Join us for our Volunteer Open House Sunday, March 5 from 1 – 3 p.m. If you’ve ever wanted to be a part of a team that works to protect and conserve our natural environment, then you won’t want to miss our Volunteer Open House! Volunteers help us in many ways: as teachers, hosts […]
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2017Sweets and a tweet for your tweet heart!
Friday, February 3rd, 2017Eggs!
Friday, February 3rd, 2017Sunday, April 2 2 – 3 p.m. Come learn about how different animals, from snakes to piping plovers, lay eggs and how they protect their offspring from both the predators and the weather. This program is for children ages 7 and up with an actively participating adult. Members $5/person, family maximum $20; Non-members $7/person, family maximum […]
SAVE THE DATE!
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017SATURDAY, MARCH 11 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. $45 per person *New this year* Craft beers by local breweries including: Two Roads and New England Brewing Also Featuring Live Music by Matt Miklus and his String Band Famous Audubon chili recipes Live Birds of Prey Live auction of Audubon prints run by TV personality […]
Bird Finder for January 27, 2017: Harlequin Duck
Friday, January 27th, 2017Harlequin Duck: Taking its name from a colorfully dressed character in Commedia dell’arte and long touted to be the “fashion plate of the winter seas,” Harlequin Duck is a rare sight in Connecticut.
Bird Finder for January 13, 2017: Saw-whet Owl
Friday, January 13th, 2017The Northern Saw-whet Owl is widely distributed throughout Connecticut wherever large tracts of forested land are present
All the Colors of Winter
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017Sunday, January, 22 2–3 p.m. Even in the midst of winter, if we really look, the world is filled with beautifully colored plants and animals. On our scavenger hunt, we’ll discover the many colors to be found outdoors before making marbled snowflakes to brighten the season. For children between the ages of 4 and 6 […]
Fairfield Resident and Conservationist Joins Connecticut Audubon as Director of Fairfield and Milford Operations
Thursday, January 19th, 2017For immediate release Fairfield, January 19, 2017 – The Connecticut Audubon Society has named longtime Fairfield resident Rick Boucher to lead its two busiest centers, in Fairfield and Milford, as well as its historic Birdcraft Sanctuary in Fairfield. Boucher, an outdoorsman with a long career in packaging, takes over in Fairfield from Nelson North, who […]
Winter Tracks & Traces
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017Sunday, January 15 2 – 3 p.m. Winter is a great time to look for animal tracks and traces! Come explore, and make a track guide to take on outdoor adventures. Dress for a short outdoor tracking walk. Appropriate for adults and families with children age 8 and up. Members $5/person, family maximum $20; Non-members […]
Center at Fairfield Summer Camp Registration Begins February 14!
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017Summer camps at the Center at Fairfield offer both hands-on learning and unlimited fun. Campers explore the woods, ponds and streams, meet animals up close, develop outdoor skills, and have enriching experiences that inspire a life-long appreciation of, and connection to, the natural world. Click here for the Summer Camps brochure. Don’t forget, registration begins […]
Northern Shoveler: Bird Finder for January 6, 2017
Friday, January 6th, 2017Northern Shoveler: One of the most distinctive of our dabbling ducks, small numbers of Northern Shovelers are most frequently seen in our area in late winter and early spring.
Bird Finder for December 21: Red-headed Woodpecker
Wednesday, December 21st, 2016An adult Red-headed Woodpecker is unmistakable.
Proclamation read by First Selectman of Fairfield
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016Michael C. Tetreau, First Selectman Town of Fairfield, reads a proclamation congratulating the Center of Fairfield on our 45th anniversary. Mother-daughter volunteers from the Fairfield Chapter of the National Charity League, Inc., prepare the organic vegetable garden.
Thursday, November 17th, 2016
You Can Be a Part of Connecticut’s Conservation Solution! Be a Donor! Your donation will give you the satisfaction of knowing you did what you could to help Connecticut’s vulnerable wildlife! Photo by Melissa Groo
An Afternoon with Owls
Friday, December 23rd, 2016Join the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center on February 18 from 2-4 for an afternoon with owls at Acton Public Library! Our educators will be presenting Cookie, the barred owl, while we learn about owl anatomy and examine real feathers from other species. Then, participate in an owl pellet dissection and identify mammal bones. The program […]
Parents Night Out
Monday, October 24th, 2016Friday, December 16 Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Ages 5 and up Child-free shopping arrives just in time for the holidays! Let Connecticut Audubon Society’s teacher-naturalists watch and occupy your children while you get time to shop or make holiday preparations. At the Center, children will be entertained with live […]
Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup & how to tell the difference
Saturday, December 10th, 2016Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup & how to tell the difference
2017 Edwin Way Teale Artist-in-Residence Program
Friday, December 18th, 2015The Connecticut Audubon Society is accepting applications for the 2017 Edwin Way Teale Artists-in-Residence at Trail Wood program. Through the program, started in 2012, the Connecticut Audubon Society invites writers and visual artists to spend a week in residence at Trail Wood, in Hampton. The writers and artists are chosen through a juried process. Trail […]
Northern Gannet: Bird Finder for December 2, 2016
Thursday, December 1st, 2016Northern Gannet. When winds howl, storms brew, or winter sets in, the Northern Gannet can be found in Long Island Sound without too much effort.
