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…

Field Notes from the Osprey’s Garden

…they have come through just fine. Twelve feet below the nest, the marsh was growing a fresh carpet of green salt grasses, ruffled by the breeze. It was warm enough…

Celebratory Ecology- Streamside Walking

…Maple, pollinated in part by spring winds. These are the soft optimistic colors of early spring. When summer comes on, celebratory aquatic insects appear on the water’s surface, and flying…

letter to the editor

…your thoughts Upload Hold CTRL (on Windows) and Command (on MAC) to select multiple items. Choose a file Max. size: 80.0 MB Submission Agreement I confirm that this submission is…

River Heroes

…was also on the Connecticut Historical Commission, the Connecticut River Watershed Council, the Middlesex County Revitalization Commission and the board of the Connecticut River Museum. But it was as an…

Water and Forests

…as a community. Parcels come up for sale all the time, and once sold a forested parcel could be developed. But a parcel could instead be purchased in order to…

Wildlife Wonders- Red Squirrels

…from predators, most live 3–5 years, or less. Bill Hobbs writes a nature column for The Day newspaper in New London, CT. He can be reached for comments at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n…

Following the Fishers in Connecticut

…The Day in New London, CT. For comments, he can be reached at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n Fisher. There is no cat. The scientific name for fishers is Pekania pennanti, changed from Martes…

A Tenuous Success Story

…private citizens coming forward to urge more stringent menhaden conservation, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission agreed for the first time to consider the needs of predatory fish in setting…

Team Drive

…in Northampton, Massachusetts, rowed in dresses and bloomers. The focus tended to be on form, posture, and timing. Now, the team is as competitive as they come. The dresses are…

Name Gourmand

…cove where, out with the tide and in, the common mummichog and banded killifish swim. I imagine if I’ve seen a thing— golden club, sweet flag, reed canary grass— its…

Where Science and Faith Intersect

…blog at estuarymagazine.com; or better yet, so we can know of your interest, just send me a note to dick@estuarymagazine.com, and we’ll find a way to get it to you.\n\n…

My Love Affair With Kayaking

…I’ve learned change and grow, the dedication to the sport, the joy and commitment from the river community, and awe for the landscape have remained from day one. A moment…

What’s for Dinner?

…Northeast population (85 percent) between 1966 and 1985 of the bobwhite quail, largely due to habitation degradation. Quail come in various sizes and flavors, ranging from the mild, soft, and…

Diatoms

…naked eye: when microbes grow to large populations, their “communities” can become visible. On our River trip, we were on the lookout for signs of such microbial communities. Color is…

The Art & Science
of the Connecticut River

…people who have come to the museums as children, who are now coming with grandchildren. We can have impact over not just one lifetime, but many.” It seems strange at…