This map shows the location of the new monofilament line recycling bins: June 3, 2019 – Fishing in parts of Fairfield County might be safer this summer, for birds and other wildlife. A community-wide effort to build fishing line disposal bins and install them in the places in Fairfield and Bridgeport where people like to […]
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In Time for Summer, Fishing Line Recycling Bins Installed in Bridgeport and Fairfield to Protect Wildlife
Friday, May 24th, 2019Long Island Sound and other New England waters get added protection for vital herring fishery
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018September 26, 2018 – A memo from Executive Director Patrick Comins about a recent decision to protect the Northeast’s herring fishery I am thrilled to report some great and unexpected news. Yesterday the New England Fishery Management Council passed Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. Having corresponded with Connecticut’s representatives on the […]
Eagle/Osprey Boat Cruises on the Connecticut River
Friday, April 7th, 2017Don’t Miss The Boat! Saturday, April 29 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Come search for majestic Bald Eagles and welcome Connecticut River Osprey back to their breeding grounds. Cruises will be aboard the motor vessel Becky Thatcher and leave from Eagle Landing State park in Haddam. Connecticut Audubon Society naturalists are on board the […]
Osprey Nation: 2014 Final Report
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015March 10, 2015In 2014 Connecticut Audubon Society launched Osprey Nation[i], a statewide program aimed to monitor and help enhance the osprey population in the state. In a two pronged approach, the Connecticut Audubon Society has sought to support and facilitate scientific research on the ospreys, particularly the large colony at the mouth of the Connecticut […]
Your Annual Gift Supports Osprey Nation
Friday, August 15th, 2014Dear Friends, I write you today on behalf of our state’s Osprey population. Over the years, residents of Connecticut have been awestruck by the grace of these majestic raptors. The beautiful black and white Ospreys, which nest along our shorelines and catch fish in our waterways, are one of the state’s most iconic birds. This […]
