…is a tour of coastal habitats, where salt-tolerant Nyssa is common along exposed marsh and pond edges. To withstand high wind in violent storms, Nyssa sacrifices her top, and sometimes…
Charter Oak
…gave all governing power to the General Court (one of the reasons Connecticut is so litigious), with the right to elect deputies and magistrates given to the freemen or electors….
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Matters
…illustrated, our changing climate is reaching a tipping point which, if we fail to adapt, could lead to significant damage to human communities and extinction of species on a large…
What’s for Dinner?
…in the same family as salmon, is considered an oily fish, which gives it a flaky, delicate, and juicy consistency when cooked. High in Omega-3 fatty acids and packed with…
Wick Griswold and the History of the Present
…him, he had labored as a dock worker, truck driver, short-order cook, and commercial fisherman. But in those years, he worked as a professor of sociology known mostly as “Gris”…
Wildlife
…1, 2024 It’s well known by birdwatchers that green herons (Butorides virescens), who are common in the Connecticut River watershed, use their daggerlike bills to seize prey…. Read More Below…
Science & Conservation
…Green Bullets September 1, 2024 As a companion to my Fall 2023 story, “The Most Dangerous Animal in America: Shoot to Cull,” it’s important to bring readers’ attention to another…
Wildlife Wonders- Soaring with Red-Tailed Hawks
…it again, which is common,” Armbruster said. Then they collaborated with Bryce Robinson, a researcher from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, who, with other researchers, is working on a nation-wide…
Lying in Wait
…but abundant places for beneficial insects to overwinter. To garden for good—to really combine our love of gardening with our love of nature, to the benefit of both—is a four-season…
Lady Fenwick
…The doughty craft’s destination was the Connecticut River. Deep in her hold were boxes and barrels packed with seeds, cuttings, and saplings. The cargo comprised a formal English garden to…
Cherish and Celebrate the Connecticut River
Photo credit: Rev. Rachel Thomas. Riverside Service: Cherish and Celebrate the Connecticut River Hosted by St. Ann’s of Old Lyme and Bishop Ian Douglas, it was a great evening of…
Underwater Frenzy
…time immemorial. Biologists refer to species that migrate between freshwater and saltwater for the purposes of reproduction as “diadromous fish,” and the Connecticut River has hosted legendary runs of Atlantic…
A Small Bead Called Wampum
…trade, they never really understood its role among Native People. Traders quickly latched onto these shell beads as a commodity for use in a commercial enterprise, and from the very…
My Secret Ledge
…Returning to a secret place over and over narrows my vision and focuses understanding into one outdoor universe four stories high, higher than any other ledge or building around here….
Announcement
…Scenic Coordinating Committee, and Riley Doherty, environmental program director for the committee, stand on a footbridge over the Eight Mile River in the Patrell Preserve in East Haddam, CT. Image…
Farmington River Fun: Recreation for Everyone in the Valley
…serious. “It’s a community through space and time.” Some might want to access that natural community by casting a line for trout. Others might prefer to see it through a…
Gardening for Good
…this fall, we will explore the possibilities and examples of home and community landscapes that take on the challenge: gardens that provide habitats, prevent contaminated water, build the soil, and…
From our Readers
…shifts can diminish the resources that native wildlife have come to rely on and, depending on the rate of change, can create the conditions for subsequent exotic invasions. –Judy Preston\n\n…
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…phenomenon within the Connecticut River watershed, commencing in a serious way shortly after WWII. There are perhaps 100 land trusts in the Connecticut River Valley, not to mention the state…
A Treasured Refuge Becomes Permanently Protected
…we want to do more of them,” French said. Bill Hobbs is a nature columnist for The Day in New London, CT. For comments, he can be reached at whobbs246@gmail.com….