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Register: Coastal Center at Milford Point Bird Walk 5-19-23
Thursday, May 4th, 2023Register: Coastal Center at Milford Point Bird Walk 5-16-23
Thursday, May 4th, 2023
Advocacy Alert: Email your representative in Hartford to support a state Lights Out bill
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023May 3, 2023 — The State of Connecticut has a chance to become part of a growing movement to protect birds. You can help by taking action today on this important Lights Out bill. Please ask your House member in Hartford to vote yes on House Bill 6607, “An act concerning the nighttime lighting of state-owned buildings at certain times for the protection of birds.” House Bill 6607 would require state-owned buildings to turn out exterior lights between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. each year in April and May, and from August 15 to November 15.
Spring Flowers and Ferns Nature Walk – May 9 (Registration)
Monday, May 1st, 2023Register for the May 16 Zoom presentation about Senator George P. McLean
Wednesday, April 26th, 2023As part of our 125th Anniversary celebration, we’re presenting a talk by Will McClean Greeley, the great-great nephew of U.S. Senator Feorge P. Mclean and the author of the recent biography, A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate.
The World is Your Oyster
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023Stay tuned for more info! Tickets are $150 each. Purchase Tickets Sponsor Check out some images from last year’s Annual Benefit, Cocktails with Turtles! [slideshow_deploy id=’98932′] Thank you to our sponsors!
Register: Deer Pond Farm June First Friday Hike
Monday, April 24th, 2023Sponsor The World is Your Oyster
Friday, April 21st, 2023
Purchase Tickets for The World is Your Oyster
Friday, April 21st, 2023
Register: Deer Pond Farm Tree ID Walk
Friday, April 21st, 2023Register: Deer Pond Farm Bird Walk
Friday, April 21st, 2023
Connecticut school kids will get more outdoor science education thanks to federal grant from Congresswoman DeLauro
Wednesday, April 26th, 2023The number of school kids participating in Connecticut Audubon’s Science in Nature outdoor education program will increase dramatically in the coming years, thanks to a $750,000 federal grant received from the office of U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro of New Haven. Approximately 20,000 Connecticut students in grades kindergarten through 5th participate in Science in Nature now. That number will increase by at least 50 percent, to 30,000 students. And the total number of hours of science-based outdoor instruction will increase to 60,000 hours, from 40,000. Representative DeLauro announced the grant at a press conference on Friday, April 21, at Connecticut Audubon’s Milford Point Coastal Center.
Office Administrative Assistant
Thursday, April 20th, 2023Position Summary CAS-RTPEC is currently seeking an Administrative Assistant. She/he is the first face of CAS-RTPEC many folks encounter and represents our collaborative culture. This position reports to the Director. The Administrative Assistant will endorse RTPEC’s mission of education, advocacy and conservation of the Lower Connecticut River Estuary. The Administrative Assistant is a highly visible […]
Register: Bird Walk at Hammonasset
Wednesday, April 19th, 2023Register here for our Bird Walk at the Hammonasset on Thursday, May 4 at 8 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Spring Flowers and Ferns Nature Walk (Registration)
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Register: Shorebird Walk at Bluff Point 6.10.23
Monday, April 10th, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at the Bluff Point on Saturday, June 10 at 9 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Register: Shorebird Walk at Hammonasset 6.3.23
Monday, April 10th, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at the Hammonasset on Saturday, June 3 at 9 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Register: Shorebird Walk at Griswold Point 5.27.23
Monday, April 10th, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at the Griswold Point on Saturday, May 27 at 9 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Register: Shorebird Walk at Harkness 5.13.23
Monday, April 10th, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at the Harkness State Park on Saturday, May 13 at 9 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
A billion birds a year are killed when they crash into buildings. You can help by turning out the lights
Monday, April 24th, 2023It’s gut-wrenching to find a dead bird crumpled on the ground next to a building. Unfortunately, it is also all too common. Birds migrate at night and this spring there is a great opportunity for you to do something that directly benefits birds: turn out the lights.
