…the water, the movement of the clouds, and the life cycle of the trees. There are more plants and animals that are well-camouflaged and not easily seen until further investigation….
One Photograph: Writ Small
…for instance: it packs in both comedy and pluck. The Bufflehead is roughly the same size, but a dull duck he is, with nothing of the Ruddy’s arch, upright composure,…
Qwannitucket
…Indigenous community made up of Natives from around this region… Maheekanew (aka Mohegan), Podunks, and Wagunks, or River people from the numerous communities up and down the valley within and…
Below the Surface- Ugly is Good
…bad reputation that comes from its invasion of the Great Lakes, enabled in the mid-1800s by diversions from the Hudson and/or Susquehanna rivers associated with the construction of the Erie…
A Once and Future Sanctuary
…a non-governmental entity for other public use. A public sale would only happen if all the aforementioned entities do not wish to acquire the property. The National Bio and Agro-Defense…
A Small Bead Called Wampum
…trade, they never really understood its role among Native People. Traders quickly latched onto these shell beads as a commodity for use in a commercial enterprise, and from the very…
Conte Corner: The New England National Scenic Trail
…peoples, and cultures. The full report is expected to be completed by summer 2024 and will be made available on the NET’s website (newenglandtrail.org) along with the story maps currently…
Birding in the Old Lyme Area
…and Swamp Sparrows Other Key Birds Summer: Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Double-crested Cormorant; Rough- winged, Tree, and Barn Swallows; House Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Chipping Sparrow Winter: Loons, grebes,…
A Beauty and A Beast
…it: attractive flowers, it is associated with a familiar and beloved garden flower, and it is virtually pest free. This plant’s good looks have ensured its export through time from…
Foraging for a Spring Treat
\n\n Foraging for a Spring Treat\n\n By David Leff\n\n They’re delicious and free for the picking! Before the oaks and maples leaf out in early spring, tasty fiddleheads are pushing…
Peregrine Falcon Recovery
…are associated with man-made structures such as the Yankee Doodle Bridge in Norwalk, the Charter Oak bridge in Bridgeport, and the NRG Power Company tower. Not all recovering species would…
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Introducing a Regular Column About Migratory Fish in the Watershed
…runs of the various species of fish combine to create a river almanac, generally predictable in the annual sequence of the fishes’ comings and goings but always with the potential…
Let’s Go
…land trust projects across the state. Add your voice to the conversation. Together with Connecticut’s land trusts, legislators and their communities, and YOU, participants will tour preserves, farms, community gardens,…
The Dreaded Spotted Lanternfly
This article appears in the Summer 2024 issue\n\n Squish them. Squash them. Stomp them. Smash them. That’s been the order of the day from multiple government agencies inciting the…
One Photograph- Last Stand
…and plain to see was the newly completed nest, still empty and awaiting eggs. It was set serenely in the fork of a small sapling in the tamest, most accessible…
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…
The Beaver
…freezes. Shredded wood fibers are used for bedding to make the place comfortable for the family. A beaver family usually consists of a monogamous pair, mated for life, with kits…
Riverbend Project and the Mayor of Middletown
…renderings of what’s to come. The four-year term had just come into being when Florsheim decided to run. He’d come to love Middletown when he was at Wesleyan, got into…
Lydia Sigourney
…(Wick) Griswold is a noted author and Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Hartford. His signature course is the Sociology of the Connecticut River. He is an associate…
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