Businesses and Residents Encouraged to Turn Off Lights Each Evening (Milford, CT) April 20, 2022—Last night, the Connecticut Ornithological Association launched its new Lights Out Connecticut initiative to help save migratory birds in the state of Connecticut. Connecticut is now the fourth state in the nation, after Colorado, Georgia, and Texas, to have a dedicated statewide “Lights … Read more
Friday, May 6 at 6:30 pm. Online via Zoom (Register in advance) Zoom Presenter: Chris Wood In-person Field Trips dates in May at various locations and times Hello Fellow Warbler Lovers! Once again Connecticut Ornithological Association offers its Spring Workshop on Wood Warblers, this year with guided field trips. (Yay!) Wood Warblers (family Parulidae) are … Read more
Meriden Natural Resources $800 Build a Chimney Swift tower using community youth Sue Frisch $1,000 Project to restore a heron rookery Simsbury Land Trust $300 Habitat improvement project Southington Land Trust $400 Restore habitat with native plants Sam Merker $675 Bittern study under supervision of Chris Elphick and Min Huang Nancy James $300 Educate about … Read more
We received 22 Mini-Grant applications. The eleven successful applications are as follows. A Place Called Hope $320 Purchase a special scale so that they could weigh the eagles and large raptors, weight being an important indicator of health East Granby Land Trust $300 Replant an area of the property known as Griffin Marsh with … Read more