Participating Conservation Scientists from Connecticut Audubon Society Reviewed Six Critical Habitats Along the State’s Coast and Found Major Erosion that Could Hinder Vulnerable Coastal Breeding Birds January 10, 2013 – In the days after Hurricane Sandy hit the coast, Connecticut Audubon Society’s conservation staff made field visits to six important habitats in the state and […]
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Hurricane Sandy “Rapid Assessment” Study Finds Significant Habitat Damage from Virginia to Massachusetts, Including Connecticut
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013500 Students Participate in ‘Science in Nature’ at the Larsen Sanctuary
Thursday, January 10th, 2013November 2012 – If you find yourself on the trails of our Larsen Sanctuary in Fairfield these days, keep your eyes and ears open for unusual activity. You may see movement in the distance and, with leaves falling and covering the ground, you’re likely to hear feet scuffling loudly (or maybe not if there’s snow). […]
Dunes Prevented Severe Erosion at Stratford Point
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013November 2012 – When Hurricane Sandy hit, the dunes we constructed last year at Stratford Point to control erosion did their job, protecting the point from a storm surge that might have inundated an area extending well beyond our coastal restoration project. Built of long, geo-textile tubes filled with sand and soil, and covered with […]
News Release: Aspetuck Land Trust Sets New Policies at Trout Brook Valley Preserve Following Study By Connecticut Audubon Society
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013WESTON, CT. Jan. 2, 2013 – After a 12-month conservation and management study of its popular 1,009 acre Trout Brook Valley Conservation Area, Aspetuck Land Trust today announced new trail use policies that carefully balance the protection of one of the region’s most important ecological areas with the use of the preserve for hiking, dog-walking […]
Restoring Habitat at Banks Farm South
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012October 2012 – Banks Farm South, 60 acres of meadows, wetlands and forest, hearkens back to Fairfield’s early farmland history. Wedged between a golf course and a gated community on the Fairfield-Westport town line, the sanctuary was originally owned by John Banks in the seventeenth century and has been farmed almost continually since. Robert and […]
Celebrating 30 Years of Outdoor Education at the Center at Glastonbury
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012October 2012 – Connecticut Audubon Society’s Center at Glastonbury is celebrating its 30th anniversary this fall by highlighting its key role in Connecticut Audubon’s statewide education program. Founded on October 2, 1982, the Center at Glastonbury has been a gathering place for residents of Glastonbury, South Glastonbury, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, Portland, Manchester, East Hartford, Hartford, […]
Ralph Wood of Glastonbury Is Elected As Connecticut Audubon Society’s New Chairman of the Board
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012September 2012 – Connecticut Audubon Society is pleased to announce that longtime Board member Ralph Wood, of Glastonbury, has been named Chairman our Board of Directors. Elected at our annual meeting on September 13, Ralph leads a board that includes a new Vice Chair, a new Secretary and one new Board member. Ralph takes over […]
Bridgeport, Fairfield & Southport Schools Commit to Participating in Our New ‘Science in Nature’ Education Program
Monday, August 20th, 2012September 2012 – More than 500 students, including the entire 2nd through 8th grade at Bridgeport’s Park City Magnet School, will be participating in Connecticut Audubon Society’s innovative Science in Nature education program starting in September. Science in Nature uses a three-tiered approach – focusing on geology, climate/weather and adaptations – to show students how […]
Final Report: Spring “Next Generation” Forums
Monday, August 20th, 2012July 2012 – Children today spend far less time outdoors interacting with the natural world than previous generations did. As we noted in February in our Connecticut State of the Birds 2012 report, “Where Is the Next Generation of Conservationists Coming From?” we think that will have serious implications for conservation in coming decades. There […]
With A Ceremonial Flourish, Governor Signs New Open Space Law
Friday, July 20th, 2012Connecticut Audubon Society and representatives of other conservation organizations participated in the ceremonial signing of the state’s new open space law by Governor Dannel P. Malloy on July 19 at the Session Woods Wildlife Management Area, in Burlington. The new law makes major improvements to the state’s process for acquiring and keeping track of protected […]
See the World With EcoTravel
Friday, July 20th, 2012Connecticut Audubon Society’s EcoTravel program invites you to join us on one of our many exciting travel adventures. Whether you are an avid birder, general nature lover or a novice who wants to learn and have fun, the EcoTravel staff and expert guides will help you experience the birds, animals, history, culture and sights of […]
Connecticut State of the Birds 2023
Thursday, December 7th, 2023December 7, 2023—The 2023 Connecticut State of the Birds report, released today, looks at five key areas of conservation concern from previous reports—examples of how new knowledge, new realities, increased human effort, and better technologies are either resulting in changes or resulting in the awareness of the need for improvemen
