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Friday, July 15th, 2016American Woodcock
Thursday, March 17th, 2016Bird of the Day, March 24, 2020 — A harbinger of spring, American Woodcocks arrived early in Connecticut this year – in February rather than in March.
At Connecticut Audubon, Women’s History is Our History
Monday, March 21st, 2016March is Women’s History Month, and its relevance to the Connecticut Audubon Society is about as far from abstract as can be: our organization was founded, in 1898, by Mabel Osgood Wright at a time when the bird and habitat conservation movement was just getting started. And our first sanctuary – in fact, the first […]
Report from Osprey Nation: Citizen Scientists Find a Thriving Population
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016March 8, 2016 – Connecticut’s Osprey population, which numbers at least 250 active nests, is thriving and healthy, and in all likelihood indicates that local rivers, lakes and Long Island Sound are clean enough to support ample fish for Ospreys to feed on. In addition, the fish seem to be free of toxins that would […]
The Connecticut Audubon Society Names Nelson North as Executive Director
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016Fairfield, Ct., April 6, 2016 – The Connecticut Audubon Society announced today that Nelson North of Southport has been appointed executive director of the organization. North has served as Connecticut Audubon’s director of Fairfield operations since 2007. North will oversee a staff of approximately 30, based in Fairfield, Milford, Glastonbury, Essex, and Pomfret, and will […]
Burst Pipes Close the Coastal Center (But Not the Preserve): A Note from the Coastal Center Director
Saturday, February 20th, 2016Dear Friends and Visitors to the Milford Point Coastal Center, During the extreme cold over the weekend of February 14, one of the pipes at the Coastal Center burst, causing extensive water damage. During repairs, the preserve surrounding the building remains open. That includes the parking lot, the parking lot observation platform near the marsh, […]
To Protect Wildlife and Visitors, the Connecticut Audubon Society Bans Drones in All Its Sanctuaries
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016February 2, 2016 – The Connecticut Audubon Society announced today that it has banned the use of drones at all 19 of its sanctuaries because of concerns that they are likely to disturb wildlife and cause an annoyance to visitors. In establishing this policy, the organization believes it is the first in the state and […]
We Are Hiring! Science in Nature Teacher-Naturalists Wanted
Friday, January 22nd, 2016Do you love science, nature, and working with students of all ages? Our centers at Glastonbury, Fairfield, and Milford are seeking part-time teacher-naturalists for our award-winning Science in Nature education program, on weekdays and weekends, for school and family education programs. Experience is a must! If you have experience working with students in an outdoor […]
Grant 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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Our 2015 Annual Report
Thursday, December 17th, 2015Want to know what your support helped us accomplish? Review our 2015 Annual Report.
Connecticut’s “Vulnerable 6” Wildlife Species at High Risk Because of Climate Change
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015Paris Climate Talks: The Local Angle December 1, 2015 – With negotiators gathering in Paris to work on agreements to lower carbon emissions, the Connecticut Audubon Society warns that climate change is already here and having a dramatic effect on the state’s wildlife, and predicts significant drops in vulnerable nesting birds as well as the […]
The Connecticut Audubon Society Wins EPA Grant to Make Climate Change Education Part of Everyday Programs
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015November 24, 2015 – The Connecticut Audubon Society along with with Massachusetts Audubon and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island have been awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to collaborate on an education initiative, called Building Climate Action Communities, designed to make climate change science a routine part of outdoor nature programs. Climate change […]
Rare Cottontails Found on Larsen Sanctuary in Fairfield
Monday, November 16th, 2015October 2015 – One of the region’s more elusive mammals, the New England cottontail is alive and apparently well at our Roy and Margot Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary in Fairfield, we learned recently. That’s good news because more than 80 percent of the region’s New England cottontails have vanished in recent decades and the remaining population […]
New Director of the Coastal Center at Milford Point
Sunday, September 27th, 2015The Connecticut Audubon Society is pleased to welcome Cathy Hagadorn as the new director of the Coastal Center at Milford Point. A longtime education manager at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk and an expert in the ecology of Long Island Sound, Cathy will oversee all of the programs, events and activities at the Coastal Center, […]
Connecticut Audubon’s Education Director Participates in Climate Change Event at the White House
Monday, August 24th, 2015August 24, 2015 – Michelle Eckman, Connecticut Audubon Society’s director of education, was among 150 U.S. educators and students at the White House last week to participate in a Back-to-School Climate Education summit organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The event was live-streamed and viewed by over 800 people […]
Osprey Nation Grows as Citizen Scientists Help Monitor Connecticut’s Osprey Population
Thursday, July 9th, 2015July 13, 2015 — Osprey Nation, the Connecticut Audubon Society’s citizen science program, has grown significantly in its second year, with more volunteer stewards documenting, mapping and monitoring considerably more nests than last year. Statewide, 134 Connecticut residents are volunteering this nesting season to collect bi-weekly and monthly data on the state’s rapidly increasing Osprey […]
