…other uniformed men traveling with him. Cavalry, he said. They had left their mounts in Lyme and had come here to Saybrook today to “…march with the masses for patriotism…”…
Estuary for Young Readers
…wanted to start right that minute. I told her she had to wait but she could definitely come back and search with us in the spring. It hadn’t been an…
The Hartford Christmas Bird Count
While most birders (once called birdwatchers) are compiling lists in visits to woods, meadows, parks, and at backyard feeders, the intrepid birders on the Hartford count wander through a cemetery,…
Below the Surface: Atlantic Salmon, a New England Icon
This article appears in the Spring 2024 issue\n\n Sally Harold releases salmon fry into the Jeremy River upstream of where the Norton Mill Dam was removed by a project that…
My Love Affair With Kayaking
…skill—the ways we would individualize, demo, give examples and analogies—I soon understood how concepts and skills click differently for different people, and how to provide comfort to a student until…
The Shad Spirit
…changed in 100 years. Only a few diehards do it now.” Some years ago at Ferry Dock, I met Reginald “Butch” Rutty, a commercial fisherman for 40 years. Rutty talked…
Gardening for Good: Ask for Them by Name
This article appears in the Fall 2024 issue\n\n Ask for Them by Name These Plants Have Superpowers!\n\n Story and Photos by Judy Preston\n\n American Copper butterfly on a seaside goldenrod…
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A Magnificent Obsession: Our Fascination with Wildlife (Part 2)
…would add love of beauty. Among the human population in general, there appears to be a common, cross-cultural thread of fear of some wildlife, especially snakes and arachnids, which come…
Recreation
…Central Watershed Outings: An Apple a Day September 1, 2024 Visiting scenic orchards of western Massachusetts while enjoying fall foliage, a quintessential New England combination, is a favorite autumn tradition…
The Connecticut River’s Tranquility
…will not want to miss any of them nor opportunities both to benefit from and to help nature in the Connecticut River Valley. [1] Bromage, Erin S., https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them [2] Adams,…
Mount Sugarloaf
…and fall foliage viewing destinations. Few summits anywhere can boast a finer prospect for a relatively modest elevation. Located in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Mount Sugarloaf comprises two sandstone peaks separated by…
Let’s Go
…To find out more and help support this program, visit ctriversalmon.org. Audubon Vermont: Join a Sugar on Snow Party! Come celebrate the maple sugaring season at one of Audubon Vermont’s…
Know Your Crayfish
This article appears in the Fall 2024 issue\n\n Know Your Crayfish\n\n By Andrew Fisk\n\n Rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) is native to the southern US and considered invasive in the Connecticut…
Lyme Land Trust
From Passive to Active to Paid Staff to a Building\n\n There are about 100 land trusts in the Connecticut River Watershed, plus four state land trust associations, plus a national…
One Photograph- Great Island
…the mouth of the Connecticut River on its eastern shore—in search of nests of Ammodrami which abound in that locality.” So wrote Judge John N. Clark of Old Saybrook, a…
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Below the Surface – Restoring Fish Runs
…cables, computers, and complex plumbing. When listing the benefits of dam removal, we mentioned many positive ecological benefits in addition to allowing fish to move upstream. Unfortunately, fishway construction really…
From the Publisher- Black Duck
…could tell, in the first light of day, the difference between black ducks and all other ducks, for which the total combined daily bag limit at the time was six…
Fly-Fishing the Headwaters
…fly-fishing-only runs. Both are freestone streams (streams with seasonal flow), rarely deep and often wooded. The first one begins at the dam on Second Connecticut Lake, running roughly 2 miles…
The Falls
…it slides over the precipice. David Leff is an award-winning essayist, poet, and former deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. His website: www.davidkleff.com\n\n Image Credit: Getty Images/connerscott1.\n\n…