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The Art & Science
of the Connecticut River
…Solutia Eco Center, a combination of live animals and dioramas with explanations of the riparian zone and watershed of the river valley. We browse the glass-walled displays of live reptiles,…
Connecticut River Museum at 50
…collection of watercraft were housed in the Boat House built in 1987. Today the museum serves some 25,000 visitors and over 3,500 students annually. School groups come from all parts…
The Vessel and the Painting
…curated it, finding nice pieces like a drawing by Norman Rockwell or a prized Antonio Jacobsen to match the existing collection. The inn’s collection has three core components. The first…
Made You Look
…bronze symphony that took fourteen years to complete. I have seen the “original” on Boston Common, and another “copy” in the Smithsonian, as well as smaller versions in other museums….
Let’s Go
…southeast Vermont. Options include a 12-mile competitive race, 5-mile competitive race, and 1-mile community challenge. More details, race registration, and a schedule are available at ctriver.org/nepc. Then, on the weekend…
Gateway Commission at Fifty
…Old Saybrook today comprise the eight communities that make up the Connecticut River Gateway Commission; each with a defined portion of the Conservation Zone that encompasses the Connecticut River shoreline…
Invitation to Public Comment Meeting for the Proposed Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve
…for submitting comments: Electronic Submission:Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to regulations.gov/docket?D=NOAA-NOS-2020-0089, click the “Comment Now!” button, complete the required fields, and enter or attach…
Invasive Plants- Phragmites
…“nuisance species.” What happened? Answers to that question have been gradually assembled by the scientific community—many of them from local universities—over the ensuing years. But in 2003 research published out…
A Great Gathering
…the shore. They thought we’d run aground.” Decades of observing the swallows and scientific studies have answered some of the questions Roger Tory Peterson posed 26 years ago, for example:…
Wild & Scenic Eightmile River
…who is the program director for the committee. She and environmental program coordinator Riley Doherty interact with local communities in a variety of ways, directly and indirectly. The committee budget,…
The Art, Architecture, and Landscape of Hill-Stead Museum
…in comparison to the glitzy interiors of other estates from the same era. By this time, Alfred had amassed a sizable European and American art collection. He had become acquainted…
Among the Birds
…“Ring-necked Pheasants,” 1977, for Mill Pond Press Company, is an original painting in the Peterson Collection at Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. This is an example of several…
The Taste of Home
…657-1004 www.crystalridgewinery.com crystalridgewinery@gmail.com Black Birch Vineyard 108 Straits Road Hatfield, MA 01066 (413) 247-3300 www.blackbirchvineyard.com La Garagista 1834 Mt Hunger Road Bethel, VT 05032 (802) 291-1295 (please text) www.lagaragista.com lagaragista@gmail.com\n\n…
Moodus Noises
…the explanations for the noises began to take on a scientific explanation, beginning with the tale of a Dr. Steele, who supposedly came from Great Britain to study the sounds…
The Oyster
…comes to oysters. The female oyster produces hundreds of thousands of free-floating eggs. She does so to overcome the odds facing her brood. Chances are that most of her eggs…
Worlds Apart
…and docks of Middletown and its 5,400 residents. It was the times and unique circumstances of his coming-of-age in this maritime community, without land to farm, that eventually led him…
Cleaning up the Connecticut River Junk
…of antique carriages and sleighs restored to mint condition (www.ransomfarm.com). David Wordell has produced the definitive documentary of Selden Island. Estuary plans to feature more of Wordell’s work in future…
Let’s Go
…Organization Treaty (NASCO), and a US Commissioner and Chairman of the West Greenland Commission for the organization. He was also involved in the negotiations between the four Connecticut River Watershed…
The Connecticut- Meet the River
…a degree in interior design from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Edie has worked as a graphic designer, book illustrator, and commissioned artist, and works with wood, paper, and textiles. www.twiningdesign.com…