…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…
Hydropower
…to Len Greene, Director of Government Affairs & Communications, and his colleague, Carter Wall, at First Light Power Company. We also thank Kate Sullivan Craven, Director of Marketing and Communications,…
Below the Surface: Giving Tanks for Aquatic Education
…\n\n We often lament that the carefree days of exploring outdoors with only a dinner bell to call you home are unfamiliar to today’s children. But early learning about the…
Estuary for Young Readers #14
…this forum and often come prepared with materials to share.” Standing behind the podium made me nervous, but I knew just about everyone in the room, and most of them…
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…
Moose
…complex problem and to hopeful answers. Despite the fact that moose sightings are down significantly from the late 2000s, there is hope. Data from independent studies reported by the wildlife…
The Spirit of The Kate
…of Old Saybrook.” The Kate aimed to be different than its companions upriver, a mix of national acts and community acts, pivoting between music, theater, dance, comedy, and more throughout…
Wild and Scenic
…is today the renowned Ensign-Bickfort Aerospace and Defense Company. Elsewhere, Canton was settled in 1737 and is the birthplace of the Collins Manufacturing Company, an enormously successful company founded in…
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)….
Celebratory Ecology- My Appreciation of the Brant
My Appreciation of the Brant \n\n A Demure but Heroic Little Sea Goose\n\n By Paul Spitzer\n\n Image Credit: Courtesy of Chris Bosak—www.birdsofnewengland.com. I write to share my observations and questions,…
The Connecticut- Meet the River
…a degree in interior design from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Edie has worked as a graphic designer, book illustrator, and commissioned artist, and works with wood, paper, and textiles. www.twiningdesign.com…
Central Watershed Outings: Summit Houses of the Pioneer Valley
…books, guides, and articles in nature and regional publications. Image Credits: Photograph Collection, Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries (Mount Sugarloaf’s Mountain House).\n\n…
Mother Trees
…the mother trees. Mother trees are the biggest and oldest trees in the forest. They are at the center of a complicated communications network between all trees. They can be…
The Cormorant Controversy
…there are cormorants. The question is, can we live with that? Ed Riccuiti is a freelance writer and published author who writes about history, nature, science, conservation, and law enforcement.\n\n…
The Once and Future Connecticut River
…seventy-nine national wildlife refuges, including the Silvio Conte Refuge in the Connecticut River states of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. “All [USFWS] spending has been essentially halted,” comments Dr….
Organic Bounty from Windsor Soils
…May to October. Loyal customers obtain produce through a buyer’s program, similar to a traditional Community Supported Agriculture arrangement, that provides flexibility and value for members while generating beneficial early-season…
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,…
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…
Why Do People “Love or Hate” Eastern Coyotes?
…highly impressive, and they are simply beautiful creatures.”\n\n Bill Hobbs is a nature columnist for The Day in New London, CT. For comments, he can be reached at whobbs246@gmail.com. \n\n…
Conte Corner: Fifty Years with Andrew French
…compatible and complementary, so much so, that our individual contributions through communication, coordination, and collaboration will be magnified on the landscape- or watershed-scale. We’ll need to continue to focus on…