Coastal Center Programs & Events
Woodcock Walk with the Coastal Center
March 27, 2024
Rain date March 28, 2024
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Eisenhower Park: 780 North St, Milford, CT
Woodcocks have returned from their overwintering habitat to begin the spring breeding season! Join Ken Elkins to see woodcocks performing their acrobatic courtship rituals. This evening walk will take you to woodcock habitats and teach you about the sights and sounds to look out for when trying to spot this secretive bird. Please bring a head lamp or flashlight in order to walk back after dark.
Price:
Members: $20
Non-members: $25
School Day Off Fun: Spring Has Sprung
March 29, 2024
9am – 3pm
Milford Point Coastal Center
1 Milford Point Road, Milford CT
For children ages 6-10.
Enjoy a day off from school filled with outdoor exploration, experiments, crafts, games and more! Activities will include learning about the beach, marsh, and woodland with our Teacher-Naturalists, animal meet-and-greets, and discovering how the world around us works.
Please bring a peanut-free lunch and snack. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring a change of clothes and shoes. Shoes are subject to getting wet and muddy.
Pricing:
Full day (9:00 – 3:00):
CAS Members: $55 per child, non-members: $65 per child
To register for a full day, click here.
Half day (9:00 – 12:00):
CAS Members: $30 per child, non-members: $35 per child
To register for a half day, click here.
This program requires a minimum of 6 participants to run. If the program is cancelled, a refund will be provided.
Birthday Parties at the Coastal Center
Interested in hosting your child’s birthday at the Coastal Center? Milford Point is the perfect place to celebrate your child’s birthday, with a 45 minute nature program included.
Many of our birthday programs also include an animal meet-and-greet.
For details click HERE. To schedule a birthday party, please contact Louise Crocco at 203-878-7440 ext. 502 or via email: lcrocco@ctaudubon.org
Beginner Adult Avian and Marine Animal Watercolor Series
Sundays: All classes 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Milford Point Coastal Center
1 Milford Point Road, Milford CT
February 25
March 3, 10, 17, 24
April 7, 14, 21
2024
In our past classes we have focused on Avian species and their habitats, however the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center offers the opportunity to view and study a diverse array of species, whereby some of the species are living in symbiotic relationships with each other. This can be witnessed on both the shoreline, and in the wetlands.
Therefore, adding some NEW content, Marine Animals, to our studies, along with continuing to study the Avian species, seemed like a great fit.
For now, we will focus on studying the marine animals and avian species that we may actually have a chance to see in Connecticut this year.
This series of adult watercolor classes is still designed for the pure beginner. The student will learn about watercolor tools, uses, products and techniques, as well as composition skills, simple perspective, and how and why to use your light and dark colors to achieve dimension in your work, a highly sought after skill by many artists. Students will have drawing and painting exercises as well, in order to relax and experiment with watercolors. Many students have found this to be a very meditative process, as well as reporting that it was exciting to watch the ever-changing painting results from person to person.
This will all be accomplished step by step, class by class, with your Art Education teacher Jeanne Board-Fayumi. This series is sequential and cumulative.
This series is appropriate for those 18 years of age and above. The class fee includes the use of all drawing and watercolor materials. You may want to bring an old shirt or smock. Class is limited to 12 adults. Minimum enrollment of 6 for the class to run.
Please bring a mask too.
Members $130.
Non-members $170.
Ongoing Programs
- In-person Programs at the Coastal Center, your school or local park. Click HERE for program brochure.
- For more school program information click HERE
- Scout Programs: For details click HERE.