…comes to oysters. The female oyster produces hundreds of thousands of free-floating eggs. She does so to overcome the odds facing her brood. Chances are that most of her eggs…
Let’s Go
…Organization Treaty (NASCO), and a US Commissioner and Chairman of the West Greenland Commission for the organization. He was also involved in the negotiations between the four Connecticut River Watershed…
Let’s Go
…Foundation Celebrate Environmental Champions You’re invited to celebrate Rockfall Foundation’s 2024 Environmental Champions and 2024 Environmental Grant recipients on Wednesday, October 9, 6–9 p.m., at Rockfall’s deKoven House Community Center….
From the Publisher- Looking Back
…and they are hard to keep going.” When it comes to developing a proper mindset for the “keep going” phase, Mr. Trowbridge’s remarks were profound. He neglected to add, however,…
Watery Wilderness
…to the campground. The estimate for this trip is 8 to 10 hours, but we completed it in 7 without rushing. Tara Schatz is a freelance writer and photographer with…
New England’s First State Forest
…many public forests, Meshomasic produces timber and provides habitat for a wide range of wildlife, including the rare timber rattlesnake, which is officially listed as endangered in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New…
One Photograph: Three “Wish Birds”
…bewitched me so as the strange little ground bird with the two black “horns.” That one wouldn’t come so easily. According to my Peterson Field Guide, the horned lark belonged…
Terms of Use
…a company incorporated in with registered number whose registered address is , and it operates the Website estuarymagazine.com. You can contact Estuary Ventures by email on publisher@estuarymagazine.com. Attribution These terms and conditions were created using a document from Rocket Lawyer(https://www.rocketlawyer.co.uk)….
Below the Surface- Behold the Mighty Minnow
…years with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Fisheries Division. He continues to work in the field as an independent consultant. Sally Harold is an independent consultant for…
Building Along the Lower Connecticut
…the silt fence required during construction for regulatory compliance. Also some trees were carefully removed to open the view to the river without completely exposing the bank. The Riverbend project…
The Battle for Fenwick’s Shoreline
…concept devised to help coastal communities cope with severe weather and sea level rise. The goal of its “Living Shoreline” pilot program, completed in May and one of only three…
Tales of a Connecticut River Ferryman’s Son
…zephyr on a sunny day.” As we start out walking back to his cottage in the boatyard, he turns and looks at me in a quizzing sort of manner. He…
Below the Surface- The “Silver” Eel
…the fish is ready but waiting. Waiting for the fall rains to come to trigger its migration. Even though it is one of the Connecticut River’s largest fish, very few…
Colt
…of company funds for bibulous dinners with potential customers. Sam also felt he should dress well on the company’s dime in order to impress clients. Clients were not sufficiently impressed,…
Gardening for Good: What You Can Do in Your Own Backyard on Behalf of the Planet
…tended to host more common, general bird species, such as house sparrows and robins; less common birds with specific habitat needs were found in yards certified as “wildlife habitat.” Home…
Below the Surface- Returning Home
…in the field as an independent consultant. Sally Harold is an independent consultant for various fish passage and habitat restoration projects. Previously she worked as a fish restoration project manager…
From Dream to Long Table Farm
…the Hornbakes soon found they had much in common. Not long after, the Hornbakes began the process of transferring their property to Baylee. The purchase was completed in 2019 and…
The Taste of Home
…657-1004 www.crystalridgewinery.com crystalridgewinery@gmail.com Black Birch Vineyard 108 Straits Road Hatfield, MA 01066 (413) 247-3300 www.blackbirchvineyard.com La Garagista 1834 Mt Hunger Road Bethel, VT 05032 (802) 291-1295 (please text) www.lagaragista.com lagaragista@gmail.com\n\n…
Cleaning up the Connecticut River Junk
…of antique carriages and sleighs restored to mint condition (www.ransomfarm.com). David Wordell has produced the definitive documentary of Selden Island. Estuary plans to feature more of Wordell’s work in future…
Worlds Apart
…and docks of Middletown and its 5,400 residents. It was the times and unique circumstances of his coming-of-age in this maritime community, without land to farm, that eventually led him…