Gardening for Good- The Best Time to Garden

…dunes, were not always so abundant, or robust. In fact, there was a time when this plant was barely noticeable as a member of our native marsh plant community. Fall…

Wild Life Wonders: The Secret Life of Bumble Bees

…contributing writer for Estuary magazine and The Times newspapers in New London, CT. He can be reached for comments at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n Photos courtesy of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.\n\n…

Plant a Tree Help a Fish

…natural fiber based, biodegradable erosion-control matting are all that remain after the completion of a project to repair erosion damage, create habitat, and protect recreational trails on Bissell Brook in…

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…

River Heroes

…accepted the commute without complaint, never considering moving away from her beloved river. Industrial Toxicology and Industrial Poisons Image Credit: From the collection of the National Institute of Health In…

Brownfields

…Such leadership has been demonstrated by communities across the country when it became clear that they must address this complicated legacy of brownfields. The Brownstone Quarry Park, known for zip…

Thermal Refuges

…River. In 2016, similar actions were taken. But many fear that such hot, dry summers may be more common and there may come a time when permanent thermal refuges will…

One Photograph: Three “Wish Birds”

…new snapped into view—so what was this? Not forty feet ahead stood a commanding shorebird, big as a duck, and brown, with the long sickle bill of what could only…

Estuary for Young Readers #13

…that all the time, which is why I knew to stay quiet and not interrupt or try to say something or ask a question while the Lieutenant was working things…

Qwannitucket

…Indigenous community made up of Natives from around this region… Maheekanew (aka Mohegan), Podunks, and Wagunks, or River people from the numerous communities up and down the valley within and…

Wildlife Wonders: Here Come the Monarchs

Here Come the Monarchs \n\n By Bill Hobbs\n\n Monarch butterfly. Image credit: Ingrid Feddersen. Each fall, as we all know, tens of thousands of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) fly from…

Turn & Face the River

…watershed collaborative is history in the making,” says Executive Director Jennifer Carlson. “The museum is excited to support its efforts through community engagement, communications, and education.” Andrew French agrees with…

Wildlife Wonders: Green Herons

…gone forever. Bill Hobbs is a contributing writer for Estuary magazine and welcomes your comments. He can be reached at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n Photos courtesy of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.\n\n…

John Ledyard’s Journey

…passion for anthropology and archeology. He developed a deep respect for other cultures, which served him well as he circled the globe in search of knowledge, fortune, and the unknown….

Hetty Green

…never took risks as men in business often did. Hetty Green’s residence, Bellows Falls, VT, circa 1900–1910. Image Credit: Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection/Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. In…

A Connecticut River Odyssey

…writing ever since.” His friend and paddling companion, Ramsey, unexpectedly took his life some months after their canoe trip. There is a certain magnetic attraction to the challenge of paddling…

One Photograph: By EAR

…perhaps most lyrically of all as “a lovely, minor key little song, wistful and carefree at once, delicate as crystal, simple as breath” (Merrill Gilfillan).*3 But from still others come…

Gamboling on the Frozen River

…It was a most gruesome spectacle. Nevertheless, Todd completed his mission. His load may have been lighter, but that could hardly have been comforting to a young boy and his…