designed to get rid of invasive plants […]

March 2012 – Advocating for issues of statewide importance on your behalf is one of the ways we fulfill our mission of conserving Connecticut’s birds and their habitats. Our advocacy takes the form of legislative policy work in Hartford and grassroots work on the local level. You can follow our progress in Hartford. To see […]

February 10, 2012 – Concerned with the dwindling amount of time kids are spending outdoors and its implications for the future of conservation, the Connecticut Audubon Society said today that it is increasing its emphasis on outdoor environmental education for young people and called on its partners in government, education and the environment to collaborate […]

Through the Charles E. Wheeler Salt Marsh October is a great month to paddle in the marsh; we hope you can join us for some fall foliage fun! This is the last canoe tour of the season — don’t miss out!! (for fun, wear a hat for Halloween) Sunday, October 30 (Halloween Canoe) 1– 3:30 […]

We would like to thank Shoprite, our generous sponsor of the Return of the Osprey Party, and all our participants and volunteers who helped to make the event such a success.

Have you ever wanted to search for a rarity near Connecticut, but couldn’t find directions, or were concerned about going alone? Here’s your chance to join CAS EcoTravel Rarities Expeditions. We’ll provide the transportation, driver(s), company, and experienced leadership. This is how it works: first, call EcoTravel to sign on. When a bird of significance […]

The Dark-eyed Junco is one of the most abundant, variable, and controversial species in North America. The controversy lies in its subspecies, and whether or not they should be considered their own distinct species. It can be very confusing. Suffice it to say, the one we have to be concerned with in Connecticut is slate-colored. […]

November 18, 2010 — Monk Parakeets have a different meaning to different people. The gregarious, squawk-y, vibrant species is widespread on the Connecticut coastline, especially in western areas. This is particularly true in Bridgeport, Stratford, and Milford. There is no better way to exemplify that fact than to say that during the 2009 Christmas Bird […]

Summary July 2012 – Children today spend far less time outdoors interacting with the natural world than previous generations did. As we noted in February in our Connecticut State of the Birds 2012 report, “Where Is the Next Generation of Conservationists Coming From,” we think that will have serious implications for conservation in coming decades. […]