Rewilding in the Watershed

…drain the water off this particular land as quickly as possible. That has long been a common method for dealing with flooding and water maintenance, and not only at golf…

Connecticut River Museum at 50

This article appears in the Summer 2024 issue\n\n Creating a Home for Connecticut River History\n\n By Brenda Milkofsky\n\n The old Steamboat Dock building was restored to this pre-1930 footprint to…

Let’s Go

…sparks curiosity and instills a lifelong love for the natural world. Register today at www.ctaudubon.org/rtp-summer-camp/. Great Meadows Conservation Trust Help Plant Native Shrubs Coming off a successful Brisk Winter Walk…

Let’s Go

…harmful development. It is to promote the ideas of conservation and environmental awareness to members and the community at large. GMCT engages the public in numerous volunteer and recreational activities…

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…

Become an Environmental Activist

…counting, although citizen science has broader applications than birding, for example, water-, air-, and soil-quality monitoring and studies of other fauna and flora. What struck me was the apparent formality…

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…

What Does the Future of Our Forests Look Like?

…in East Haddam, Connecticut, for example, shows areas with complete mortality as compared to other areas where infested trees appear to be making a comeback. One hope for arresting the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Casting About: A Day on the Deerfield River

…Dam Release For information about water releases visit www.safewaters.com/facility/fife-brook Accomodations: Red Rose Motel 1701 MA-2, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Clean and reasonably priced accommodations adjacent to the river. redrosemotel.com, 413-625-2666\n\n…

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…

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…

The Oyster

…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…