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June 3, 2019 – A $10,000 grant by Cox Communications–Northeast Region will fund scientific equipment through a Tech Boost Grant to support Connecticut Audubon Society’s educational programming throughout the state. The new equipment will improve hands-on learning for 15,000 students a year through Connecticut Audubon’s award-winning Science in Nature Education Program. Science in Nature is […]
Read more...June 2, 2019 – For almost two years hikers, birders, and nature lovers of all kinds have enjoyed the network of trails on the section of Connecticut Audubon’s Deer Pond Farm that lies in Connecticut. But the other section of this beautiful preserve, in New York, has been off limits. That will soon change. Starting […]
Read more...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 […]
Read more...May 22, 2019 – The Connecticut Audubon Society is remembering Robert Roy Larsen, a former board president whose leadership at a pivotal time helped transform the organization into the statewide conservation force it is today. Mr. Larsen, who lived in Fairfield and also served as chair of the Board’s Finance Committee, died May 9 at […]
Read more...Here are the final totals of the 2019 Birdathon. Connecticut Audubon staff are marked with an asterisk. They’re not eligible for prizes, so don’t be discouraged by their high totals! ** denotes 18 and under category. Kathleen Van Der Aue’s total is from the Birdcraft banding team. Updated Monday, June 3 at 5:30 pm Participant’s […]
Read more...April 15, 2019 — The Connecticut Audubon Society’s Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center has been working for several years on a proposal to designate large coastal areas in southeastern Connecticut a National Estuarine Research Reserve. Here are a few basic details: What is the reserve and why is it significant for conservation? The National Estuarine […]
Read more...April 15, 2019 — Connecticut Audubon Society supporters have a once-in-a-decade chance to help shape the plan that steers critical decisions about the state’s forests and woodlands. The state’s Forest Action Plan, a roadmap used by Connecticut and federal conservation agencies, is being fully updated for the first time since 2010. The Connecticut Forest & […]
Read more...Saturday, April 20, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Oliver Nurseries, 1159 Bronson Road, Fairfield The Connecticut Audubon Society is once again teaming up with Oliver Nurseries in Fairfield to offer native Connecticut trees, shrubs and perennials at remarkable discounts to Connecticut Audubon members. These plants have been chosen for their attractiveness to songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies, […]
Read more...April 5, 2019 – Connecticut Audubon has taken positions on a number of bills being considered in Hartford this session. Get the details here.
Read more...March 4, 2019 – The Connecticut Audubon Society released its Osprey Nation 2018 season report today, showing that the number of Ospreys and Osprey nests found and tracked by the program’s 300-plus volunteers rose for the fourth year in a row.
Read more...April 5, 2019 – Piping Plovers are returning to Connecticut’s beaches and conservationists are preparing to do everything possible to help them have a successful breeding season.
Read more...April 3, 2019 – People throughout Connecticut are letting us know that Ospreys are back. The sixth year of the Osprey Nation citizen science project is about to start. But to make this year as past years, we need more nest stewards.
Read more...February 20, 2019 – The preservation of Plum Island is again on the agenda in Washington D.C. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal announced at a press conference in New London today that he was reintroducing the Plum Island Protection Act, to prevent the federal government from selling the 822-acre island, which lies at the eastern end […]
Read more...March 15, 2019 – With the recent signing of the Natural Resources Management Act, Executive Director Patrick Comins released the following statement: The Connecticut Audubon Society is thrilled with the passage of this important legislation. Our highest national policy priority was the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. No longer will we […]
Read more...January 30, 2019 – We all know that owls are secretive and stealthy and, most of all, active in the dark, when you might hear them but rarely see them. But this winter seems different. Barred Owls have been making brazen, daylight appearances throughout Connecticut over the last few weeks.
Read more...February 3, 2019 – Experienced and skilled wildlife observers have suggested alternative hypotheses in the days since we posted our Barred Owl article on Wednesday evening, January 30.
Read more...November 29, 2018 — For the scores of migratory and nesting bird species in Connecticut to survive and thrive, the state’s cities and suburbs must create, maintain, and improve their local habitats in everything from small neighborhood parks to larger nature preserves. A PDF of the report is here. That’s the key finding of the […]
Read more...Our volunteer day at the Smith Richardson sanctuary in Westport on Saturday, November 3, was a huge success. Thank you to all the hard workers! Charles Stebbins, a member of our Board, who along with fellow Board member Jerid O’Connell is spearheading the project, reported: “Not only did the weather clear and provide a glorious […]
Read more...February 1, 2019 – The legislative session in Hartford has just gotten started and already there is a public hearing scheduled for a bill that is crucial to conservation in Connecticut. Monday, February 4 10:30 a.m. Room 2B Legislative Office Building Hartford The best way to protect habitats for birds and other wildlife is to preserve […]
Read more...Follow these three basic rules no matter which owl — Barred, Snowy, Northern Saw-whet, etc. (borrowed from Project SNOWStorm) Keep your distance Respect private property Don’t feed an owl, ever. We’re quoting at length from Project SNOWStorm. Keep your distance: “This is the first and most important rule. Just because the owl may tolerate a […]
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