Saturday February 13 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Love Birding? Love your smart phone? Then come join us for the Great Backyard Bird Count http://gbbc.birdcount.org/ on February 13, 2016 at the Coastal Center. Michael Aurelia, CAS State Director and e- birder, will lead a session on ebirding, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology app that lets […]
Author Archive
Ebirding / Great Backyard Bird Count
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016Grant from SBM Charitable Foundation Supports Outdoor Science Education for 1,800 Students at Connecticut Audubon’s Centers in Glastonbury and Pomfret
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016November 9, 2016 – Eighteen hundred elementary school students from Hartford and Windham counties will participate in Connecticut Audubon Society’s award-winning Science in Nature outdoor education program in spring 2017 thanks to a generous $38,000 grant from the SBM Charitable Foundation of Manchester. The students will travel to Connecticut Audubon’s centers in Glastonbury and Pomfret […]
Young Family Foundation Grant Helps EcoTravel Provide Binoculars and Field Guides to Students in Cuba
Monday, January 11th, 2016EcoTravel Director Andy Griswold delivered a suitcase full of binoculars and field guides for young birders during a recent EcoTravel visit to Cuba, thanks to a gift from the William C. Young Family Foundation. Read about it here.
Young Family Foundation Grant Helps EcoTravel Provide Binoculars and Field Guides to Students in Cuba
Monday, January 11th, 2016January 11, 2016 — Our most recent EcoTravel trip to Cuba resulted not just in another terrific visit for our travelers but also something for local birders — a rolling suitcase stocked with binoculars and field guides to be used at one of Cuba’s national parks. Andy Griswold, director of EcoTravel, has been working for […]
Sea Squirts: Pre-K and Parents
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016Sea Squirts: Pre-K kids and Parents Mondays 10 – 10:45 am January 25, Feb 1, 8, 22, 29 For children ages 2-4 accompanied by an actively participating adult. We’ll discover the colorful coats animals are wearing, the foods they like to eat, and where they make their homes during the winter season. Each program includes […]
30 Years of Public Access Celebrated at Eagle View Observation Station
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016January 19, 2016 — FirstLight Power Resources, the owner and operator of the Housatonic River Project hydroelectric system, hosted a celebratory event at the Shepaug Dam Bald Eagle Observation Area in Southbury on January 16. Over 100 people attended the event which celebrated 30 years of public access at the Bald Eagle observation area. The […]
Master Naturalist Program
Thursday, January 14th, 2016Tuesdays, March 29 – June 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Are you interested in expanding your knowledge of the habitats, plants, animals and natural history of Connecticut? Would you like to experience the rewards of sharing that knowledge and teaching others about the stewardship of Connecticut’s natural resources? If so, our Master Naturalist […]
John Patrick Flanagan Foundation Trail Blazers Visit Larsen Sanctuary in Fairfield
Monday, January 11th, 2016The Connecticut Audubon Society is once again pleased to be the recipient of a generous grant from the John Patrick Flanagan Foundation for its Trail Blazers program, which brings students from Bridgeport to our Center at Fairfield for a day or outdoor-based nature activities. Well over 1,000 students from Bridgeport’s schools have participated in the […]
Why Hibernate? Family program
Monday, January 11th, 2016Come join us Saturday, January 28 from 2-3:00 p.m. at the Coastal Center for a Ground Hog Day Discovery program. Do groundhogs really wake up and leave their burrow on February 2? Get the inside scoop as we uncover some interesting habits of this furry friend and other Connecticut hibernators. Our educator will begin with a […]
Craig and Kathleen Stalk
Friday, September 2nd, 2016Craig Stalk, Kathleen Stalk Master Naturalists, Center at Glastonbury “We both enjoy the outdoors – hiking, observing nature, bicycling, paddling – and we were looking for a way to improve our environmental education as well as to use our knowledge to give back to the local community. The Master Naturalist program seemed to fit the […]
Concern for Bafflin Sanctuary in Pomfret Prompts Connecticut Audubon to Oppose Killingly Power Plant
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016November 9, 2016 – The Connecticut Audubon Society has called on state officials to reject a proposal for a new power plant in Killingly, near the organization’s Center at Pomfret and 700-acre Bafflin Sanctuary. In a letter to the Connecticut Siting Council, the organization said it is concerned that noise from the plant would affect […]
Lawrence J. Lunden
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016Lawrence J. Lunden West Hartford Winner of the 2016 Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award “I started with the Glastonbury center only a couple of years after it opened. The best thing the Connecticut Audubon Society is doing is the adult programs. All nature centers have children’s programs, but few have such an assortment of adult […]
Connecticut State of the Birds 2015: Protect and Connect
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015December 8, 2015 — The Connecticut Audubon Society today released its Connecticut State of the Birds 2015 report, “Protecting and Connecting Large Landscapes,” and called for an increased emphasis on habitat connectivity and land preservation to improve the chances of survival for many of the state’s fish, bird, reptile, and mammal species. At a news […]
Usher in the New Year with a Morning Bird Walk
Saturday, January 2nd, 2016Saturday, January 2 at 9Adults and children ages 12+ Are you resolving to spend more time in nature this year? Get off to a good start on Saturday, Jan. 2 with a guided bird walk in The Connecticut Audubon Society’s magnificent Larsen Sanctuary in Fairfield. The walk and talk is an excellent opportunity to explore […]
Vacation Days: Inside – Out
Wednesday, December 30th, 2015Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday December 28, 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.For children ages 5-10 We’ll be inside and outside exploring the wonders of winter. Choose one or all three days for your child. Each day there will be different crafts, stories, games, experiments, and outdoor activities. Weather permitting, we will hike to […]
Bird Finder for December 23: Great Blue Heron
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015Connecticut’s waters are all free of ice this winter, which means that birds that need open water to forage are likely to be more common and widespread, including Great Blue Herons.
Happy New Year from All of Us at the Connecticut Audubon Society!
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015Click here to invest in Connecticut with a Gift to our Annual Fund!
Winter Solstice Gathering
Saturday, December 19th, 2015Saturday, December 19, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Come celebrate the Winter Solstice with us for inside and outside activities. The shortest day and longest night of the year is the official start to winter; (actual first day is 12/21). Create a colorful luminary to take home for the winter days ahead. Make a sundial to track the […]
Bagels and Birds of Prey
Saturday, December 19th, 2015Saturday, Dec. 19 from 9:30-11 a.m. Watching a bird while enjoying a bagel, what a relaxing way to take a break from the holiday frenzy and experience the serene majesty of the magnificent raptors at Center at Fairfield. Join us for a light bagel breakfast and up close presentation by a teacher naturalist who will introduce you to […]
Hartford Courant Editorial Cites State of the Birds
Saturday, December 19th, 2015Based on our Connecticut State of the Birds 2015 report, the Hartford Courant – the biggest and most influential paper in the state – published an editorial today calling for more state funding for land preservation, to fight climate change in general and to protect birds in particular.
