A Tribute to Eleanor P. Robinson, Co-Founder of RTP Estuary Center

It is with sadness and a deep sense of loss that we bring news that our friend, board colleague, and co-founder of the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center, Eleanor Robinson, died on January 2nd at her home in Old Lyme.  

Eleanor Perkins Robinson arrived in Old Lyme with an understanding and affection for this place on the banks of the Connecticut River Estuary.  She constantly reminded us of the uniqueness of the estuary and its role in the nature, culture, commerce, and history of the region we call southeastern Connecticut.  She had a sense of purpose to create an environmental center which would provide science-based environmental education for our children, expand the environmental literacy of our adult population, and promote research and stewardship all designed to encourage conservation of our resources.  She called the estuary “Connecticut’s Crown Jewel” for its nearly unspoiled attributes as nursery, habitat, feeding and breeding grounds for innumerable varieties of fish, birds and other wildlife. This treasure, she insisted, must be preserved.

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