…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…
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…
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…
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….
The Hartford Christmas Bird Count
…species in places few people associate with nature. Being part of a 120-year-old project of community science felt good. Just one or a few Christmas counts doesn’t explain much, Kaplan…
The Marsh Wren
…will entertain at least a small community. Yet the bird is often equally at home within lush stands of sedges (Carex spp.), bulrush (Scirpus), wild rice (Zizania), and other tall-stemmed…
Underwater Frenzy
…Environmental Protection Fisheries Division. He continues to work in the field as an independent consultant. Sally Harold is an independent consultant for various fish passage and habitat restoration projects. Previously…
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…
Conte Corner: What’s in a Name and a Designation?
…goals in each of these watersheds. The committees are comprised of representatives from local communities and from a handful of federal and state agencies who share an interest in river…
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,…
The Watershed Fund
…story about her appeared in the Winter 2023 issue. https://www.estuarymagazine.com/2023/12/first-annual-award-for-early-career-achievement-in-environmentalism/ The winner of the 2024 award was Riley Doherty. Her story appears in the Winter 2024 issue of estuary. The…
Wild & Scenic Eightmile River
…who is the program director for the committee. She and environmental program coordinator Riley Doherty interact with local communities in a variety of ways, directly and indirectly. The committee budget,…
Below the Surface: Plant Eggs to Grow Salmon
This article appears in the Winter 2024 issue\n\n Biologist Jennifer Noll (far right) uses a water jet inserted inside a metal funnel to drive the funnel a couple of feet…
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…
Below the Surface: Tunneling for Cleaner Water
…of the waste and runoff. These are called combined sewer systems, and many riverside communities have them. Those STPs have limited processing capacity, and in order to prevent the sewage…
Supporting More Than Salmon
…Ronald Reagan signed it into law in October, thus creating the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission (CRASC). The Commission consisted of one public (government) commissioner, one private sector commissioner from…
Wildlife Wonders- In Awe of White-Tailed Deer
…nature column for the “Times” portion of The Day newspaper in New London, CT, and is a regular columnist with Estuary magazine. He can be reached for comments at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n…
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…
VENTURE SMITH’S LONG STRUGGLE
…Stonington merchant named Oliver Smith, allowed him to work extra to earn his freedom. Later, this practice would become less common, but in 18th century New England, it was possible,…