Gardening for Good: The Dark Side of Light

…our songbirds migrate at night, navigating by the moon and stars. They rely on time-honored seasonal cues to calibrate their internal compass. Artificial light can disrupt the timing of their…

My Connecticut River, cont…

…in town. I fondly recall one festival day when the temperature didn’t rise above 0° F. We froze on the ferry that was plying the river in search of eagles;…

Mother Trees

…the mother trees. Mother trees are the biggest and oldest trees in the forest. They are at the center of a complicated communications network between all trees. They can be…

The Marsh Wren

…and breaks out into a soaring, bubbly music; and the singer is an inspiration to the eye, as well. The male bird perches high upon a stalk with legs splayed…

Cymbella Cistula

…water conditions. These data and models allow environmental professionals to design clean-up plans or demonstrate how a high-quality water body can remain in good health. And one of those important…

Field Notes from the Osprey’s Garden

…of Great Island and deliver the menhaden to the nests. Spiritual freedom is found in the tideland; it is a separate world, beyond private property. The bright blue sky is…

The Hunter-Conservationist

…town of Topsham, Vermont, but it also includes acreage in Groton, Newbury, and Ryegate. It is one of 100 examples of hunter commitment to wildlife habitat conservation in the state….

Searching for Sol LeWitt

…invisible, an art in which other people build according to your designs. This experience may be one reason LeWitt rejected the personality culture of Abstract Expressionism and searched instead for…

One Photograph: Birds? Why BIRDS?

…better by the rocking of one’s stomach or the smart of salt spray. But there was one bracing compensation: the close company of Ospreys, sailing over on their huge kinked…

Estuary for Young Readers #9

…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…”…

Conte Corner: Fifty Years with Andrew French

…compatible and complementary, so much so, that our individual contributions through communication, coordination, and collaboration will be magnified on the landscape- or watershed-scale. We’ll need to continue to focus on…

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…

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From the Publisher- On My Mind…

…examples, training, and hands-on research to inspire good stewardship of the watershed’s resources. Federal and state agencies are collaborating with private and nonprofit groups to the advantage of the entire…

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Estuary for Young Readers #13

This article appears in the Spring 2024 issue\n\n \n\n Tales of a Connecticut River Ferryman’s Son\n\n Story and illustrations by Leslie Tryon\n\n Chapter 13: Crossing the Rappahannock\n\n “So, how?” Lieutenant…

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…

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…