Programs & Events in the Greater Hartford Area
Welcome to the Connecticut Audubon Society of the Greater Hartford Area. Utilizing our unique location in central Connecticut, we work to promote awareness of the Connecticut River ecosystem and urban habitats to foster conservation through education and related activities.
Postponed: Mountainfilm on Tour
Lennart Karlsson and Karin Persson, in The Last Observers, an inspiring story of dedication.
POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 29. WE WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
April 22, 2025—Mountainfilm on Tour comes to Cinestudio on the campus of Trinity College, Hartford, this week, for a special 10-film showing to benefit the environmental education work of Connecticut Audubon’s Greater Hartford program.
This high quality, single-screen theater is ideal for the immersive Mountainfilm experience.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m., at Cinestudio, on the Trinity campus.
Purchase Tickets HereTickets are $30 for Connecticut Audubon members and $40 for non-members.
What do you get for the price? Here are descriptions of the films.
Judy’s Creek – Discovering the secret life of the streambed
Jeremy Monroe & David Herasimtschuk
Follow ecologist, educator and author Dr. Judy Li into the world of caddisflies, the artisans of
the aquatic world. With contagious passion, Judy shares how her childhood curiosity led to acareer in freshwater science and how she has found ways to share the joys of science with audiences of all ages.
(USA, 2023, 5 min.)
I am the nature
Taliesin Black-Brown
I am the nature is a poetic documentary honoring the philosophy and cultural expression of the Achuar people from the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. Narrated by Chumpí Washikiat, a local leader, the film dives into the insights of a man who has walked between worlds, echoing ideas of unity, empathy and harmony.
(USA, Ecuador, Brazil, 2023, 5 min.)
Unseen Peaks
Roo Smith
After enduring discrimination and trauma due to her blindness, Addie seeks freedom through skiing, ice climbing and rock climbing, facing both the challenges of these activities and the need for acceptance within the outdoor community as a disabled person. She believes exposure is the most powerful antidote to fear and dreams of a world where everyone has the safety and freedom to experience the outdoors.
(USA, 2023, 7 min.)
Mr. Cato
Ryan Ross
Mr. Cato is an elementary school teacher and pro BMX flatlander who changes his students’ lives by teaching them how to ride and care for bikes, as he attempts to bring his sport back from the brink of extinction in the U.S. While overcoming his struggles and vying for a spot in the Summer Olympics, Mr. Cato uses the two wheels that have given him so much in order to make the world a better place.
(USA, 2024, 23 min.)
Desert Wings
Nathan McBride
Desert Wings brings the unique sport of paramotoring to light, showcasing talented pilots exploring dramatic landscapes of the American Southwest
(USA. 2023, 3 min)
A highlight of Mountainfilm is “Re,” a 6-minute film by Iz La Motte about the life and work of photographer Re Wikstrom.
Re
Iz La Motte
Twenty years ago, Re forged a new path in the outdoor sports community as one of the few women in her field. As an action sports photographer, she is dedicated to working with and showcasing the strength and individual personalities of female athletes. Re landed the first cover shot of a woman for Backcountry Magazine and the first all-female cover shot for Skiing
Magazine. She views her work as a catalyst, fostering a social shift in the perception of female athletes in popular culture.
(USA. 2023, 6 min.)
Healy
Maya Craig
For millions of years, the Arctic Ocean has been covered by a permanent sheet of ice. Soon, it will melt in its entirety during summer for the first time in human history. Healy follows a crew of scientists and sailors through a two-month research mission to try and understand why the northern ice cap is melting even faster than climate models have predicted — and how the transformation is altering life on Earth.
(USA, 2023, 14 min.)
Fall Harvest
Keenan DesPlanques
At Crankworx Cairns in 2023, Nicholi Rogatkin had a season-ending injury, marking the first time in his career that he had to sit out a season. Fall Harvest highlights how time seems to move more slowly while healing and the magic of getting back on a bike again.
(USA, 2023, 2 min.)
The Last Observers
Maja Karlsson
Lennart Karlsson and Karin Persson have recorded weather measurements every three hours — temperature, air pressure, wind, wave height and cloud types — at a lighthouse on the southwestern coast of Sweden for 36 years. The dedicated couple have amassed over 100,000 observations and seen rapid changes in recent years as migratory birds arrive earlier in the spring, and heavy rains and drought become more frequent. Theirs is the last remaining manual weather station in the country and it too will soon become automated. In The Last Observers, the pair reflect on their simple yet joyful life where they find true happiness through symbiosis with nature.
(Sweden, 2024, 24 min.)
To Scale: Time
Alex Gorosh
On a dry lakebed in California, a group of friends attempt to build a scale model of time: a true illustration of cosmic evolution and our place within it. Over miles, they lay out tiny lights representing important moments in the history of the universe: the Big Bang, the meteor that killed the dinosaurs and the beginning of human civilization. The result is time represented by distance and the recognition that although we are alive for the briefest moment — in this demonstration, the width of a hair — our lives are a gift from the universe that we must spend wisely.
(USA, 2023, 10 min.)
Thank you to our sponsors!
Email kreamer@ctaudubon.org if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event!
Mountainfilm on Tour!
New Date & Time! Same Great Films & Location!
Sunday, June 29, 2025
1:00 p.m
Join us on June 29 at Cinestudio on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford for another amazing afternoon of inspiring, documentary style short films. We are once again partnering with Moutainfilm on Tour to bring you a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. The films shown will explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using the power of film, art, and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world!
All proceeds from this event will benefit the education and conservation efforts in the Greater Hartford Region.
If you are unable to attend the event and/or wish to make an additional donation to support our work in the Greater Hartford Region, please donate through the link below. *Note – this is a separate donation and does not include tickets to the event, tickets can be purchased through the link above.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Email kreamer@ctaudubon.org if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event!
Upcoming Programs
Summer 2024
Stay tuned to this site for dates and locations of community programs being held in the Summer of 2024. Programs will be held throughout the Greater Hartford region. To book a program for your own community group/camp/troop, etc, see our offerings listed below!
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:
We offer exciting and educational community programs for children and adults! These programs work very well as virtual programs, but can also be done in person at your location. Check out all of our Community and School Program offerings HERE
Contact Catie Resor, Education Program Manager at cresor@ctaudubon.org for more information or click on the program title to book your program online.
Birding 101- Adaptable to all ages
A good introduction to birds and birding. Learn about the variety of our local birds and how to go about identifying them. What equipment will you need? Where should you look? What resources can help you?
What’s going on with the Birds?-Suggested Ages: 12 to adult
Our birds face a variety of challenges from climate change to habitat loss. Learn about some of the stressors on our local birds. Explore some of the ways scientists study birds and the sorts of questions they attempt to answer with their research. Learn ways that you can get involved in collecting citizen science data that can be helpful to scientists worldwide.
Suggested Ages: 12 to adult
Landscaping for Birds–Suggested Ages: 12 to adult
Is your yard a good bird habitat? Learn about the needs of wild birds and how the landscaping choices you make affect bird populations.
Carbon Sinks and Sources- Adaptable to age 10 to adult
What’s your carbon footprint? Climate change can feel like a complicated issue, but mostly it just boils down to carbon. Gain a better understanding of the carbon cycle, our role in it, and what actions you can take that can have an impact on the balance of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere.
Re-dedication of Hartford Urban Bird Treaty set for Friday, May 19, at Keney Park
May 12, 2023 — Join us at Keney Park in Hartford on Friday, May 19, for the official 2023 rededication of Hartford’s Urban Bird Treaty — a multi-organization plan to improve bird habitat in the city and offer more opportunities for city residents to learn about and enjoy birds.
The rededicated plan updates the original 2011 Hartford Urban Bird Treaty with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It will help neighborhoods learn from, collaborate with, and care for the benefits of nature in city parks and along stream corridors.
The re-dedication ceremony is set for 10 a.m. at the Keney Park Pond House, 323 Edgewood Steet, Hartford.
Hartford Councilwoman Shirley Surgeon are scheduled to participate, along with officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Park Watershed, Friends of Keney Park, and the Connecticut Audubon Society.
Bird walks and other activities will follow, from 11 until noon. The day starts with an 8:30 a.m. bird walk led by the Hartford Audubon Society. Horizon Wings, a raptor rehabilitation center in Ashford, will be there with live birds starting around 10 a.m..
The ceremony and the activities are all free and the public is welcome.
Connecticut Public, the parent organization of WNPR Public Radio, is Connecticut Audubon’s official media sponsor of the Bird Treaty events on May 19 and later in the summer. The renewal ceremony kicks off Connecticut Audubon’s Annual Migration Madness weekend bird celebration and helps mark the organization’s 125th anniversary.
A program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Urban Bird Treaty is a national network whose goal is to improve bird habitat in urban areas, and help city residents experience and learn about birds and the natural world.
Federal, state, and municipal agencies, along with non-profit and educational organizations, work together to create bird-friendly habitats and connect people with nature through birding and conservation.
The program has since grown to include 30 cities.
To reach our Greater Hartford Area program staff, please call 860-633-8402 or email kreamer@ctaudubon.org.
