…for many other creatures, both in the fresh waters of the East Coast and in the Atlantic Ocean. For example, the ospreys, which nest along the Connecticut River, rely heavily…
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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…”…
Estuary for Young Readers
…before it comes up the river.” It’s freezing cold out here. My third day on sundown watch for the flag thief at the Academy. I crouch down, real low, out…
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Connecticut Waters
…& Waterways was published April 9, 2021, by Globe Pequot, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. For a list of places that sell the book, visit www.carynbdavis.com/books-+-writing/where-to-buy-/1\n\n…
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…
New Reserve
…their complex of marshes are home to a unique variety of plants, fish, birds, and other wildlife. In addition to their economic and recreational value to coastal communities, estuaries provide…
Green Bullets
…piles. Our research showed how scavengers like condors were vulnerable. I spoke at the California Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting, explaining where the lead was coming from—up to four hundred…
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…
Resources: How to Propagate Native Seeds
How to Propagate Native Seeds\n\n Links to detailed instructions about how to propagate native seeds. Milk Jug Wildflower Propagation Native Seed Propagation Methods Wild Seed Project Wild Ones (National) Wild…
The Shad Spirit
…along the old truss railroad bridge. You imagine some of the busy commuters on their way between Boston and New York looking up from their laptops to refresh themselves with…
Gardening for Good: Rethinking Weeds
…which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” —William Shakespeare Any number of dictionaries refer to the word “weed” using distasteful associations. For example, you…
Monarch Butterflies Summer in New England
…protection from bird predators. We admire their beautiful caterpillars and enjoy the annual restoration of their numbers—which is essential to the species’ survival. But the freezing temperatures of autumn and…
Become a River Partner
…and promote your organization to a growing, spending, & engaged community. Contact estuary River Partners at riverpartners@estuarymagazine.com or call 860-474-3556 to customize your River Partnership today!\n\n Our River Partners: \n\n…
Below the Surface- A Fishway for the Tunxis (aka Farmington) River
…migratory fish like American Shad and Sea Lamprey will be free to run up the Tunxis, through the Upper Collinsville Fishway, to reach another 25-plus miles of free-flowing habitat. In…
Snowy Owls
Norman Smith releases a snowy owl, helped by his third-generation owl research assistants—Carmella and Alexa Nihill—at Duxbury Beach, MA. Image Credit: © Raymond MacDonald/ray-macdonald.com.\n\n Snowy Owls\n\n Fierce Predators, Beautiful Birds\n\n…
Thornton W. Burgess
…how we feel when he comes prowling around where we are. Isn’t that great news? Now we’ll get even with him!” Perhaps the only Burgess creation that wasn’t overly concerned…
Estuary for Young Readers
…wanted to start right that minute. I told her she had to wait but she could definitely come back and search with us in the spring. It hadn’t been an…
Celebrating Microcultures
…River valley, like Manchester Community College, have helped Centerbrook shape the academic architecture of New England. Image Credits: Getty Images/Apostrophes (blue background), Jeff Goldberg/ESTO (Manchester Community College), and Derek Hayn/Centerbrook…