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Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
Friday, November 19 6 p.m. When the sun goes down, the nighttime comes alive with activity! During this nocturnal adventure, we’ll explore the Sanctuary and then head indoors for a visit with a live owl. Members $20 per person, Non-members $25 per person. Pre-registration required. Click here to register. Ages 6 and up (children must […]
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Monday, November 15th, 2021
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Monday, November 15th, 2021
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Monday, November 15th, 2021
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Monday, November 15th, 2021
This year’s report looks closely at the dramatic drop in bird populations over the last 50 years. It’s titled, “Three Billion Birds Are Gone. How Do We Bring Them Back?” On Thursday, December 2, at noon, Patrick Comins, Connecticut Audubon’s executive director, will lead the authors of the report’s articles in a discussion. […]
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Monday, November 15th, 2021
November 15, 2021 — Since 2018, Connecticut Audubon has been part of a growing communications network that lets conservation scientists (and everybody else) see which routes birds take when they are migrating and where their journeys lead. The network is called the Motus Wildlife Tracking System. It relies on tiny transmitters attached to individual birds, and a series of antennas erected throughout the U.S. and Canada. A few months ago, our third antenna array was erected, at the Center at Pomfret.
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SHARE YOUR LOVE OF BIRDS AND WILDLIFE WITH A GIFT FROM THE CONNECTICUT AUDUBON SOCIETY! Choose from a gift membership, EcoTravel gift certificates, in-person experience gifts, and shopping at our Nature Stores. Choose your gift type: Gift Memberships · EcoTravel Gift Certificates · Nature Store Gifts · Interactive Experience Gifts […]
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Monday, November 15th, 2021
Register here for our Wreath Making Workshop on Saturday, December 11 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the RTP Estuary Center, 100 Lyme Street. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218
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Monday, November 15th, 2021
Register here for our Wreath Workshop on Saturday, December 11 10am-noon at the RTP Estuary Center at 100 Lyme Street. Questions? Contact us rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.
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Thursday, October 28th, 2021
Thanksgiving Social at RTPEC for Adults Ages 21-40 100 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT Friday, November 25, 2022 6pm -8pm $50 per ticket Wine, Beer & a Signature Cocktail will be served along with snacks & Charcuterie board
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
Register here for our Winter Waterfowl Walk on Thursday, December 16 at 9 a.m. at Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
Register here for our Bird Walk at Hammonsset Beach State Park, Madison on Wednesday, December 1 at 10:00 a.m. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
Cathy Hagadorn, director at Deer Pond Farm and Mike Cunningham, from Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust will lead this hike. They’’ll discuss Connecticut’s changing landscape from farms to forest and what stonewalls can tell us about prior land use along the way. We’ll follow Old Stage Coach Trail, a historic route, pass by wolf trees and old […]
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
This program is at Deer Pond Farm: 57 Wakeman Hill Road, Sherman, CT 06784. Please contact Deirdra Wallin, center manager at dwallin@ctaudubon.org or 860-799-4074 ext. 134 if you have any questions.
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
Junior Naturalists Weekly Themes Click Here to Register! River Rangers June 27- July 1 Interested in science and ecology? Want to learn how to design your own research? Campers will collect data, conduct scientific investigations and design experiments using real scientific equipment. Each day campers will work on their investigation as they ask and answer […]
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
Example Daily Schedule: 9:00-9:30 am – Arrival Activities and Morning Meeting. (Arrival activities may include choice of art, reading, sensory activity, game or puzzle) 9:30-9:45 am Morning Meeting 9:45-10:30 am – Free Choice time (Campers will have a choice of activities which may include hike/walk, art, quiet reading, puzzle, or working on their weekly project) […]
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
Ecology Camp Weekly Themes Click Here to Register! Week 1: Estuary Explorers June 20 – 24 Dive into the extraordinary world of estuary life! Campers will learn about the creatures, plants and algae that live in this environment through hands-on discovery. Seine nets, magnifying glasses, microscopes and buckets will give us the up-close view […]
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Monday, November 8th, 2021
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
Friday, February 18, 2022 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Children in Grades K – 3 School’s closed! We’re open! Leave your devices & screens behind, get outdoors and become an eco-explorer. Join our teacher/naturalist for outdoor fun at the Coastal Center as we investigate the habitats of Milford Point. Games, crafts, stories, and experiments round […]
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