…GMCT will have grabbers, gloves, and repurposed feed and grain bags. No plastic bags added to the waste stream! The cove looks fantastic when the work is complete! Come get…
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…
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…
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,…
Farmington River Fun: Recreation for Everyone in the Valley
…a training ground for famous kayakers,” says Ann Gillard, who serves on the Connecticut Appalachian Mountain Club Whitewater Committee and leads kayak trips year-round to the Farmington. “It’s legit whitewater.”…
Cold Weather Safety
…Hampshire or, as noted above, in the comparatively balmy south where the River meets the Sound. Ambient temperatures do not have to be below freezing for it to creep up…
Where Have All the Birds Gone?
…survey in 1966. For example, Red-winged Blackbirds have declined nearly 35 percent between 1966 and 2015, Common Grackles by nearly 58 percent, Wood Thrush by more than 60 percent, Field…
On My Mind…
…million people to the outdoors, and secured and spent over $90 billion in federal funding. They have completed projects in all four states throughout the Connecticut River watershed. In the…
A Beauty and A Beast
…and, thrive, with little competition. And, as we have seen before, these plants also have effective survival and dispersal strategies. Yellow iris, for example, have robust spreading roots in the…
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…
A Rude Awakening and Call to Action
…their ability to support birdlife.” The study raises at least two important questions of interest to those of us who live in the Connecticut River Watershed: First, which of our…
Estuary for Young Readers
…the class. But first she asked her usual history questions. “Who can cite for me an important person and date in Saybrook history related to our ferries?” “I know,” little…
A Rude Awakening and Call to Action
…their ability to support birdlife.” The study raises at least two important questions of interest to those of us who live in the Connecticut River Watershed: First, which of our…
A Rude Awakening and Call to Action
…their ability to support birdlife.” The study raises at least two important questions of interest to those of us who live in the Connecticut River Watershed: First, which of our…
Let’s Go
…Museum’s Winter Wildlife Cruises, running through March, and leaving from the museum in Essex, Connecticut. With a heated interior aboard RiverQuest and complimentary binoculars, this is an amazing time to…
From the Publisher:
…happy to help at no cost. We’re amateurs. On the other hand, we may assist in obtaining package discounts. Email Barbara at barb@estuarymagazine.com. As a new venture, Estuary is necessarily…
Estuary for Young Readers #9
…other uniformed men traveling with him. Cavalry, he said. They had left their mounts in Lyme and had come here to Saybrook today to “…march with the masses for patriotism…”…
Central Watershed Outings: An Apple a Day
…Hill Road, Easthampton ParkHillOrchard.com, 413-303-0335 Cold Spring Orchard 391 Sabin Street, Belchertown ColdSpringOrchard.com, 413-323-6647 Apex Orchards Peckville Road, Shelburne ApexOrchards.com, 413-625-2744 Pine Hill Orchards 248 Greenfield Road, Colrain PineHillOrchards.com, 413-624-3325…
Japanese Barberry
…by the horticultural trade, with over 40 cultivated varieties providing many color and size variations. It was popularized as a compact trouble-free shrub with small yellow clustered flowers and abundant…
An Island Treasure
…steep rock outcroppings into Selden Creek—which is dangerous and totally illegal, so all the more a compelling right of local passage. David Wordell passed Selden by for decades on his…